New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-16

Pena,ks BY The Altar ArouI.
So far az Mr.. Stykers own action or that OF the
Dee Mones Con paDy is corcerned We are not sw are
that The public have deemed explanation necessary II
il auire clear from the report of he Iuvestg eating Co
miiiee that both the letter of Mr.. Istteson to Mr. w.
c Jobpson and bis in,matoD 70 Hon Reyerdy john
soD not only not responded to, but were repused
Nor hss there been any reason to believe that either
NJ Striker or those for when he acted, iOended by
me aps Of the Ore Thousand Dollar DRAFT which Me- s.
Drew and inclosed TO Nlr Greeley, to do anything ex
cept 10 employ an ieLt loot member OF Congress- 10
look after TIE interests of II cir application 70 Congress
We are oui,e aware that there are serious evils en-
nected with the sy.tem go generally praohced OF en-
poying agents 10 press the passage Of bills through
legislative bodies but II il different thing from using
money to corrupt or bride members. In reply To mr
Sryker'e remarks concerning structures upon Mr
Greeley we have to ssy what have before subst Sn-
tally ssid that do lot entertain the IDEA that mr.
Greeey used the thousand dollars 10 question tor th'
ru,poee of cOrruptipE Any member OF Congress, or
that he mt II in his own pocket. HIS Own pub
lshed statement is that he received the diam with a
eques. to collect and pay out CT TIE procee's drst
witch would be drawn on him. IL has seemed % us
n nj the oil iects Of tho late investigation ~ hsnhg-
ton would have been prom otcd sld NJ Greeog "a
cbhY.ct,r vipdicaed by an explanation On his pat,
showing from whom hs received the draft aud to whom
be paid the ey. Ihi. bas struck Us the more t'rc
bly bee. use ne have had suspicion Inst this draft
without either Mr. Strykefs or Mr Gresleys agency
was msspproprised BY some ore or more sharks INTO
vLcse hsids Il fell and who allied then'eves OF thei
nnlff'cdl
corsemeut and collection Of il By him. Mr. Greeley
must indge for himself whether tae rcum lance. de
msrd Of him such explanation. We certainly claim
no tight TO inquire Gto bis personal afsrs nor - COM
en- upon any but he public aspec's Of the tran'ac
ton. We are quite willing TO ssy wha: his own eel
tor. unchMitablenese and habit uDelrness toward
bis political opponents give him no right to expect from
them that we do not believe him guilty OF corruption
or oisbonor n IBIS matter
We have alluded to the unchsrtsblenes5 and unfair
ness Of TIE TRIBUNE. Let US sid that II Mr. u 'ee-
eys political opponents acted in the same spirit To-
ward him. which bis paper hsbl,ually displays toward
them he could never expect to have Justice done To his
motives, or 70 escspe every poseio,e lmputa'oh OF
wropg of which bis condu 10 susceptible Men VINO
differ from THE TRIBUNE ere pretty uHitormly repre-
stn'ed In is columns destitute OF all the klndler
attributes Of humanity. II they hesitate to scqu esce
in its views of Legislation concerning ln'enPefance,
thew are written down in ia columns az the advocates
of rum poverty and crime II they fail to percelve
that ia mode Of treating the Slavery question Is toe
hest plan for conserving the true interests OF the coun
try and humanity, they are denounced a. sa'edhves
or tie plant tools and apologiss OF Slavery Ana 30
Ct al ether questions, until The TRIBUSE ass come 70
be very generally regarded as the most unfair ana un
scrupulous political controversiast OF the day ts
editor may live long enough to learn, that ne VINO
would hope for the charitable Judgment OF bis ieeo"
nen upon bis own conduct and motives must let cha-
iiy begin q, home and be just, not to say generous
toward others