Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1859-02-04
Where the Money Goes,

the Oregon aud Washington War Debt,
have been brought to light by the House
Committee on Military Affairs, through
the efforts of Mr.. Faulkner, the Chairman
The whole debt, as reported by the Gov.
ernment agent, is about $4,000, 900, of
which the Committee assert that not more
haan obou one million is justly d"e. Some
OF the charges by which this difference is
made, are most outrageous. Pistols are
charged at S55 each mu.kets at SIPS !;
oats at s. bushei hay at at Sl20 ton,
and o'her things in proportion. At the
last session of Congress, when the debt
was first brought to the notice Of the coni-
mittee, the War department recommended
its payment, but Mr.. Faulkner caused ac-
tion in the matter to be deferred, in order
that it might be fully investigated. BY
this delay and investigation, the somewhat
considerable sum Of from four to FIVE mil,
lions will be saved to the Treasury.
sS-That is just the manner in which
all our Indian wars have been made SO
costly-gross overchargcs aud shameless
robberies-and, heretofore, Government
officers have connived at these frauds. Mr.
FauIkLer is Virginia Wing, who acts
with the Democrats on account Of the
Slavery issue, but he deserves the credit
of men everywhere for this exposure of
the way cur people bave been robbed un-
der pretext of Indian wars and appropria-
tions for military or naval outlays.
BOGUS EMIGRATION COMPANIES to
Cuba are now being formed, in the South,
and in some of the principal Northern
cities. These companies are part of the
same policy which was pursued so disas'
astrOus!y, a few years ago, in reference to
Nicaragua. Fillbusterism is assuming
all kinds of shapes and names. Should
President buchanan have placed in his
hands thirty millions of dollars, might he
not have fitted out quite number Of emf
grafton companies to Cuba? BY doing
so, be would but be acting in accordance
with the published declarations of the
Ostcnd Manifesto. Young men beware
of these schemes to fleece you, and make
of you catspaws for Slavery.
The Republicans Of Congress, it is sta
ted, have opened a subscription paper,
which was speedily filed up, for the pur-
pose Of raising between five and six hun
dred dollars to purchase a service Of plate
to be presented to the Hon. Joshua Il.
Giddings, as a testimonial of their appre-
citation Of his public labors in the councils
Of the nation.
Johu Mitchell, who left ireland for her
good, and who, during his sojourn at the
South has advocated the revival Of the
African slave trade, threatens to come
North and turn Abolitionist unless the
South "wake up" to sustain his paper
within time specified. 1t is hoped tha,
the South will wake up.
.o..-.O. .-~.oo., =. o~".e'-,
blooded fire eating Democrat, declared
tho other day that if Republican Presi.
dent was elected in 1860 he would advo-
cate secession from the Union. All this
We suppose is preliminary to another
"uuion saving" campaign.
Talk about buying Cuba with an empty
Treasury 1t is proposed to sell the Dis
trict of Columbia as the only way to raise
to pay present debts.
Last year, over L., 600, letters, contain
ing S60,000, were missent in the L. S.
mails, nine tenths Of which have been re-
stored to their owners.
The circulation of Parson Brownlow's 5
debate on Slavery in Philadelphia with
Mr.. Pryne, is prohibited in the South.
A gentleman was referring, in presence
of Thaddeus Stevens, to the possibility of
Mr.. Buchanan turning against the South,
for the pupose of retrieving his lost for
tune in Fennsy sylvania, and asked Mr.. Ste
vens what he thought would be the result
Mr.. Stevens replied that there would be no
trouble about that, as the South could re-
claim him, any time, under the Fugitive
Slave Law. The inquirer seemed perfect
ly satisfied.