Expenses of James Buchanan’s Ad
ministration.—His letter written
before be was President, stating
the Expenses should not exceed
fifty millions. — Extract from a
Circular of lion. Alfred ML Scales,
showing that they have reached
SEVENTY-TWO MILLIONS, at
least, a year.
It is truly amusing to see the shifting
and dodging of Mr. Scales, in his efforts to
parry off the heavy blows which Gen. Leach
is bestowing on the extravagant expendi
tures of Mr. Buchanan’s administration.
Ile (Scales) first denies them ;—Gen.
Leach proves the charges from Mr. Buc
hanan’s Message ;—Mr. Scales then apol
ogizes for the extravagance by saying, it is
on account of the great expansion of our
territory !—His dodging, shifting, and eva
sive course, have induced us to publish the
following letter of James Buchanan written
before he was elected President, showing
what he, as a statesman, thought was a suf
ficient sum to carry on this government.
“WHEATLAND, Feb. 23, 1852.
“Gentlemen: On what issue, then, can
we go before the country and confidently
calculate upon the support of the American
people at the approaching Presidential
Election ?—I answer, unhesitatingly, that
we must fall back, as you suggest, upon a
rigid economy in the public expenditures.
“These expenditures have now reached
the enormous sum of fifty millions of
dollars per annum, and, unless arrested in
their advance by the strong arm of the
Democracy of the country, may, in the
course of a few years, reach one hundred
MILLIONS. I am convinced that our ex
penses ought to be considerably reduced
below the present standard, not only with
out detriment, but with positive advantage
both to the government and the people.
JAMES BUCHANAN.”
These are the honest opinions of James
Buchanan, as a disinterested witness before
he was elected President, and before he was
surrounded by the hungry wolves which are
constantly prowling around the Presiden
tial mansion, after some fat job or contract
through which to cheat and swindle the
government.
In 1852, Mr. Buchanan complained that
the expenses of the Government.had reach
ed fifty millions of dollars, in which was
included a large sum paid on the Mexican
War debt. Below we publish a true state
ment of the amounts expended by Fillmore,
Pierce, and Buchanan, each, for one year:
1852.—Fillmore, ^36,552,050 37
1856.—Pierce, $60,172,401 64
1858.—-Buchanan, $72,001,129 77
And take particular notice, not one dol
lar of this enormous amount expended by
James Buchanan was paid on the Govern
ment debt.
Gen. Leach, in his speeches, repeatedly
allowed that the above sum of seventy-two
millions, exclusive of the public debt, was
the true amount expended by the adminis
tration, in the year 1858, but Mr. Scales
denied it in his speechs at Lexington,
Winston, and other places, and had the
hardihood to assert that the expenses were
but fifty-six millions for 1858 I
We will now introduce Mr. Scales him-
Extracts from Gen. Eeacli’s speech
at Eexington.—Extravagance of
the Government.—The Soldiers’
Tension Bill.—Revolutionary Act
of the democratic Congress.—
Scales’ Pledges, &c.
The Winston Sentinel, which, we have
heretofore shown, is bribed and paid out of
the Government money, (by way of pay for
pretended services,) to defend this corrupt'
administration and the extravagant and
outrageous votes of Hon. Alfred M. Scales,
makes a feeble effort to defend the ungrate- ■
ful vote of Scales against the old soldier,
and to relieve Jas. Buchanan’s administra- j
tion from the charges of extravagance and:
corruption, which Mr. Scales feels and |
knows are damaging his chances for re-;
election, daily. ’
In reply to this defence of the friends of
Mr. Scales, we give a portion of General
Leach’s able speech, made at Lexington, in
the beginning of the campaign, in reply to
Mr. Scales, which speech speaks for itself.
We were favored with a full account of the
discussion, at the time, but too late for
publication the same week, and it has since
been deferred from time to time, on account
of the crowded state of our columns. We
bespeak for the eloquent extracts here fur
nished, the careful perusal of our readers.
They utterly demolish, and sweep away
every vestige of defence for the strange and
unaccountable course of Mr. Scales^
Scalesj two years ago, loud for Buchanan,
now dares not openly to support hisleading
measures.
