New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-14

h'or spg 20 Corgfess. who estSed 20 q, in6os dca
Of gossip but vbo coad barely De .uoo ,si 70 hoov
end who d,d not kno~, Ct soy e-msin .,ioo among
members. Every of them svo,- that hs had no
bnovltdgs on the subject one ~sy the oth-r axoeot
ore, WHO gave out some smoisuoa. hin.s and ,he1
n fu.fd 70 answer farther. Tbs COMMITTEES then went
10 work 70 have this poor fellow imprsooed All
stirred Up beth Houses Of Congress 70 pss 10 bot
hs.te bill Of eltrso,dt AIRY pain, and penalties for
the purp@e Of tI.ortrg the truth from relactans
vtt1e.es The ordinary current OF legislsdon
for,hvifb Astounding developn-nts Of corrupt coua-
bna,ions amcpg me mbers were then looked tor Tbe
bIl v.s purpoety So frsneo that members ccold
be &C mpeltd to testify, although their ,esmeny ms@
nrd to their own eifgrsce. Armed WIN ms ~.
Which the Committee go esserly demanded went "
work ard ca led before II the Hon. Reverdy Johnsou,
Who te&tife6 TO q converssifn between him and ny.
self IN which be said had spohen 10 him IN cows.
dencs ard told him thst "ikere ere feEty or 'arfy
atmbers ct the HonSs Who had assN Ited ta<rse1r<s
"ogtther and peig,dsdch 10 the Other St 70 vote JoS
"Gay lar or re'o'S.ton granfns money Or lands 80
"kss fkty we're pad 'Or ".
Here va, indeed. nee and freshiy opened scens.
II Mr. johnson had correctly repeated the cosaa<sfsS
statement il uust be quite plain that had prokeseed -
have facts within my knowlecge Of the highest mpcf.
tsnc. bearing upon the only legitimate object Of u.
oni,v Tie upseang Of Mr.. Johnsons conhdonce's
SsS now furnished what the Committee, through %
many DAYS and nights Of toll, had sought for In vain.
Ard III. was the Committee new law msoe enpsessH
10 compel members situated Ike myself 10 testify bus
tee call ne before them and put me on toe stssd e
witness as they had dope Smouton and others VINO w
tin ated in newspaper srtices that they knew sco9.
thirs Did they summon OF invite my a,tends6cc -
A Wines No But, on the contrary, the very mo-
ment tina, they strike this fresh scens they turn ~
pes in smother direction, and their backs upon ne
trsck which Mr. johnson thus pointed out 10y %:
.tarty give up the hunt for corrupt comotnafsco,
and open In full cry upon me Tor having de'smea soe
character Of the House. What sisn,hcsnce pas tnn
Were the Committee in search OF the truth or fa'sisY
OF the charge which they had been directed 10 invcu
gate or we're they rather In pursuit. OF vi,tm lee
The House and the country Judge.
That Committee have without authority, aosnPsee
70 bring me before il for trial. and to cit In Judgment
Rave denied its auh,ri'y and protested against ~
r.urnsens and have denounced Its secret, ex pdrte
irquisitiCn.
|, would perhaps be too much to expect from human
nature that the msior,y thus assuming 10 themselves
%, vers not granted. exercising hem IN manner N
consistent with the rules and principles wh'ch sovstu
ev.iy open tribunal IN the country shoad anve q
cor cus ions which could stand the fest OF scruusy'
And ppesch their report for the perversions OF evt
deuce which have exposed for Is unfair afsunees'
OF for Its unjust conclusions.
claim that neither ths testimony which they nave
riesened the sgt ment they have made nor the cco.
cusiors ammo upced are or ought to be- enteitAoea -
q, competent by the ouse IN any trial which may ee9
fit to order upon any chsrse brought AZ ainst me.
HAVE HAD NO TRIAL
But If the House choase to consider that there Az
charges which ito dignity and honor require should b
investigated, l shall be prepared TO meet the0-
Whether that trial shall be Al the bar OF the House,
before An impartial Committee specially charged with
the duty whose proceedings chad be- open ~ the deg,
and where confront my snou-c~ ana tne" VIZ
Leases at every stage stand ready 10 the entrs con-
scioutp of pnocerce Of all corrupt or cnm'nA ins
10 abide by the iudR meut which impartial and pubh9
hbunsl n sy award. u u. MArtfsoS'
Febvna,I u, 1871