Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1860-04-12
Political Corruption.

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democracy are. frightened, and since the ex.
posture began, President Buchanan sent a
Message 10 the House, protesting against
I the course Of the committee, and denying
the power Of the House to unvei the per-
sonal character or official conduct OF the
Executive. Impeachment, he says, is the
proper course. The people care but little
what course is adopted, SO that the profit
gaoy and corruptiOns of the government are
exposed, TO the end that reformation may
be brought about The Presidents own
acts, over his own signature, no doubt sug-
sested the raising of the Investigating Com
mittee, whose work causes him 10 tremble
in his shoes.
On the 22d November. 1853, Mr.. Bu-
chanan, wrote from the White House to
Pittsburgh, Pa, in respone to an invitation
to attend the celebration Of the completion
Of a century since thst place was founded, a
letter of lamention over the degeneracy OF
the times, the gathering perils of DisuniOn,
the prospect Of recourse 10 despotism as
safeguard from anarchy and corruption,
Sc, &c, in which he says:
Il shall assume the privilege Of advanc-
| ing years IN referring 10 another grow ing
and dangerous evil. In the last age. al.
though our fathers, like ourselves, were
divided into political parties which often
had severe conflicts with each other, yet
we never heard until within recent pc
riod, OF The employment Of money 10 carry e
lectlons. Should ihts praeil'e increase until
The UotsrS ami Their Representatives. an The
Slate and National Legislatures shall BE-
come infected, the fountain Of Free Gorsra-
naeit triN then Be poisoned al lis source, and
IRE must end, as history proves, in a nib-
tGry despoiIsRs. a democratic Republic,
oil agree, cannot long survive unless sus-
tanned by public virtue. When this Is COR
rupted and The people become vensl, there
Is canker al the root Of The Tree OF Liber.
ty, which must cause il TO wiher and 10 die. "
Such declarations from the President OF
the United States, SO publicly made, could
not fail to attract attention, and provoke in
vestigatiOn. Unfortunately for him, his
cry OF stop the thief, was listened 10, and
failed TO direct attention from him; for only
short time previous, it tnrns out, he had
had been personally and officially engaged
in the Unemployment OF money 1.-THE peoples
to carry elections" Here is letter re-
ceived by him, from one of his political
Partizans, proposing bribery and cOrrup-
ton, TO carry an election. Observe The
date, and see how soon the hand that H.
dicted the Pittsburgh lamenlation, was Ell
gsged in what it denounced
"PHILADELPAIA, Sept l3. 1858.
"DEAR SIR: | venture 10 suggest TO you
the Importance of awarding the contracts
for The machinery OF the -sloop now build
ing at the Navy Yard at this Time, and it it
can be done without prejudice 10 the pub
lie service, TO Merrick & Sons. Theirs is
the only establishment in the Isi District
which employs large number of rnechan-
les; at this time, 800; when III full work,
450.
The managing partners (Mr. NJ, SEN,
being abssnt il bad hcaIih) are full OF sner-
gy, straIning every nerve 10 keep their
force during this depression, and, in SO far
as know, The only Old Wings of any in
fuenoe in that District who IRE in favor Of
the reelection Of Cnl. Florence.
al know, from former experience, the
8 1t 1,.N f. 4
tina! ii is the int est of the Democratic par
ty TO increase it.
The ist District will, hope, be carried
IN any event: but with that shop at work,
full-handed, two weeks prior to the elcc.
ton, the result would. l think, be placed
placed beyond all doubt.
With much respect,
w. C. PATTERSON.
This letter, instead of returning il with a
proper rebuke, or putting il in the FIRE, Mr..
Buchanan incIosed TO his Secretary of the
Navy, with the following Endorsement:
"SEpT. Is. 1858.
"The incl0sed letter from Coz. Patterson
of Philadelphia is submitted to the attention
Of The Secretary of the Navy. J. B."
Secretary Toucey gave the subject sat
enIion"-MsrrIck & Sons did the work
charged i2ore than other parties offered to
do it for-their men voted Tor Col. Flor
ence, and he is now member Of the House
of Representatives, and one of President
formost defenders.
The investigation, however, Fortunate
v, is not 10 be a one-sided affair." The
democratic members Of the Investigating
Committee are looking into the operations
# the Republicans, and some rather dark
Transactions have already been brought to
ight, touching the movements Of that party !
n disposing of the public printing and
hey are earnestly at work, taking wide
snge, as the Republicans are. Lei the
york 60 on between these two sectional