The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-02-26
The Capitol Frauds.-sIore Faisehoods.

The Capitol Frauds.-m0re Falsehoods.
In speaking OF the alleged frauds connected with the
Capitol extension and the committee OF investigation, the
Washington correspondent OF The New York Courier aud
Enquirer makes the following Infamous statement:
The Senate's official organas the publisher OF It's
pToceedings-has added 10 the venom with which repua-
tons done DEATH under authority Of that body by
giving day after day. proiessed abstracts Of testimony TIA
ken before that committee, which are nothing more nor
less than shameful iabrica,ions."
Now our readers will bear witness that this allegation
is entirely false and without the shadow OF support
or justification. We have not on any occasion given
professed abstracts OF testimony taken before The com
mlttee OF investigation Not OF our articles con-
tains single put forth portion OF the evil
dence which has been given. The statement oil the
Coures correspondent is false from the beginning to the
end and the anonymous creature who made il knew TO
be false when he put il forth. We have done nothing
more than state some OF the offences which the witnesses
have testified TO, and set forth the by which the
witnesses swear those offences were committed.
The manner in which the government employ ees
have been defended must tell heavily against them
with candid and thinking men. In order 10 exul-
pate them, the Republic has missated our articles
il has attempted TO msead the public to the origin
OF the charges Of fraud, corruption and embezzemen
and it has given false representation OF the debate
in the Senate, and Of the positions taken by sesa-
tors Wing le,ter-writers, like the who write,
for the New York Courier and Enquirer adopt the same
means to break down the investigation and prevent
proper verdict by reckless averments and foul denuncia
tion Such line of defence is almost equal to con-
fession OF guilt When honest men are charged with
wrong practices, they do not put forth falsehoods to
shield themselves for they have the truth to justify them
nor do they attempt to browbea inquiry or TO evade
investigation 1t may be- however, that the government
employees not pvy to the defence which has been
made for them; and that supposton alone the
only possibility of their innocence. II they privy TO
tiff they have counselled consented to t-lhere
be no question that the alleged fraud. corruption. and
embezzlement have been practised.
We perceive that both the Republic and the cores
pondent OF the New York Courier and Enquirer speak Of
the alleged frauds in calculated to induce the
impression that the architect is the only person mpca
ted in the charges which have been submitted the
mittee of investigation. This is not the fact A large
portion OF the alleged fraud, corruption, and embezzle
meat has been, the witnesses say, committed by the
perinendent and others, aud the architect is further
implicated in them than he is implicated by the fact that he
did not detect aud expose hem We do exactly under
on the shoulders Of the architect may be that the Repub
lie thinks that he is the only with character enough 10
afford the foundation for defence 1t may be that the
Republic is ashamed to utter the of the others,
specify the acts charged against ,hem and then talk OF
justification. The Rochester Democrat, rabld whig
journal, says Of the principal of them, that he
notorious character in New York and Albany. II so,
his reputation must have reached Mr. Fillmore. II may
be that the Republic really intends to crush the architect
while pretending to defend him. may be tina, the de-
fence which that Journal has attempted is nothing more
than blind effort OF desperation. But 40 matter what
motive may have prompted the Republic and It's coaboers
its course has been we'll calculated give point and force
TO the charges which have been preferred, and 10 make
the testimony, when is published, and the report of the
committee If it should be adverse fall with crushing
weight The testimony and the report will soon be be
fore the public and when they are, we shall endeayo
TO do full justice to all concerned