The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-22

The CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE
AND ITS DIsCLosUREs.-There seems TO be a good
deal of fuss about the examination Of the Investi-
eating Committee now in session at Washington,
and charged with the duty of ascertaing the facts
with regard to certain charges Of bribery and
corruption made against persons in and out Of
Congress A number of editors and cOrrespon-
dents have been examined; but although they
professed to know everything they declined to
divulge, denying the right of the Committee to
question them upon matters entrusted to them
confdentially. Raymond and Simonton, two ofthe
proprietors of the New York Times, which is chiefly
owned by Wesley & Co., the stock gamblers in
Wall street, have already been before the Com
mttee, and they refuse to testify, while protesting
to have in their possession facts important for the
Committee to know. In the same journal we find
the following curious paragraph
We have very little doubt the investigations OF this
committee properly prshed and lead to the disclosure
OF spy considerable amount OF facts, that members OF
the republican party wi DC implicated IN unUss asS,o
not by what would be technically legal evden,e ou.
by such proof as leaves upon our own minds no doubt
whatever OF the conclusion which they warrant nsmey
that members claiming TO be republicans Rave been Pa =
ties 10 factions which to make them sharers ~
the pecuniary prons Of bills they we're 70 aid In passing
So it seems that the principal lobby members,
in and out of Congress, belong to the republican
party The editor, although he refuses to testify
in Washington, declares here in New York, on
his own dunghill, that members Of the republican
party will be implicated; and though his evil
dence is not technically legal, yet there is no
doubt on his own mind that what he says is the
truth. Now, we should like to know what MEM
bers Of the republican party are implicated.
Who are these lobby members inside and outside
oiCongress? Two OF Raymond namely
Thurlow Weed and James Watson Webb-have
been at Washington most of the time since this
session commenced, and are generally supposed
to be very much interested in some of the bills
before Congress. Are they the members OF the re-
publican party implicated in the bribery trans
actions! A Western journal implicated Greeley.
l. he one of the members Of the republican par
ty alluded to by the Taaes ? How comes it TO
pass that Raymond is so bold TO give his evil
dence in New York, and 80 slow when called
spon by the Committee in Washington? Why
did not the Committee inquire Of Raymond oil
Simonton what they knew about the execut on
of the law OF Congress in relation TO the selec
ton of the Brick Church as site for the ne
Post Office and what share they had with Wcs
ley a Co., chief owners OF the Times and co-pro
prietors with them?
We trust and hope that the Committee WI
pursue the investigation to the farthest limits al
lowed by the law and the constitution. The ex
cuse offered by Raymond aud Simonton, that th'
Committee has no right to inquire OF them as t;
matters impaired coDlidcntally, will not holt
water. If they possess Information duplicating
any members OF the republican party Swhether J
| be Senator Seward or Thurow Weed, Sr any on
else, in or out of Congress they are Wound b.
every consideration OF duty, honesty and trutl
TO declare the facts, so that the guilty may b
exposed and honest men relieved from unjus
| suspicion.