The national Republican., 1868-12-29

Administrative PurpOses-War 10
the Knife on Corruption nud Cor
ruptionists-He Will Extirpate Cor
ruption and Force Peace on the
South-The Secesh Copperhead and
ConseryativeC Co I'M bination % J Ohm
sonize Him, &c.
DECEMBER q, ls6S
To THE REPUBLIcAs:-At length the press
OF the country realize fact / wrote you
three weeks ago, viz: that leading, " not
the leading feature Of Grants administration,
is to be remorseless and unrele ensing war on
corruption in the Government. From the
Aroostook to the Rio Grande, the newspapers
are now proclaiming the fact. Though main
tanning his remarkable reticence upon most
points of his contemplated policy, General
Grant Ia now speaking his mind freely upon
this subject. To his personal friends, to mem.
bers Of Congress, to Journalists and all others
broaching the matter In his presence, he says
emph aticaIly that he intends to Danish cor
ruption from the Goyernments affairs. He
can do It, and he knows 1t.
with reference to the collection and the dis
bursement OF the internal and customs reve
nues, through the ordinary public servants
the task will be comparatively easy. He viii
permit no revenue officer to remain in plac
after 1t Is known that wrongs, great or small
have been perpetrated on the Treasury, in hit
district his duty being to detect and expos
such transactions. Failure In the successful
discharge OF that duty will surely be FOLLOWED
BY removal, to give place to some one who
may be expected to prove more competent
and faithful Every man In or out OF Office
convicted OF dishonesty In connection OF the
revenues, will be punished to the laws extent
Not one will bo pardonedj not oao will escape
AL
which to prosecute him. But the great moral
sore of the times Is the corruption growing
out of special privileges and favors. refer
to those legiSlated by Congress, and those
granted by the executive branch of the Gov
ernment, at the dietation of one or other oi
the several "rings," whose venal reco ommenda
tion Is necessary to obtain what the corrupt
ionists seek In matters appertain!ng to the
Epecialties each such ring affects.
need but instance the current rushing
through Of the Government subsidies to the
Pacific railroads, which are being granted al
the Treasury with aB much speed as Is mani.
tested In tho alleged construction of those
roads. These subsidiea-United States bonds-
were to have been granted ouiy upon the com
pletion OF portions Of the Toads In y manner
specified by the laws. Not one well Informed
man In a hundred believes that the grantee
have complied with that obligahon-not one
Nevertheless, the game 10 to get out OF tn
Treasury an aggregate Of some thirty million
United States bonds before Grant can b
Teady-on the nfth Of March next-to arTeu
the virtual robbery Of the nation Involved 1
the current issue OF the bonds. What Genera
Grant has Of late freely stated on this subjcc
renders 1t certain that he designs doing all /
his power to correct this evil, He will max
short work OF the plundererG If they shall nc
have completed their spoliation OF the TTea
ury ere he 10 In power. That is their aim ,!hoV
ever, and that Of all In Washington and els,
where, high and low, who arc cooperating wit
them.
General Grant also freely declares that b
means to establish "peace" throughout II
South. Peace, that will enable any man I
speak his sentiments on any subject, as freel
In Georgia as In New Hampshire. Peace tina
will make human life as secure In Loulslan
and Texas as In Vermont and Michigan.
These are to be the two great ends and aim