Scales and Buchanan.
Gen. Leach said that Mr. Scales, in his can
vass two years since, against the worthy Col.
Puryear, begged the people to elect him, be
cause it was important that Buchanan’s admin
istration should have a fair trial;—elect him,
(S.) and he would support it, while if Col.
Puryear is elected, he will throw every obata
cle in its way.
This appeal bad its effect: Mr. Scales was
elected,—goes to Washington,—stays there
two sessions of Congress, where he has a good
opportunity to be acquainted with public af
fairs,—returns home, and now acknowledges
that Buchanan’s administration is a “hard road
to travel,” and he cannot support it!l—Then,
in the name of honesty and justice, if old
Buck’s administration is so profligate and cor
rupt that Mr. Scales^ as a party leader, cannot
support it, how can he expect the honest peo
ple, who have no aspirations after office, to
come to its support!—And how can Mr. Scales
call on those who endorse Buchanan’s adminis
tration, to come to his (Scales) support, when
he repudiates Buchanan, and is ashamed to de
fend its leading measures, to wit; the Pacific
Railroad) the Mexican Protectorates the Bank
rupt Bill, the thirty million Cuba Bill, and
the Tariff!
Strike the above named measures from the
President’s Message, and what is left ?—Well
may poor “Old Buck” cry out, “Save me from
my friends!” The General said, my compe
titor is more severe on the President than lam,,
for, while I agree With Mr. Buchanan substan
tially on the Tariff, he (Scales) is against him
in every thing except the Mormon War and
the wasteful expenditures of the people’s money.
Mr. Scales says, the Democratic party is not
responsible for these profligate expenditures.
Gen. Leach said does not Mr. Scales know
that the Democratic party have had power and
control of the Government for the last six
years.—Then it is an absurdity, an attempt at
impositioh to shirk the responsibility of their
acts.
Now if Scales honestly thought, said the
General, that this $3000 per session was too
much, this was a atrange way of showing it!—
Why did he not introduce a bill to amend or
repeal the law,—not refuse to pay them the
rate fixed by law,—this was repudiation ! Mr.
Scales was sent to Congress to aid in the legis
lation of the Nation, and, if sincere, why did
he not introduce a bill to reduce the salary of
members of Congress to $8 per day, the old
rates; and not repudiate the payment of that
the law, as it stands, says the next Congresr
shall have.—And thui Mr. Scales acted, af
ter he bad pocketed his oivn $40 per day ! ! !
But, continued Gen Leacb, many think
their high salaries are necessary, to command
the best talents of the country. It has not
been many years since $8 per day was consid
ered sufficient to command the talents of such
men as Webster, Clay, and Calhoun. But it.
may be that it is necessary to pay $40 per day
to secure the eminent tale ns of his friend, Mr.
Scales.
Gen. Leach pledged to Economy.
If elected, Gen. Leach said he would pledge
his word to apply the pruning knife of retrench
ment and reform upon the wasteful and extrav
agant expenditures, and begin by ceding down
the pay of members of Congress, to $8 per day,
the old rates.
Mr. Scales opposed to the o]d Soldier.
Gen. Leach said, Mr. Scales had denounced
him for advocating a pension to the few re
maining soldiers of 1812, who fought the bat
tles of the war of our second Independence.—
He had no confidence in the statement, of Mr.
Scales, that a pension of frm $50 to $90 each
would cost the government $10,000,000 per-
yoar. Mr. Calhoun did not think so. While
be was Secretary of War, in 1820, be showed
that the full pay received by officers and men
fot the whole time of their se vice, amounted
to but $12,618,961. Now forty-seven years
since the war of 1812, when nine-tenths of these
gallant men are dead, the monstrous absurdity
is advanced that th few surviv r will draw
nearly as much per year, b - waj of pension, as
the whole drew for full pay during the whole
time of the war ! 1 ! It would not cost the gov
ernment over one and a”; aif million per year ;
to get this for the solde r, reduce the pay of
members of Congress to 88 per day, and enough
can be saved from this one :■ cm of the present
expenses) to pay the soldier’s pension.
