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The Testimony Of Republicans

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Parent Issue
Day
1
Month
April
Year
1864
Copyright
Public Domain
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The Boston Pust thus eleverly epitornizes the testiuiony of leading Ilepublican autborities, showing eorruption and weaknesd on the part oí the udmiuistration : "Mr. Phillips says only five United Status senators are in favor of Mr. Lincoln's re-eloction, and uinong those are not Messrs. Sumuer and Wilson. Mr. Blair, on the floor 't Cnngrtess; aecusts the Secretary of the Treasury of gross misdeods - says the departinent is rotttii) with corruption, and tliat this in 80 palpable the frieuds of Mr. C'hase dare not cali f'or investigaticii; ften. Fie mout declares he lias been bully treat ed by the adtninistration, nl pouts.- The 'Graiz Brown radicaU smite thö President as tiauipsun did the Philis tiues, hip and thisih, and olfen wilh the sanie weapon. Gun. Banki in derided by the Kepublioans in líuBSachustítto ! Senator Hale naid in hisseat hu thought the liberties oí the country were inoro in danger from the pruiffigiwy that was practicad npon tMe tieusury 'han they were from tlie rebels in t() tield. The Springtield RepvJhUcan ask.-. 'Im lyiug a víctí inherent in republican institutionH, or merely incidental t Mr. Lincoln's aduiuii-tratiou'i' Tliuddeus Stevens says if the govurnuieiit go on expending money at the present rate, the people will ï invdlved in ode general bankruptey and ruin. Tiiuriow Weed rites t the Albany Evening Journal t 'Uritil the administrtion thoroughly sifts aid probes the niquities of the New York oustom house, the people will be jiiBiified in ióqnirihg whether their treasure and bUd shall continue to flow, bv millious and in rivera, while its own officials are phiying nt the hands of the entíiny.' Senator Poinerov Hays that shouM Mr. Lincoln be re elëcted the nfiairs of the country will go on from bad to wïsu in his hands, and the war will languish until our bubfiè debt will uvmvheltn us. Mr. Boutwelldénoiiticeuthe Preidiant'p ptan of reconstruclion ; Winter Davis charges the President, wilh aeting without luw, tnid Miss DickiiiKon boxes the ears of Mr. Sewurd to iho evident delight of a Republicau inultitude who hang up on her words as the beu upon the Huwer. The persons htre named ate al Kepublicana.if not'all honorable men."'

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Old News
Michigan Argus