Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-03-07
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The Recreation ~ Corruption az
Washington.

From tn Abrby AueE
'srnERE ~ DEAlHsN TssE P0Tr'
The Recreation ~ Corruption az
Washington.
BLAt X REPUBLiCANISMR REVEALED 7
We have given On outline Of the d.
bate on the resolutions INTRODUCED mo
Congress by the Investigating Commit. I
tee, sni = synop,is u the ,s-timonJ
brought before them. 1hese disclosufo
show that Judge Edwards, u. o., from
the Ctau,auqus District " this State:
offered f.l.ow member, Mr. fsine, ot
\. g., i 500 to secure The passage OF :
land b,li 10 which he, (Eiwsrd.) AMI
Others we're interested. il was upon ms
charge, nos iully proved. that the IN
ve-tlyatlon Was based. The COMMITTEE
r.i-eI upon this accusation, extended
their inquiries farther; and found that
Mr.. Tripl.tt, a book Publisher, had been
compel He'd 10 sgree 10 pay 4l4, 800 to MIR
uIit-rt snoiher member OF Congress,
from IN . State; s0i that the same mem
Der received for his vote aud services 70
procuring land granite, seven square MI
les % land aud some stock; that Nj.
WEIGH, Of Coooest,cut, had charged $40
TO b LIP forward = widows p-usion bill,
ami had dabblej IN the ls.y of biac<
msil 10 the book purchase; and . Mat
te-on. Of this State, had required S2u,-
/ 900 10 stoox, in order, With uther sr
rangemebts, TO secure the confirm on
~ land grant 10 the Des Mo nes Na''-
CATION company, and nal dlsclo.ei the
existence Ut al organization Of meinb,rs
to exact pay for their vote, Of which
he was believed to be tho leader.
What l. remarkable n tho evidence
is the disclosure 1t affords Of an org ,nI-
I'd and Systematic corruption. IL isnot
the irallty OF an individual that is tenn :
tel AN: gives way; IT Is the combinaticn
u ! the mut1Sl agreement of many MEM
L,r', 10 u system Of sxtor,ion aut cor-
ruption, and the courage a.; confidence
with which the purpose OF Tue orlahizA-
;ipn - carried ou;, itrt makes this dr.
clJsur startling
Mr. M.ttesop, IT ONEIDA, declared 70
parties interested in b IL i, thu, $780,
l0fr' Was necessary TO pass II; nor the .
we're twenty or thirty members o ITO
tiOd.e, VINO hal associated themselves
together aud pledged each other not ID
vote for any oil or resolution unle .
they were paid fUr .it;' and when hs
agent for the torporaticn % be benefit.
ed, relueet 20 have anything more to do
w,ih h,m, In wrote to the fresideD; ;La
tONoSiag letter:
PRIVATE
Warrington, Jiiy IL, iSJb.
Dear Sir--The Committee III our
House have agIeed t. report your rcso-
luton On Minnesota 20 - 900 acre, rr
as you wi-h ", but there Is much troulil,
IN thc way. Some Others mako MI.
Are YOU Hing 10 ian pr
he factory 10 b. cut
i, through il aidS l.nt
DVFvX,r arranged; can NJ sume
agen, promise outsider stock 10 n hew
fac DRY. l. meiknow w,thou. fail BY
return mai.
1fuly,
(Signod.) b. NJ
t. ". 4. Johnson. T. 4.
Ani IN regard to the look publ oation
sch me Of Mr. Trip le,s, Tor WHICH si,
dirg .c'lr VI prices TO mrmbers had
bee" arranged OF the book wa taken
At = - per @ pv, no would gave ~ 800.
II az ~, 500 more; ard at he same
raie u, 10 ST 30 yer copy,") tie Nov
IN. order VAS gwen ~ -ecuFity for the
agra.mrbt.
The Clerk Of iie ou-e OF Repr el,a-
use. VII Etv 10 J. X. sscenev, uus oi
the pnrHoDri-.si.n ia h,hait Of ne r
ccr.,'u { pics of my WORK on tie l.. :.
-'on Bounty land .nd otaer l,~s o. =. ID
I ih's .e-.ioI of Consre--. tho Una OF
~ 400, Tor whiclth;s sholi DO lhs re.
ceipt.
t>is'sd.> + Z. 4. 1RlPiErr.
Ausu >,ti,
he oun OF 81. ~ sc. M 10 have been
De- o'ited "rh Hoy zee Irre ey, aef 10
eI: lrri. for the u-s OF ono OF ue.e
uembcrs. or al r",ns I.rson operating
WIN theta MIR nre. .e,'- sbsrncs aad
EVASION Of the process to ,Ipe-r a0d t-s.
~ leaving u Without a clear explain -
ton.
II - The existence ef ti.s ccmsipa.
y ,Iu6RaN Iieh 1, t"-,Ir j tn, vHguely by
pes- :. "i8! wt,ch, Upon h.re-
|said - have established Q tar
wv Sff' - 'r'A.pp WI wv SOte III
e.chhf IT'S mfu,brrr. ant which 10 prov
ell hg direct testimony ~ have acted up.
% his system : IL is this continuation.
with IT. cole ~ procedure. and lie stip-
3, "lai,prs ani contracts boldly nut in
writing. thst j. calculated TO alarm and
shock the public.
Such mhins tion could not eye,
in u representative BODY. which DID L,s
teal largely in speciai legislation, .
Grants To companies. lsrgesses 10 epsca.
ls,ors. II Ia the hen. 6c'aries Of Con.
vress that EMPLOY the lobby and corrupt
the m cmber. and as long as meMbers
can At will cif.r or refa>e mi lions ~
dollars to steam 81 lip owner., tens Of
mi llions Of acpes 10 rsilroad comps MICS
and tens Of thousand to book publiehers
and private .ohemcrs, so long will they
demand . share in the profits Of theie
compliance
1t Is because il il the fruit ~ the ays.
ten. that we fiod that the members dab.
Hing in this corruptio are Of tbe Black
Republican school. There Il nothing
IN the creed Of that psrt~, that furbids
its members from granting tie pubic
monies To steamships and railroads to
localities o. corporations, 10 bcot pub
lishers Or TO tpeouistors. l, 10 indeed
orc Of the prsteoses Of that party TO
"fosfer enterprise" TO "promoss inter.
nal Improvements" to "sncourags %.
tional undertakings" and to do every.
hing with the public money, which may
"promote the general welfare" Prisi.
legged thus BY hi. party or cd to grant
indulgence to others. is il wonderful
that he takes them hims,lf, or that he
tacss s,ipu!ations for his vpisate welfare
to the echemM for which he votes'
"E8trsct Of the Testimony before the