The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1864-05-04
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Department-The Alleged Corrup-
ton in the Greenback Factory
Serious AllegatiOns-Tho Impcnd>
ing Struggle Between Grant and
Lee-Both Sides Ready-Presiden-
tial Contest-Union Reserves
What they Demand-Richmond and
Beauregard-- WHAT the South thinks.
Correspondence Of the Cincinnati Enquirer.
WASHINGTON, April 80.
CORRUPTION IN THE ~GREESBACK FACTORY.
The main sensation to day is created by a
partial development OF circumstances upon
which charges are made against the Treas
ury Department, which | alluded to in my
last despatch. A Committee consisting Of
five Republicans and four Democrats, was ap
pointed by the House 20 day to investigate
the cause.
The alleged corruption is 10 the printing
department, where the greenbacks are turned
out by a steam engine and machinery, aud
done up to suit the pressing demands OF the
Treasury. This branch ofthe service is I'M.
der the management OF one s. NJ. CLARK,
against whom curious rumors have been a
float Tor two or three months. Efforts have
been made to have Mr.. Chase remove this
man Clark, but without avail, as he seemed
to have a hold on the Secretary that could
not be loosened. What the spell was, with
which he beguiled the father of greenbacks,
no one could exactly tell, though there were
some curious conjectures.
Among the rumors now flostiDg, and
which l believe are embodied in the charges,
is mentioned a discrepancy in the fractional
currency account, there being g variance OF
about twenty millions-a mere fraction oil
the great ageregate-irom the amount which
is required to be kept in circulation, and re
ported by the Secretary as actually in circu
lation.
1t is also charged that among the females
employed in the greenback factory, Mr.,
Clark has employed women of easy virtue,
and that the most bare faced treachery is
practiced in the department with these wo
men. 1t is even said this branch of the ser,
vice has a few rooms fitted up in oriental
style Of splendor, and that o regular harem is
kept under The control Of a leading officer
for che benefit Of persons high in the conf.
dence Of the President. In fine, the charges
amount to this: that the greenback factory il
a place OF easy virtue Tor the benefit OF par-
ties OF easy morals.
There has been much Of unhappy EARRING
in the Cabinet family recently, and each de
partment has suspected the others of corrup
ton. This led to the appointment Of GER
tain detectives who ierIed out and mad
known the matters above stated. The de
positions of the females and others were ia
ken. and most OF the PROOF is, therefore, al
ready prepared for the committee.
THE BATTLE.
All eyes are now turned towards the Rap
idan is expectation OF the impending conflict
and which will commence next week, a con
fiet that will, it is expected, settle he des
tiny OF the Republic. General Grant ha
completed his preparations; the prelilainar.
ARA ngements are complete, and he is nOs
ready Two hundred and fifty thousand ne
compose the army Of tha North; and iror
the best authority, the Rebels will have a
least from one hundred and sixty TO on
hundred and ninety thousand troops. Boil
sides ale confident, and The coming wee,
will in all probability record the blocdies
and most awful battle in the history Of tn
war.
:. THE PRESIDENTIAL CONTEST.
It is row settled that the Baltimore Con
vention will come off June Z, and the i'm
pending battle between Grant and Lee is o.
most overlooked in the interest in the Pres
DENTAL struggle. Banks is no more though
of as q compromise candidate. He is dea
cock IN the pit. "
Fremont is becoming daily more ormida
| Bile, though the Beliefs that Lincoln will b
renomlnattd. The bold stand taken by tn
Germans is doing Lincoln more harm tina
3 anything else.
Frank Blair's speech has damaged Cbas
very much, and many are looking round 10
an entirely new candidate. The candidat
nominated will depend much on what Ger
Grant may be able to do.
) REvERsEs.
The reyerses on the Red River and at Ply
l the Cabinet. Gen. Grants luck does nc
start out we'll. There is also a painful ru
NOR from Fortress Monroe that Little Wash
S ington has been captured, and fears are en-
tertained that Newbern will TALL next. Thes
~revsrses have determined General Grant
brinS on the struggle for Richmond as soon
!, possible. The confidence OF the country
= being shaken, both in the military and inar
: cial power of the Government.
RICHMOND.
Its understood that Beauregard has chare
: OF the eastern deiences OF Richmond, and
j now busily employed in directing the com
r pletion Of the Entertainments in that quar'e,
The South regards this campaign as deter
Q mining their late, and the exertions it
I making are commensurate with that idea.
SECOND DISPATCH.
The Army of the Potomac and the
Commander, General Grant-Th