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Mr. Speaker Banks was in high father with the repub
can leaders when he commenced his service in their ranks
He was pelsseny and successfully sustained as their can
dato for speaker Greeley Weed Mateson and the whole
pack out in full chorus in his favor only as
mrelousy proper for the ttation, but as one
whose election was indispensable to the cause OF free
DOM
The tone of these in relation To Mr. Speaker Banks
has suddenly changed The "cause of freedom now
dispense with his services. Why n We will explain
When it began be ared that there 10 be nvesga
ton into corruption Washington attempt was
made 10y the guilty parties and their republican sympa
hzers take the control OF it. They would thus they
reasoned be able gain the credit of desiring to expose
corruption and at the same time protect their friends
Accordingly, Kelsey republican member from this State
put forward to committee The parliamentary
rule would make him chairman and they trusted to the
political iendshpo Of Mr. Speaker Banks for the residue
the committee.
Precisely at this point the great mistake ia The reck
onng Of Matteson Gilbert Co.. and precisely from this
point Mr. Speaker Banks began be regarded by the
forty theves and their friends waning in bis devotion
to the "causa of freedom" When he appoint the
committee occurred to him. very naturally and properly
that he bad his character at stake in making the seec-
on and he concluded sacrifice It for the benefit
few flame ducks He shrunk from the dishonor of APP
pointing withdrawing committee and after naming the
mover Mr. Kelsey, chairman and another republican,
Mr.. Savage member, filed up the committee with the
names Of Messrs. Orr and Warner, democrats and Davis
American, Matteons organ Utca complained that the
two republicans weak men, while the other members
Of the committee the ablest men in the House.
This Of Mr. Speaker Banks in selecting the investi-
eating committee has doomed him, far the forty
thieves and their sympathzers have it in their power
crush him. We have been expecting TO their blows fall
upon him at the frat opportunity The New York Tribune
always vocerous about honesty and virtue but the
cne and apologs Of thieves when they happen to belong
TO its party seizes the occasion of Mr. Bankss arrival
in New York to put forth against him a malicious para
graph, calculated to blast his political reputation among
the members Of the republican party and intended as
signal to "let slip the dogs Of war against him. We copy
the paragraph emarkipg by the way that Mr. Banks is
avorite of ours but that do sympathze with
tack upon him prompted by The motives which have
described;
The Hon. Nathaniel p. Banks r late Speaker of the
United States House Of Representatives arrived this city
Thursday and is stopping with his family at the Astor
House. As presiding officer of the House, Mr. Banks by
general consent has had superior from the foundation
of our government and equal but Henry Clay. This
is and proud distinction. We think Mr.. Banks
other official position not less exalted bat for the otay
the Fremont movement resulting grea measure from dis
forness delay and injection phch occaonsd his adj
He belongs 10 that class Of polifcidns oho believe that
Providence makes all the hay requiring only pey slight
sisance from man. al late hour The day. r the evening
decs hare commenced falling say about hour before sun
doSn We hold widely different faith Our sympa-
thes and confidence with those who rise with the lark
to greet the purpling east