The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-02-22

make their report 30 that justice shall be promptly
done to those, if any, who may be implicated.
(Signed) C. A. WICKLIFFE.
Hon. A. HARPER,
Chair. Committe Of Expenditures
for the Post Office Department,
House Of Representatives.
IL will be seen that the Postmaster General is
ready and anxious for the investigation TO be
made Immediately. Conscious OF the ialsity oil
every charge Of corruption that can be made,
the head of the Department courts the closest
scrutiny.
From certain limitations we have had, we
are led TO believe that the charge will turn out
to be nothing more than the newspaper rumor
that the Postmaster General had paid US certain
sums of money out of the public treasury for
printing certain editorial articles Of political
nature. II this be so. aud the committee will
only give US an opportunity (and we will not
consume more than five minutes of their tlme)
we will Immediately satisfy them all that this
rumor, like the thousand others, had not par
ticle Of truth in il. IL arose from the fact that
instead OF putting some OF the usual publications
in the advertising columns, We gave them the
prominence Of the editorial columns. But they
were all nothing more nor less than advertise
ments-publlcarion which it was the duty of
the Department to make, and precisely of a sim
liar character 10 those which have been ordered
to be inserted and paid Tor by all the Depart
menls, under all the administrations. The ac-
count, (Which was less than 5000 and the papers
containing the publications, we hope to be permit
ted 10 exhibit TO the committee.
The "Zabriskie case" which has been he
ralded as mountain Of corruption, will dwin-
die down TO an invisible mole-hill, when the
committee shall report upon it, The facts be
fore the committee, we understand, will show
that great injustice has been done the Presi
dent.
The case of Stitch & Brother" will explode in
smoke. 1t will appear that nothing more than
a simple removal was made. Mr.. Fitch,
in Europe, may think it horrible for
an agent of the Government to be dismissed
from office But in this country such things
have been done more than once. And his com
plant that certain persons were permitted 10
examine their accounts with the Government,
will turn out TO be no better than the other
for any citizen may have access TO any accounts
in any of the Departments. The Government
belongs TO the PeoPle-and the People in this
country are the sovereigns. o! course it is diff
terent in France.
In all their official acts, the Executive
officers Of the Government, from the President
down, may challenge investigation, and defy
their many calumniators.
We have just seen it stated in the Baltimore
Patriot that some Wing threatens TO publish
"secret history" Of this Administration. We
doubt il; provided it is in contemplation to as
sail the Administration. The Wing party will
not incur the risk. The I" secret history" of
the Wing revers Of the President, since the
Bank Tetoes, would cause a dissolution of the
party. Coruptons, and corrupt propositions,
on the part Of certain Wings, if revelation
were provoked, might, perhaps, be established,
to the confusion of certain Wing letter writers.
Let them publish the first letter-relate the first
confidential conversation-and the volume that
could be prepared for the press, within thirty
days, would command hundred thousand
readers, and make booksellers fortune.