The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-08-01
- Stop THIEF

tleman from Midland, who went to Detroit to
help to nominate Douglas electors, and to ere
solve" that the foreign and domestic policy Of
Buchanan's administration has been ennently
wise, polite and patriOtic-even Griswold, when
that same wise, polite and patriotic administra-
ton is daubed with its own filth, by the Covode
Committee, and proved by its own partisans, un.
der OATH to be more corrupt than rottenness it.
self, is smart enough to seek to direct public at
tention from his patrons, under whom lie holds
Government Office, by setting up false and iabri
Gated charges against the Republican State Ad
minis.ration, by way Of crying "stop thief.
His late issues have been filed with just such
nonsenscal lies--all to draw attention from the
present forlorn condition of locofocoisu, brought
upon itself By its own evil deeds. These articles
purport to give true history OF the State policy
of the locotoco party from its origin downward
well he may say "downward," for downward it
went, at a frightful angle, and with double
railroad speed, until it made the grand $4,000
Phenix Bank plunge, two weeks before its "last
appearance on any stage, in December, 1854
Ave, from the date OF the purloining of a vast
sum by John Norton, Jr., when Michigan first
became a State, down TO the latest act Of the
locofoco Board of State Auditors in December,
1854, the history Of that party has been course
of theft-theft in all forms--theft from the trust
funds, one and all, as was cOnclusively shown
last year, by the official report OF the Superin.
topdant ot pnhl;c Instruction tn .he amount Of
s155,7OS 57-theft from the land forfeit funds +;
theft from interest funds; theft direct from the
Treasury, and theft by all kinds of indirection;
theft by the issue and sale of State bonds, with
out record, and without authority of law, to the
amount of $4,000; THEFT under pretext OF pro-
tecting public lands from tresspassers; theft by
the fraudulent reissue Of the notes of the Gov
eminent Stock Bank to the amount of Soc, 900.
Theft Of the whole fund of 100000 acres Of
public lands, donated by Congress to the State
for bridges, roads, &C., amounting at 81 % per
acre, to the sum of $3.50
Theft by the Over.issue of warrants, to the ex-
tent of fifty.fve thousand acres, amounting to
sl3,75O.
Theft from the avas of the $4,000, 900 loan,
out Of which the people of Michigan were
swindled, but for which their bonds are outstand.
ing or paid, to the amount of 100000.
Theft By Job Brookfeld's allowance of the sum
of 5000.
Theft in tho matter of the release of bonds to
the Detroit and Pontiac Railroad Company, by
which the State lost the amount of s92, 200.
Theft by interest on State deposits, withheld
between the years ls4s and 1854, to which the
State was entitled-S7S,4i6 II.
Theft by colusive allowance to Gilbert & Co.,
Dec. I'd, 1854, for imaginary damages on that
most awful locofoco work, the Clinton and Kala.
mazoo canal, s2,2Oi AZ.
Theft on account Of the same useful work.
claimed and allowed to Brown, Knight l. ingalls,,
December Is, 1854, on the ground that the loco
foco Commissioner of Internal Improvements lied
to them as contractors, to induce them to bid
low.
Theft in the Phenix Bank allowance of the
amount of s35,7O3 "a; which if The State finally
loses, as the leading locofocos and their editors
are determined it shall, if they can bring it about
will cost the State fifty thousand dollars.
Theft of 3l5 reams fla. cap paper, December
Is, 1854, allowed to s. Dow Elwood, on false re.
ceipts, but never received, TO the amount of ST.
D76 90.
These amounts have all been stolen from the
State Treasury by locofocos, stolen under the
very nose Of that immaculate Cerberus, John s.
by his bosom friends, who now
again hold him up to the people in the hope and
expectation of again using him as a screen for
themselves.
Bear it in mind, you who undertake to heed
the "stop thief cry Of the locofoco newspapers,
that the only charge which they pretend to bring
against the State Republican Administration of
affairs, is predcated upon the loan of the bonds
Of the State to Hazelton & Dewey, and in that
matter not even they are barefaced enough to
intimate that Mr.. Mckinney expected or could in
any manner, directly or indirectly, benefit him.
self; but that he acted-mistakenly, to be sure
for what he supposed to be the best interests Of
the State. 1t is true, that aside from this sum.
they impudently parade 1.-THE certificate of the
Auditors, showing that something more than
500, 900 was uncovered at the date of the Ger.
tihcate in December last, well knowing that all
other sums so situated have long since been re.
placed in the Treasury, except the $4,000 lent
to Hazelton & Dewey; and that sum, which is
well and amply secured, is sought to be stretched
over the gigantic theits which we have shown
above as chargeable to locofoco State manage.
ment.
There is one more motive for all this turpi.
fear the rectitude, strength and pop.
alarity Of the Republican principles as popular
agency, and they seek TO clamor down the voice
Of the public conscience by false charges, i'm.
pugning the motives and character of all men TO
whom those principles are dear, and in whom
hey are vital and active. Such are the aims and
'nds Of disappointed ambition, and futile malice.
A BRECKINRIpGE CASpIpArE.-Henry Smith. |
Esq, OF Watertown, Clinton county, desires US
% announce that he is abou, 10 take the stump
g Breckinridge candidate for Congress. He is
young man Of character and ability, and is one
he most active Democrats in Clinton county.