The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-11
reaus OF the Politicians Caught with their
Hand In IN. Lobby.
From the washing,ou Uaion Jan 81
90 sGRxssMEN CHANGED WITH CORRUPTION.

From the washing,Oo Union Jan 81
cosGRxssMEN CHARGED WITH CORRUPTION.
We 60 not know the origin of the old saw" set
rogue to catch rogue but We do know that, ii
there Is any truth in the New York HERALD and
The New York Times, the is being most forcibly
Illustrated by these two journals at the present time.
The HER AID and Tines through their correspondents
and their editorials, vieipg with each other In
wild hunt after band of plunderers and rogues
which they say Is now iniestng Congress, and lay
ing schemes 10 bride dishonest and seduce honest
members into most enormous appropriations Of the
pubic money and the publ, lands. II one 1.-THE OF
what they charge be true, the very atmosphere OF
Washington is reekiug with corruption, and the
halls OF Congress little than dens OF Official
robbers meeting together only to divide the
spois.
uSfhe misfortune. however is that the charges fail
TO command cre1ence because the witnesses have
proved each other TO be as great rogues aud plum
derets as they assert the lobby agents to be- 1t
has been the daily occupation OF these two journals
TO hunt and pile mp evidence Of vlainy against each
other, and, if there is a lingering doubt in the
mind of any one that tn 3 are pair of unmitga-
ted scapegrs ,es, that doubt must hang uDOn
the belief that neither Of them is credible
witness.
r is arar pe-acle to see two such prosecutors
ming forward 10 " turn States's evidence" against
pubic plundeIers. There may be, aud we fear there
Is, room for suspicion that the legislation Of Con-
gress Is being sometimes made available tor the ad-
vancemeut Of personal and private sche mes of ag-
grandizement; but we doubt much whether those
guarantee against detection and punishment in the
TACT that the prosecutors get one to believe
their testimony on account OF the notorious infamy
oil the witnesses There is consequence how
ever, which may follow these repeated charges of
corruption, which might be well considered by the
parties implicated An incredible witness may re-
peat his testimony 30 often that it may finally gene
rate suspicion OF guilt, which is almost fatal to
public man proof of the fact, especially il the
charges are allowed to be repeated again and again
without reputation or contradiction by the parties
accused. For example, the editor Of the Times,
who was the late Lieutenant Governor Of New
York. says in his Issue OF Jan. g.
We know that oOrrup, organization Of members OF
Congress and certain lobby Washington has
hted aimee early In the OF last We well
Satisfied that this organization bol balance OF power
In Its hands sufficient In TO kill carry any
measure pending in the House OF Representatives and
thai B power has been eXerted in favor Of
where IL price oCo per vote generally or Its equiga
lent was axreea to and tast IL has boon used 10 pre-
vent favorable action equally meftorious mcssu'es
which unable wling omit the piraioal
tribute
Here is direct charge, and the editor processes to
know Its truth, Taking into view the fact that
the editor OF the HERALD nas again and again
proved that the author Of the charge is just infa
nous as witness ss himself the charge would hard
ly he sufficient to raise suspicion OF guilt; but sup
pose the charge is repeated day after day in the
same confident ana def mt tone, and none Of tae i'm
pEcated parties confront the accuser and repel his
assaults. The natural consequence would be that
there we're grounds for suspicion, which would soon
ripen into conviction OF guilt.
Who the parties ;nat thus implicated we
neither know nor conjecture. The Times makes one
remark. however, which induces US to add another
word OF comment. That remark is this
This organization party but embraces
members Of them all-ru Il singusr aad notorious
fact that while psr is cannot rise a,ove pArzsa
81. erstions, villsiny oLg
According TO this allegati m, there are democrats
implicated IL this Infamous charge Ii is neither
our business nor wish 10 alude TO those of the
other parties implicated We hope for the honor |
of the nation, that meme are guilty; but far as |
democrats are concerned we are interested to know
what oun0aton there Is for so gross a charge and
one which we believe TO be a vile cslumny. III black
republicans and knos NOthiugs choose to remain |
silent under such an imputation made by leading
black republican organ, we insist that democrats
shall not allow their party to he involved in such
dshonorable association OF corruption and crime.
IL there be any one calling himself a democrat VINO
s guilty let him be known, AID We hesitate not TO
say that be will be pronpty secuted from our ranks
by the united voice OF the party
But, after sill, we cannot coucude without calling
to mind the fact that the HsR add the Times the
foremost in charging corruption on others, aud equal
ly earnest in charging II on each other, constitute
two OF that famous quntnple alliance which combined
together TO place the government under black
republican rule. II there is truth 10 the charges
OF corruption mace by tneoi, We have no doubt that
exposure will fall ON those who co-operated with
them in the Presidential election What a COM
mentary, then, have we on black republicansm /,
What would have been the irlits 20 corruption and
piuuutt ~ KbNtfhutnt ubu pd>seu 1.-Two tntH
hands, II IL be true that such things the HERALD
and Times now charge are truei What abundant
cause has abe country 70 rejoice that II has escaped
the dominion of the quintuple alliance
But we have no wish 70 revive t1e discussion Of
matters that entered into the late canvass. The
democrats have the responsibility OF the government
their shoulders and we are chiefly concerned that
they shall not be implicated In an infamous com. |
binsiion with black republicans and Know Nothings
for purposes OF plumber. We believe the charge TO
be nAlicously false; and in this declaration we ex
pect 70 be sustained by every de ocrat in Congress
As to the black republicans and Know Nothings i'm
plioateo. we have nothing to say, except that we
shall be grained they TOO shall NIX the brand oil
them.