Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-01-21

The NEW cOAGRESsI0NALC0R CASE.
We stated On yesterday ths fact that az investi-
CATION Of the affairs Of IaEreEee Stone Co.,
broken firm il Boston, had Shown that $4,000 Of
the funds Of their creditors had been used in cor
rupting members of Congress, 10 get into the last
tariff act The free wool clause, for the benefit Of
Northern manufacturers. Il is hardly supposab'e
that one house would have footed the entire BILL We
therefore, conclude that $4,000 vas but small
part Of The sum total that was paid.
The New York Herald has some remarks upon this
subject, from which We extract the following:
1T is due to the responsibility of the present
congress that full investigatiOn should be bad as
10 The distribution Of the SS7 900 fund The tariff
bill with its free wool clause, was engineered
through the house by Mr.. Lewis D. Campbell Of
Ohio, at that time chaiIm4n Of the Committee OF
Ways and Means. We find that il Was passed through
on the third Of March, under the operation Of the
previous question: against the urgent remORstrance
OF several members who desired that it should be
printed so that they might know what they were
voting for. Dir. Campbell is member Of the pre-
sentg Congress He must purge himself Of the
Tor which cings 10 the skirts Of all the prominent
actors in this scheme. A committee Of invesiiga-
ton should at once be raised and if Mr.. Campbell
does not see ft call for it. let Mr.. Letcher, or
some other honest man, do SO without delay. We
have cOnhdeneel in Mr.. Speaker Orrs integrity and
the appointment Of such committee WIllEot, there
fore be a sham.
eUnless the present Congress desire TO be con
sidered as corrupt as the last they will not suffer
the matter 70 rest but demand Ct once thorough
searching examination into all the facts and uIe
prompt and public disgrace Of those members al
any there bel who have used their position to betray
tine interests cOnhded 10 their charge and black mail
their community
The Washington correspondent Of the Boston
Post writing upon the same matter says;
cone gentleman eonfesses that his board bill at
hotel was paid out Of the fund, but does not say
| whether he received anything more, But suppose,
Of course that the board bill included the incident
ais connected herewith, such as--'ltem-Sack, one
| gallon; bread, a peHnyworth,' and champagne dd
j5itull at 50 a bottle How many other person 5
board bills were paid there definite means Of
ascertaining except through committee Of invesi-
/ CATION Let such committee be appointed, and
/ then let them summon the hotel keepers and ask
them how many bills were benevolently paid by Mr..
Stone or other persons connected with the corpora
ton; being particular az the time TO get he
items so that the creditors Of Messrs Lawrence
| Co. may learn how much Of their capital went TO
furnish the Washington lobby with liquors and cl-
gars Perhaps it would be well to inquire also if
any members wives received boxes Of Alex Rnders
kids u Ia Colt, for their influence in passing the
tariff amendments.
There are at least three investigating commit
tees now in beng-one 10 investigate the accounts
Of the late clerk another the subject Of the public
printing and third TO look into the alleged cor
rupon IN the sale Of the Fort Smelling reservation
II is the opinion of gentlemen well informed On the
subject, that nothing be made ous Of the latter
subject In Gen. Culloms case, however you may
look for curious developments; and to the interest
ing information to be gathered on this head should
be added the evidences Of Lawrence, Stone X Co.'S
amiable weakness"