Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-01-17
Populations Upon tho Government--Tht
Duty of Congress to Investigate.

| Populations Upon tho Government--Ino
Duty of Congress to Investigate.
The New York Herald. an Administration jour
nal, as every jody knows. has some seasonaLle
hat. upon this subject Referring to the action
II tho last Congress. the Herald says:
There was a committee 10 inquire into frauds
/ connected with public printing. whose lnbors
/ brough, Ia light grave populations and robheries
resulting believe. in the Indictment OF several
| rers5ns. There wu- Tor 'he Navy Department,
| Braokiyn Navy Yard lnyesti eating Committee re-
.nl.ing in the discovery Of profigacy of expendi.
ture and rascaily distribution Of patronage by
which the country was ually swindled out of
very large sums Of money. Then there was the
Wiileil'r Point and Fort Smelling overhauing IN
tho War Department. with the finale OF which our
readers are acquainted. If the manifold iniquI-
tie. in all branches Of government had been pro-
peily examined into. hideods aggregate OF guilt
would have been made to appear.
The Herald is doubtless correct in the assertion
that - If the manifold inqutics in all branches OF
the G5,erninent had been property examined into,
a liieena aggregate 81 g"ih ~o"5d hare b'e" mdde
10 ay}cn." and may add further, as our sol
cmn belief that the npprehensions Of future devel-
o;,ments in the event Of an Opposition organiza-
ton Il tue House Of Representatives. has no little
influence in determining the course OF the Demo
cate members. In the face Of The fact that the
Ilau,c could be organized at any moment by
cInceu;tafion of their votes "A South American,
they VEL Withstand every effart to effect this desi
rahle end striving to throw the responsibility Of
noii-argauizniiou upon others. They are more
fearful 81 the cfc' u; on the oa.coming prcsidch'
ial casslon Of such developments as II fair ar
ran,eu.ept Of the Congressional Committees would
bring II lish', than they are Of the Republicans
Bal, Nm this subject # public pinndrr, and OF
Democratic rlundercrS in particular, the Herald
fuiiher 4i>caurses as follows:
l. - fact, bv these very snborduatcs that
tie m. haai-m ol robbery has been cnntri'cd, and
i, ma - /, work ,mnnthly, without unnecessary
f#,4se They ARE the lrgaeIcs that have been lett
IL o#e co.rnrt Dem cratic administration to the
u,hef. Until they I'll nearly every berth in the
yuiaIr siIt Long impuHi'y lns brought them in-
t. Il IN aud inrurnhlr belief in sort OF " divine
risIis L lt.lrrv and ll.hone-ty They are be-
tor asulaintrl than their suprliors with the
linz 81 the, and, lcagued IA they nfc with out
side pundrr"rs, 50 avail themselves II TIA" conf
dcntial knowledge which their positions enable
them Il obtain, that with small salaries. they Ir-
anrutlS anla,s considerable fortunes. There ought
- lr clean sweep made OF these old stng"rs, and
new, pure men PUT in their places. From the
10 that Of the Postmaster General. there i, moth.
ing lnl uorrn-catcn timber, and there is no other
remedy than 10 hAv" it all removed aud sound ma
tcfial pnt III ITS stead
We have ling hcli the views above expressed,
AMI sl,aul ike to see every ofre-h"drr in the
co,latsy driven from the public crib; though we
age naI qu to sure that the people would he bene-
fuel or the treasury be relievel,cxcept by Il rad,
{ anal Il, ,,,t
uae hatn srat and nut in another. might be to re-
cnsst tic liable Of the Fox fnd the Swallow ;
whereas II would be better 10 let the flies who are
uow fnt sack to the carcass. rather than Ia make
raoln Is; new swarm, that would still further
rafey m The rrucc,s Of depletion.
Ia e7nfnuAtou OF the sui icc the Herald re-
n'aas
LIS probable, artcr the Ilon,c OF Representa-
ttycs l. organized, that ncarlY a scare ot more or
L., scheme. systcIns OF pccuuHry cor
rlla.Uh i'll b. Lruugh t up and that II cons itrnblc
l,ltlau Il t.c time ard Labor Of members of the
present Congress will he spent upon tho Iuvesti.
.atln, committees appointed IL examine into them.
The l. htc doubt that aeomm,ttee wilt he re
Vlsl,ei h inquire int" the working OF the plan for
registering monryel letters
There i, much wor. before the House OF Repre-
>rniuliSt>, aul We predict that II will be able To
dfa. 10 light cnormitics such the people have
nocencepi,on Of The Po1oiicr.a AS the Herald sug
gests n miro that should he tn, roughly cx-
pl rel. II was never in such conllton--ucHer
81 Lady, managed, aud never afforded less ghar-
antec Tor the faithful performance Of it's dulics
Cempla n's of its inciieicncy are nivcrsnl, whilst
the lecnnnry losses it has oteasipued are very
iaeat. The registering process has proved Il
ilnre and is little less than advertisements W nich
dishonest oil ,alS or their sublrlnatrs ace not
Sow = turn to their own account. We should
greatly p,rtrr to have ~ letter of value pass unno
. tel. than - have its value stamped upon it il
/ such Il manner ns to increase tl.n chances gains
: sic delivery.
We trust that every department If the Govern
nent Will receive the attention II Congress when
il sha,i lie organised.
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