New-York tribune., 1872-04-13


eminent the United states has power except such
United States in terms declares, In one OF Its amend
ART 10 The powers not delegated United States By the oou,
tuition nor prohibited BY i to tho s' are reserved 10 '"s ''''
OFFICIAL CORRUPTION.
But pass from these encroachments OF the Federal
Government to another matter that is complained Oh
and justly, and perhaps loudly than any other'
I mean the abuses and cOiruptions or the GOV
ernment. This seems to be O time OF corruption on
part of officials. You here in the City OF New-fork
disclosed the robberes which were being practced
by authority and that awakened public senti-
nent In the country that caused the people all oyer
the land to look to their officials and ascertain what as
position was made of the money which was col:
ected from them And in the City OF Chicago several OF
the city officials have been convicted OF receiving br6es
and other oenses and are now suffering the penalties
Ct s crimes o the in 5nsG states although
ss Of rss sH s,s jsSs sSys 5 sY enough Sss
been shown to show that abuses exist. 1 VIII VIII
af' s s 5s'ss SSsEsa ss' sfSs gaf f
charge without 81 s whose hS @ Nnons Of
not exist whose duty i is to supervise super
be practiced upon the people. within few weeks
1t has been discovered that that officer, when he
Walking sT'R With the ' head Of the Bureau h
bought iS him a fine ssrrlass lS' and harness. The
clerks, 1t is proved, also received presents. Well
thsa committee friendly to the officer and friendly to
the Admnistraton-reported that In their opinion the
that there should be change In the officer at the
head of that Department lLaughterl Therenpon that
ably on resignation A few years ago I re-
sSs' Seas Of the the what
to be done with the man who took down the
ne so nnS waee e reply T' wa Shoot hun on
the spot" That reply thrilled every every pH,nd pattlotidd
tamperng with the bank officers whose accounts he
examinngi Why, he was permitted to resign. NOW,
Of some political requirement suppose had refused
for party purposes that ne had re-
control Convention in the Interest Of some fsvore
perhaps OF some Congressman who got him ms
resigni Why the political guillone would have come
down and off would have come his head and his trunk
ment all other officers OF the fate which would
overtake them IL they failed to comply with party re-
guiTements. lApplause.I
AN ALLusIoS TO NAVAL CONTRACTS.
There another officer who has been recently investi-
gated only slightly, as think, one of the Cabinet
officers the Secretary Of one of tho Departments And
what has he been dolngi Why, simply this A few
years ago. during the war; the Government entered
into q contract with certain personsto build some war
vessels After the contracts were made the Govern
ment changed the plan somewhat, and II Is alleged,
DELAYED the % hsv sred m i loss IN of
the rise in price of materials and labor In the year
is i TG Iy years had er ued great loss by
of this action OF the Government and asked 10
me IS seerelaTy Of the Navy to convene board
officers to examine into their complaint ana see what
that there these contracors in consequence OF
the action Of the Government, s55Oo Inereupon Con,
these contractors In full OF all claims growing out
OF the construction, OF the vessels. Ihat money
have been the end OF IL But n0t without any law
for Il present Secretary organized another Board and
nintn fha
and reported that the contractor ought to have $sS
COO more This Board now Of his own sub0rdinaes
There was no law directing him TO appoint this
BOARD as there was in 1857 by another secre-
tary he appointed il Of his cwn . yStlS1 and then
do YOU think OF that not only pays the money.
TuS WITH H. fSs Constitution your Country declares that
money shall only be paid QUITO the Treasury
had he to money appropriated IN iSSg dr ana ESQ
iS st as well have taken $4,000 Of the Treasury with
out any appropriation at ALL as well have taken
any r money moot ony Ss 10 violated % the law by paying
money on an account that had been settled,
but asS by taking For %Ss
ia the answer this The answer that such was his
construction Of the law onrast M% wpaa anat yUs Soe
Of had made pay one oi saTs Kosr Grp%Ds
out Of transaction, he TO come to yon afterward
and ask ore and you, Offering your receipt was
s oa Goo 5re There no excuse for such transacton
If the country was not t OF these s,I trans o
action t would create an Indignation through
the whole country; but there is SO much OF 10 that you
pnLlc money. [Applause,] 1t is said BY some. 'Oh,
there no intention to do any wrong The question
his subjects justly or he may oppress and ensiave
The question Is mot Shesef srs ss shs saa TSs
question is, had they any authority to pay the
nns s1sSs in the tss open
this account and pay this $9S0o'
QUESTIONS OF THE HOUR.
1haye thus briefly fellow citizens, stated to you that
Slavery has abolished. that the rights OF all the
ctzens OF this country have been established that the
Rebellion has been put down. the States restored to
their former position in the Union All these questions
have been settled and any who now undertakes
20 disturb them agtae the public mind in reference
them must 40 20 ..Ses Se '9 o Se e nppae And
what are those have tried to state TO you what they
upon the rights OF State and local Govern
,nents They relate to Amnesty and to securing the
fondaien Of tho Republican party They relate to a
form IN systemby which snail oe re-
seea sSe pon all branches Of industry without burdenng
the 6f0st Of spSne a and Ttss ss
Government BY which SaeS shall hall
the Goyernment be placed IN the hands OF honest men,
now Why cannot this be donei had hoped fellow,
csen at all thus could be accomplished through the the
GOvenment but the experience O. the psst session o.
the Is oas
The agency Of the ruling spirits now con.
rolling the Government lApplause Protesting to be
sor Amnesty they defeat every Amnesty bill that is
offered by limitations and incongruous amendments.
nothing practically to accomplish 1t. Applause Pro-
fes sing with loud voice to be In favor OF the fullest inves
eaton and the correction Of abuses they appoint
mittees contrary to all parliamentary precedent
iappisusel, and all common sense; II the
eot IA 10 find out whether abuses exist, organized
"a to be controlled by the friends Of tbe
cused aud from which every person Is care
Snlly excluded - who believes that abuses
exist, and wants strict Investigation, tapplausel