The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-05-21

he Washington correspondence Of tho Chi
sago Tribune, that our readers may see what
nAtters OF corruption now occupy attention
w. darlington:
Hhs Washington Union r. npouncsa
X - Administra tienxr 49,
the Preside q "
1Ez 8 country unaidsd " that bod
x1restricted by it's prssanee. This
carrying out into practice the despotic Dry
upon which his party has been for somgyoanp
acting. They wish to dispense With OoUs
gress, A fncumbrsnoe upon the EDeas
tive. ett0slly the power Of Congrso6 evsr
tho public purse has been relinquished. II
10 decided that the departmeBts ney - On
and spend without Law any a1epnt they
please, ten millions Of dollars - 1eonple
and that the deficit must be supplied at the
Presidents order.
The Secretary OF War will be investigated
tomorrow by the Military Committee Of the
Senate, on the charge Of spolation connect
ed with the $l93, 200 robbery in California.
The site OF the Golden Gate fertilization has
been purchased for 100000. 1t is worth,
according to Senator Broderick, who knows
the property, 81 900 and no more. The mo-
ney, however, has not yet been paid, and the
Military Committee will endeavor to ascer-
tain whether the payment cannot be stopped.
They will probably find that tho affair has
been fastened up and riveted 10 ~ to place
it far beyond the reach of Congress or Of the
public. Floyd's men are good workmen. a
The later testimony in the Willstt's Point
case, opposite New York, gives that affair a
peculiarly dark aspect for the War Depart
ment. 1t seems that the Secretary or his
agents procured . refusal OF the property
for Sl35, 900 until the 30th Of April, 1851,
and upon that day discovered that they had
no money to pay with, and would have mono
until the appropriations under the Army bill
took effect on the let Of July. Now this is =
plain case Of An after thought. 1t aRoor-
back. They knew as well what authority
they had to pay money, when they made this
contract, as when the time for its fulfil liant
arrived. The two months from April
y gave the spectators the exa(lnppl
~ which their plans required. - got
possession OF the property and p0s up the
priae 1890 900. The balance Of testimo-
De fret price was $4,000 over
lue OF the property. Ths sum out Of
o6 the treasury Was "gouged" in this
WAll street operation was therefore $780,
600. Richard Schell become agent and gQS
b0tween for the completion OF this transa6a
Dd Collector Augustus Schell, brother
was secured by Mr.. Floyd and the
- rs commissioner to appraise the
pro What an admirable arrangement!
WhA6 sweet simplicity and innocence perme-
II q IL Gko a a;tvar LIT MR. thrnn h
banks Of primroses and daisies.
Hackney, doof-keeper to the House, is
Aopt to be sacrificed on che altar OF public
poor man broke business q NJ keepinEM
families. Well, they did not pay, and H1ak-
ney with all his magnificent patrons was
turned out Of doors by the landloE1. The
first. families. AZ, &c., .sss g, ansIsssiu
lie hae 49, AIrisslf too hbsrally. His
doine6 usss rpertsd n tho pHblis prints
He vas bSougSs befors ~ Houss, and by
them referred u ~ special oopnittec, Of
which Hughes Of Iadiana Is ChaiRman. TEib
committee being mainly "AG Dsns." an6
Lecomptonites, appear to hsvS heen unable
to sec anything wrong in what brosher Hack :.
rey had been about. Interpretations, Indeed,
were so very like those they lad bsea voting
to endorse and approve an winter, that they
could not find it in their hearts to punish him
for peccadillocs which they had a hundred
times pronounce1 worthy and honorable in
others. Blu. tho Committee on Accounts
yere less indulgent. They yesterday brought
b report charging Mr.. Hackney with cor
ruption in the sale Of Offices with black
mailing the pages and the messengers with
drawing pay for persons not in Office; with
classifying accounts rendered to the commit
lee with the intent to cheat and defraud; with
rascality and incompetency in general, and
his prompt dismissal.
xS ackney is the freud and protege Of
~. Faulkner, of Va, who was in
~ and raging abolitionist; but has
Doome fixed star of tho African De-
D111og. Mr.. H., in return for the patron
ArSeso exalted patronage, made three
|01rtha ol his appointments from the first
md eo1 families Of that gentIsmsn's die
riot. N. Faulkner is man OF talent, H.
. bound apdefsnd Hackney, and will donbt.
ess do W4Sli. There will be considerable
sport when this case comes up. There is no
doubt that Hackney has been robbing the
Excheqaer, but 1t seems hard to punish him,
for really he has only been doing what is
aniverssl with his party.