Posted on 08/06/2023 6:25:36 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson
ST. LOUIS, Wednesday, Aug. 5.
The Democrat's Vicksburgh special dispatch, dated the 30th, says in the late advance on Jackson, letters were captured confirming the treason of JAMES BUCHANAN. His replies of JEFF. DAVIS confirm Gen. SCOTT's accusations.
The rebel Gen. BOWEN died of dysentery a few days ago.
In the late operations against Jackson, Gen. SHERMAN lost about 1,000 men. The army is now undergoing a complete reorganization.
Gen. HERRON's division at Natchez destroyed an immense amount of rebel stores and captured a large quantity of salt from Louisiana for LEE's army, and a great number of cattle from Texas.
Maj. FEBIGER, Chief of the Pay Department of Mississippi, has just received a telegram stating that the steamer Ruth, which left here for Vicksburgh on Monday morning, was burned a few miles below Cairo last night, and the boat and cargo were entirely consumed. Maj. GREENWALL, Paymaster, and three clerks were lost; and several other Paymasters on their way to Gen. GRANT's army escaped only with the clothes on their backs. Two million and a half dollars in Government funds were consumed. Many lives were lost. The above are the only particulars that have yet been received.
CAIRO, Wednesday, Aug. 5.
The steamer Ruth, valued at $10,000, was burned last night at midnight at the foot of Island No. 1. She was bound for Helena, and had on board eight Paymasters and their clerks, with $2,060,000 in "greenbacks" to pay Gen. GRANT's army. The following is a list of the names:
Major U.S. Brinton, of Philadelphia, in charge.
H.S. Goddard, of Philadelphia, clerk.
Major R.W. Meridan Hall, of Pennsylvania.
John Deford, clerk.
Major W.W. White, of Burlington, Iowa.
J.S. Graves, clerk.
Major Joseph Tilden, of Julesburgh.
D.D. Martin -- missing.
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Affairs on the Mississippi: Proofs of the Treason of James Buchanan – 2
The Position of Lee’s Army – 2
The Copperheads in Ohio: Excitement at Columbus – 2
Operations of Our Cavalry: The Michigan Cavalry Brigade – 2-5
News from Washington: Our Special Washington Dispatches – 5
Editorial: The National Thanksgiving – 5-6
Editorial: Commerce on the Mississippi-The Future of New-York – 6-7
A Policy for England – 7
Multum in Parvo – 7
Editorial: The Destitute Colored People – 7
How Mr. Laird Wriggles Out – 7
Wallack’s Theatre – 7
Congressional Nomination in Vermont – 7
The corruption and treason during his administration, along with great national division - has many parallels with our nation today.
"There is ample evidence of improper, if not outrightly illegal, Democratic actions to carry the elections of 1856 and 1858, actions of which Buchanan apparently was aware and in which some of his closest friends participated. Whether or not Buchanan directed or approved these activities, he apparently condoned them, for he made no attempt to stop them. Many of these would be exposed by the Covode Committee in 1860. The wide net cast by the Covode Committee did not cover all the abuses of Buchanan’s cabinet, nor did it raise the most embarrassing allegations against the men around the President. The most discomforting problems came with Secretary of War John B. Floyd. Buchanan’s egregious weakness in dealing with that cabinet officer and delay in decapitating him are as incomprehensible as they are reprehensible." - re: https://www.americanheritage.com/corruption-and-treason-buchanan-cabinet
As a Pennsylvania native it pained me growing up that the only POTUS from PA had been the corrupt Buchanan...that was until “Scranton Joe.”
The design of our Constitution is partly based on the premise that absolute power corrupts. I.e., it assumes that men will attempt to abuse and misuse power, ergo three separate branches to balance and check each other. Throughout our history, there have been men in government who have been outright corrupt/criminal - and also those who filled their pockets by barely keeping within the letter of the law.
There is something wrong when Presidents and Congress-critter enter their office with little money in their bank account but leave it as multimillionaires.
Here are some of the corrupt Presidents in our history: Biden, Obama, Clinton, Johnson, Harding, Tyler. All but Harding were democrats.
If we were to list criminal/corrupt Congress-critters over our history, we might break the FR servers.
Criminals in our government is nothing new. What does seem new today is how legacy news, Hollywood and media support, defend and enables criminal democrats.
Criminals in our government is nothing new. What does seem new today is how legacy news, Hollywood and media support, defend and enables criminal democrats.
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