Jasper Banner, Volume 3, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 October 1856 — Fusion Economy—$35 per Day. [ARTICLE]

Fusion Economy—$35 per Day.

James Buchanan, Silas Wright, Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, and John C. Calhoun, used to serve their country for “eight dollars a day.” But Schuyler Colfax, considering his services more valuable than either of the above distinguished statesmen, in connection with the whole fusion crew of the late House of Representives, have voted themselves the very delicate amount of $35 per day for their unexampled services, and mileage to boot!

Under the old Democratic law. as it was when these fusion members were elected and agreed to serve the people for a stipulated price, the pay for the short session which ends on 4th of March next, would have been $720 and mileage to each member. Under the new fusion law they modestly helped themselves to S3OOO and mileage. Give the fusionist full awing at the Treasury and where would the people’s money be. With the least passible interruption, we referred him to a paragraph in the same paper, which notified” him of our absence, at the time our paper was issued. This remark, Mr. C.; knowing that we could not witn propiety reply, on the occasion, tortured into a retraction. The fact is, the article was written by another person, in our absence, and without any intention of doing iujustlce to Mr. Colfax, having been impressed from statements elsewhere that htf had favored the bill making the allowance. The republican|party, being largely in the majority in the House, certainly had it in their power to controll the bill, and should be held responsible. We think, on the whole, there is but little ground of complaint on his part. He has.served his Repnblian friends faithfully, and they have secured to him' and themselves an ample compensation, considering they were just one month in electing Mr. Banks. V