The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-01-30
trayagance Of the Federal
Administration.
SPEECH OF MR. DAWES. REPUBLI-
CAN, OF MASSACHUSETTS

In tina House ot representatives, on
Monday last. during the consideration Of
the civil appropriation bill. Mr.. Dawes, a
leading member of the Massachusetts dele
CATION. grouped together few telling
facts as to the reckless extravaganza which
has characterized the conduct OF the war.
We quote portion Of his speech:
"There are eighty three regiments OF
cavalry to day. each one thousand strong.
/. takes $3.50. 600 TO pu: one of these re-
gimen,s on foot, before it can move.
Twenty millions of dollars have thus been
expended on these cavaly regiments before
they left the encamrments where they
were mustered into service. Aud hum
dreds and thousands Of these horses have
been condemned and sent back 70 Elmira
and to Annapolis and to this city to spend
the winter. Any day hundreds of them
can be seen round the city Of Washington,
chained to trees. where they were left to
starve to death Gangs of two hundred
horses in various places hive been thus
left to die. till the Committee on the Dis
trict Of Columbia have called for measure
Of legislation to protect the city from the
'anger to be apprehended from this horse
/ 'olgotha' Besides the contracts for
these horses. there are others for all the
details of furnishing these regiments. in
addition to the arms in the hands Of the
600, 600 soldiers in the field; numerous
outstanding contracts made with private
individuals.-n made upon advertise
men,s.-not male with tie knowledge OF
the public-but made by ex members Of
Congress, who know no more Of the diff.
ference between one class OF arms and an
other than does Methodist minister.
"TherA are outstanding contracts for the
manufacture of Sprin gfeld muskets, the
six months from this date. There is a
contract for the supply of one million and
ninety thousand muskets, a. S23 apiece,
whe en- the same quality of muakets is man
ufactured at Springfield for Sl3 80 apiece.
And an ey member OF Congress is now in
Massachusetts, trying TO get machinery
made by which he will be able to manu-
fac,ure in some six month hence, at S2l
apiece, those rfled muske,s manufactured
TO day in that aImo.y for SO. Provi
this war. or He will dispose of us. Not
one of these muskets thus contracted for
will be of the slightest service in this emer-
gency. or before the providence of God.
whether for good or for evil will dispose
North and Northwest how they expect to
benefit by an armory at Chicago. Rock
Island. or a, Quincy, ILL.,, when a million
and ninety two thousand muskeis will, ac.
corJing 10 the two contracts be thrown
upon the country. and that after the war ia
over. and at such an enormous price. in
addition 10 other outstanding contracts fol
the manufacture. some time hence, o
272, 900 Enfield rifles Besides. there are
rs 543 sets OF harness. to be delivered D,
and by, at the cost Of one million min.
hundred and seventy eight thousand four
hundred and forty six dollars. lie had
not time to enumerate all these contracts
When we appropriated. At the last session
of Congress-. for the purpose. twenty mil
lions of dollars. thirty seven millions and
some thousands of dollars had been aread :
pledged to contractors. not for the pur
chase OF arms for the men in tho field; no
to protect those fighting the country q
! battles iu shis emergency and peril. bu
, for some future use.
THE riot Of the 10Th Of April In Balti
, more opened this ball, and on the 2lst o
: April. in the city Of New York. there was
organized corp 8 OF plunderers of the
: treasury Two millions Of dollars wer,
lntrusteu W ~ pooi, "uiottundic, HoHeSI
but entirely incompetent editor of pape
e inNew York. to dispense in the best man
+. ner he could. Straightway this gentle
man b,gan 10 purchase linen pantaloons
straw hats. London porter. dried herrings
and such like provisions for the army. I'll
he expended in this way $500. 900 Of tn,
!. money. and then he got scared and qui,
4 Laughter. There is an appropriate,
also for the supply Of wood to the army
e This contractor is pledged the payment o
! seven dollars cord for all the wood de
= livered to the different commands-wooC
i collected after the labor Of the soldier
themselves had cut down the trees to cles
} the ground for their batteries, and the
this contractor employs the army wagon
u TO draw it to the several camps, and h
T. has no further trouble TO draw his seve