Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-05-10

from 12,OoD 10 tb,oou. There were sixty mem
bors Of thc Lower House who had received from
cl 900 to C2.000 ench, and there were only four
members who voted for tho bill who had not been
bflbci. Laughter and "hear. hear The Gov-
ernor himself had received Cl0,0O0 lor his innu-
cncr in passing tho measure. aud his secretary
received cl 900 Even the clerks II tho House had
received from cl000 to Co.000 each. Others had
reccveda large sums of money, and tho sum OF
ESQ 900 was placecd for the acceptance Of those
who wero called outsiders. Laughter. This
statement did not rest upon rumor, but II WINS
tho result of official inquiry by tho Legislature,
and the whole transaction had been reportcd by
II committee OF the House OF Representatives.
Such was u state Of things which had arisen in
the United States. Hear hear. Before leaving
This subject there was another point to which he
wished to call attention. Ile had stated that the
President Of the United States Ind, with the
most praseworthy spirit, written u letter in which
ho hud alluded to the demoralixing effects Of tho
system described. lilo was sorry to say that the
President himself was unable To resist the effects
uf the system. There Ind dbccen an inquiry into
the state of tho naval department OF tho Unite
Stntcs, tho result Of which hal been tho publca-
lion of certain documents which no man could
read without nstonishmont. Contracts hnd been
haln'ually md avowodly made for tho promotion
not ot the public but Of private interests. A ply
syeinn had been appointed to superntond the
purchascc of coal, who knew nothing about ooal,
and never had anything to do with purchasing it
before, but who received the appointment in order
that ho might share tho profits with certain other
persons. More than ono letter had been addressed
10 tho highest officer of tho government. calling
upon him to grant contracts as n reward for poli-
ical services. One letter hadbecn addressed TO Mr.
Buchanan when President, urging him TO tako
care tho contract for tho pumping machinery in
n steamship should be given to particular house
in Philadelphia, with n view TO obtaining their
political influence i'll tho election. There was
no lisruislnr tho fact In Vna mt 1istinclv
on tho ground # the importance OF obtaining
their support in the pending elections
lie appealed to their lordships II lctter had been
addressed by tho Prime Minister OF this country
making demand OF that kind, aud it 1t had been
proved that he Ind listened to il, whether such
proceeding would not have aroused tho indignn.
ton of all parties in Parliament. and whether ho
would not have been subjected TO tho severest
censure But how did tho President of the Uni.
ted States treat the matteri Tho letter was sim
ply sent to tho Secretary of tho Navy, with tho
endorsement, "thc enclosed letter from -, of
phiadcl pha. is submitted to the attention OF tho
Secretary of the Navy. b. Tho political
corruption which prevailed in tho United States
had had nm effect upon every interest and every
cass, and nso hc was sorry to say, upon tho
courts Of law. Some years ago tho Supreme
Court court Of the highest authority, and
its decisions were treated with tho greatest res
,ect, not only at home but in this and other coun
trios. The judges of thut court were enlightened
and honorable men, and their decisions were often
quoted for their great moral weight. How had
this state Of things been altered2 Under tho
system which had arisen in America, the appoint
mcnt of the Supreme Court, like all other ap.
pontmcnts, lind been used for the promotion of
rarty purposes, and the court had lost tho high
character it formerly possessed. IL no longer
commanded the respect which II did formerly and
some Of it's recent decisions had created n feeling
almost Of disgust among Nil high minded men in
Iutti itat uni fhn In,
of the Stntcs the judges elected-they were
not only elected originally but elected for short
periods. and consequently had to be re elected, he
believed in some of the States annually. their
salaries being paid by nn annual vote All this
had arisen in consequence of tho adoption of
system which placed all the political power in
the hands oI ono class, and that the lowest; and
the effect had been of most dcterlorating char
acter both upon the church and the bar.
rhe Earl Of Derby sad:-- The
noble Duke thinks TINT the noble Earl who intro
duced this qncsion-in my opinion with much
his way to point out the dangers which have re-
suited in the United States from the prefMnder-
ance of the lower order OF voters. But is TINT
warning wholly to be thrown away! Hear hear
llavo we not those among u.s. exercising great in
lucnce over this very elnss of voters who boast is
that they desire to AmercaniZe our Institutions?
(Cheers. Haze we not too much sanction given
by high authority. ns connected with the budget
and prospective finance to tho notion that the
present taxation presses too heavily upon the low
classes and too lightly upon the higherl Hear,
hear. Have not heard rejoicing at the antici-
pated success of tho budget, the ground that if
II oed to make any effort at any future time,
either for defence or to carry war,the expense
must fall upon tho rich few and not the many
poor; and was not the mpossibiilty Of raising
sufficient sums by direct taxation for military ope
ratons referred to with exultation, as being an
important result of this valuable budget? [Cheers
And now you are asked to give TO a class OF voters
most likely to be under snch influences prepou-
derating control the fnaces of the country at
the very moment when such budget In introdu
ccd, and when the deficiency, too, promises to be
more serious next year than it has proved this pre-.
sent year.
Earl Granville sad-I have carefully listened
to the three speeches which have been made this
evening. The speech Of the noble Earl who opened
the discussion moderate and philosophical, but
it was certainly equallyappcable against the bill
which became law in 1892. There was one argu
ment which he addressed to the opposite side Of
the House which can hardly think likely to have
much effect. One of the disastrous consequences
which we told will follow. if we lower the fran
chise too much is that the legislature will have
course to protective duties. | do not believe TINT
if we went much lower than is proposed such would
be the result but it is singular argum ent to ad-
dress to n party who have only very recently been
converted to the doctrines Of free-trade. | regret
also, the very strong attack made by the noble
Earl.upon tho in stitutons Of America and am afraid
that, coming from 80 distinguished member OF
the Upper House of this country, it will produce
mueh irritation in the minds OF tho people ofthe
United States. agree in some Of the remarks
which he made, although generally they were
much exaggerated but the adoption Of such con-
stitution as that of the United States is very differ
ent from the moderate extension of the franchise
wh ich has been proposed in this country. The
noble Earl, al an instance OF the injurious effects