Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-03-03
DEMOCRATIC STATE TitkET.
Diack Republican Corruption--
Horace Greeley Trained,

The Corruption Investigating Com
mlttcc of the House Of Representatives,
have rcportedto the Iionsc, and Eesid
Offering separate resolution, rypel,inr
our members ofthc Ilousr. ali ofuLoin
are Republicans, their Report, fluisL
evidence Of the corruption ~ Ilorar.
"reeiet beyond all question or,ispi.e.
Mr., -. H. Mattcson was implpe.; Il.
ne corrupt measures taken L. -l,ra,tts...
the passage 81 the f. bcs Mono t;iy
rr improvement I;lll, and his cxpul. -.
was recommends, because hi, ha.i .,.d
!" John Striker, the agent of tina, com
pany:
mat There were from twenty tp tb;f.
" twifnees ~ not certain as 10 nun,bsr.
put - sure that it vas either trer,v .,
'hifty) members OF the House. vhc Mi
associated ihemsslve. together. ana
Pieaged each 10 the other not ~ ynte FAR
any law, or resolution, granting money
or lands, unless they were paid for ~
Ia Tie same Ecpor, The committee
say hat:
All the arrangements .his vi.nes,
w" maze here, in relation 10 tho mass
see ot the bill or resolution other .he,
has alresdv been stated nv rim ,os -
'"~ i" dran in favor ~ Horace Crecloy
TOT Ti'oo'. ioolo'inc i n him in Lot.
Yer through thu National Uo,el 49,.
.nere thay we're both storrin,. far tho
ooine ~ which he received tho t,nc,;o,
~ NC rsecutiye committee If the Gem.
p""s me money Was n bn u.oa en-
'''.V =. me discrs tion Of Mr.. Gree,ny !,
'u =" INC pessaVe If thia hill rcsa'n
'ion. " tho hill or resoln,;,, ,.ssas
inc House. the Comrnnv wc,e r;li;,c -
."v mo $1,000. hut the money v.as mo-,
o' psi" noiess the bill or re7o'u,ion
na.'ed tho House. Tho money was n,.J
p"' witness did not know II nr.i, foYr
"'n'"e afterwards: DOES not lnsu ylat
.''""e 81 It. has HI. snsnicinns C;rec.
ICY never exhibited my vouchers Or
'"'e INV .e'urns to witness ~ mo ox
pc"''nre NJ tho money; Ind Ia, ~
'rhtcst idea tho money "a, harm u.e1
o"t'i October; hon loar-nj rror, 49,,
''eman. or tho first time. il had J ocn
'"i". Met NJ. Greeley IN Wa Y5t.
some three weeks oro. who tia him he
nad r"ceived the money hnt rad no no-.
'on"i interest in it. He ii, not yo'rn
'e'r to tell witness whore the money Ind
"hn'' nnd he I'D rot ike - ~ him
"ersns" he though he could ascrrtg IN in
'oH" Other wsv Tharcht the Trc,eu.
rrr wonld know: hn. he did NOD Tic
-u'sr ~ N" Cemrarr phil tic
'a't. Believcs Mr. Greelev nnn,iot, to
money. according 10 tho INSTRUCTIONS
s,,e" nm. hut did no. rsk him specific
Wv VINO N" mar wes that pot tho mn
w u was IN his own room, nnA.te
'"'"ght ne could ASCERTAIN IN samo nsher
N' iterr wac M limitations IN Mr.
''eisV' exeert TIA. 1he money WIS 70,
10 ne na'd onlv in ,he even, ~ action
upon the hill or resolution: and. IN that
$50 wv 'ree'fv wae ~ determine ah-
r'."'eiV 70 whom tte money was "a "
p''"' Mr. Ma's"sor knew of Ills mr.
,"eem"nt with Mr. Greeley. an! thas itn
''"i' nal been deposited n his hanas"
'here IS evi1cncc which Mr.. nreo',s
VIII md il difficult 10 overcome. a'-
nshing the truth Of the cl.alecs male
'""'hs' HIM hy the Burlington Vtatf
""@ctff. and in the Cleveland Phir
IL
dtdler. II is rather snsn;e;. ,s. that
when Horace WAS wanted Il, q witness
t. testify before tbs COMMITTEE. he was
not found" Int hal Aowute tn. VI.
where he was engaged lofturiis te'
$50 per evening. ard suing lttlno. t
editors for libel. Horace Thought a.
brighten the iouruals Of this country
from commenting nnon his lisgra ,ilt
conduct, by instiiu'irg iihe suits
Had not this Courrcssiona, Committee
taken the matter IN hard, "Gld I1sah
might have been partially sueeeSs.ul.
Bnt the chasm has been o1enej. aud
the man who paid Greelea liz si.aa0
has sworn that il was gwen I, Gre,',t.
that he used it, and has not returned
il, and that when tie 1000 Ms ~
EN- to him. it was to be used ly him as
he pleased. ifthc Bill passed The House
The rottenness of the Republican par
" emits foul stencil. that causes all
Europe to turn up its nose in disgust nj
American degeneracy.
The Slevega,nmon operations -
Greeley, the Galphinism of the Fillmore
administration, the villainous black
mailing ofthe Republican presses. and
the collection Of vast sums of money
professedly for Kansas. hut really to
buy votes for Fremont. the mo,streus
alliance OF Black Republicans ANA X
Ms. in Pennsylvania to defeat the be
mocracy. the buying up ofotficial hon
ors by the Camerons. the cattle dealing
and government swindling Of the lead
ers aad managers OF that party, and the
venality Of the Republican Represen-
tatives in Congress, is enough to alarm
al patriotic men at the terrible ccnse-
,uepces TO our free institutions, of the /
.xisesuce Of such party Of ifeebooters.
M ~ Party ; the especial favorite
I s,A1se lAsunAaA sleru,aea OF the