Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-04-05

! There is secret, poiiticaiE association
4 formed In Che south for the purpose Of Sc
curing all the available territory to the
slave power. Their efforts are now direct
ed to this vast and fertile country, known
ss The Indian Territory, Their plan Is tc
indoce tbs several nations 10 sectioaizs
their respective domains, retaining a sec
ti5h foT every man, wemzn md child, and
zessssing tie surplus fol sale, with the un
| stsudipR that 20 lsnd Is to bo sold tc
Northern emigFanss, and that nonesbut
those who are sound on NE goose are. to be
aliowed TO settle IN the country thussded
icafed 10 slavery. The secret society Of
propeeandists already have active agents
and eniissaries among the civilized Indians
zealously laboring TO carry out theil
schemes. 4 have good reason forrbeiiey.
ing that the Commissioner of Indian-Af
fairs, the Superintendent and the Indians
Agents officers of the General Coz.
ernmens are conpiving at, if mot actually
aiding in these propaganding schemes
This new secret political organization
boasts of being a power-of being strong
in numbers, influence, and natural means.
2 Rcyas1y inthe Svhite1House.
The aKing can do no wrong" IS the mot
to ofiabsolais monarchy, and hence the
stilletio, the ball. and the poisoned cup,
have been. brought into -requisition to
reach such royal offenders as put them
selv. above all law.z To ayoi | sach error
and its consequences this government has
established a system of accountability in
all its departments from President TO page,
and never has this authority been denied
until Mr.. Buchanan, in his special message,
given by the telegraph, had the assurance
TO assert that the Executive is not 10 be
enquired of by the House as to his acts
Mr.. Buchanan was Federalist of the
narrowest stripe, and when tina. party ex
pired he Joined the Democratic party, well
discerning that the Democratic party tend
ed TO Capitalization of power, and in time
would be the firm defender of Executive
usurpation. ss - Hg =. 49, 3. ..ss-
The democracy has so far advanced to-
wards Capitalization that Mr.. Buchanan is
e.nboldened to defy the power of the
House to call the President 10 an account !;
he is above scrutiny; he has the kingly
prerogative of exemption from all accoun-
liability. -. . gs..,. - - .5i '.as ;
But, we fancy, the time and occasion of
this special m ssage is significant. There
is n Committee of Investigation engaged
in bringing to light the corrupt uses Of the
printing fund, and disclosures are making
before that Committee, disgraceful-in
general-to the President, and-in partic-
ular-emphaticaly stamping Mr.. Buchanan
as ahypocrite-to say the leasL-when be,
in letter to friends in Pittsburgh, de-
piored the political corruption of thisGoy-
On that investigation, Mr.. WENDELL
who was in fact printer, though Mr.. Steed-
man of Ohio was elected, disclosed the
following facts; .'.~sil ~ .....
Tho aggregate amount paid for printing,
binding, DC, by Congress, in the last six
years, was sa,462 .655, II, or a yearly ay-
rage of nearly 100000! In addition to
this, the printing done for the Executive
departments of the government during
the same six years, amounted to $374,7f2,-
$50. The profit on this work ranges from
SO to 20 per cent, averging, as Mr.. Wen
dell's foreman sworc, so per cent. at least; /;
that is to say, the work done for these six
years has cost the government just 81 ,91s,-
7l3, 20 more than it sbonld have done.-
A part of it was poeketed by the high con-
tracing parties, and the residue spent in
sustaining democratic newspapers, and in
getting pets of MIR. Buchanan elected TO
Congress.
Among The items of the account are
SAC, 900 per annum paid for printing Post
flee blanks, of which one half went to the
printer and the other half to the support
Of the government organ, called the Union,
or more lately the. Consultation, The
Chairman of the Committee having asked
Mr.. Wendell as to. his motives in be-
coming owner of this 'sorgan," the follow
ing testimony was elected: ..,.y
.A.-The editor of an organ is general
" supposed to command the patronage Of
the President. There is good deal of
This work at the disposal Of the President
SAY aggregate of 100000 per year
more or less. ID -----7 81. gi-f1TTT I
- "Q-At the disposal of the Presidents
o. HA-Yes, Sir. That patronage the
organ has commaded for years. 1t is i'm
possible to keep paper up here without
government support: ial e',z.a.sss 'ssd
"Q-Is this 500, 900 worth Of patron
age you speak Of at the disposal Of the
President personallya s.7: ea1s ..s Ess
"AAThe law provides that it shall be
under the control of the Heads of Depart
ments; but if the President sgni6es to his
Cabinet that he would be pleased to see
A, B, orc get it, as a matter of course
they will obey his wishes. I. has been a
matter of eustomr 70 the President to dis
pose of it. Mr.. Buchanan has done il,
and bis predecessor, Mr.. Pierce, did it, i
never had any intercourse with the Cabinet