The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-10-10

Throughout the entire clamor which has been
kept up during the campaign of 1856, as well
as the present it is to he noticed that in no sim
gle instance, has any responsible Locofoco,
either through the press, or from the stump,
been able to specify and prove the surreptitious
taking by Republicans of one single dollar
from the State Treasury, nor the loss to the
Treasury of single dollar, through Republi-
can Encouragement.
With the single and sole exception of $50
900 LEFT in the hands of Hazelton 4 Co.. by
Hon. John Mckinney, they have failed to show
that any money belonging to the State has
been imperiled or jeopardized.
The burden Of their song has been squander-
ed-squandered- squandered- that insane
below, has taken the place of specification and
of proof
The erection of the Asylum for the Insane
at Kalamazoo, is so much money "squandsred
the humane provision for the deaf, dumb
and blind at Flint, is so much money squander-
ed-the Agricultural Colleague State Re-
form School, the benifcent effects of which
have made themselves so manifest to all. as to
silence even Locofoco obloquy, represent only,
30 much money-sqHandered.
The payment of obligations created by Loco
foco legislation, and by the official acts of Lo.
cofoco officers, and entailed by them upon
whomsoever might come after, has been SO
much money-sqwandered. Gov. Bingham,
early in the campaign, at Ypsilanti, under the
provocatiOn Of an insulting interruption from
q leading Locofoco of that vicinity. boldly
threw his gauntlet into the ring, and challenged
one and all-great or small, of that party. to
meet him, there or elsewhere. then or at any
time to come, upon the proposition that money
had been squandered from the State Treasury
by Republican Administration. He dared
them, with their Lothrop's, their Stuart's. theil
ThomsOn's, and their Peck's-with all their ar
ray Of Wholesale, aimless, indscriminate accu
sers, to show when and where mouey had been
squandered. Silence only answered him-no,
avoice has been raised, there or elsewhere. tc
meet this challenge.
In some measure, the Locofocos have sue
ceeded in embarrassing, to a certain extent
the position of the Republican party, by their
wholesale and unfounded charges, and with
that exception, as the sixth day of November
will abundantly show, their efforts in that be-
nall have been Is fruitless as they have been
aimle& They have occasionally forced a news
paper, or public speaker in the false position
OF becoming self-accuser, for he who seeks t.
defend, where no specific charge is made. must
BY the course of his own argument, to some ex
tent, become his own accuser. If his enemy
makes no specific charge, and be still consider,
himself bound to make defence. that defence
must OF need relate to charges of his own in.
litigation.
Upon no principle of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
no recognized standard of right, have the Lo
cosocos placed the Republicans upon their de.
fence. They could only do so, by specific
charges, and those they never could make.
No conrt Of justice, no ecclesiastical adiudi
eafwe-no Lodge of Free Nasons-uo militar,
osganisation, ever yet noticed charges of gen
esA nature, without specification. Such charges
enpPorted By detail, are justly treated by ali
seeA safheEities and'public bodies, as mere cal
nnaee A member Of religious body canno,
- ossd even upon "aying fame" unless up
On peciAcatioos.
Zone on, then, lgentlemen Locofocos, will
yosr specific chargea Let NJ hear no more O