Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1839-03-19
From The Ee,o York Times.
Investigating Committee.

The journal of the Investigating Committee, com.
missing nearly five hundred pages, indicates the most in
dusry ON the part Of the members, aud the strctest
narIiame ntary rules observed BY the Committee IN
cordng every thing as TO time, place, smembeIs,
Nc aud popoundng all questions, and requiring all re-
.oonses IN writing gives the book highly judicial
veil as Legislative robaby no Congresson.
al Commtse sat 50 many hours daily or ever had
50 punc,ual attendance from all the members
The duties of leg slatve committees generally are
loosely and irreguarly performed. We are gratifed
that this investigating body has sci an example oil re-
form worthy OF all imitation. IL would give great
pleasure TO able to throw the fair aPProbaioy ghtn
which We view the committee over HE "men aud the
thiups which constituted the subjects OF their examn
si,on For the sake OF national character and also
ft the reputation of city, We should rejoice IT truth
would bear out IN aiitatHg the conduct OF the
delnauenls the tremendous dsaicsiions, his is the
gentcs, name) which have been the great subjectmat
tr Of the cominitees inquiry But Is with deep
,;6c,,on as ei,iz-ns Of New York, constrained
ia confess that the pages OF this report exhibit tissue
Of the extraordinary frauds ana acts OF plumber we
ever saw in prnt-hc most deliberate systematic con
scu,iye nine years pundeT on record IN any Christian
country.
One Of the eounse Tor, and participaors IN the trans
actions recorded in this history was wont TO commence
Lis loco foco harran2ues N Tammany Hall under adj
verse fate. as follows "FetOio Cdt;eHs hare seen a
daFLor day THAI uiS. ,
we think the people, when they read the report, will
be much inclined 10 psaphrase THIS ne hare Htbr
kHora darker dads than rsreaed IA lscss pages
II quite impossible 10 read the history OF the aoda'
eous robbery OF the people by the federal subaierns
without suspeciing deep villanous collision the
mari OF their loco loco superors al Wsshingion.-ln-
deed we have long believed, snd have repeatedly inti'
mated tbroush our columns that the federal appointing
pows, had totally discarded The maKims and tests Q:
Gen. Washington and Mr. JehersoB, lis the sPpiesn,
honest is he eaPsble and substituted the loco ioeo
maIims'Is b. dishonest, and will he do the deeds Of
darkness without serVPie
II such things be "in the green tree, what may We
look for the srs H. 10 the lace OF day here, IA
community OF hghi, Intelligence aud Pfossssd mora'
ty-tf IN custom house old establishment where
all the checks aud iess that long experience could de
wise xefe IN oPsfStoB-SheTe accountability WAS had
each erk between oEcsrE and the head Of the
tre.,aryu here, Nb all these u detection the
t.oDi, have been robbed Of more ihsn TWILyE BUSp
HTb TaoosAxD DoLLAka, What ALL DC the oFerAhelm
fns .oeoe. played neal year ~hea the entire Indian
DssaftEneats snd The Land DsPsriDe nj shall be
cred departments IN whieh there tew cheeks OF
tests and the business Of wheh of hs Haos part, As'
be.n done be yoad the pale Of mOTs As, and beyoRt
iise 81 a the public eve