The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-10-03
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/ Thus showing IL the brief period Of tive
yearsthat the Black Republican expenditures
in the State OF, Michigan, exceeded those of
the Democrats during their last two years in
Office, IN the large sum Of sc Hundred and
niaetytseses thousand aiaas hunckred and 4sepi
'enty-sise dollars and esght centsi soAnd5 after
all this that party yet daress to talk of Demo-
cratic extravaganza =
F'.is8s' oH1 o. od' sai.as'91s
We wish we had the space to show u up an and
expose the large defalcationS of the Black Re-
publican Treasurer of this State-a defalca,
ton wfnked at, as the facts in the case show,
by Gov. Chase, the Black Republican Cover
nor; but We must content ourselves by only
calling, attention to the large increase Of iex.
Ppenditures in this State, under the rule of that
party: ~ '@s'''9 1A" '''H = - 's''NA
d'asb sDeDsoeratie Erpssnaaitsres. p Hsa
1s53-Dmocratic expenditures for State p5ar33 r
9ds Siposes,z.F hs4 ,zift9 q S529TS5s39
1854 sii sid De-.4z-5-do.-1.y 664;68T IS
1856 ia Dos --do----I 446,972 30
B Total Democrtic ~
z go EiIiA' expenditures in - a. :.
+ eSo oE three years. 81 ,641 .446 Is
10 Black Republican Expenditures. a
I856.LBlaek Republican expenditures for
1 ,sssa State purposes, ,--------. $3.50, 40 SO
1857.vBlack Republican expen- i87,u 5.
ditares for State purposes GAL 1926 II
185S-Black Republican expen-
aH ditures for State purposes 78S ,268 SO
Ia -sod q ,ass1a.zsa 77eT .5l .----------
-s Total Black Republi- 20 ssask Is =
can expenditures for State 5r,
purposes ,390, sos 88
Being seyea hundred and forty-,sine hous-
and one hundred aud ftty-nine dollars and
forty-nine cents more than the Democrats ex-
pended during the previous three years; and
this too, let it be remembered, for the ordinary
expenses of the State government In an old
State, where the increase of population is very
small. 1t is no wonder that Black Republican
officials in Ohio go into Office poor and come
.out rich az 7ss9 Sod s6A .t5a3 sl sfz.isa
! HANNIAAL HAMLIN, OF MAINE
We regret that we are compelled to go
step still higher up, andfarraign the Black Re-
publican candidate for Vice President with
having used his official station as Senator of
the United States for his private and pecuniary
aggrandizement The charge was made at
Brighton, Maine, ON the 10th of July last,
by the Hon. d. K. Smart, an ex member of
Congress. Mr.. Smart said that some years
ago commission was appointed to adjust the
claims of our citizens against the Brazilian
government; that Just previous to the expira-
ton of the time June 1852 allowed for the
settlement Of these claims, Mr.. Hamlin had
resolution passed extending the time; that
he came to him and urged him to vote for it;
received from the parties interested the sum
of seven thousand dollars.
Since that time the Hon. Moses Mcdonald,
who was also then member of Congress, has
written the following letter testifying to the
truth of Mr.. Smart's statement. ss s.,;s
f.sI ssb asaPoRTLAND, August 5, 1860.
HDEAR SIR: very well remember the in
terest which Mr.. IIamlin took in procuring
he passage of the resolve extending the time
for the distribution of the Bazilian Indemnity
The Senate committee reported the resolve, and
I think it passed upon the same day This
resolve provided for nine months additional
time therefore Mr.. Mason moved to amend
by reducing it to four months, saying be had
consulted with Mr.. Hamlin, the Senator from
Maine, who had seen the Commissioner.
"The resolve was taken up in the House on !
Friday, the day assigned to private calendar,
and was forced through before taking mp pri.
vate bills. Mr.. Hamlin followed the resolve |
into the House. saw him conversing with /
yourself and others. He spoke to me to aid |
the resolve as public measure, and at the
time did not dream that he had private
interest in the claim, or was using his Sena-
tofial position for his private benefit. The
first knowledge I had of Hamlin's attorney
ship was on meeting him on his way to Mas
saehusetts to take evidence in support of this
ella m after the adjournment. % i575sttEi sdt 2
3 "During the next session of Congress Mr.
Hamlin read to me written agreement which
he had prepared, and afterwards fled before
the Commissioners in support of the claim he
was, employed to sustsin. Why he was en-
gagged by Massachusetts, clients may well chal-
enge inquiry Mr.. Hamlin has never been
for eminenoe as lawyer, while
aei has arsputation as apolitical and Congress-
onal manager. 5issIi ens-I3 s7sat8 ssta5 sss 4seI
I, 'tMr. Hamlin was successful, and, UNDER
'tood, sreceived some 32s, ,o00,s Of which his
share was. one-fourth, or $1,000. He said to-