Shame on the economy of my friend, Mr.
Scales, who, while receiving his $40 per day
begrudges (his pittance to the gallant sold-er
who perilled bis life on the field of battle, or
amid the diseases of a sickly climate, while he
(Scales) sits in silence and sees millions lav
ished on the minions of a caiupt administra
tion.
Mr. Scales and his frien As fail to provide
for carrying the mails.
acres, in was vetoed by the President, and Mr
Scales sustained this kingly power of the Pres
ident, voted against the bill, and aided in diver
ting this little stream of bounty from North
Carolina into the great current which sweeps
land, surplus, loans, and every thing into this
mighty ocean of corruption !!
This is the man, fellow-citizens, who
redeemed all his pledges, and stood up and
fended the interest of North Carolina !!!
has
de.
The Extravagance and Corruption
of Modern Democracy.
Is there any one so ignorant as not to
know that for the last six years, the Dem
ocrats have had the President, and majori
ties in both branches of Congress, with the
exception of the two last years of Pierce’s
administration, when they were in a minor
ity in the House of Representatives.—Does
not every body know, that before any bill
appropriating money,or for other purposes,
can pass Congress and become the law of
the land, it is not only necessary that the
same should pass through the House of
Representatives, but also through the Sen
ate, and receive the sanction and signature
of the President of the United States.
Yet a fefsoa who knew little or nothing
of our Institutions, on hearing Scales’
speech in defence of the expenditures of
the government, would think that all the
expenditures made when the Democrats
were in an apparent minority in the House
had not only been without the aid of the
Democrats, but “in the teeth” of their ut
most opposition. And when the Adminis
tration is accused by Gen. Leach, of waste
fulness, extravagance, and corruption in
their expenditures, Scales’ reply is, “it was
done by the Black Republicans !”—
Is it possible, Mr. Scales, you should
think the voters of this District so stupidly
This administration-, after recklessly spending ■
eighteen millions of doliors; which Buchanan 1
found in the Treasury, and forty millions more
whole concern a perfect tissue of falsehoods
and promise to be heard on this subject as
facts may develop themselves !”
This Report, of Allen’s^ of the exhorbitant
expenditures and corruptions alluded to, was
made to Congress on the 6th of December,
1.858. Mr. Scales went to Congress in Decem-
There are hundreds more of alarm-
It is quite easy to deny anything, but it ^^ 18,57.
so happens that the independent/rawn of I ing expenditures set forth in the Report, worse
this District will think and act for them-1 than those in the Pamphlet. _
0 U Every thing is right in Yadkin; and wo will
selves. VOTERS OF THE SIXTH - j - loro-ply increased vote in August
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT! What
confidence can you place in the truth of a
man, who, in the most arrogant and pre
sumptuous manner, pronounces a Circular
of 12 pages, which he says, HE NEVER
SAW, a perfect tissue of falsehoods !
Fellow-Citizens I that Circular is based
upon the best of Democratic authority. It
is composed of extracts from speeches of
Democratic Members of Congress, editori
als from Democratic papers, and official
documents.
Honest Democrats I—As we have no
Democrat in Congress from this State, who
has the boldness to condemn the govern,
ment for its ruinous extravagance, we call
your special attention to this Circular.—
Read what Senator Johnson, of Tennessee,
says on that subject. And on the same
subject, Senator Toombs, of Georgia, Sen
ator Pugh, of Ohio, Senator Shields, of
Minnesota, Stephen Garnet, and others of
the House,—all good Democratic authority.
If the Sentinel had done its duty, the
speeches of the several Democrats above
named would have been published in its col
umns, and there would have been no need
of inserting extracts therefrom in the Cir
cular. But the Sentinel and Mr. Scales,
instead of enlightening the people on the
enormities of the expenditures of the gov
ernment, are most studiously engaged in
concealing them from the people.
In brief: The great “mare’s nest,” which
give Leach a largely increased vote in August
next. A VOTER.
Correspondence.
Extracts from letters received from Yadkin,
Surry, Ashe, Alleghany and Davidson Coun
ties.
Yadkin Co., N. C.
