The true Democrat., 1857-04-21
TOUT "Great Triumphs of Republican
 prineinloc es


 The election of the present House of Rep. resentatives, was hailed as great triumph o republican principle We fear this "trium ph' IS rot properly appreciated. We propose to make 1t plain. The report of the corruption in- vestlgatlng committee, throws great light up- on the nature and character of this triumph. D That report, it will be recolected, was as fol- lows:
 FIRST "TRIUMPH"
 That Wm. A. Gilbert, member of this House from New York, did agree with F. F. c. Trin. let to procure the passage of resolution or oIl through the present Congress for the pur- chase by Congress of certain copies of the book oi sad Inplet, on the pension and bounty iand laws, In consideration that the said Trin. let should allow him to receive a certain sum oi money out ot the appropriation for the pur- cnaSe oi the book; that Gilbert did cast his rote on the Iowa lard bill, depending hereto iore, before thls Congress, for corrupt consd- eratioh, consisting of seven square miles of iahd, and some stock, given or to be given to nm; that Mir. Gilbert be forthwith expelled from this House!
 SECOND "TRIUMpH"
 That Wm. w. Welch did corruptlv com bne with Wm. A. Gilbert. a member of this House from New York, to procure the passage of resolution or bill through the House for the purchase of certain copies of "TripIet on Pension and Bounty Land Laws" for money- to be paid to the said Gilbert on its passage: that Wm. w. Welch did attempt to procure money from James k. Sweeney, for reportino favorably on the claim of Roxana Kimball from the committee on invalid pensions at this Congress; that Wm. w. Welch, a member of this House from Connecticut, Je Joyt1,oiA er- pelled from Aiis House.
 THIRD "TRIUMPH."
 ReSo0et, That Francis S. Edwards, mem- per ol thls House, from the State of New York, did, on the 23d day of December last, attempt to induce Robt. D. Paine, a member of the House from South Carolina, to vote con- uary to the dictates of his judgment and con- Sclence on the bill making a grant of lands to ald ln the construction of a railroad in the ter ntory of Minnesota, by holding out pecuniary consideration to the said Paine for his support of the bill
 Reso7cea, That tue said Ffancis D. Paine be ant he 's hereby expelled from his House.
 FOURTH "TRIUMpH."
 Resotved, That OrSamus B. Matteson, mem- Der of this House from the State of New York dld lnclte parties deeply interested in the pas sage of joint resolution for securing the Des Mones grant, to have here and use large sum of money and other valuable consdera- tons corruptly, for the purpose of procuring the passage of said joint resolution, through this House
 Resol0ed, That Orsamus B. Mattcson, in de- claflhS that large number of the member of thls House had associated themselves together and pledged themselves each to the other not to vote for any law or resolution granting mo- ney or land unless they were paid for it, has falsely and wilfully assaiIed and defamed the character of this House, and has proved him self unworthy to be a member thereof.
 ResolUe}, That Hon. Orsamus B. Matteson, a member of this House from the State of New ork, be and hereby is, erpellel Merefron.
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