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II Is well known tbat the Florida war has cost
the nation s8mo twenty thirty mIi!tons oI
collars and that IL Is yet expensive item 10
government. How this enormous sum has been
expended has never been disclosed far
kuo. bat We have never doubted that great
frauds were perpetrated and immense fortunes
made by individuals through the agency Of tins
same Florida war. IL appears THAI this subject
has been under investigation by the committee on
the war department, who w! soon make report.
The Washington correspondent Of The Richmond
Wing states the following among the items OF
charges allowed by government-aud, If they be
taken as sample, our surprise mas; cease at
the aggregate cost Of th!s Indian


I For corn, per bushcl, SIS 90
For oats, per do.. 23 20
FOR wood, per cord, 40 %
For making wagon. 1890 90


For hire OF steamboat, 10000 90


Farmers III this neigEborhood will scarcely
realize the fact, that such prices as The above
were paid by government for corn and oats, when
they have been obliged to sell these articles for
about many cents as others received dollars.
1t doub, Il gross imposition, u deliberate
.raud-nuj the marvel Is, that 1t should ever
have been tolerated by government. But it
seems, That these kinds of charges are not con
fined to Florida for we see II stated, that IN the
custom house in New York. government has paid
one hundred and trenty dollars per ream for pa
per and doiiar and 1t quarter II dollar and





snee1s the OF Qlcen Nictorir's baby
clothes-for dcfy the royal queen 10 exceed
the above items OF eXiravagance. The truth Is,
too much is left to The discretion Of public officers
IN the dsburse ements Of the public fands and
hence some OF them take occasion 10 line their
pockets tho expense of The nation We do
not believe that any officer Of the New York Gus
tom house ever wrote with pen which cost the
price above pamed, although the treasury NAV
have had 10 paw that amount. II is shameful
act Of swindlng, iar which the offending officer
should serve term in the peniteniiary. And
who can believe that SIS paid in Florida
for bus!e OF coru, 4 rigid system Of economy
should be adopted by government, and enforced
upon lis officers otherw Ise the country viii never
cease to be pIundered. But this will not be done
bv Congress-for members not less guilty Of
exiravagance than custom house officers and army
agents. board Of accounts, composed Of plain,
practical tnen. might frame regulations to reform
abuses; and 1t would be the cheapest and best
mode 10 effect The object. To such board could
be referred all private claims against government,
which are brought before Congress, and
either not acted on, passed iccted without
proper dellbc rIiion.-Balt Clipper.