The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-10-04

ss.Ta u r. Dsss JAsor TAvLon,J W. ARMSTRONG, PERRIs
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osulsw Richmond Virginia. il our general axes,
Tusaa .ssss BY travelling agents A. PulIrR and JANIS
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r. r,cosd OF rather what purpors 70 be the record.
Z 4, sssasaee taken before The committee Of nvestiga
- has hesa ssai 10 the printer under the order Of the
R.-s naAs the last night Of the session This docu-
-, hsrs evidences Of the bitter maligny and unscrupu
=. impulsss which have regulated the movements Of
4, yims mover Of that inyestigation-the honorable
-. wentworth Of the State OF Illinois. II is known
,,. hat, after the committee had been engaged in
,.,a,nr witnesses for nearly 1--WE months. we al
s The poor boon Of appearing before il for the pur
80 a cross examining witnesses during the brief period
.AA ,lap.ed before the adlournmen, OF Congress- The
.,m,u, which we had received had given rise 10 COR
...,ad.nes with Mr. Wentworth. the chairman Of the
uwm,ee, which contained matter important to just
,ur,ei.,ion OF the position in which we placed.
.ssonFly the first act Of counsel. going before
~ smml,se, was 10 request that the correspondence we
~, mentioned should be spread upon the record As the
.d -hows 30 objection made to this proposition
"A he committee ordered that the correspondence should
.psead upon the record. Bot seems that Mr. Went
,,rh. obedeni 10 hi. urprinciped animosity has not
,rsd out The order OF the committee in this behalf for
correspondence nowhere appears upon the record II
.. been suppressed or des,royed and we believe. from
tenor Of remarks made in the House Of Representa-
,ss thai Mr. Wentworth lii not permit even his allies,
Messrs Marshall and Orr, 10 the letters which we
had addressed to him ia bis official capacity chairman
d he committee But this is not all. On the nth OF
september our attorney asked 10 have three letters spread
npoa the record which letters grew out OF letter from
he chairman OF the Joint Committee Printing dated
Lib January. inviting the contractors for the public
uning to throw up their contracts, that some new
arrangement could be made. That invitation was already
"a record. and The three letters presented were
/. A letter from Wm Nj Belt and John H. Trenholm,
Two Of the three contractors dated the 9TH Of January
that they had made arrangements TO execute their
Contracts faithfully, and asking further time to consider
The proposition made by the Printing Committee.
O. A letter from the same parties, dated 4h February,
addressed to the chairman OF the Printing Committee. Of
ng to surrender their contracts Internationally. if
congress should so desire. so that new arrangement
Ugh, be made, according to the discretion Of that body
J. A letter from John n Trenholm, dated 9th August.
hdrawing his TO the letter Of the 4th Of Feb
nary. and notifying Congress that. inasmuch his con-
net was nearly executed, he should 90 on until its stpu-
atoms were fully performed
l, will be readily perceived that these letters were alb
kouey necessary order to understand the matters at
sue and indispensable full and fair investigation OF
squestons referred toihe committee They were accord
ngy received, after some opposition by the chairman Of
committee and made part Of the proceedings OF the
mmiiee the day they presented. But, strange
say, the document which has been sent TO the
able printer purporting TO be the record OF the in
uhgang committee, does not contain any one or any
Of one OF those letters, or any alIuson Them
TACT thai they were ever presented the committee.
be sheets containing the record OF evidence were Of
use In the custody OF the chairman OF the committee
honorable John Wentworth; and he must stand con-
a Of muaiing the record and OF presenting forged.
s, and untrue record, until he satisfactorily &C.
pant Tor the missing papers.
As the importan, papers TO which we have referred
Hs been suppressed. OF course the whole record is
Fought snder suspicion. The man who would suppress
PORTION Of the testimony taken in a case would not
Estate moment in altering or erasng testimony which
been given, in order TO make il suit his purposes.
There is another fact connected with this case which
serve to show the spirit which ae,usies those who
We assaied US in this matter We aude TO publica.
which appeared in the Globe OF Wednesday Il 10
own that the Globe occupies official relation TO the
use Of Representatives as its recognised reporter.
amendment made by the Senate for the relief Of the
nuac,ors was the last amendment 10 the civil and
omaiic appropriation BILL The debate on thai amend.
did not commence until late hour on Friday night
enng the continuance OF the debate, Mr Orr. Of South
oina, made two, perhaps more speeches OF 1--WE min
tseach-all Of them filled with mss,aiements. and In.
faSe Of mingled ignorance and hostility These mis-
Elements were collected together and published a. a
fech Of Mr. Orr. in the Gfobe Of Wednesday, in ad.
nee oil the publication Of the debate 10 which il be-
Tged' IN ms iragmeniary form We do not know what
n, u any, Mr.. Orr had in thi. transaction; but we
ST. Tor h'sown sake, that he ignorant Of this at.
Opt oprejadice the public mind by wrongful use Of
scoumns Of a paper which occupies an Official rels
MO one branch OF the national legislature
We shall, nj our earliest convenience, examn. ,oo,.
nu'ey than we have done the statements Of M...,.
'hal and Orr, and expose the manner ia which they
eeded in misleading the House, and imposing upon IN,
n'y BY an unfair and indefensibe use Of their po.
as members Of the investigating committee. IN
sahng evidence which was not before the HOUSE Il
connection, Mr. Root Of Ohio. may be thought B,
worthy Of exposure bat we will not soiI our hand
nun "eleave him prey to bis own bad pas
a"a 70 lhe scorn which all good men must soon