Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-02-27

| the arrival Of ammunition from Greytown.
AT the last accounts from Walker, da led February
Sd, he at San Juan del Sur with 300 men. He
had established his headquarters at RiVas, and was
concentrating all his force there, amounting to 800
men.
Later from Nicaragua.
New York, Feb PA letter of the 18th inst,
from San Juan, states that Gen Walker has suffered
defeat in two important cases. and that the Lockrdges
expedition abandoned, and his troops decendng
the river RATS and logs.
The Corruption investigating Committee.
Never was the adage that when rogues fall out
honest get their Dues" more stgnally verified
than in the late transactions at Washington. Less
than two months ago one J. W. SimOnton letter
writer of the Black Republican school in Washing
ton, having been disappon ted in some expectations
in other words, having fallen out with his con-
federates. turned nfoTmer, and published in the New
York Times, limitations of a knowledge of corrupt
practices among certain members of Congress- Col
Payne, OF North Carolina, gentleman of the old
school, having been approached with the offer of a
bride, by member from this State and of the negro
loving party corrobOated in part, the statement of
Mr. SimontOn from his seat in the House of Repre-
sentatVes. This led to the appointment of Com.
mitee to investigate the matter. This Committee
after many meetings. and the examination of numer-
GUS witnesses, came into the House yesterday, with
the report OF their proceedings.
No sooner was the purport of the evidence imp-
ealing some four or five members of The Black Repub
ican party known TO their partizans, than they be-
came perfectly wild with excitement and determined
that the report of the Committee should not be read
Mr.. Grow the blacklist OF the black party, and MIR.
Wakeman, of this city, screeched and screamed and
hOWled in opposition TO the repOrt-men whose lives
depended upon an event would hardly exhibit more
feeling and anxiety than did these great lovers Of
freedom in behalf of their associates. But their
shrieks amounted to but little, and were as efectua
stay the tide of justice the freedom shreks
for Kansas last autumn. The report of the Commit
tee was ordered to be published, and proves, first
(but by very shabby evidence, will admit, mas
much it is that of treacherous migrate and con-
frere of the man Simonton,) that the Hon. w. A.
Gilbert, of this State, had received a consideration
for his vote. Secondly, that Hon. MIR. Welsh, from
that pink of Puritanism, Connecticut, had also been
influenced in the way. Thirdly, that the Hon.
0. Matteson, from the Oneida Gerritt Smith
district, in this State, had been, during his whole
Congressional career over head and ears in corrup
tioo: and fourthIy, that Judge Edwards from the
extreme western district of New York, had pecuni-
airy interest and had offered the to others, in
bill before Congress.
But what strikes us as most singular in this inves-
tgation is the great Ignorance of the oldest lobby
agents in Washington in all these schemes. MI.
Chase whose business it has been for years TO work
bills through Congress, and who openly threatens
corners that he will prevent their ''things" from
going through unless he is paid not to do So knows
nothing about any bribery undue influence being
used upon NJ C.'s Daniel Breed and H. B. Babcock
knew nothing Hamilton Green, George Harrington,
George W Samson, Alexander H. Evans, MIR Chubb,
Hugh Tyler, Mr.. Wendall, all know nothing !! -!
-! Sweeney, poor one armed fellow who has only
been in Washington since the party to which he be-
longs, and for which he shekei so loud, have had
the ascendancy, knew everything. Welsh and Gil
bert had placed themselves and their characters in
his hands, though it does not appear that either of
them knew enough about him or Of him to speak a
word IN his favor, to the door-keeper when he most
needed it.
As for 0. B. MatteSon, there can be no doubt of
his guilt. His most intimate personal friends do not
hesitate to pronounce him most precious rascal
His pretense (apd defense) that the charges aga
him are nslgated by malice and political pre- JUDGE,
is sheer bosh. We have never heard but one story
OF this man, and that is simply that all you could
prove against him would not hurt him, that he would
if it proven that he had bought up thirty mem
bers of Congress sold his vote thirty times,
go straight home his abolition constituents and be
reelected by an increased VOTE He said to the wri
ter of this some five six years ago. Il know my
constituents better than you do, and although | am
more abolitionst than you are, If | should talk
your doctrine or go with the silver grey Wings, |
could not get ten votes in the district"
He was one of the hardest outside workers for
Banks, during the contest for Speaker in Washing
ton, and, we have been told by member of Con-
gress, offered in behalf of his party, position and
money for votes or " a vote for Banks" There is
enough told of him and said against him in Wash
ington to hang him if bribery hanging ofense.
The assertion he is said TO have made, that there
were thirty members of Congress who had pledged
themselves not TO vote for any appropriation unless
they were paid for it, undoubtedly true, and the
probability is that he stood captain of the band. He
has been brought up in the Weed and Seward school
of politics in this State, and is an apt scholar. The
principles of that school, all know, to sell and
get gain and to use that gain to hoodwink and de-
ceive the people and keep in office.
The cry of " freedom in Kansas" and love for the
poor, down trodden save,' raised and kept up
for this, and other purpose. They have plumber
ed this State of Millions in the shape of canal i'm
provements, and made fortunes in carrying through
our Legislature bank and insurance charters and rail-
road consolidation bills. But the repeal of the Mis-
souri, restriction offered to them the prospects of
greater plumber in Washington, and they raised the
cry OF " Southern aggression and niger freedom"
reused the sympathies and pre- udices of the people,
and, under these false pretences, induced them to
give them The control of the national legislature at
Washington. How they have used this power to
steal and betray their constituency, and what
they have done for negroes and Kansas let the report
of the Committee and proceedings in Congress an
swer.-N. Y Day Book.
CRINoLINE DONE FoR.-The last news from Paris
u.s. that the Empress Eugene appeared in the streets
recently without any hoops. Louis Napoleon is said
to be opposed TO hoops, and is determined 10 crush
crnone he has done the liberty of the press and
freedom of speech in France. AS the Emperor rules