The Sun.
London, England, 1869-04-08 00:00:00

suring newspapers for this want of caution in a
tributiug crimes to public men involving ruin and el:
grace, they come down squarely on the head of M .
John P. Mines as a striking instance of the utter
recklessness of writers. This gentleman, the correP
pondent of numerous newspapers while am attache
of the Senate, whose only service was to draw bi
salary, wrote an elaborate article for the indepett.
dent, in which he asserted that the Legislature d
1868 was the worst assemblage of official thieve
that ever disgraced the Capitol of the Empire State,
that it exceeded all its predecessors in corruotioof
and its private venality was only equalled by its
eagerness for public plunder. Summoned before
the committee, and long examined on these sweep
ing charges, he was unable to state a fact within
his personal knowledge, or give the name of aill
one who informed him of such facts, nor could i 0
in any way aid the committee in their investigations'
" indeed," says the committee, " this witness stated
when he heard rumours of corruption he ' purposell
investigated no further.' He did not try to trace
these rumours to facts. With such avidity did tlCld
writer for a professedly religious newspaper seize
hold of scandalous rumours, utterly regardless of
their truth or falsehood as a basis of a ' sensation
article' written for pay ! While your committed
recognize fully the right and duty of the press to
criticise and comment upon the conduct of moll
in public life, they are satisfied that such inclis'
criminate attacks upon a legislative body, based
upon idle rumours, and written by men wild
take pains not to ascertain the truth or false'
hood of what they write, are not only unjust!
but tend directly to encourage and increase the,
evil which they profess to desire to correct.''
Horace Greeley, however, has a reply. Alluding
to their abuse of witnesses, he says Mr. Mine
" Wrote of matters notorious and unquestioned-4f
what was in every one's mouth, though only the
inscrutable could absolutely, positively attest their
verity. He knew last winter's legislation was cot
runt, just as your nose often affirms the proximiti
of carrion which you never saw and never want to
see." Nor is he less explicit as to where the mond,
went. " Who believes a word of the stuff aboill
the large sums " loosely" paid to Bohemians of the
Lobby, who couldn't get credit at a good Albalif
hotel for a month's board ? Who imagines Wte
$60,000 of Erie money were ever put into ill
hands of a non-resident ex-Clerk of Assembli
without knowing that it was to be disbursed to
members for votes, who were to have it, and Pi
much respectively? This silly ostrich has not siltd
ceeded in covering even his head, to say nothing
the larger extremity.,, These are the conclusioo
to which the Committee arrived
" 1. Largo sums of money wore expended for eorrill
purposes by parties interested in legislation concerni4
railways during the session of 1868. 2. Lobbyists I'd
thus enriched, and in some case; received money on Or, false pretence that the votes of Senators were to be ilr,
fluenc3d. 3. There is no proof of actual bribery of 01
Senator. 4. The newspaper charges, made in the Dr
stances that were brought to the notice of your
_Lei
mitten, were founded upon rumour alone, and have be 7,
in no caso sustained by the evidence of the writers, v
other proof."
The difficulty of proving bribery is then touch
on, and " a change in the law recommended, 1
which the giver of a bribe which is accepted .9113_:
be exempt from prosecution, not from any dispo#'
tion to palliate the guilt of the parties giving bribe!"
but because public policy requires that the mead
of obtaining proof shall be facilitated ; and this o 3:
be done only by exempting from punishment O
of the guilty. The guilt of the party who, by 3,,c'
cepting a bribe, betrays a public trust and violat;
his official oath, is (if there can be degrees in goo
of this kind) greater than that of him who gives it'
l
Finally, " Your Committee are also of opinion tlidi;
some legislation is necessary to prevent the depo'he
of large sums of money with the members of tilt
lobby for the purposes of corruption, and to Pl.,
vent the use of the money of corporations, by tilt
directors, officers, or agents, with intent to violsel the laws against bribery ; and with that view tb ,

recommend the adoption,with such
,modificatioll.
and amendments as may seem proper, of the I/1
for the more effectual suppression and punish;
went of bribery,' heretofore introduced by Olt
chairman, and now on the files of the Senate."
is not, however, these milk-and-water proceeding
which are to renovate and render moral the Alb:1
Legislature and lobbies; and however unjustifiable
may be the sweeping charges of the press in t
eye of the New York Senate, they have been 131.°
ductive of good, in forcing them to admit as 111°
as they have, and to take the action the Cummitt64
recommend to check the growing tide of corrupti°

The Philadelphia correspondent telegraphed o;
Thursday "that the Secretary of the Treasury had 1150
his usual monthly statement of the public debt of ti
United States, which shows its total on the
cy
inst. to have been 2,653,750,000 dollars. This is a
e:
crease during the last month of 7,200,000 dollars."
rt
rotary_ Boutwell took charge of the Treasury deeit
ment with about $102,000,000 in coin in the vau,,p
$29,000,000 of which was in gold-bearing certificates, fo,
$13,000,000 in currency. The public debt on the is
March was $2,545,336,964 38, but since that time has:
di
creased about $3,000,000. No payment of interest 4
bo due until the Ist of May, when $30,000,000 in eoia:.
be required to pay the semi-annual instahn.ents of inteto
on the Five-Twenty Bonds which falls due on ,
date. Router's telegram gives the United States del"
0
$2,636,000,000, being a decrease of $25,000,000 as Coot,
pared with tho March return. The cash in the Trcasso
amounts to $92,500,000, namely, $82,500,000 in coin ,
$10,000,000 in currency, being a decrease of $23,000,0 p
These figures do not agree, but the difference per
ijo
arises from the mode of calculation, though even incluu
or excluding the sum in the Treasury cannot recopy
Reuter and the Times' correspondent.
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Births.
ANsori—On the sth inst., at Sudburyßectory, DerbY- the Hon. Mrs. Fredk. Anson, of a son.
CHAMPAIN—On the 6th inst., atAshford, near Stairte' '
wife of Major Champain, ILE., of a son. •
Marriages.
AINSLIE —CAMPEELL—On the 6th inst., at St. 114,64 '
Belstze-park, Charles Ales. Ainslie, Esi., of Mad"jje,L
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Annie Augusta, the eldest daughter of R. 0. Cann'
Esq., of Crosslet, Dumbartonshire.
PROCTER - SIMPSON —On the 6th inst Robert nes
Procter, Esq., Fern Bank, Cheetham. Manchet',, :,,"
Helen Louisa., second daughter of A. Simpson,
Bloomsbury-square.

• Deaths.
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BAILLIE —On tho 4th inst., at Dunkin House, Inner
0
shire, William Baillie, aged 80.
Wismigwroic—At Oxford 80
, Thomas Edward, eldest -
Sir Thomas E. Winningtou, Bart. aged 21. .
WHITE—On the 6th inst ,at Queen-area, Twicl,--e-
Edward White, Esq. •

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