The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-06-10

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property by~~s~sess II the testimony Of
intelligent and crcdibe wtazsAAre to bc relied upon
and further believe that from the apd and constant ad
vance ia yes ~vAstp valNs In ths greet commercial me
tropolis Of the Unon years or even half years de-
lay In the purchase would have ad largely 70 the cost
perhaps doubled the price to the soveznent They
confident that IL spnd policy ia the Secretary OF War
to make the purchase 1t that he has saved money
to the government by doing 90 = ~
w AS to the last charge which the course Of intcrro
cation to aim to fix upon the Secretary Of Wa ts
w.t. that he ooansoted with combination 10 effect
sale of t@ Wiletts Point property for some end Of
sons interest the undersigned have but to say that In
the absence Of any particle OF evidence to the contrary
they cannot consent TO do that distinguished gentleman
the injustice to enter upon any detailed consideration u
it. His own good name and his high position in the
country should be. and ~ fall recitation Of all such
calumny and all but the prajudiced and the embit
tered partisan will ~.
They only 70 add this point that after most
extraordinary of interrogation, in which all the
rules Of legal evssswv M - nausht, and the most
papable rrelsvacy olssed there h not solitary cir
cpustApcs not ot q little Of eyenVe y affect the
personal honor oal integrity u The Secretary Of
War. pHF arfAEnh 9aFp yf Eetwonf b. ~ 7Gs
X An effort was m~ie il y true, by an inquisitoria pry7
ing into private transactions to connect certain bank
had by the agent u Gov Floyd with
speculation IN ths Wstts Point purchase but the idea
utterly dsipatsd by tho unqualified testimony Of
spectacle witnesses that those accommodations commenced
months before Gov Floyd became membcr Of the Id
--befors President buchanan elected
and bad reference exclusively to his prvate interest
adsd after all tho tsoss invcstgation made by tho
comHittes, the undersigned, ~ portion of that commit
have nothing 70 crinate any one against whom
II seeried u have Uecn arhsd Ons party ut least,
whom Aherc sessaed disposition to implioAts the Hon
Augustus Sc4el, the chairman Of the committee himself
took occasion To- ex0nefata rom all Improper connexion
with <ho Wlet9S Foint purchase On page Ill of the
mAsCpt svi4spca be does justice to Mr. Schell in the
following emphatic language
Tho Chairman Mr. Horace clark asked mo about his csr
Anssss. ssasl and soa h.a = near !sesc
css ssd s ! ~ tA u sstAiss dfA eobnaies
wAicA Effected the sole f this property 10 The sorernmem'
What was thus said, with entire truth Of Mr. ScheI
might far tho proofs concerned be we'll said
of awhose Official conduct came under review In the in
vestigation,l af se 4 Il .ls;saq,s..,S sss .a,
out 1tsring their soruan protest and earnest warning
against what they regard agreat public evithe frequen
cy of these congressional Investigations.
The history Of the present session Of Congress satisfies
them that to raise an Investigating committee has be-
matter Of far great facility, while the progress
and result Of this particular investigation have fastened
upon their minds the conviction, that the facility
planed Of not only may be- bYt has been, made an in
strumentality for the commission not OF simple injustice
merely but of gevous injury and pcrhsps sfepasable
wrong It opens to alcvornce the widest scope for tho
personal and party agnit the opportunity TO scatter
suspicon and torsak iark vengeance upon it's marked
out victims. M ft4
In this instance specific charge brought forward
basis for the investigation No could be found
who would take upon himself the grave responsibility OF
endorsing definite accusation against the Secretary of
War But 1t seems to have been pvcsad that there
something wrong in the affair Of the Wlletts Point pur
chase, or may be, it hoped that something wrong
would turn in the Of the investigation should
be had and general inquiry was suggested into
all the matters aud things rcaAiag 20 the Transaction
The investigation commences The accused party Is
not present to confront and ossexamne the witnesses
because There s party actually accused arragned
and Ia erder to manufacture materials for the inves
bald farce course 81 random and totally irrelevant in
terrogation becomes Indispensable, and = allowed
The result j. sn outrage upon al Justice and right
While there Is no named allegation against Governor
Floyd and himself all the while absent his official
Duct and even his private affairs hsvng sort Of
nexon with his public relations made the subject
Of pryng scrutiny for months together he Is placed
before the country IN the attitude Of public funconary
arraignod for maeasanCe when in the Of the
ittee ROOM It known that has dared to specify
charge suspicion aroused by the fact Of the in
vestgation defamation is set to work fasehood does
its task and yet after protractcd and searching
and even nqusitoral investigation not one single cir
cnisance is developed t impeach In the slightest de-
gree, his honor ~ man, or his uprghtness public
Tho Justice of this great nation revots At such course
Of procedure and Co0goss It to the country and the
character OF the nation apply the corrective by
refusing any committee Of investigation unless there be
specific tangible cnrgc and responsible accuscr Other
wise. Congress will but snd a suthority TO the per-
petraton Of injustice and wrong caumny will have
restricted scope, and no mans reputation will be safe
The undersigned submit the following resolutions
M Rse That the evidence taken pot
warrant the sghtost nputaOn Ofcal
soasiAgrly If the ssereasy ssseh
Resolved, evidence
achcas gty 0ctal delinquency
psssa.ss .ss p s. rom &. r con
sier.sica Of this subject ~ n4ALa 81. so.5as gg
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4oSsaea ass sasanr - estTHoMAs b NOsENcE
sS&ls e BY A. t3REEN, AuUtfoneer. ~ eaF
NOTICE. virtue Of deed Of trust n,ade and
executed dated the 2ssh day Tebrnsfy,
recorded Iiber 81 No g. io 37e AZ, 27S of the