Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-09-28
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The agitation OF the slavery question is undoubtedly
kept up by the leaders of the Democrats party for the
purpose Of dvertng public attention from their squan
behring's of the public money, and the general corruption
which prevails under the present Administration
To show the of this extravaganza and corrup
ton of the Democratic party make the following
tracts from speech recently made by the Hon. j. Mon.
RIsoS HAIRS Wing lmember of Congress from the
State Of Maryland:
Look at the accounts of your public expenditure
and see how appalling is its increase. From 1889
1922 the whole aggregate expenditures Of Government
were $500, 254 s6s From 1854 to ISIS they SS4
ie6OO4-showng excess Of expenditure during these
i've years exclusive of payments of the pub
lie debt OF lS5 the entire expenditure OF the
Government from 1889 ls22-a period of thrtvthree
years, during which with Great Britain carried
on
"Agan-he expenditures during the Administration of
John Quincy Adams were in the total aggregate sac
3lSsu3 The annual average expenditure from ls55to
1889 Is S6S329 ooO-showing average expenditure
for each of the last four years of sI4 S25 more
than the entire expenditure OF the hos four years OF
the muchabused Administration of Mr.. Adams
Not less be censurei il the reckless manner in which
the money thus squandered is raised This Adminstra-
ton found the Treasury full Ii has beggAred it. aud
twice already il has been forced become Suppiant to
Congress for loans of millions without plan for the
redemption OF the debt aud with majority party in Con-
gress setting its face doggedy against tariff policy that
would have relieved the necessities OF the State How
have all these millions been squaudered Is the question
thousand avenues of corruption they have passed from
the vaults of the Treasury feed partzan vorites and
TO h the halls OF Congress with the willing tools of the
Administration Wander through the Capitol extension
atWashingon and see extravaganza inscribed from door
step TO Sedhnentsec it blazing in gold in halls and cor
Idors and committee refec ted from costly mirrors
and cushioned in luxurious lounges.
Ponder especially the reports in the Fort Smelling
and Nhletts Point Scrutinze the damnng dis
closures OF the printing committee and the select naval
investigating committee. See the President himself i'm
| llSna finn nf
bids 10 tavorte establishments which had power to
control the election of Administration candidates Read
the charge made by Mr. Cameron in open Senate that
Mr.. Rice, OF the Pennsylvania in Philadelphia had
contract for blanks for sfOO 600 that cost him but
$1,000 TO print, the profit being divided fifty per cent
70 the WASHINGTON Union, FIVE per cent to Mr. Apple
og Assistant Secretary of State and three per cent 10
newspaper in the interest of Democrats member of
Congress-and the further statement coming from Mr.
FACE that the arrangement was with the eognizance of
| the President HIMSELF
Look at the demand made by the agents of the gov
ernmen and which the War Department last wear re-
commended TO be paid, account Of the Indian dstur-
Dances IN Oregon which amounted about six millions
Of dollars, while by the report of the committee of Mill.
ary Affairs, only about million and half declar-
| ed TO be justly due!
"Scruiinise the items showing that Government was
charged with pistols s55 apiece sI25 each for mus
kes sl2h per ton for hay; five dollars per buhel for
oats &c, all Of which the War Department recommend.
| ed should be paid.
Examine these and thousand other developed cor.
upuons, and cease 10 wonder that 10 the bosom of
the Democratic party itself should be found who,
unable to stand such corruption the mask from the
yelled inquity and denounce il unsparngy Read what
the Washington States, Democratic paper lately said
! oft.
These astounding Developments, the reports Of
the Naval and Printing Committees but they are of n
piece with the prevalent practices Of the Federal CAPT
tai From the by-ways and highways ofthe Government
the rottenness OF corruption sends forth an insuerabe
/ stencil. Why are the people 20 patienty WHY sluun.
/ bers the indignation of the Democracy
The people were induced il says again to anticipate
return TO the simplicity and purity Of earlier days
Never did corruption exhibit such rank Insurance OF
growth in every department of the public service They
expected reiOrm-they have aggravation of abuse
The expected retrenchmenthey nsulted by promo.
sas for the most absurd and ischievous appropriations
Millions have been expended for the suppression of Nor.
monsm, and the abOmnaton hOurshes with undimnisb.
ed Ngor and more audacOus ambition. Read in the
Memphis Enquirer, edited by ex-democratc Senator.
! Clemens and Borand
| when We belonged to the Democratic party IL WA.
neither cursed with the heresy Of dunion nor sgur.
ed with the foul slime of corruption. II party Of
principles true 20 it pledges aud unllterng in it At
SON The motley thing that has stolen ts name bears
no resemblance 90 the old aud sterling organization
entitled 90 none Of our allegiance and never was"
ienf TINS same Mr. Clemens insisting in late speech
~ Nashville, that in his opinion the Administration in.
tended 70 use the thirty millions itasked for the pur
chase Of Cuba, corruption fund secure the nomi
nation and election Of John sidcll President Of the
United States, and observe that in a recent speech
made in the canvass going on in California Sepa
/ tor Brodcrick a Democrat accuses his colleague Dr.
Gwinu of having supported the thirty million bill when
he knew 1t was the intention 20 the money az a cor
rupon fund In order 10 carry the next Presidential cleo
lion Tor either Buchanan Sldel'