Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-06-07

Senator Iuouss proclaimed year two ago that the
Government Of ibe United States the most corrupt
r1-srnment ON me Gc, of the earth The truth of this
declaration Ola Democratic Senator has been demoustra-
t.l5ra lost Of startling facts recently brought to light
alt Who &. responsible for the revolving and aperyad-
m cl-rrot5n which exists ia every department Of the
Federal Government Who but the Democratic party,
firl has had and s has undivided possession aud I'M
checked control of the government. 1t is under this
rr.s.ut Democratic Buchanan Administration, particu-
ry ,ha, corruption in an its forms has attained rank
.aI I4susiaut growth. 10 the language Of Mr. PRoR,
corruption from the t5ye-Ways and highways OF the
.a,erameut sends forth constant and insuheraJe
stencil Indeed the present Administration is rotten
W over and all through aud if the people of the United
STATES would protect their honor and their liberties it
becomes them to rise in the might and majesty Of their
strength. and Indignantly eecng the thevs and rogues
from official places, place the government once more IN
the hands of pure, honest, and ineorruphble men.
The following admirable article on the subject Of the
infamous and unparalleled corruption which prevails in
every department Of the government we take from the
FAYETTEVILLE a. c. Observer, and earnestly commend
E, 10 the thoughtful aud patriotic consideration Of all our
readers, without distinction Of party or section:
The present monstrous corruption in our government
uonstrous that IL has startled even the historians and
statesmen OF England which we have been accustomed
To- regard as sort Of SodOm-Nould not have been ol
Grated for day in any other than the Democratic party
No other party in this country ever felt lsei strong
enough even If had been base enough, to perpetrate
such mquires row almost daily fall upon the public
tr without apparently exciting second thought. What
old man does not remember the effect produced only
thirty wears ago by the astounding discovery that To-
tils Watkins clerk in OF the Departments at Wash
.ugtou a defauer TO the amount Of four thousand
dollars He vas an Adams man, belonging TO party
that could not steal with impunity And so the country
rang With e. news and doubtless tens OF thousands OF
votes were lost 70 that party by means Of those 81 600
Then followed the reigus OF Jackson, who ods, aud IAN
Buren, who appeared 20 Ls srOug enough TO stand the
wholesale dealing Of Gwu and Harris, and Swartwout
and the scores of others who scOrned ppu $1,000,
aud grabbed their hundred Of thousands each-Swart-
wont heading the list with million and quarter
But there virtue left then; though is doubt
l whether It would have been strong enough to over
Nhsm Van Buren, and pei the rogues but for the log
cabin and hard cider taunt OF TOO coohdent party,
which reused the dormant spirit Of the people even more
than the wholesale rObbetits
Compare the present With that period What Is there
now of impression on the public mind made by the
roguery Of a postmaster OF SljjOOOE what oil. the
Fort Smelling swindle. What of the sale of hundreds
of mules place aud terms which made sure that
OIL ly one favored man could buy them for song, and
tpru about aud sell them to the same government at
heh price What Of contracts given out TO the highest
instead Of the lowest bidders with declared purpose OF
buyiug votes What OF other contracts given TO buy
up newspaper presses What of contract worth
ssh COO offered by the Attorney General OF the United
States the highest law officer OF the Government and
the Presidents intimate friend in the Cabinet to
bny up Philadelphia paperS What OF the purchase
u votes IN Congress carry favorite party measure,
Al the Ocr Of $40 O00 for single Votet What Of
The admitted removal Of petty government employees,
because they dared exercise thu dearest light OF
freeman by voting for the Of their choice those men
being lifelong democrats Who dared TO differ from
the President on a single neasuls Of public pley -