Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1860-03-31

THE AsPRRITY OF tbs FEDERALs IL THE De-
MoCRATIC PARTY ACCOUNTED FoR.--When we
saw the Popular Sovereignty Democrats as
saulted on every hand, we were at loss to
know what motive melted such course We
knew that the men who rallied around the doc
trine Of Popular Sovereignty, were good and
consistent Democrats. and we knew at the
same time, that they were actuated by no.sin-
lister motive for the side they took had no
patronage to bestow, or anything that would
put money in their purse; and we also knew
that the masses Enacted upon were honest,
and if not misled would be perfectly correct on
all matters of public policy. Then the great
wonder came, how it was that every man who
dared to express an opinion of an opposite
character to the avowed policy of the admin
istration, was hunted down by these blood
hounds. The man who dared TO be real
Democrat, and had an opinion of his own, was
Immediately made target to be shot at and
most assuredly did they carry out the will of
their MASTER We knew that this had never
been the case before in this country, and often
it occurred to lis in our moments of quiet re-
Election, that their must be some secret cause
for it. We knew the mercenary character Of
the conductors of these journals, and more
than once did we wish that there was some
way of getting at the vouchers for the secret
service fund for we knew that the handspring
existed somewhere. At length the discovery
has been made; it has been clearly demon
strated by the Presidents confidential friends,
on their oath that money has been used for
promulgating Federal doctrines in the shape
ofproscribing every one who did not humbly
bow to the great ruling powers All the little
presses, offs seryile nature joined in the cru
SADIE against principles, and in faver of consol-
idating all the machinery of this Government
in the hands Of few men who were using, for
their own corrupt purposes, the public Trea-
sury.
The result Of the labors Of the committee on
corruption in the House of Representatives,
shows one Of the corruptest systems Of partizan
yenality that has ever disgraced this country.
The management ran thus: The public printer
was elected, and the work given to him at
such fabulous prices, that hundreds of thou
sands Of dollars were realized from the public
treasury to support the Presidents peculiar
fayorite organs Among these were his organ
at Washington costing $4,000 the Petnsgi-
oaniaa and Argus Mt Philadelphia, at an ex-
pense ofSl0o 00a year each, sending forth their
venom 10 poison the channels of Sruth and
mislead the public mind Thousands of dol !
lars were sent over the country to spread the 1
Federal doctrines of Mr. Buchanan's admins
tration. After knowing that the President had
caused the public money to be squandered
over the country to elect his personal friends,
and to publish his Federal notions, does any
one for n moment doubt that he had an anibi-
lions end to accomplish What was that end
Was it recollection TO the Presidency We re-
member during General Jackson's admnistra-
ton, the press Of this country was bought up, |
but not by the Government; it was by the
United States bank, and the whole country
looked upon the infamous deed with horror
aud disgust. There was no need for Mr.. Blu |
chanan to endeavor to force down the throats
Of the people, contrary to their convictions
his peculiar notions if he were not contending
for something tangable.
We know that when Stephen A, Douglas was
battling with the Republican enemy in his
own State, that a certain Hessian, by the name
Of Grund went from Washington to Illinois,
and made speeches against the Judges cleo
lion and we also know that after he returned
% Washington, he was appointed Consul to
Iayre. Could the vouchers for the secret SER
fee fund acsount for this The Philadelphia
Ledger and New York Rgald have all of sud-
len become converts TO Federalism, since the