New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-07-29
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WAsmNGTON, Thursday, July %, lS5i
A. I predicted year ago, Scion BOrland has sue
ejed ia getting up little Kennedy night, result
ing IN the destruction Of San Juan. This is regarded
here Of the mcst fragrant and atrOcOus acts of
and reckless cruelty that perpetrated
upon weak po"erlcss and unprotected people by
the maritime force of Il great and powerful nation
protesting Justice and magnanimty. But SOlOn
Borloud was sne of the Kings Officers. and could
do wrong, presume the affair will be Endorsed by
the Administration.
| am told that the Committee have acquitted Col
Forney the Clerk of the House. of any Intentional
wrong in the alteration of the BILL which had passed
the House, 10 please the Company who were en-
''rched BY the alteration" OF course they were :.
The Devil il good to his own" and Col. FOrney is
not only the Clerk of the House, but he is co-edtor
of Tie piop and public priater besides being an
" dent friend of the President and Edwin Forrest
the actor Col tOrney has 81 many " ardent friends "
with such variety OF profitable Offices and employ
mcuts (eaying out the lobby fees aud per centage
supplies from the conract0rs) that he deserves to be-
acquitted. Like the old woman's newspaper, which
che faid) contained many shocking accidents
horrible catastrcphles sudden deaths, aud dreadful
nuIGers that il really did ones heart good read
such paper; it ought 10 be patronized" so Col.
FCuey ought to be Iatronsed, tor it really does
heart good 10 read his letter to Roberts 10 see the
profitable affairs in which be engaged and the control
which be exercises over the feeble President of great
and powerful nation. Aud now, hen he controls
but simply to please others and put money in his and
their pockets, he cetainly DO no wrong.
The letcher Committee Colts extension have
not been able 20 prove that the pistol drawn upon Col
Cullsm in the House Of Representatives By one of his
colleagues Was one of Colts but il ia surinised that
II was the Identical pistol presented TO Sam. Green,
IT, ty +. \. Dickeron and which Sam SAYS in one Of
hls letters, he seized when the President and COL
fOrney knocked at his door dark night he suppos-
ing them drunken burglars It's mercy and marvel
that sam did not shoot them, for sam was shot and
seldom misses bis mark. Had the House expelled
Col. torney as It was supposed II would il was the
Presidents intention 10 have sent him ss Consul Ia
London. in place Of George Saunders, rejected.
The House are engaged in endesvOrng to raise the
salaries Of our Army officers. They have so much
leisure in these piping times Of peace" that the pres
ent pay is insufficient to Keep up the pride and pomI
land circumstance" of our glorious warriors There
all sorts of ways sud means devised 10 put incl.
Sam in trust and bind lin down to pains and penal
ties incident 10 high prices and extraTagance Gould
ne continental Congress look down from their pur,
abodes and see the texture of these times the prd.
and FOLLY, the eorruptOns and extravaganza of the
/ shadows and successors now, how would they wonder
and weep over the degeneracy Of reor fallen nan
I Alas who Will show MS any goodl' The Executiy,
is feeble ard faint with constitutional and chronic
disease called the shadows while the Judiciary ha
caught the cOntagion for spoils, ana We see serou
charges Of CORFU ton preferred against Judge of b
Supreme Court of the United States while Congress il
laden with Investigations OF internal putreiaction
Dr. Bernhiese the faithful Delegate in Congress from
Utah, has succeeded in all affairs connected with tina
TERRITORY, although ne has had to encounter the per
verse ard wicked calumnes and lies of men who bav.
gore TO Utah to cheat and defraud the Indians and Il
| traduce and misrepresent the MormOns. Old sander
have been revived and circulated here that Gov
loung had misappied the funds appropriated by Con
gress for public buildings, and in consequence an ef
fort was made to separate the Executive duties from
those of Superintendent of Indian Affairs in that Ter
rifory. Dr. Bernhiese proved from the settled &C
counts of the Governor at the Controllers Office herr
that the Governor had applied the funds faithfully anC
Judeiousy, and he succeeded in defeating the attemp
to separate the duties of Governor and Indian Super
mtendent He remarked in his speech in the Hous.
7 that Gov. Young was the fatber ~ the Indians p