“The pamphlet entitled, “What it costs to
be Governed,” and your valuable paper, are
working wonders up here. Although the pam
phlet is nothing more than has been published
ia the newspapers for months past, yet it is in
a convenient form, and men of all parties are
delighted with it. Nobody dares to contradict
the /acts it contains. The beauty of it is, that
it has a tremendous effect, and has been circu
lated openly and above board,—nothing secret
about it. Send me some more.”
Yours &C.,
Surry Co., N. C.
“Send me some of your pamphlets. I have
seen several copies, but would like to have
some for distribution. I enclose you one dol
lar, as I see you advertise them for sale.
That’s right. Work openly. The circula
tion of false reports and secret circulars by the
Democracy are having no effect, as wo are ex
posing them all. Wenip’em in the bud, up
here.”
Yourstruly,
Jefferson, N. C.
I have received the pamphlets, I believe
made up from the “Press” as I have read it
there before. I have hardly enough for this
and Alleghany, and if you can, send me some
more. Also some of your last papars contain
ing Scales votes. Don’t be uneasy about us
down there, but tell your people to work hard.
There is more danger in Forsyth than here
in the mountains. Hurrah for Leach!
ignorant as to allow you to make the im- ■ ^ g Sentinel pretends to have discovered, in
pression on their minds that money can 1 the sh of a tei;ret circu i ar) ha8 been
be paid out of the Treasury of the United
published long since in the columns of the
People’s Press, from which it was made up
into pamphlet form; and as soon as we had
Senate, (which has been for the last ten a quantity ,,„ hand) we advertised them in
years largely Democratic,) concurring . , - , p for Ie#
States, without an Act of Congress ; and
that any Act can be passed without the
Democratic,) concurring th(! column8 of th(3 p ress; for gale>
therein, and without the sanction of your
Democratic President, James Buchanan!
Then away, Mr. Scales, with your misera-
, ble attempt at shirking the responsibility,
land dodging behind the Black Republicans.
Davidson Co., N. C.
“More pamphlets, if you please. I have the
same in the Press, but it is more convenient
in pamphlet. I want them for my Democratic
friends, who will stop the Sentinel when their
time is out.”
Yours
self as a witness to prove that this is un
true :
On the 10th of February, 1859, while at
Washington, Mr. Scales published a speech
in a little pamphlet of eight pages, and sent
one of them to almost every man in this
District. We ask every person having
said speech, to turn to it, and see if we do
not quote him correctly i
g^ On page 7, first Column, 21 lines
from the bottom, he says: “The expendi
tures of the government have inere^ed
year after year, until they WoW reach the
largo sum of over seventy-two millions of
dollars ^^
This is what the Hon. Alfred M. Scales
Baid on the 10th of February, 1869, at
Washington, within hearing of the Presi
dent, and in presence of Members of Con
gress, who knew precisely the amount of
expenditures. But when he gets into the
backwoods, among,the plain farmers, (who
may perhaps not be so well posted as to
these expenditures,) he actually asserts,
with the solemnity of a man telling the
truth, that the expenditures were but fifty
^ix millions for that year !! ! !
Fellow Citizens of the Sixth Congres
sional District, what do you think of this ?
Besides, does not this attempt to keep
from the people the true amount of the ex
penditures, prove conclusively that these
expenses are outrageous, and admit of no
defence ?—In the language of Andrew
Johnson, the Democratic United States
Senator from Tennessee, does not our Gov
ernment which “is making more corrupt
uses of the public money than any other on
the face of the habitable globe,” cry aloud
for a change of its rulers ?
The only addition made to our territory,
since Millard Fillmore was President, is
the Missilla Valley, a little strip of country
not exceeding forty miles in width, which
was procured from Mexico while Mr. Pierce
was President. And is this any reason for
Mr. Buchanan nearly doubling the expen
ses of the government?—No; not by any
means. Then, Mr. Scales, away with this
shallow excuse, and give place to men
pledged to cut down the pay of Members of
Congress from forty to eight dollars per
day, and to introduce a more economical
system of government in all its branches.
Contrast of Buchanan's and Fillmore's Ex
penditures.
