St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-01-10
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Chaos at Washington.

The aims of Mr.. Buchanan and his
associates in the federal government
seem to have been, ever since his in
auguration, to bring disgrace upon
the country. Their energies have all
been directed, first to exciting rebel
lion among the people, and next to
promoting corruption in the public Of
fees. With what sublime satisfaction
must the President now look upon the
accomplishment of his objects, after
nearly four years of faithful and de-
voted labor in the cause of dcstruc-
ton.
Immediately after his Inauguration,
Mr.. Buchanan began to exert himself
to excite the Southern people against
the Northern. At this pious work he
has continued consistently and persist
emily and now, having encouraged
them to rebellion and disunion, he
tells them with chucklc that the fed
eral government cannot do anything
TO interfere with or punish their trca-
son. He folds his hands and compla-
Gently informs the world that the I'm
ion is, under his administration, very
nearly destroyed, and that 50 long as
he remains in Office, nothing shall be
done to prevent the completion of its
destruction.
While the President is thus quietly
smiling over the results of his labors,
what are his constitutional advisers
doing? Mr.. Howell Cobb, who has
been faithful agent in the Presidents
disunion schemes, having made the
Treasury bankrupt and also success
fully labOred to get up amoney panic,
has taken fight to the South, to re-
ceive the congratulations Of the Sc
cessionists for whom he has so well
toiled. Mr.. Cass, who happened to be
endowed with more patriotism and
pluck than the President, has been
obliged to abandon the government
and retire to private life. Mr.. Thomp
son, Of the Interior Department, has
been off on secession mission to
North Carolina, while one of his trus-
ted agents mas been robbing the gov
eminent Of an enormous sum of mon
ey. Mr.. Floyd, of the War Department,
has been accepting the drafts of the
swindlers, Russell, Majors & Waddell.
Mr.. Toucey, of the Navy Department,
has been sending government vessels
to China, to the Mediterranean, to the
Pacific, to Vera Cruz, to Aspinwall, to
every place except South Carolina and
Louisiana, where they are urgently
needed. Mr.. Black, the Attorney Cen
eral during the most Of Mr.. Buchan
ans term, has been writing articles
for newspapers in favor Of slavery |
and defending the right of secession.
Mr.. Holt, the Postmaster General,
seems to have attended to the business
of his department properly but there
is no knowing whether he may not be
implicated in the ncfarious transac-
tions of his colleagues and the Pres
ident
Thus the federal administration
having brought the country almost to
civil war, is itself going into chaotic
condition, with frauds and robbcrics
of a gigantic character as the crown
ing distinction Of the four years dur
ing which it has lasted. If it is pos
sible to completely destroy the Union,
and to heap up still higher the load of
disgrace that rests upon the govern
ment, we doubt not that it will be
done by Mr.. Buchanan and his advis-
ers before the Fourth of next March.