Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-04-13
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Republican RnscaIities i'm Brief.

The New York Guardian condesnses
the following for digestion:
"My business in this state
Made me lookcr-on here In Vienna,
Where have seen corruption boil and
Till IL o'errun the stew laws for all faults /;
But faults so countenanced,,t THAT the strong
stand like the forfeits in a BARRIERS shop,
AS much in mock as marke."
Government officials selling Gov
eminent arms and ammunition on their
own hook, millions made and high
parties connected with the President
implicated.
Gigantic frau Is in the New York
Custom House and that Washing
ton ring principal.
A specific deficit in the stamp ac-
count of the Revenue Department,
S6,000,000
The Seneca Sandstone Company
Jobs to squander S15,000,000, and the
President interested.
Secretary of the Navy Rob-eson
makes with one Brown, a $500 900
contract to furnish Government live
oak and other timber" said timber to
be cut on Government reserves; $500.
600 alleged to have been made ON this
job. and shared between Brown and
said Secretary.
Secretary Rob-eson in conspiracy
with one Il. q. Cattell, of Philadelphia,
whereby said Cattell, without competi-
ton, contrary to law, and at his own
prices, supplies the Navy Yard freely
The arrangements, however profigate
must be profitable, if the following
specimens are correct: LOGO tons iron
worth per ton, $50; charged at, pei
ton, 224. Made on one nice little coal
bill, 81 100000.
January |, 1872, Secretary Rob-esou
helps himself out of the Treasury, to
New Years present for somebody
amounting to SOB, 600, and is calle q
successful robber" for his pains.
The Postmaster-General Charpcn-
ming Cresswell swindle, which only
took from the Treasury $4i4, 1000
Bogus mail contracts, for one year
in Texas, 100000.
The Washington ring buy in Chi.
cago, for Government buildings, the
Biglow property. The price agreed
on exceeds the value by a sum more
than sufficient to pay for block pre-.
viously rejected because it would eost
too much.
The mint robberies in Philadelphia
styled petty and contemplate compar
ed with the magnificent robberies'
going on near the White House.
Davis, of Texas, for false and fraud
ulent election, continues Governor o
that State. Clayton, of Arkansas, fol
the same thing, has seat in the Uni
ted States Senate.
Next, we have Forncy's two tern
arrangement with Grant, to make tn,
thing pay, and Grants reelection ar
rangement with Forney, to make til,
thing sure.
Then, the Washington Alaska Mo
nopoly Swindle, for protecting, /. e.
exterminating seal, with in close prep
aration, a like mono oily of walrus
the next best thing that costly pur
chase is fit for. Finally, to top OF
with, a snug SD, 100000 steamboa
subsidy job with Cresswell and Com
pany to spend the money.
Civil Service Committee Report OF
Internal Revenues; stcalings by Col
lectors annually, S90,000,000.
! Southern State and railroad bono
robbcries by Littlefcld, Reed, Hop
kins, Holden, Scott and the rest
amounting, at least, to $500, 000, 000
Public land robberies, footing up
easily, 81 100000,
Since the war, sum total stealings
loyal patriotic" and protected, ex
ceeding far, 3. 600, 000,00o.