St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-04-19

Is the Only notice ever taken Oh tnat
outrage, of that entertainment upon the
rights of the Legislature and people OF
Georgia. \ few years ago Congress
passed another law that no officer Ill the
regular army should discharge the fllnc-
lions of il civil officer. Yet who does
not know that the White House is filled
with army officers acting as secretaries!
(ApplauSe.) Not il day passes during
the session of Congress that we do not
receive messages from the president OF
the United States. delivered not by that
secretary for whom the law provides
and pays. but by an officer. IL major Ill
the regular army. applause and hiss
esq Fellow-citizens. suppose that An
drew Johnson had sent an army up to
Albany and organized IL Legislature fOr
Won. and told You that certain persons
should take seats and certain others
should not,-and there is no positive
statute of Congress against hat.-wonld
it not he gross uSurpation There
was no authority for it. suppose he
had .illcd the White House with mill
/ tarv officers, li>charging the functions
of civilians, contrary to law, do You
| think il would have been passed over
/ llllllpllti'h. HOW lblIS ''lll tliS i'''fi'
preserve their liberties if they quietly
submit to this encroachmcmt of those III
authority upon them (Applausc.)
/ The safety of the citizen. let me say t."
You. and his protection iii his person
and iii his property. Is I" he found III
| local laws which the people themselves
administer. (applausr.) and not III Il
4 central government. where all the pow
crS of the government are combined,
/ and. if this system of cucIOacImclit L.
permitted To ." on. the day is not dis
/ tamt when our republican ~ stem will
! hc transformed int" an imperial dr>p"t-
ism: and care not whether that pow
cI is exercised 10y a single person "r
/ monarch. on 10y five hundred persons
called Congress. it is equally Il desp"t-
ism. tApplau>c.l
THE CASE uT MIR. lit LEIHD.
In the government uf the 'uitrd
/ States. although We have not been able
to uucarlh all the cnrrupti"n>. Ill fact
think we have only just seen the SUI
face oi what exists below. still enough
has been shown To show that abuses ca
list. | will illustrate 10y Il reference to
two ur three c;Is,'>. Ome that has re
GENTLY hrc!r brought to light is that of
the contrnllci of the currency. That
officer. when he MAS inquirng int" i
Delinquency OF one OF III" banks. re
rriN"d Il present from one of its officers
ri Il carriage and harness III the "IIl OF
Wa hnTtnu. He VAS observed walk
ng down til" avenue IN company with
iii officer VIII" had hrcn Summoned
there To- ElN" an account "f certain deal
cations III his bank and at the misuse OF
the money at the people. AfterWald he
walked ont with the head "1 the bureau.
sad on his way past carriage shop he
walked III and bought INN Tine car
riagc and harness. he clerks. 1t Is
proved. ais" received moneys. Yell.
what happened Why. the committee
that investigated this. committee
friendly I" the officer and friendly to
the administration. reported that THE
good management of the currency re-
qIIrcd that there should he Il change III
the officer ut the head of that depart
m"nt, uaughtcrl. whrrcup"n that OIL
Ger Was permitted To resign. 90 out OF
ONCE h"i"rahlN on ar">lEnatl"n. W ny.
few Years ago. rec"llcct when the
question was asked OF the treasury de
partment what was to I've done with the
when 1t was raised on the custom house
hulldlhg' the reply was. shoot INN
VII '.F sP,'' M i'P'H TN me" every
patriotic heart How WAS II here with
an "ihr'r c"i\lrtcn "i talnpeilh% with
"'l'h "iIr'I Mh">' accounts ne was
'N'" ny "' ""S pei III, u"
I" ItHlS". Now suppose .il't "iil'el
n''" "e',! u'iii''l''e!'' Ill 'he "i>'ildiSe Oh
S""i' l',li'irh' requirement. S"Pl'"se.e
hdh refuse" I" pay IN assessment lor
party pun posts Ih'l ne iliu refused 10
use MS influence I" pack primary
nit'''lS "i '''i'''"l Invention Ill 'ile
interest "l S"h'e i"N"'l''' perhaps Oh
''''' WIZ S"' Ms Pi''''
Vt" W. '"''N nv ""ut' nav "'eni PEI
"'ltt'" w N"N' th' P"lill'di
Suili"'iiir N""ih nave come down. ana
on M"tll nave come MS hra"' am" MS
'i'nh''>> "'''H N""i" nave l"lli,,l'" oiit
VI "'i'''' a. monument l" All "tHcl
"i,I'ci>"l 'ht ia.e "l those WI" netla\
eel theh. (APplau>c.)
MIR. koHE>"N Ali - OF POWER.
mere Is another officer VIII" has been
le''htiN ih\cs'lEattd' only slightly 81.
d> 'hiiih' one Oh the rilhlhtt officers.
the secretary "i one "i the departments.
ana Wilai mas ne been doing why.
simply inns. y few Years ago. during
the war. the government entered INTO
contract with certain persons t" build
some Wal vessels. After the contracts
were hi'"' tll' government changed the
l'i'" >"'i'" nat anu II l. alleged tllit
'''N "'l'N'" 'i' contractors Ill tht
'"hiPi'lI"h Oh III" Nt>>cl>. ny which
7 tllt\ suffered loss III consequence OF