Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-08-01

The BREcgINRIDGE 'NATtosaL" Couv,-
TEE AT WAsniSoroN.--The Constitute,
treats lis TO a list Of the Breckenridge Co.,
mittee 1t consists of one member f,o.'
each State, and is supposed to represent tha
heart and soul, the body and bones of ,bs
National Democracy. Every man, if ,Is
Breckinridgers are to be believed is modal
patriot; not only the essence of the DEM
cratic principles of his State, but their insn
ration. They are all OF course disinte,e,tsI
men, have nothing to gain by coming TIM,
50 boldly out in behalf of Breckenridge and
Lane.
Let US look at few samples of these d.,
interested members of the committee:
Opposite to the State of Maine is the on,
nomen of Moses Mcdonald, who kindly con n
sents to be collector of Portland, and to >.
ceive five thousand dollars per annum.
The Vermont Democracy is a misrepres
ented by Ii. i, Stoughton, the district atto,
ney, at the reasonable compensation Of e.
teen hundred year.
1t falls to the lot Of New Hampshire 10 !.
honored by the name Of Paul X. George III.
steward of General Caleb Gushing. III.
salary is secret.
Hon Thomas B. Florence stands for Penn
sylvania. In addition to his already arduou,
labors as member OF Congress, inspec,o,
general of the Philade lphia navy yards, III.
Benton of Buchanan, the editor Of the Dem.
ocratic Quarterly, the Col one has consented
to be Il Breckenridge committee man. |. !.
to be noted that he gets pay Tor only the frs;
named office.
Augustus Schell represents New York
and is collector ofthe port Of New York, at The
rate of $40, 900 per annum; the ma or pc,
ton of which is made mp of what is vulgar.
ly but familiar y known as ''plcklng>?'
Massachusetts contributes Isaac ii. Wreh,
to the committee. Mr.. Wright, in addition
to this vastly i'm portant office. fills another
of minor Importance, for which he receive,
q little sum. lie is superintendent q
Springfield armory at twenty-five hundred
per annunl.
Louisiana gives the valuable assistance Of
+. II. Hatch to Mr.. Breckenridge. Hatch is
one of the hands Of Slidell, being moved by
the head of the latter, and always ready to
carry out its designs. Another important.
duty of this hand is to clutch some twenty
five thousand dollars year as belonging to
the collector of New Orleans.
w. S. Y. Prentiss is the Ohio member Of
the committee; that worthy Buckeye being
| also mail agent at Two thousand five hundred
year.
Ex-Postmaster Flynn represents Mlchl.
gan. This character was turned out OF Of
fee for being de aulter.
Col. II. II. Heath fills the place of Iowa,
aud also the postmaster ship of Dubuque, 81,
three thousand per annum.
Minnesota gives Franklin Steele, of Fort
Smelling notoricty for a full account OF his
perquisltes see the report OF Congressional
committee. -
The committee man from Illinois is II.
Fitch, most intlammatory, young gentle.
man, son of the Senator OF the firm of Bright
Slidell & Co., and district attorney, with 3
salary Of two thousand.
Indiana is represented by ". IL. Taboo,
postmaster of indianapolis, at salary Of
three thousand.
But why proceed. 1t is getting tirqsOme
this enumeration Of patriotic postmasters
disinterested district attorneys and consclen
tious collectors. But we have shown enough
of this committee to prove that it does no!
represent the Democracy Of the States, but
simply the salaries of the members. The
committee is simply Mr.. Buchanan in thir.
ty three DISCUSSES. Wash. states and Union