The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-02-09
REVELATION OF A LIFE
LONG REPUBLICAN,.
Tbs Secret Service Fund and 9th
err Matters.
JACKsoN. Jan. 29th, ~

JACKSON, Jan. Doth, 1871.
EDITORS CLARIoN.-Asa lifelong Repub-
lican | am thoroughly disgusted with the
constant hue and cry raised through such
Democratic sheets as your own, about car
pet baggers and thieves"
Now, prvthee, why, in the name of com.
mon sense cannot you lash the "scalawags"
as well?
That you shonld fail to see the moat in
the eyes of the Democracy i but natural
Exactly why you should allow the scala
wags TO pass muster, however, l cannot
imagine.
But stop. perhaps am too fast and fail to
take. Can il be the scalawags TO
slaughts as thieves 2" Does the one ''cut,"
while the others carry 2" Would you
have us infer that while the carpet Dagger
totes the scalawag steals? Or is the carpet
Dagger content with an office, while the
scalawag goes in for the spOils? Is the car
pet-bagger simply rogue while the scala
wag is OF necessity thief? Are such the
legitimate deductions to be drawn from the
terms, carpet-baggers and thieves ?" If So
pray does it follow, as natural conclusion.
that the prince Oh scalawagS is the prince OF
thieves?
stop. stop. Mr.. Editor, you carry us too
far; surely you will admit that his most
August Highness, Gov. Alcorn, at least. is
an exception to the rule. You would not,
sure, be So uncharitable as to apply il to
him. All, no. Mr.. Editor. that would never
never do. 1t would be the unkindest cut of
all. And besides, l am sure. the Governor
fails to see by the light OF that lamp. He is
tar too heavy on 'carpet-baggers and
thieves" for that. Or is he troubled with
an obliquity of vision? Do we fail Ito see
ourselves as others see ?" Perhaps, how
ever, the others see too much. Perhaps
they look not with the eye of faith, Or,
perhaps they see it, and perhaps they don't
see it. Perhaps they see dashing pair of
ftaNr - hon
exactly. why would-be pententiary con-
tractor should drive such stock the one day,
and the Governor the next. Perhaps they
see tangible reason why a railroad mana
ger should covet the
STATE STOCK IN CERTAIN ROADS,
but perhaps they don't see why the Cover
nor should borrow thirty thousand dollars of
the managers money.
Perhaps. too, as the most i'm g"rtant of all,
they see some proofs of
SECRET SERVICE FUND,
but perhaps again, they don't see what has
become of the money. Fifty thousand dol
lars for secret service. Fifty thousand dol
lars! Where is the money? Echo an
swers, where! Perhaps it has gone legiti-
mately in pay of a secret service bureau
Let us see First, we have a chief. Next
we have an average of three detectives.
What is their pay
We have been to some trouble to ascer-
tain the average price in the leading cities
monthly salary Of Sl16 &c; Cincinnati,
$I20; Baltimore, $l0C; New Orleans.
SIG &c; New York. SIPS. The usual year
ly salary of the Chief is $4,000.
Suppose State Board OF Detectives, con-
sistng of a chief and twelve competent as
sistants, what would be the sum total of
expense for years taking the average ex-
pense of the leading cities.
One Chief ---------........$ 3 600
Incidental Expenses Travelling, &c. 5000
sum Total --------- ...-----. 600
Here are chief and twelve assistants for
one year at an expense of twenty-nine
dollars.
Mississippi. One chief and say four assist
ants, average time six months.
One Chief at $3.50 per month $500
Expenses. Incidentals, &C.. 1000
sum Total $9.1OO
Here we have a grand total Of 500, 100
Add an extra $500 as crumbs to the needy
and you have the sum of ten thousand dol
lars. Not a respectable detective in the
country but will bank on the figures. They
will more than fill the bill.
Even at this what would be the showing
for the money-not single man convicted |
in the State!
What have the detectives done ?-dogged |
the footsteps eff the members of the Legis- |
ature. ard stolen private papers, of which |
perchance, more anon.
Ten Thousand dollars, then accounted for |
N spying out the actions of the Legislature. |
There is the remainder. Again we say echo |
answers where. Twenty-Five thousand /
dollars OF the fund drawn in various sums /
Turing the summer and fall.
THOUSAND IN A |
SINGLE DRAFT,
ust previous to assemblage of the Legisla-
ure. Perhaps there was just fear of some
inquiry on the part of that same Legisla-
ure. Perhaps, again. the ''scalawag'' was
lfraid of the 'carpet-baggers." Forty
thousand dollars gone where the woodbine
wineth."
Avast, ye carpet-baggers and niggers.
Why were ye asleep in 1.-The wee sma
lours," that We dId not scent the game.
Pray, Mr.. Editor, have l spun a long
.naugh thread? Shall tell of that multi
ted bill, and where it was done; shall tell
# those stolen papers in connection with the
anne, or shall promise,
MORE ANON.