The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-02-26
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krsss which is carrying eonstsr nation hni
Itener mo the Black Republican camp
The Investigating Committee. appointed Z
few months since, to inquire into corruPtioBs
at Washington, have reported facts which
show the most utter want Of principle upon
the part Of certain freedom. .shiekiBg mem
bers Of the House. Il seems that the shouts
for "God and Liberty" Freedom, Free
Kansas and Fremont" were simply to di.
rect public attention sgdy from the fFsuds'ef
Republean oiieidEs attbecsphsi city Ofthe
Union. We call earnest attehtien Ito the
following article from the AiSuRy AtAns;
We have given IN outline Of ne debate on
the resolutiOas iEaxoauced into Congress BY
the Investigating COmnlysee, saa asyaopsis
Of the testimony brought before sheM.--
These disclosures show tina, Judge Edwards,
N. c., from the Chautauquc District Of thss
State, offered fellow member, Mr.. Paine,
oiN. c., $1,000 to secure the passage Of o
land bill 10 which be, Edwards, and others
were interested. 1t was upon this charge,
now fully proved. that the Investigation was
based. The 'Gommittee raised upon this ac-
extended their inquiries further;
and found that Nr. T4Paete, a 'bodkpublish-
er, had been compelledto 10 agree TO pay $l4,-
500 to Mr.. Gilbert, another member Of Con-
gress, from this State; and that the same
member received for his vote and services
in procuring land grants, seven square miles
of land and some stock; that Mr.. Welch, OF
Connecticut, had charged $50 to help for.
uusrd "a widows pension bill, and had dab
Ibledin rtbe levy ofblack mail in the book
purchase; and that %. B. Mstteson, Of this
:S,ste, hsdEegdirsd $40 ieas in stock, i'm or.
der, with other arrangements, to secure The
confirmation of "a lland grant to the Wes
Moines Ns~igstion CompoDy, .snd hadsuis.
closed the existence or an organization .sf
members of Congress to exact pay for dheir
votes, of which he was believed ITO be the
leader. ....'a e# .lH
What is remarkable in tire evidence Is the
disclosure it affords of on organized andsys.
tematic corruption. II is not Hhe frsiIity of
an individual that is tempted and gives way;
it is the coordination a0H mutual agreement
OF many wembers, in a system of extortion
and corruption; and the courage and conf
dence with which the purpose of the orguni.
zalion is carried out, that makes this Sisclo.
sure startling. r b g-*fn.
Mr.. Matteson, Of Oneida, declsvea two
parties interested in . bill, that $lee 300
was necessary to pass il: ".for there @s,s
Ipenty or thirty members Of the House, soSo
he'd associated themselves together and pleaged
zach other not to vote for aayb or resolution
,rGnting money or lands unless they wsre paid
for it," and when the agent for the Corpor.
ntion to be benefited, refused to have any
hing more to do with him, he wrote to the
President the following letter: o-
[PRIvATE.] "H. *"
WASHINGTON, July l5, 1856,
Dear Sir-The Committee In our House
have agreed TO report your resolution on Min
nesota TO 272 acres, or as you wished it, but
here is much trcsble 10 the way. Some
outsiders make saaschief. Are yox willing
% let your quarter of the factory be cut up
ind used to carry Il throagh in addition to
What Skyker arrangeds I can have some
gent promise outsiders stock in new fac.
ory. Let me know without fail By retaru
mail. Truly, "'
(Signed,) o. D. M.
To w. C. JOHNSON, Esq. -.-1as,F"
And in regard to the book publication
chepe of Mr.. Triplett, for waica sliding
Gale Of prices se members had been ~raag.
ID ("if the book was taken at SI,s5 per
opy, he would give o. sec, il at 81 40, $5,.
90 sRCres ard at the sane rsNe % to else
er copy,'1 the following order was given
8 security for the agreement. g.|'"
I've Clerk ofthe Hoxse Of Representa-.
ives will pay J. &. Sweeney, cat Of the
pprcpriatioH in esehalf of me for certain
opies Of my work on the PensioR Bounty
uu6S uuu OtuVt iaWos puoS0u ot tuiS bcSSiUH I,
# Congress, the sum Of $l4 500, for which !,
his shall be the receipt. a#.+ ~ "
(Signed,) F. F. C. TRIPLETT. Z
August, 1856. e7.l. l..8.. a, .js,.,l Z
The sum Of $1,000 seems to have been {
eposited with Horace Greeley, as It's ex- I
Iained, for the use Of one of these members, I
: of some person operating with them-Mr. '
ireeaey's absence and evasion of the pre- 8
sss to sPpear and testify, leaving us with b
ut eeeav explanation. ii etu" :
Tt is the existence of this combination, 0
hich is testified to, vaguely, by many wit. s
esses, and which, upon hevesay, it is said 8
, have established tariff Of fyOm $50 to v
5OOo for the vote of each of It's members, q
nd which is proved by each direct tessi i
ony 10 have acted SpoH this system--it IS
lis combination, with hs code OF procedure,
I'd it's stipulations aad contracts boldly put
writing, that is calcxiated to alarm and 8
'ock the public. sa 'e' aa. a2a7 u7fu Il
Such q csmbinatien could not exist Id a II
preventative body, which did not deal p