Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-06-27

what ayals the right 10 introduce this prup,tf..
! 1t the protection Of law druIei L. IT H.,
| bred Scott ease decided after the pas,ss, .l
the Kansas Nebraska act. and with the Judgment
i'll that ease, the rights II ihc slsyehohlcr m tA.
Territories we're, for the first time j"iiriuNy fe
clared Bat the Sentinel -ay- that while thar ca 81,
was depending, the Democracy had bargaInei
away their rights, that 1t wall he ,il kyu,-
able breach Oi faith L. reclaim them
! But the Sentinel reserves Mr.. SCOTS most Lyjr
liant stroke OF craftsmanship to the hast" n,
! states 1t thus: I'VE have stated that Air Scot.
said, in his Liberty Hall speech, be would prefer
the success Of the Black Republican ynrty in tie.
next Presidential election, rather than that OF Ia.
Democracy. Now, 1t would be more honorable q,
the editor, and fairer ~ Mr.. Scott had the Sent,
mel made report Of what that gentleman really
said.
Mr.. Pryor hal INDUCED in very unineasurei ie
nuncint;cn of the Opposition party, and saif Their
advent to power would be signal Tor every spcc:c,
OF governmental exiTayaxauce and corruption
lie Judged thorn nc said, by what had occurred IA
the Wing party under the administration IF Mr.
Fillmore, and he cited, insiances VI administer
ton corruption, the allowance OF the GslphiL mi
Gardiner claims In his reply to tni- part Of Ms
Pryor. speech Mr. Scott defended the admins,
tration ot Mr. Fillmore He contra.tci the expcu
ditures of that administration with those If the
| four years Of Mr.. Pierce, and the two years o..
| Mr.. Buchahahs administration, aud showed ih.f
the 'falphin claim had been audited ia the iI..
time OF Gen. Taylor uudeT au act Ut n Dr,,,.,o,..
Congress, and Interest allowed uu 1t pursuant g.,
the opinion OF Mr.. Reverdy Johnson the then A,
torney General gentleman now standing hi.l
in Democratic confidence and that NJ. Filim,r.
had no other connection with the Gardiner claim
than t. recommend t. the SENATE the name. ~
persons suitable 10 I'LL the office Of Culnm-.l
for the Adjudication "i the claims against Mex,
aud u set ou foot The enquiry which led 10 the p,
po-ure Of Gardiner fraud when lac ND reason O..
suspect the COMMISSIONER had been imposed u,,u
He referred, too, L. the testimony borne hy the e.
tire South to the integrity of Nh. Fillmore sui
the conservative character vi his administration
in the reception he met with from all partic. ,.,.
the expiration OF his term, IN his prosre.- hrnu.
the Southern States.
Mr.. Scott then turned his battery agalu,, Mr
Buchanan administration. He c,urra.trI t.,
expenditures al the last year vi Ma Fillmore,
term, 1892. which aboat 80, 900 nHU with the
past year of Mr.. Buchanan term, 1875, VIII.
exceeded $50. 200. 900; anl showed how tho rr,
miscs of rctrenchmHnt. made by tho latter gentle
man, when he was seeking ot.icr. had been ia.,
ned by his acts when Office obtained llg
showed how, under rrgGencs "t ''sui;t aon.rrp.-
ton he was claiming the exercise 81 n,,np,rh
powers: and, under the plea of Estates Right"
he was abusing the public patronage in a,.au.,.
upon stale independence. But great were IA,-s
objections [" the present administration aUi a.
supporters, Mr. Scott said they sink int" aI-put-
insignihcancr III comparison {" H. frauds uui .,l
ruptons. The ease, Of seaman aud Wendell. Of
Mcrrick 4 Sons, of swift, ia. New Bedford wha
Ter. of j. clancy Jones. 81 the Navy Yards TO-,
Phudelph and Brooklyn. and many other,, Nr.-
familiar L. every one. They stood upon ii>....
surcs made by witnesses and document, hriat-
congressional committees. How many more .lu
lar cases remained 10 l." brought io light q NO.
impossible to know But with what wns a'rrai,
known, the proof was full.
