The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-20
One Thousand Dollars Paid to Horace
Greeley, of the N. Y. Tribune.
Simonton, of the New York Times, Inte-
rested in Land and Private Claims.
The Expulsion Of Messrs Gilbert, Edwards and
Matteson, of New York, and Welch, Of Con-
necticut, Recommended by the Committee

On the 9th Of January last the Hon ". Kelsey, Of
New York. called attention Of House Of Represen
tasves 70 editorial artis In tue Nav York Times Of
the oh asserting knowledge Of oorrt orsanizahs Of
members Of Congress certain lobby agents 1t WASH
tngton with power IL hands. sufficient In most cases.
70 Kill carry any pending In the House OF Rep
resentatives offered resolution for the sppontmeut
Of select committee 70 inquire into the truth Of the
statement In Of the discussion, the Hon r.
T. Paine, Of c. stated thai he the article referred
70 was mot wanting In truth After considerable discus
son the resolution nded and passed In the fol.
lowing shape
wAsrsss have published chargiax
the purpose passing preven1 the
p%ss4 Of @ ous ns s s r
ferred TO is not wanting in truth, therefore.
appointed BY s speaie with g send tor persons aud
o Ss rVdssce .sen ann What seton in their Sdsmen
~ delay. ,,,,ur,r
On the morning following the Speaker announced the
appointment Of the committee, ~ follows
Hon. ". II Kelsey, Of New York. Chairman.
Hon. James l. Orr, OF south Carol.na.
Hon. II Winter Davis OF Maryland
Hon. David Richie, Of Penpsy 'snis
Hon. Hiram Warner, on Georgia.
4 meeting OF tho committee was Immediately called,
and inasnuch - the investigation nssssod by the
editorial 10 the New York rimes founded 70 certain
extent upon letter OF the Washington correspondent or
that paper Sergeant a Arms at des ached
70 New Yerk with ssummons for Henry J. Raymond and
James W. simouou and the regular proce,dlnss Of the
committee commenced with the examination Of those
witnesses
member OF tho Globe corps Of reporters OF tho House
appointed clerk 70 the committee for the purpose
securing entire accuracy and Of preventing any
ssry delay In writing down the testimony, and the
ee continued In sssaon from two to six hours every
dsy-sundays excepted until their final sction was re-
ported 70 the House. OF the Of testimony taken
largo portion was negative N m character but the fol
lowing viii exhibit all the material facts prougni 70 shi
"WEDNESDAY, Jan. IA, 1856.
EX-LIEUT. GOV. RAYMOND ON THE STAND.
aeuIy ; KAymond s~orn-l AN me edi'Or Of the Se~
By Mr.. you the author Of the editor. ,hs,
paper OF the oh instant beaded "Prsocs OF the Tasn
inston iobby-ine land robbenes''
wtnessI sm me publisher OF tnas article. The ques
ocssary, should prefer no, 70 The OF the
word Eve" In the article referred TO- undoubtedly de
sIgnaies the editor OF that sapcr To that ersu
answer The question, without sayiog anything
specific about the authorship, meaning thereby the por
son Who wrote the article.
somebody ese n, and Whatever evidence yoi may give
win only be. therefore, hearsay evidences wish you,
thereorc 70 sns~ ~ the quesoa wns,her you
not tho author Of the article have sludet 70.
IDEAS EDITORIAL RESPONSIBILITY
witness will state more fully tue reasons that lead
me 70 desire 10 the a1esuop Edi,orN srt-
cics In the rrnes are written not only By mo, aud by
the OniCc, employed Tor that
persons ousside Of The once, upon whom know csa
rely, and vbose statemeus adopt my own; and n
should adopt the prscce OF sts'og Who t,e author OF
each particular article, II would interfere With my
arrangements and with my o~u personal business
That my fsr akns not TO sosver the question
directly 10 far a. all the ooiscs Of this Investigation
eonoerped an the responsible suihor OF thai sru
ole. am the one who s presumed 70 say I'VE kro~"
In the language Of that article
BY the obarman-In ths, editorial II 10 said. 1--WE
know that corrupt organization Of members Of Coz.
a. n vaa
please state particularly ninutey the facts from
which thst snovedseb 10 de'ivet
wHAr H Knows oy CovCaEs-ioSst CORRurTfov--MoRM
coSuCuoss
waness-rhe knowledge there asserted 4. derived
any persopsl knowledge OF my osn nsye no persou.
knoweoge OF any fscss or circums,snces which would
.scond hand, s leaves upon my mind doubt Of ,hs
BY Mr orr-FrOm whom has 'h., Information been
wupess-It has been derived In part, from our resu
iron other persons whose names do feel liberty
By ne oD.irm.u-why do you no, feel .. liberty to
lrive the names OF the other persons you have refer
Because received the Information from them
aor nae bur 90 far s Their names are cencsroed,
By the Css,msn-whst part Of the Information was
wuDcss-I no, know ,bs, n would be easy TO spec,
~, ~ Information In derived from MIN |
sno rom ebe psrhes and In other cases perhaps from
BY Mr. Rchie-wm you state what information vas |
oevv.o nom kr Smonton, -hetner exclusively or not
Wnncss-i derived from hm. ~nether exclusively or
oos csnnos esy the infor In the letters
rcsnsned W The inns signed 's" which his letters
ano upon which, In addition Information have re
ere 70 derived from other psrts, the soweig 20
sersec IN toe editorial article was b,sed.
sro- M smossoa sss that oon.sise% Il ~. puSg.Se
correspondence I'm the rs~s>s,
Wtness--Yes, sir, think have
~ ~ wv-What particular isca docs that iotoyms- |