The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-06-19

(COntlnueu from last week.
He further says.
II regret to see what has been stated II
several OF the papers. not that they believe
this was an honest transaction, not tba
1t was fair one, not that 1t was ore
that deserved to receive the appreciation
apd the sanction of the Government; bu
the excuse is. that it is not half so bad az
what has been done in other cases, and |
have no doubt that Is true | have ne
doubt If some of the investigating com
miItees 60 on they will find that there
have been transaction compared with which
$40, 900 was small sum, and that it viii
be considered ungracious 10 call up one oil
these petty offenders that has only taken
ST., 900 and deal with him when there are
others going staggering under the load ol
hun ireds of thousands.
:, ou about to call upon this people
srge taxes; you are about TO call OF
'nr large loan. and large tax ts
te interest on that loan, TO mantair
ne ic faith and to enable your armies
20 ,rr-erute this war successfully.
a,e 'ai senators, with what face You CAT
z f..n's o your constituents when the '
-er ~, hing which they all know and
urdersland; when they see that $4,000
hav- been paid for the services Of one man
for less than six months AT a time Of sucl
distress as lhis. and appeal to your owl
people and ask them to come forward aud
put there hands In their pockets and thei
shoulders 10 the wheel and forward thi,
car? Sir, do not know what other mei
may do; | cannot; dare not. | should
expect the finger of scorn from the hut o
poverty to point me out as reckless ant
faithless for being here member of the
Senate. in this hour Of our coun,ry's peril
il | had failed to rebuke pro1igacy in The
expenditure of the public money. let il b'
wher. and where it may
Again. this Senator exclaims, from hi
extensive knowledge of the management o
our affairs:
81 do not know but may over estimai,
the character of this transactions; but | tel
you, sir | believe, and declare it upor
my responsibility as a Senator Of the Uni
ted States, that the liberties Of this coun
try are in greater danger TO day from the
corruptions and protligacy practiced in tn.
various Departments Of this Government
than it is from the open enemy in th'
field.
Sir. might here pause and dwell upor
this terrible accusation. coming from ;
quarter 50 high and 80 fully entitled t'
credit. A hostile army has been for yea
in sight of this Capitol. Treason ha
usurped by far the largest portion Of tn,
territory Of the United States; our river
have been turned to blood; our mountains
have become Golgothas; our valleys are
the burial places of our first born. slain il
battle; the wall Of mothers, wives. ant
daughters goes up from one ocean TO th,
other as the voice Of Rachel weeping 70
her children, and refusing to be comfortet
because they are not; the very sun abov,
our heads seems vailed in mourning owe
the funeral sorrows of this once happy
people and yet. in the midst Of thes
thickening signs Of national calamity. il il
anounced by Senator who helped to plac,
his Administration in power. and EN-
phaslzed by an appeal to Senatorial honor
that more deadly evil than them al
combined is now assaulting the existenc,
oi The Government that the liberties O
tai~ country are IN greater danger to-day
am ne corrupions and from the profit
asy pfac'iced in various Departments o
lis G vernment than it is from the ope,
-u.any "a the field Sir. l call upon tn,
people o. all ranks and conCiti in life
or every party, Of every creed. and o
every faith. to give ear to this warning
and to defend themselves at the grea
tribunal OF the ballot box against wrong,
so wicked. oppression so inhuman. crimes
so revolving. | abhor treason: my SOU
has never sympaihized with designs of !
traitor to the constitution Of my country,
would stand hsre AM consume all my time
in denunciation Of tn fatal doctrine seces
siol aad all its deplorabls consequences
If any result would thus be accomplished
but when find proven offenses in ou
midstof sufficient enormity to PROSTATE any
nation that ever had a place in history
il no. speedily checked. see not why
should pass them by in order to discuss
subject on which there is no diversity o
opinion.
| have not. however. completed my proc
Of the charge which | make Of general an