Mr. Scales has the assurance to insist that
Mr. Buchanan’s administration has been more
economical than Mr. Fillmore’s, and attempts
to sustain his assertion by the following gross
ly erroneous statement He sajs “the appro
priations for the year beginning with July,
1857, and ending June 1858, Were but $68,
000,000; deduct from this the deficiency for
the year preceding, about $9,000,000, which
leaves $59,000,000; then deduct. $3,000,000
paid for collecting, and we have. $56,000,000
left.”
Yes, replies Gen. Leach, deduct $3,000,000
paid Officials for collecting, many of whom are
paid five dollars for every one they collect, and
ail the wastage, leakage, and stealage and it
will all be gone—nothing will be left;
But let us go to the official documents, and
see whether Mr. Scales has given a correct
statement or not.
Here is Buchanan’s own Message, which
puts down the expenditures at eighty-one and a
half millions of dollars, of which nine and a
half millions were applied as a payment on the
pubiic debt, Which leaves the current expenses
of Mr. Buchanan’s administration for that year,
at nearly seventy two millions of dollars.
How much did Millard Fillmore expend per.
year?—-In his Message to Congress, Dec. 6,
1852, ha says; “The expenditures for the
year beginning with July,—4851 and ending
June 18 52, are $46,090,000 of which sum
nine and a half-millions of dollars were paid
on the Mexican War debt, which leaves the
current expenses of Mr Fillmore’s administra
tion for that year, but thirty six and a half
millions of dollars less than Mr. td^hiLllan’s
expenditures for the same length of time.
Look at this, and Look at that,—
Buchanan spent per year, $72,000,000
Fillmore “ “ “ $86,500,000
Buchanan expenditures nearig doublinq
Fillmore’s,
You will naturally Inquire, where this large
amount of money has gone? Z
Gen. Leach said, if he had time to go into
the thousand extravagant expenditures, he could
show where much of it had gone. This cor
rupt administration ti at gives the contractsand
jobs to party pets and favorites (like the Senti
nel) at double prices for which they could be
executed if thrown open to honest corruption ;
that pays $55 for a common rifle, $120 per
ton for bay, 75 per bushel for oats, $1,350 for
Looking Glasses, and a thousand such extrava
gant prizes, show where much of the money
goes. Ask these pets and favorites, and they
can tell if they will, where it has gone. Ask
members of Congress, ask Mr. Scales who
got three thousand dollars for his three months
stay at Washington last winter, and perhaps
be can tell where some of it has gone !
Mr. Scales gets his $40 per day.
But Mr. Scales says, he is in favor of redu
cing the pay of members of Congress, and vo
ted for Giddinfs amendment to strike from the
Appropriation Bill the pay of the next ma
kers of Congress J
of borrowed money, besides the countless
revenues of the government, has been guilty
of the revolutionary act of failing to provide the
means for Carrying the mails, which is one of
the most important arms of the government,
and in which every man is more or less direct
ly interested.
Here Mr. Scales interrupted Gen Leach,
and sa’d “it was the Opposition that was res
ponsible for this, and that the General must be
very ignorant of the proceedings of Congress,
to charge the Democrats with this 1
Gen, Liaoh replied that Mrj Scales had been
in Congress two y?arsj and had, sent nothing
but his little speech to him ; and if he had re
ceived information from no other source than ;
that speech, he thought Mr. Scales should ex- !
ruse him if he was extremely ignorant!
He (Leacb) asserted, on his own responsi->
bility, that the Democratic party were alone'
responsible for cutting off the supplies of the i
Post Office Department; and asked, had not
the Democratic party a Large majority in the
Senate and House of Representatives ?—And
had they not the President?—Then for Mr.
Scales to say that his party was not as respon
sible, was an absurdity, an insult to common
sense!
The Mormon War^-
Mr. Scales says, he approves of the ten mil
lions expended to arrest and punish Brigham
Young. Yes! ten millions gone, and has be
been arrested yet ? He is a worse traitor than
Aaron Burr, and is still going at large !—The
President should, as in the case with Burr,
have sent out his Marshal and,posse under the
aegis of the National Fltig, fin'd have arrested
him and brought him to trial for his crimes,
and hung him! But this old fashioned way
did not suit the President, who bad favorites
Why dont you come out and admit that}
the Democratic party are responsible for
the measures passed by Congress ?
