The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-04

their patient attention during the progress Of the
trial.
The Young Mems Wing Committec-A Ter
riblc F1utter among the Politicians.
The publication Of the report of the proceed
ings of the Young Mems Wing Committee has
produced quite a lutter among some of its
members, and has sadly disturbed their equa-
nimity. Erastus Brooks, of the Express, the
Chairman of the committee, and Nathan c. Ely,
Chairman of the SUBJ committee, appointed to wait
Mr. Maxwell, the Collector, have waxed very wrothy
and denounced those members who reported the pro-
ceedings. They are desperately annoyed that the
gag rule adopted by the majority cannot be
practically carried into effect. The Ecening
Express says the reports, beth in the HERALD
and the Tribune Of yesterday, ''false and
malicious" but that it sis not Mt liberty to cor
rect the mis-statements; for none but the meanest
kind Of wing would divulge the secrets Of
the committees very convenient method Of avoid
ing some disagreeable particulars. Yet, curious
enough, immediately under this editorial declara-
ton, appears a communication from Nathan G.. Ely,
in which he does the very thing that the Express
condemns and that journal, with characteristic
consistency, lauds the letter and the writer. Mr.
Ely states that "the Collector did not say, nor did
the committee report, that no one but u Fillmore
man should hold Office in the Custom House. On
the contrary, he held only that no man ought to
hold Office there who would abuse the power en-
trusted to him, by being an active opponent or
enemy Of the administration Now, we happen to
have the words Of the report on this point taken
down at the time by a member of the committee,
who stands at least high in the public estima-
ton as Mr. Ely, and that gentleman's account is
corroborated by the distinct recollection Of two
others, and until the report itself is published
entire we must hold that information is correct
Let Messrs. Ely and Brooks publish it, if they darc
The account published in the Tribune was the same
in substance as that in the HERALD. The principal
difference is, that report was more full and de-
tailed. But in the vital point-that /" no man did
or should get his bread from any Office in the Gus
tom House who was not friend Of Filmorc"-both
the reports are identical and is it likely, we ask,
that the HERALD and Tribune would combine TO
misrepresent the proceedings The best test, there
FORE Of the accuracy of report is the fact that it
is the very same as that furnished to the Tribune
by one its own reporters who was present. being
member OF the committee. hcssrs Brooks and Ely
may, therefore, 90 and tell "the horse marines'
their stories about misstatements. The public will
not believe them. The most charitable thing to say
Of these gentlemen is that they have shocking bad
memories. Some members of the committee and
politicians outside feel, no doubt with the Express
that ''arrant mischief" is done to individuals, if
not to the party, by telling the truth. But our
motto is--'' Honesty is the best policy" Let the
truth come out no matter whom or what it may
inure and "let justice be done, though the heavens
should fall.'
Since the foregoing was written, we received
communication from q member of the General Com
mittee, in which, after quoting the disclaimers in
the Express, he goes on to say
The committee did report that Mr. Maxwell said "thqt
did should receive his bread from o,icc
held in the Custom House who WAS not fslcnl 4
MIR. Fillmore" This ia the exact language OF lie
report. any can draw his inference Of their
meaning. If MIR. Maxwell wishes to define his Poi
tion to satisfy the doubts OF the whg par,y. 1t
him come and show his hand Why not pub
Gsh the report OF the committee entire, Tlat
Erastus Brooks refused to allow member of the General
Committee TO take pen from the Secretarys table is
true-Mr Brooks saying that the member could not hive
the Of the pen for the purpose Of copying report
most unwarrantabe and arbitrary exercise OF power
the stationery of the committee. Ono poor follow
in the poy Of the federal government tried dodge
the upon the motion TO lay the resolutions rea-
when his called but Dir. jackson n Custom
Housc officer. from the Eighteenth ward. onlciouly
called the attention Of the committee to TIE fact and
the victim Of federal patronage compelled to
mark and respond in the Affirmative
In fact. it is the truth Of report that gives it
the sting. II il false it would not have created
such tremendous hubbub among the wire pullcrs,
nor would the Scott men on the committee have
been SO excited as they were.