The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1864-01-20
BL0oHsBURG. WEDNESDAY,, Jan. 20, 1864
Wholesale Corruption.

Every department OF The Administration
is filed with corrnpi and dishonest, appoint
mens. Recent developments in the Quar-
isrrnasiers department, shows the most
infamous frauds. In some instances vessels
have been hired from favorite friends of the
infamous administration a, a price per day,
amounting in less than a month, 10 double
the price of the steamers, and sailing vessels
by unscrupulous aboliiionisis, have been
paid for, ten, fifteen and even twenty iimss
over in the course OF Twelve months, Out OF
the taxes paid into The Treasury by the
people. Although this system of sssealing
has been known 10 high officials, We are
not aware that il has ever been found upon
or rebuked By The Qdargermasser's depart
ment-
Another source by which millions of the
peoples money have been distracted from
The peoples pockets. BY these war pick
pockets, is 10 The purchase aud sale of
horses and mules. The Government is now
paying on an average OF sl33 per head for
horses. On this amonnt the seller or con-
tractor has to pay heavy percentage TO
some relation or business partner CT the
officer whose duty is TO examine them he
fore they can be passed. II he fails 10 pay
black mail, his stock is rejected The seller
is dlshearened when sharper proposes TO
boy him oui at great sacrifice. la his ex-
sremity he strikes bargain, when the
sharper immediately presents them to the
inspecting officers, who passes them, al
though The same drove may have been re-
jecsed as unfit The day before. By the re-
turns Of q single sale made of unsound
horses BY shs Government, in November
last, we have an exposure of cold and dar-
ing stealing, robbery, and imbeciIiiy on the
part of the blacksnake officials. The lot
sold composed eighty horses and nine
mules brought up from North Carolina,
and placed in marke, for sale at anclion at
a cost for transportation from N, C., oI
twenty cne dollars per head. OF these
sixty six were sold al an average OF So So
per head. giving total OF S521 Is, while
the mere cost OF bringing chem TO the auc-
lion block was 81 $50 Bat one sold al
$50, while The remaining thirteen weIe dis
posed Of al rates varying between $50 and
$50, with 2 very decided inclination towards
the lower sum- Four of The horses were
sold al fifty GEMS each-much less than
fifteenth OF what their head carcasses would
bring at the knacker's. -Four more were
sold al dollar each three at lwo dollars
each four al five dollars. and SO on ihrough
the list.
OF the horses thus sold, we have evidences
that many were to the full in as good con-
diion asthose which are daily purchased
by the government at prices averaging sis5
each. May were far superior TO The av-
srags run Of horses IL the Quanermasier's
Debarment, only needing a lew weeks OF
idIeness and good feeding in The country 10
make them worth from one hundred and
fifty otEo hundred dollars pei head. Who
eau doubt but that those horses viii soon
be led back TO the Government stables 10
be purcbased-ihs .knowing nnes' who
were present as purchasers al the sale, neAi
appearing as sellers, and receiving the full
government price for cattle which but few
weeks ago they bopghl from the U. States
al some price ranging between fiity cents
and nine dollars. This matter is very dis
graceful one, bot not worse than hundreds
Of others which are occurring daily in our
midss