Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-09-09
Tho oraron War Debt.

| Our readers may recollect that, some time last
summer, we exposed the swindlo that would be
attempted upon the Treasury IN the way Of claims
for volunteer services in fighting tho Indians in
Oregon and Washington Territories. These claims
amounted to the extraordinary sum of six millions
| Of dollars We showed, in scyera, different art-
| cles, that this enormous claim was necessarily
fraudulent Nevertheless i, was presented at the
last session Of Congress. and probably would
have passed. bat for being oyerslnughcI by other
questions.
Now, to fortify us in the opinion We expressed
twelve months ago. We invite the renders attcn-
ton to the following brief paragraph from the
Washington States of Monday last:
TIE OREGON WAR DEBT.
Certain facts have come into our possession which
will enable us before the meeting OF Congress.
to show up. in its true light this monsfrons claim
on the Treasury Of the United States, amounting
to over 5000, 900 A combination OF mer. in
high vnd low positions. composed of bankers, and
It Is said Senators and their abettors getting
or have already got the control Of this immense
claim, and will nttempt TO force il through Con-
gress nj the next session These spectators, we
understand, have had their agents at work in Ore
gon, buying up the different claims against the
Government, based on the most erfrnragrm ritcs,
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we think. We will enable us to show up this whole
matter in its true colors, and expose one Of the
greatest attempts to dcplete Uncle Sans treasury
which has ever before been made.
This is precisely whit we have always said
The claims were fraudulent from the beginning.
and are to be forced through Congress by corrup-
ton and fraudulent means Rccolect that the
abavc il no 'Whig lie"--but comes to us from
respectable Democratic paper at the metropolis Of
the nation We trust sincerely the Suites will ex-
pose the whole transaction and the names Of the
parties engaged in it, "withou, fear, favor aifrc
ton" 1t IL duo to the public that, when the ex-
penses of the Government are running up To such
an unprecedented amount, mn infamous transaction
of this sort should be gazcttcd to the indignant
condemnation of the whole country.
.s.--
TmE New Orleans Crescent, referring to the wild
enthusiasm o. the North, in regard TO the Atlantic
Telegraph, says;
Nothing Of this sort occurred anywhere in tho
South. The people read the announcement that
the grent cable had been successfully laid and felt
reasonably gratihcd ut 81 splendid triumph of
science and energy, but otherwise manifested an
Indifference which argued conviction that no
public interest Of this country was identified with
ference was manifested by the English people,
who pride themselves upon never being surprised
nj anything and we trust that their example may
hereafter have some influence in preventing men.
otherwise sensible enough. from flying oil the
handle readily. AMI cutting antics worthy ot a
wild aboriginal ut Il scalp dance,
BY the way, some curiosity is felt in regnrd To
the non-rcccption Of any dispatches from
abroad The line was to have been ''oIencl t.
the public" the lst of Scptcmber-bui i. mp
pears that ii has not yet been done. Is there any
thing wrong?
Tmg War Department has just closed contract
with Snyder OF Phindclp hin. the furnish l6,no
felt hats for the army, at g, - each. We should
like to see the eoldicrs wearing felt Eas worth
half that sum.-fia. patty Ca
There IRE many Of our ha.trrs. we rro unc.
that would gladly take TIA" contract n, =. each, if
not at still lower figure. Verify, this is nm
nolncal administration with vengeance.
Jooonh, has been eng gel upon the editorial staff
of the Baltimore 'tW'rr
Minnesota paper states that the minimum re-
tail price of n member of the Legislature in that
State is five hundred dollnrs.
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