National Republican., 1878-11-29
THE TRUTH OF HIsrORy.

The Baltimore Gazette attempts to escape
the conclusions to be drawn from the table
Of deft,lcations We presented for it's consider
alton few days since, by denouncing II as
"a lying document" prepared for campaign
purposes; and what is more, for the pur-
pose eofintimidation, 1t Eliminates the threat:
We will endeavor TO do something In that
e. line ourselves" So far as our figures are
concerned, they were provided by the Treas
ury Department, were carefully prepared
from the records OF that Department, arc
substantially correct and truthful and we
defy their impeachment by any mau, be he
~ wise rs SOLOMON or as ignorant as our
prctensive contemporary ofthe Gazette. That
record convicts the Democratic party Of
what its whole history coniirms-that IL has
established for itself the reputation of be-
being the chief Of plunderers, thieves,
and robbers in this Government. This
makes good our allegation that " the
"plundercrs are coming now that
the Democrats are assembling for the ap-
proaching session of Congress, and II would
he more manly in the Gazette to admit the
allegation than to attempt an escape from
conviction through evasion, prevarication,
aud abuse These are regarded, general ly
- the refuge of the sneak, which we trust
our respected contemporary will not prove
himself to be.
We propose, notwithstanding the lame
4" and impotent defense interposed by the
learned, wise, and polished editor of the
Gazette, to proceed with the onerous task oil
improving his knowledge of the history o
his own party. The thieying and plumber
ing OF the Government by the Democrat,
putty has furnished such vOluminous
record that we cannot furnish it in full ia
the Gu:eNc in specifications at one time We
propose, therefore, to give ii by instruments
quite us rapidly rs will be good for its Ill
gestion. Oar cotcmporary could not fish VI
from its memory and its knowledge Of The
political history of its own party but u sin
gle deftlcation under JACKsoS's admins
traiiOn, and that was the little indiscretiol
OF SAM SwARTwoUT collector of the por
Of New York, which it dwarled to tho
insignificant sum of S2O0,OOO The record
OF the Treasury Department show the
amount OF his defalcation, instead of bein;
the mere bagatellc naried by the Gazette, I,
be 81 ,aO5 0IO60. Then there was W. II
KERR, who was postmaster ut New Orlean
from 1880 to 1888, with II dcf,lcalion 0
S39, ,6OL67; then VIC find y. A. SoUTHALL
purser in the navy from 1895 to 1siO
credited with def,lcation OF SiD,5jDO
And in additions TO these we desire 10 cal
the attention OF our contemporary OF irug,
knowledge to the defalcation of Il. C. d
COLLINS, quartermaster of the War Depart
ment from 1885 to / $50, which amountc'
to Sl7,!62?i, and also to that OF X. u
DUSS, who held like position from lsi
TO 1853, whose accounts were short S20i
129.l5; rs well as to the further thieving b,
Il. ID. c. COLLINS, US subsistence agent in til
army from 1880 to 1889, 10 tho amount O
S6S, ,s7s?l. We have "a few more OF tn
" same sort left" which we will supply II
time and occasion may call for them ant
she intellectual and political digestion o
our innocent cOtemporary will safely wal
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