Hon. Andrew Johnson. II Democratic Senator
from Tennessee III II recent speech 10 the scnat.
said
1T il in the power of Congress TO prevent these
enormous expenditures. aud II We do not ntcTuo-r
Responsible for them. This Government.
sixty nine years Of ng. scarcely out ot it, swri.
ding clothes Is making more .,,,uyf "."s %, p,p-
neg, in proportion Ia the ouut collected from tho
people Us honestly believe. h"" n"y ",L-, y"c-
,c""rnt o" Mr h"b'tiLir gh,L'.'
Mr.. Scott said that those who had invited Nj.
Pryor to address them, could not object TO his
thority upon thrsa questions of facts, uni be pro
posed for brief space IL convert the orator into
Il witness While the OcotDr was t. bc taken with
many allowances when he was dealing accusation
against political adversaries. implicit confidence
was 10 be rep0-ed IN the "i'as,-, To- his reyels-
tions of what concerned his political associste-.
He was III a position To- know the truth of what he
asserted.
In the Washington States, of March 7th, -,
ut which he was editor he said: "1he isct that
for the last tiye year the American people have
been subjected 10 nh annual rxsction OF nearly
MILTON of dollars, "n account of the Public Print
ing. is circumstance which will not escape com.
mcnt, erc" :" mas 'Y' 9t c"rr"pf and oCfror"gp"'
"rp,"dif"re."
cit is d striking instance Of the perycr-IOu 81
Federal authority. that IN addition to IT, many 9th
illegitimate occupations, the Central G1vrim
mcnt has engaged largely in the iucompartb,;
business OF publishing concern
at Is signal atestHtiOn Of the decay pl M
rial virtue, that the appropriations tor h,
rsntable purpose have been sy"opdsr,d n b,,i~'
and bon"f,e, Ia the very Officials, who were appoint
ed to protect the public interests"
1T is dep"rable mark ot the progressive Do
terioraticn OF political morals. that n" srpo.a, rr
p,cnIu,'oD Of The otrOct"us rhoyoctsy. rarely
provOke- more than n gentle eApostulariun from
men in authority. With the view Of inviting pub
lie attention the abuses which abound e." "'.,s'
ercry jranch Of Fejs,"i od.,"is',afio", we repro
duce," DC.
These are astounding developments, bat they
are Of piece with the prevalent practice: III ~,
Federal Capital. From the Jy-ros. '"d b.g.-,."''
ct the Government, he r,'is",S., gj co.nP'n1
.e"ds tosh id.' fraJi. -'e"ch.'
In the presence of these facts, Mr.. Scott said !:
manifest that the country needed both re
treDchment and reform. The safety of the people
demanded them; and it fortunate that H."
remedy was in their own hands II was plnig,
simple, constitutional remeiy-it was t. turn OK
those guilty OF these practices and to pat others ~
their places The Opposition bad every motive q,
stimulate exertion; bat he might appeal to DEM
Gratis, themselves il there any present N tho
meeing-hc would ask them, If they rrcrar-
cd to sanction the extravaganza and corruption
that had been deveoped-oUght they not to re-
buke il?
To say nothing of the demands Of patriotism.
did not an enlightened consideration Of parry -.
tcrest require il! 1t tho tendency VI long con-
tnued party triumph to run into exccssca. and to
only security was in change.
Ii Idle to say that the Interest," Of the cuuI-
Try would suffer in the hands Of the Opposite
pSrty-rhat party was as true to the South, s. 10
most loyal of her sons We might differ a. ~
measures, but as to the great questions Of SDGtn
rights, Southern interests. and Southern homo,
We acknowledged no place above
Mr.. Scott said il vas somewhere urged. that the
successful Inauguration of the Opposition paris "a
this State would in the end condurr t. the success
Of the Republican party. N, wi- no" that alIu-
ion, and would not yield to the force Of that M
ment Bat il il did, Wa It mol better H. -Gher ihc
temporary evil Of RspaLiica" administration TO-
four years, than 10 endOT-o and perpctuate the
enormous cOrruptiUus imputed 10 the present.
What ia the space Of four year., could a keIuh.i-