Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-05


black slaves yonder That is indeed strange
illustration OF the advantages of free govern
ment which proclains necessity for crush
ing out the inherent power Of people by
fashioning their institutions for them, requiring
it 10 be sanctioned. and yet encourages denial
of law by which alone a bankrupt treasu-
ry can be rcplenished, and the honest debts
paid.
But. sir, we charge further upon the AdmiR-
istration of Mr.. Buchanan one Of the main eaus-
es by which We have reached the poin. of na-
tional insolvency; reckless prodigality in the
expenditures of the public money, and pre-
vailing vice in the departments of the Govern
ment. 1t is great mistake to suppose that our
increase ed expenccs are owing to an expansion
of territory and the. removal of cur frontier.
The Administration of Mr.. Van Buren, with an
annual outlay of thirty seven millions of dol
lars. was pronounced extraragant; now our ex-
peases are close upon one hundred milliops q
year. But We have got used 10 talking of mil
lions without stopping to consider the magni-
and mules in This county. numbering OVER six
thansand would scarcely draw, in silver, the
money required to foot our Government bills
fDr a single year. Do you inquire why this is
SO? viii tellyr>. We have abandoned our
former and better practices. When Mr.. Jeffcr-
son was President, he required honesty and Ca
pability in his appointees; now. subordinaies
subordinaies are selected for their known lack
of independence, conscience, and will. There
was time, which our fathers remember, when
10 be the head Of department, a Secretary Of
the Treasury. or of War, or Of the Navy. re-
quired greatness and inspired confidence; now
a man of very moderate dimensions will suffice
for either place. An Ex-Governor or effete Sen
E. l.,
ded he has the marks of gives upon his legs.
and don't know too much, think we will be
able to furnish one hereafter. who may claim BY
a double tile. hazard little in saying there
is now more money squaRdered and stolen
yearly than it required during the Adminisira-
tion of Madison, Monroe. and the younger Ad-
ans. to support the Government. There is not
only no careful supervision of the finances. but
funds are drawn constantly. directly from your
Treasury 10 reward favorits, and iogive approx
ed shape TO public opinion at the polls; in 9th
er words. to carry elections The Secretary of
the Navy. among Others may know something
of this. II he should not, the Patterson letter,
with tbe Presidents endorsement, may afford
him information. Public property Of great
valne is sold, privately and covertly, at 4 tithe
of its worth; other is bought at almost fabulous
prices. Navy yards. post Offices. custom hous-
es, and rninis. have been stocked, crowded,
cIamined, for weeks and months with superan-
nuafcs and idlers, and paid the wages only due
10 ell-iaught craft and deserving industry, for
the mere purpose of overriding The legal voters.
returning parasites. tumbler and trencher
friends, to Congress. and publishing an attesied
lie TO the world. These acs-these fragrant vi
Citations of preserratire law and decent behav-
ior--have all been endorsed here. in this place,
in this Capitol, and uttered and published as
tr,,o II C,1 ha
RepublIsl And knowing them ALL and in the
face of them all, the President himself, to whom
but three short years ago We gare the fGllnesS of
our confidence. row bleached by age, and
blanching before the frowns of an outraged aad
insulted constituency, cants and whines. in
hypocritical Numbers, over the degeneracy of the
times, and in The expression of a fear lest elec-
tons should be carried by gold. Catching the
sounds of lamentation as they issue from the
open easements and portals of the White House.
your Biglers. loneses. ct I'd oaae genus. move
with the hushed and solemn tread of mourn
ers. and shed gouty tears of blood.
The indefeasible and destrucive management
of zee Post Office Department requires especial
ly to be noticed. Within very short period,
for the mere purpose Of enriching contractors.
besiowing largesses upon sterile and uninhab-
tied dis; riots Of The South. and acquiring power,
run up to the enormous sum Of twenty millions
of dollars-and the mail system made bv-
word and reproach. With new, extended.
and expensive routes, without corresponding
returns sunk in fathomless debt, aye. paralysed
by burdens, its chief Justify cries for help and
piteously begs the sinews of prolonged maifea-
sance. But upon whom does be call? Upon
those to whom the appeal is always made when
money, voies soldiers. or other effective help is
required-upon the labering thriftv-ihe mud
sills" of the Eastern. Northern. Middle. and
Western States. 1t is consoling to know we are
good enough to pay. if not to receive. We are
q. least able. if not respectable. If We have not
chivalrv, we have fields and farms. and factories.
Let US then, with out whimpering "split the
difference" The "F. F. VS." or the "F. F.
IS" shall take all the posts of patronage. and
we will pay their debts. The plan proposed.
by which we shall do this. is a very simple one.
We have only to pay FIVE cents. instead Ofthree.
on each letter we write, abolish the present
"franking privilege" and consequently, cut off
the distribution of all seed and agricultural and
mechanical and political information from our
people. and the thing is. in great measure. ac-
eomplished. Amp why not do this? To be
sure, ,rc more than pay noU for all our postal
service. and these documents are highly priced
by us, but We do not know that "tlc domestic
institution" is too poor TO pay, and too ignorant
TO read. We seem to be prone etcrnally TO for
get that we were made for hewers of wood and
drawers of water. If we would remember this
fact. think we could cordially unite with those
who met here on the 18th ult.. and join them in
paans and praise TO the new American Monar-
chy.
1t has become humiliating to pride TO speak
the truth. for it has become unfashionable. and
almost incredible. Largely in debt. pressed on
all sides by voracious creditors. with no present
ability TO pay .and with constant accumulating
liabilities, the President Of the United States
has shown himself incompetent to carry any
measure of relief. Yes, this man and his Cabi-
net ale appalled,, tcrror-stricken. and motionless
in view Of the natural results of their own poll
cy. If it were permissible, would recommend
into the tariff Recommendation
'Ins.ead Outstanding, staring altogether.
Like garden gods-and not so decent either"
To blind our sight to its shortcomings. to
cover up its disgraeeful defeats and to recon-
struct its sinking fortunes. the Administration
now proposes. by virtue Of a transfer of the war;
making power to itself, 10 visit chastisement up
on feeble States tor imaginary wrongs, and by
the acquisition Of Cuba to extend the area OF
freedom gluttonized on slavery A manJself-
made mad. and then selt-destroyed-a Lear in
rigs. and not in robes-having lost the seeptre
by the weakness of folly. clutches the flying air.
aad seeks TO mount again TO power and infi:-
eace.i Vanity Of vanities! there is no restitu.
tion for fallen greatness.
A few material inquiries may possibly pre-
sent themselves; when We come To consider the
propriety of the purehase of the vain and much
praised "Queen Of the Antilles" and of bring
ing her into our loving lecherous embrace. In
what way. by what mysteries means. with
what magic key viii you draw the thirty gold
en- millions. demanded by the President as ear
nest money. and the hundreds of millions after