When Scales made his Tariff speech in 1
Congress, (that electioneering speech,) and 1
Stated that “the expenditures of the govern-[
ment have increased, year after year, Until!
they now reach the large sum of over seven
ty-two millions of dollars,” he was not in
formed of the feeling in this District, of the
Whigs and the honest Democrats against
the Wreckless, wasteful, atid extravagant
administration of Buchanan.—Hence, iti
his speeches, in every part of this District,
by a kind of hocus pocus process, he brings
down the expenses to 56 and some times to
58 millions ! I—-Well now, it resolves itself
into this:
Shall we believe Mr. Scales, in Wash-
ington, or shall we believe him at home,
when ashing for votes !
Let the people answer at the ballot box
to reward with fat jobs. He sent out a larger
army than Gen Scott commanded when ne
conquered Mexico, and what have they done?
They have spent uqward^.of ten millions of
dollars and still Brigham Young goes tinwhip-
pet of Justice ! !
What has become of Mr, Scales large “De
posit” for Morth Carolina ?
Mr. Scales asked, what pledge he had failed
to redeem?
We all recollect that two years ago, Mr.
Scales advocated the deposit of the eighteen
millions of surplus then lu t..e Treasury, among
all the States. He said it was far preferable
to Col. Puryear’s plan of distribution of the
proceeds of the public buds*— W 11, Mr. Scales
was elected) and went :•> Wa -bitigtou two years,
and how much of this $18,090,000 of surplus
did he get for North Carolina ?—Not one
cent!!!
If the Whig plan of Distribution had been
carried out, how much Would our good old
State have received? The amount, received
into the Treasury from the public lands, for
the year 1857, was upwards of five millions; in
1858, upwards of two millions. Here then are
seven millions to be divided among the States
And, notwithstanding ME Scales tainted Col.
Puiyear for hot making speeches;, dill he bbl
sit th sil^n^ and Relink these eighteen millions
of dollars of surplus; forty millions of borrowed
money; and the proceeds of the sales of the pub
lie lands, in addition io the other vast revenues
of the Government,— in all amounting to up
waids of $81,000,000, to be scattered to the
winds, without raising a warning voice !!!
Had Mr. Buchanan followed the worthy ex
ample of Mr. Fillmore, and expended but thir
ty-five and. a half millions, or even forty mi!
lions of dollars, wo should now have had, in
those two years, more than sixty millions of
dollars in the Treasury, enough to build ten
The Sentinel attributes our articles to
other authors. We confess that we have
never drank in wisdom “at the shades of
Normal,” nor studied “Statesmanship !”-—
But we do profess to be able te read, write,
and spell the English language, without the
aid of a partner, which are some things the
present editor of the Sentinel has never 1
been accused of I !—And he may rest as
sured that no one will attribute the author
ship of the disjointed and scatter-brained'
editorials which have graced the columns of
the Sentinel, latterly, to any other than
the vain and demented egotist who now has
the Sentinel in charge !
Another Falsehood.
The Sentinel has been very unfortunate
during this campaign.—It did iiot only cir
eulate falsehoods to bolster up its sinking
ionise; but it was detected in them ; and we
are sorry to learn that every thing which
now makes its appearance in that paper is
received with many grains of allowance !
We clip the following from the last issue
of the Sentinel:
times more Railroads than North Carolina now
has. But, under the management of Mr. |
Scales and his Democratic administration, all
is swallowed up, and the Government run in
debt about fifty millions of dollars 1!
The Bill granting Lands to the States for
Agricultural Colleges.
Gen. Leach said further :
When Congress, for the purpose of providing
means to educate the laboring classes in the
Agricultural and the Mechanic Arte, passed a
[ bill, by a handsome majority, donating lands
I to all the States, whereby the Old No."^ State
| would have received two hundred thousand
“This concern (referring to a circular
printed at this office; Entitled; What it Costs
to be governed) we have been creditably
informed, although we have not yet been
able to put our hand upon it, was printed
here in our midst, and secretly sent out
some three weeks since. &c.”
