The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1863-04-18

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1T is faction or treason 70 oppose th'
movements Of the Administrator 10 urged
upon al who decline 10 adopt one way
however unconstitutional. that the Admin
isussion may think suitable.
We have tried 20 distinguish between the
people and the Administration. II can only
be done where the people disapprove Of the
acts Of the Government. II they acquiesce
10 or apologize for Il. shere can be no pos
sible distinction. II becomes an usurpation
but still the Government.
Among the other nets We are called upon
TO quietly submit 10, is the outrageous swind-
ling Of contractors. 10 which we have been
subjected. A year ago Mr. Dawes. from
ssschusetts. boldly declared that the
people had been deirsuded more in one
year Of Mr.. Lincoln's Administration than
the whole current expenses Of Mr.. Buch.
snan's Administration during four years.
Mr.. Van Wick. about the same time.
made report showing. among other rAings,
that one pet ofthe Administration had clear
cd ninety thousand dollars in -four months.
The recollection OF the swindling n Mis-
souri. as reported BY Judge Holt. has hy no
means passed out ofihe minds Of the peo-
pie. II may be supposed that THE i all
stopped. I, il no such thing. Il goes on
now more extensively than ever. and with
out punishment. Mr.. Vac Wyck a repub.
llican Of New York. 10 speech delivered on
the 23d OF Fetrusry last on minority re
port made by him. has the following Il
will be seen IL refers 10 but one item among
many, the frauds in New York Custom
house:
"Yet, after the lapse OF twn years, we
Iisd the same system of exiorion prevail
ing, and robbery has grown more unbushing
lin its exactions as II feels secure in it- i'm
muniiy from punishment. and that species
OF fraud which shocked the nation in the
spring Of 1861 has been increasing. The
fitting out Of each expedition by water az
well ss land il but arefnement upon the
exlortion aud immense profits which pre-.
lceded il. The freedom from punishment
by which the fret greedy and rspacious
horde were suffered 10 run at large with W.
cotton gains. seems 70 have demoralized
l,oo many Of those Who deal with the Gov.
lernment. The sfTsir Of the Caroline hss
grown 20 be q virtuous transaction com
pared with the charter Of nearly every YES
eel since. The two and halfp per cent. com
missions Of the brother-in-law o. the Sec
reisry Of the Navy have been elevated into
Ia generous patriotism by the larger sums
continuslIy paid from that time Some ons
should be held responsible for this incessan
4 slplundering. There 10 no more necessity
lfor nation 70 be overreached than for cor
pora,ion or an individual. Il is idle ans
childish-nay. criminal-to say these thing
must be borne No, sir. the Government
can procure honest men 10 lie various Office
. Of trust. Ninety nine hundrsdths Of al ,h
frauds committed are done ~ the compiled
lty and conniyance Of persons 10 its employ
And the Government must be blind, indeed
mot 10 see the fact. and worse than imbecI
10 suffer Il day.
.whst good does detection and exposur
I. do II the whole system s,iII goes on! III
the certainty OF punishment alone that pre-
vents the commission OF crime. Beior
1850 we talked much. and with truth, {
! the corruptions Of the Buchanan Admini'
traiion. We promised the people reform an
re'renchment. We believed the Cusio'
y House in the city Of New York was a soure
Of political power and political corruption
Ii was opposed 10 paying such large sums
the revenue officers, and on the 5th day
July, 1861, introduced . bill 20 limit the
Ito salary Of abou, IS. 900 each. and requ
; them 10 pay all fines, penalties. and foriei
: ures into the Treasury Of the United State
dissatisfied that the old abuses existed 10 y
's;..force, on the 26,h day Of February, 1862
! moved . resolution Of inquiry into vario
matters connected herewith. and 10 Mar
Dc last examined fifty witnesses. | regret
cay that am compelled TO differ with
colleagues on the committee g TO that e'
dence and the subjects Of inquiry
- ATTEMPTS 70 surrREss THE TRUTH.
rm aOn the part Of some of them there }
sIbeen . persistent effort 70 suppress Y
'nt evidence. The motive inducing such
- Il course must leave the public to judge.
u u Il obtained consen, from the House 70 p'
IIish 4 minority report, and % that refer