The Nevada journal., 1860-07-13
Corruption In the Government.

unblushing wrongs perpetratcd by this Ad-
mnistration Tley thought long ago that
the worst had been done, but it seems the
Climax had not yet been reached, and we
doubt little that before the last year of Mr.
Buchanan's Administration is closed, and
thank God, he has entered upon it, we shall
hear OF corruptoas equal to any yet brought
to light. The whole administration is reek-
ing with corruption. tits to be found eve
rywhere, from the lowest official to the head
of the nation. We do not mean to say that
every officer in the employ of the Govern
ment is dishonest, but we insist that scoun-
! drels, and plenty Of them, are found in every
grade of Office from Postmaster up to Pres
ident and inclusive. The facts already un-
covered show state of public morals truly
deplorable. Men holding high places of
trust and honor are found trcacherous to
their trust, and the connivance of the Pres
ldent is more than proved. The power and
patronage of the Government has been used
without stint to purchase and coerce men
to support the most wicked measures which
conscientious minds abhorred The evil
dence of the facts are too plain to admit of
doubt Even Roger A. Pryor, the warm
friend of the Administration, can support
nor countcnance its course any longer but
has seen fit TO denounce its iniquities. In
the House, June 10th, according to a late
overland dispatch,
Mr.. Train made report from the Coyode
Committee, signed by Messrs Coyode, Oden and
Train.
1t sets forth some of tho embarrassments with
which the Committee met.
| The President saw fit to send in solemn pro-
test, in the way Of proclamation to the world.
that the whole power of the Executive instead
OF being exercised to forward an investigation
INTO administrative affairs, would be exercised
| to protect those who might choose to disobey the
! summons of the Speaker of the House or who
having obeyed the summons might refuse to
| testify before the Committee who duoto prsce
dent to show that they have felt at liberty to in
vestigate the conduct of the President or auy
other officer of the Government
In regard to the Lecompton Constitution. thev
say the whole country will pause with astonish-
ment over the shameless records. They exam
incd
fTst-The emphatic and indubitable pledges
OF the President, well before as after his elec
ton, ana the other pledges Of all his Cabinet as
to the doctrine of leaving the people of Kansas
perfectly free to administer their institutions in
their own way.
Seeona,-rhe deliberate violation of the pledg-
es, ana the attempt to convert Kansas into n
slave State, by means of forgeries, frauds, ETC.
1hird-Ihe removal and attempt to disgrace
the sworn agents of the Administration who re-
fused to violate their pledges.
FoaTh-The open employment of money in
the passage of the Lecomptou and English Bills
through Congress.
FgthIThe admission of parties engaged in
the work of electioneering this scheme by re-
celving enormous sums for the purpose
Sich-The President offered to purchase
newspaper editors with extravagant sums of
money.
Setenth-Even the prescription OF Democrats
OF high standing was resorted to. who w 1uld not
) support tae Lecompton and English Bills.
The Witnesses on these points were Governor
Walker, &eSsrs Wendell, Bean and W. W.
Walker, and fortunately for the cause of truth
the evidence does not the Committee say. de-
pend upon their own admission. Itis proved by
the book OF receipts OF the Bank of the Metro
politan, which contained the names of those who
f conduct their business there and by the uncon-
scious contradiction of the witnesses. Colonel
| I"iHcg Was oHcTeu lne printing OF the Post Otfce
blanks, worth at least $50 900. on the condition
that he should, by an editorial no longer than
a mans hand, support the Administration in its
| Kansas polly
The Committee refer to the fact that twenty
four Democratic members of the House despised
the Kansas policy of the Administration. This
number dwndled down to twelve, and enough
were found to carry the bill through the House.
The Committee say it had been supposed that
the [ tab " for tIa
OF fastening slavery on Kansas, the troops being
devoted to operations in Kansas
1he next point examined involved the abuses
in the Philadelphia Custom House and other
public offices.
Also, the Committee charge that the improper
and corrupt use of the public money in the en-
ployment of persons in the public service was in
violation of the law and Government regulations.
and frauds on the part of the officers of the Gov
ernment to defeat the statute Of the United States
enacted tor the purpose of protecting the public
treasury from uni just claims and unprovided
and unnecessary expenditures
The witnesses are John II. Bryant, Francis
and Samuel Brice, Francis Mccormick. Sohu "
Schel Andrew Brcnnaker, George Downey
Patrick Caferty, John Dunn, and Others
The Committee say Collector Baker, of Phila-
deiphia, is subject to the highest censure.
VOTED DowN.-Wer eregret to state that the
proposition for Placer County to extend aid
to the construction of railroad from Fol-
) som to Nevada was voted down by a small
majority. Next winter we trust Placer and
; Nevada will act in concert and proceed to
subscribe for respectable amount of the
first mortgage bonds of company having
for its object the construction of the road
The late defeated proposition to subscribe
for stock was certainly open to objection
. The C"ttrist for July praises Mr.. T. Worth
ington's rhubarb wine, and declares his rhubart
stalks beat anything the world ever saw. Mr.
Worthington's garden is between Nevada and
! Grass Valley