In another part of the article from whicli
we make the above quotation, the Sentinel
says, that said Circular is “scattered
throughout the District I”
Now we do not know what Mr. Sentinel
means iii ealling “What it costs to be gov
erned” a secret Circular.—If he thereby
means that we did not choose to inform
him, or Consult with him on the expediency
of its publication; of if he merely means
that everything he does not know is a se
cret, th en we will admit the Circular is a
Secret I
But; for a rhortient, let us see whether
the Sentinel understands himself?—In one
breath, he says it is a secret circular,—in
the next, he says it has been published and
sent throughout the District some three
weeks since I—Did not the Sentinel make
some mistake,—is there not a “screw loose”
somewhere ?—Why how bunglingly has this
secret been managed, that it should have
been sent throughout the District some
seven or eight weeks before the election !
How ridiculous the idea that said Circular
is a secret! !—The charge is made by the
Sentinel with the hope of prejudicing hon
est Democrats against it, that’s all. But
In this county, on the 25tli ult., Mrs.
Sarah Fisher, wife of Mr. George Fish
er, aged 75 years, 11 months, and 5 days.
Sews from Yadkin.
The following communication from Yadkin
was received on the eve of going to press, and
we have only time briefly to draw particular
attention to it.
FOR THE PRESS.
July 6, 1859.
Mr. Editor :—I have only time to say, that
in the discussion here, on Tuesday, before an
immense crowd, our noble standard bearer has
gloriously triumphed^ and our principles been
vindicated. The attempts of the leaders of
Democracy to mislead and deceive the people
have utterly failed here. I will only allude to
one part of the discussion, at this time.
Mr. Seales denounced the pamphlet, entitled
“What it costs to be governed,” as false and
slanderous, and only intended to deceive the
people.
When Gen. Leach came to reply to that
part of Seales’ speech, he asserted that every
item of expenditure, beginning with the Look
ing-glass, costing $1,350; down to combs, soap
and hair brushes, &c,, &c., were true; and if
Mr. Scales did not know it, be ought to know
it.
And after some stirring remarks, preparing
the minds of the people and Mr. Scales for
something startling, be produced the documen
tary report of the Democratic Clerk of the
House of llepfesetitativ6^ of the last Congress,
amidst the greatest excitement, and most en
thusiastic applause I ever witnessed, and reua
from said Report of J. C. Allen, the Clerk of
the cry of “wolf! wolf!” has been raised
too often, and we know that Democrats,—
honest Democrats,—are reading that Cir
cular and are believing the truths therein
stated.
The Sentinel concludes the article re-
i'wr«i to, in this wise : “We pronounce the
A choice lot of Bacon and Lard for sale at
HEGE'S, Mow for Casia.
Salem, July 8, 1859. I5-Im.
Barrels Waited!
I ) L. PATTERSON will give 45 cents each
Vofor good flour barrels delivered at his Mill
Salem, July 8, 1859. 15-tf.
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Georgia State Lottery,
On the plan of Single Numbers.
For the benefit of the
BITIGELK) K10I ACADEMY,
of Jasper County, Georgia.
Authorized by Special Act of Legislature.
WKONEV & S O- Massager?.
CAPITAL PHIZH
the House of Representatives, every item con
tained in the pamphlet issued from your office
which Mr. Scales hud denounced as false, and
had warned the people against. Had you seen
the countenance of Mr. Scales, and the leaders
of Democracy, you would have felt sorry for
them.
Gen. Leach then compelled Mr. Scales to
admit that it was a genuine document from J.
C. Allen, the Democratic Clerk, although he
had in his speech, as on other occasions, deni
ed the existence of such a reporr, or if there
was, he knew nothing about it, although every
intelligent man knows that the Report alluded
to was placed on the desk of every member oi
Congress.
