New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-07-26


~ lno Tue following ID The Washington sfatss 5f
tne Ilth inst We sesd e wish surprise, and gss
p1piic Will read i wisa wonder. If # be trneard
tne charge y almost openly msde enas she 6sisass
secretary ot State, the man wfo acts for Gsnsss
Gass IN his absenee, os when hs Ii iii II sgaaeYnf4
in public printing plunder, etc., be shsHls g f5rss.
with removed, for # be Is not, TIE cEaYse5 n sa
Department Of State must suflsr by bis fstsasion.
The people are pretty well accustomed pafsrtan.
ateiy, to corruption in tolaTably high paee4. bgt
this is the first time in tile history If III GsvsFn
ment we believe that Tile second officer ID tls ssg@
Department has been charged With paFticipatS6p IN
nefarious practices. If the allegations be true liz
should be adequately punished, and made al example
of. II they be false, the matter should Be as once
explained. Mr.. Appleton owes this mneh to himself,
bis country, and bis party.
Here s what the States-a Democratic papeF-Eas
70 gay in the premises:
Il mas been stated with every appearance of truth
and i IS not denied, that Mr. John Appleton, Assist
ant Secretary Of State, s directly interested u lie
public printing pIunder, in the Government adpers
tlsIng, and in the Executive binding. It Is under.
stood, and openly stated. and vie tbisk win aenae
truth, that this high official has Fer Fasssya gyf
these matters, and s thus, and % I'LL III he ear be
Wlnasg committed 10 Be Ehs aaTmsnfeF 0f Ehe
gfoas attending these branches of public puadsr,
that he may augment his own share Of 9he ssflia
1t Is also stated that Mr. John Appleton Assssnt
Secretary Of State is part owner ok tfs TJn;oT sF
Wendell, and the chief Of or eoIlaboTaff gis 5ss
des 6eyy or that he receives large salary for writ
others.
The Union ID used 10 advocate tIls pFastne pl1n.
der; ~ fact, il ia part Of il, and c0aIA rss exe
without 1t. The Union is used as fa{esut ami Ta,s
Appleton may be the willing lever to raise a,Rpv
thing which neither could do alone 81 without fhe
attendance Of such rough wOrkmeB as Wendell and
his clique Mr. John Appleton, Assistant Secretary
OF State has not denied these charges. IF he had 4
due respect for his position and the party Id power
| ne would have done so. Persons may say 9lSak hY
writing this we oppose ourselves I'd sle masters az
Mr Appleton. 10 s not 80 we have no desire Ia I'D
so bnt we desire to see those masters honestly served
and their service not dsgraced. Our statements are
made through sense Of duty to oHr party. # these
statements correct in regard to Mr. AppIeton'g
connection with the public printing pluuder. ne 59
not see In MI. Appleton Government uiEietaI b0t 4
specnlator who got into office to tFads ard hfeksker
| apon his positon-thas position being one oE ryeaG
4 importance.
II Mr., John Appleton, Assistant Secretary af Esats
s llable 70 the charges made aganst hEa which, Edg
the Ike OF the position that brought him ID eontaef
with the leading men Of this country as well as tie
representatives of every foreign nation residing here
we trust he is notst is q very deplafahle state 0f
Things, and cannot but lower the prestige Of ths
/ party.
Aninvestigating committee should Be ipstFuete5 Inv
Congress to inquire into the truth Of gbose charges
and give Mr. John Appleton, Assistant Secretary "
state, chance to diseonnect himself II he car from
the public printing plunder-the Government advert
slng the Executive binding, and last not least the
odium OF sapping money out Of tie Democratic
treasury by means of the Union newspaper and i'd
that paper, undermining the party ITSELF