The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1862-02-15
CoRRUPpI0NioF OFFICIALS.

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CORRUPTION OF OFFICIALS. s12
ii vor ;Gmsite ~ saIsoao3 r: s-i
Tie recent developments OF sihresti-'
gazing esma.istees Llase revealed, an
amount ef cerrup'ioa On tue pari oi
officials in the employNof The govern
mentlwhic'i is tta.y astonishing. dis
eourssins and siekenrig. his impcs-
sible to think eflthese oiiic: Us IN con-
neetion, with ,sheit plunderinss and yet
aecqrd TO- 70 ilsem true falF;o'ism.oi
Hon. ~, Dawes, OF Mass, in rel
cent speech, in the liease. OF Rspreseus
tatives, mentions few cases which, are
startling in their enormiiy. l. appears
that the contract for the fist. twenty
two. hundred cattle broug!s. 10 WASH
ing city. las; April, Tor the subsistence
OF the army. was given to an Old stool
pigeon ofthatr city, who sold j, for
thirty tsso housand doilays 10 man in
New York, who mals thirty six thou-.
sand more in furnishing tho cattle
Thus these 1900 besves cost Abe gov
srnmeat just 500 geo more ;haa ,heir
true yaiue-that is twenty six dollars
and thirty-six cepts loo much was paid
for each Of the 22oO beeves, or about
tro prices 7oi,l.si 1sa o.ai 7I
This is only one sof a. thousand. ia
stances in which lho government has
been feecedr q C,u.raci is: now. out
for making . million aad l,iae y .ihou-
sand rihed mus ke;s a. S2S EACH. VIXEN
the same kind ofsarm is iurned oui a,
the Springfield armo,y fsr $3.50 or
Jess than half the priceof The contract
Aisoa contract Tor Enfield rifles at sci
apiece. which are made a. the armory
for Sl3. so. Not lone q these mu skels
can be manufacture1. Tor SIX months
to come The war Will then be oxer
or tile nation viii be without funds
that is. bankrupt with an empty
treasury. On - 20 .'.'''3 -.
Should these muskets be made ac-
cordiug TO the contract. they will cost
The government thirty million .tige hund-
red and fsOentya yasousana dos,ars't 1880,
62o.0O0i) and fifteen naafiion. eight Ian
dnsd and ire Moasaaa fi5, 5,3o5, 900 J
more than Mey ors wvrlh This is aw-
full We hope the infamous contract
wild be aanaled at once. s'".1~''is
In connection with h Sc contracts,
land their number is leg;on) the iecla
rasion Of Secretary Cameron that he
had interpreted the law 50 as 10 2 give
the heads of bureaus XII tctn;raciing
powers, and that he had never been
connec:ed with any contract ,airec.ly or 81;
indirec'ly,;s is very significant. TIese
heaasy Barsousore cK OF tie Re5alqr
Army. May not this siet throw some
light On rtse Jealousy Of the Regulars
for the volsnseers I? Perhaps the,
feared ssme sof the vclun.eers NIGH
get their fat places. The batter is al
least worthy lof iconsijeraiicn, AMI
should sop the cabeis Of the Regulars
until their skirts are cleared. isia
But tLete is another feature of The
case which is sliinore startling. Il
appears from ihe semi e5icioL annodhsce
ment of De Bows Review, that the
policy of the Rebel government is o.
act on tie defensive aatil our treasury
is sexhsus.ed our army compelled to ad
vance upon their batteriesal Manassas
and other points. where, at the i'm
meHse advantages they will have, they
expect 10 defeat our forces, and then
take Washington, Maryland. aud sd
yancs Ia our northern cities. Nav We
not ssasonAbly presume slsat in this
scbe~s;thry are aidedty' traitors {, tie
eovsnusat s,illin our army. ani al
the oheadiof the Bureaus Certainly |
our past experience jus,ifes this con-
clusiOn. .onoa .sgi saligoas --H W gs
AZ sIe lrsaors did Na 90 South, Jut
sossQ them resained dehind to piandcri
Ms treasury. asd IN this scoy more efec.
taolly aid tie re5slasoni than Iy openly |
taking ~ G'Sss- SgaiasktAe garesnmsat.
Isno< .silis a reasonsb,s solution Of
much akas ahss heretofore seemed en-
igmasiedl3 -Is-is not probable that
many Of these viIlainous contracts
have been entered into on Jbe part OF
the government by these lingering trail
tors for The express purpose Of robbins
the national treasury 10 benefit JED.
Davis e Company !Tvorse traitors
than those Who, like Tsiggs, went
over to the foe openly. se5s
To say the least of il, these things