Gen. Leach said that knowing the docu
ment, (J. C. Allen’s Report) had been sup
pressed, and that it was only to be found in the
hands of Government Officials and miserable
party leaders, who were keeping it from the
people to deceive them, he wrote to a friend
in Washington City, that he must have a copy
of said Report, at any reasonable price,—would
pay two hundred dollars sooner than not get
one,—and instructed the gentleman he wrote
to, to see some Democrat that could procure
one, and offer $25 to begin on; and if he could
trace any of them up, to bid higher, if not to
be had at $25.
One copy was traced up, but could not be
had at any price. After casting about 4 days, a
ci te was obtained to another copy, and bygood
management it was bought for $25 which was
paid in cash for it. So that to get the truth
before the people, and vindicate himself against
miserable falsehoods, Gen. Loach bad to pay
$25 for a public document, the real value or
cost of which is not twenty five cents !
Thus it will be seen that, to carry out party
purposes, documents that the people ought to
have, are suppressed, with the hope of keeping
the people in the dark, in order to elect men
of their party to Congress, &c.
It seems passing strange that Mr. Scales did
not know of this document; or was his object
*0 keep it from the people !
Whole Tickets ^W, halves $5.
Quarters $2 50.
To be Distributed.
each Saturday inJULY, 1859.
Class 26 to be drawn July 2, 1859.
Class 27 to be drawn “ 9, 1859.
Class 28 to be drawn “ 16, 1859.
Class 29 to be drawn “ 23, 1859.
Class 30 to be drawn “ 30, 1859.
To bo drawn in publie unddt the sworn suprirA
tendonce of two Commissioners W. It. SIMMONS
and J. M. PRENTISS, in the city ot Savannah,
Georgia.
M&giii&ceHlt Scheme.
Prize of $60,0 00 is 60 000, 5 Priznofl 000 ar? 5 000
—500 are 5.000
Priza of 20 090 is
20 000 10
2
10,000 18 10,000'
5.000 is
4,000 is
3,000 is
2,000 is
1.560 is
1.100 is
5,0001
4 000'
3.000.
2
2
50
2000,100
1500|l00
11(10.100
400 are 800
300 are 600
200 arg 400
150 are 7,500
100 are
Approximation Prizes.
4 Prizes of 200 Approximating
to
85 are
10,000
9.500
8.500
4
4
do
$60,000 are
20,1 00 are
$800
600
8
9
8
8
400
125
100
80
do
4.000 are
25 000
dO
do
60
00
20
8
do
do
A?
do-
2,000 .-.e
100 arc
400
640
800
600
400
8 000
200,000
25,828 p'-izes imounting to
* PLAN OF THE
LOTTERY.
$300,040
The numbers from 1 to 50,000 corresponding
with those numbers on the tickets printed on sep
arate slips of paper, are encircled with small tin
tubes and placed in one wheel.
The first 380 prizes, similarly printed and en
circled, in another wheel.
The wheels are then revolved, and a number is
drawn from the wheel of Numbers, and at the
same time a Prize is drawn from the other wheel.
The number and prize drawn out are opened and
exhibited to the audience, and registered by the
Commissioners; the Prize being . placed against
the Number drawn. Ill's operation is repeated
until the Prizes are drawn out.
Approximation Prizes.—The two preceding
ind the two succeeding Numbers to those draw-
in- the first 8 Prizes will be entitled to the 48
Approximation Prizes. For example: If Ticket
No 11 250 draws the 560,000 Prize those Tickets
numbered 11,248, 11,249, 11,251,11,152 will each
be entitled to 5200. If Ticket No. 550 draws the
$20 000 Prize, those tickets number 548, 549, 551
552,’ will each be entitled to $150, and so on ac
cording to the above scheme.
Certificates of Packages will be sold attlie fol
lowing rates, which is the risk:
Certificate of packages of ten whole tickets $60
“ “ “ half tickets 30
« » “ “ quarter" 15
« “ “ eighth “ 7 50
In ordering tickets or certificates, enclose your
money to our address for tickets ordered, on re
ceipt of which they will be forwarded by first
mail. Purchasers can have tickets ending in any
figure they may designate.
The list of drawn numbers and prizes will be
sent to purchasers immediately after the drawing.
All communications strictly confidential.
Orders for tickets or certificates, by mail or ex-
■ress, to be directed to
MCKINNEY, & co.
8AVAM1,