Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1859-10-13
THEY COULD NOT SUPPRESS WITH

IIlEl Col lIlJ NO1 81 Iihf'NS WI IL
OUT A GRAVE DERELlCrlON OF DC-
TY.' Aud yet Ire voluntarily proposed to
"snI3D@ss them, ff Mr. Hackney would only
resign t'''t Of his own mouth we convict
him. II thc1 Committee presented nothing
except "n,nit"rS ~ rccotd wh@h THEY CorLp
S"T ~ rpRFss WITHOUT GRAVE rEEELIc-
lTuS Nv Duty" then Mr. kunkc! not only
compromised, but lorirtr! his integrity Of
character rs n rcprcscntativ" and a man. for
Inc concircd 10 he a rotbcry othepnbtic purse
10 purchase the resignation OF Mr.. Hackney,
and thereby avoid the responsibility of rec
ominendng and voting for his expulsion.
Suppose Mr. Hackney had resigned, and MIR
kunkcl had succeeded in covering up the
fraud which he says Mr. Hackney was per-
pctrating upon the Government, the impress
sion would have gone abroad that Sir. Hack
, ney voluntarily threw up his office. and that
his account was all right Mr.. kunkcl was
willing to audit and settle the account Of Mr..
/ Hackney, and thus endorse i: as fair and hon
est when he believed in bis heart that il was
u t,dHdRcm account provided Mr.. Hackney
would give up his office, and thereby place
/ himscll beyond the power Of doing so again
/ What Il commentary upon the integrity Of
his public life. We ask if this was not to-
tai and base surrender of his independence
ar a Representative, u complete compromise
of individual integrity? Did Mr.. Kunkcl
tell the truth in his report to the House? If
he did, Mr., Hackney ought to have been rs
/ he was instantly dismissed, and to have con-
ccaIcd this infamous character Of his proceed
ingS would have made the committee pa'1i-
cyDs cyiminis in the transaction IL he did
not tell the truth, then he wickcdly and ma
lcvolcnty pursued Mr. Hackney. lie and
his friends can take either horn Of the diem
mA.
With such record VIC do not wonder at
Mr. kunkelS declining to canvass the Dis
trict with Mr.. Hoffman. How dare he look
one Of lis proud constituency in the face, and
ask for his support, when he Unblushingly
and proudly avowcd on the floor Of Congress
!, that he was willing and anxious to corcr up
u fraud upon the Government if the perpc-
traitor would only resign? Will the people
again place confidence in such man-who
was willing "io hold hack tie record, and
hns conceal a J;aud upon the National
| Treasury?
We find that he WAS anxious to get rid Of
Mr.. Hackney in some way-by getting him
to resign il he comil, or 10y recommending
and voting for his expulsion, il he must
We therefore, unanimously recommend
the adoption Of the following resolution =
Rcsoired That Ja:oh NJ. Kunkcl, the re-
cent Representative Of this District in Con-
gross, be, and he is hereby, condemned rs I'M
worthy Of public confidence, and consigr.e ed
forever, so far MS his present proud c,nstitu-
cncv" are concerned, to the shades Of private
life.
! If this is not enough the Coloncl's record
in regard to this matter to satisfy his friends,
let the Alleganian, or any of them indicate
that it is not sufficient and wc have some
'more grape" in reserve for them Perhaps
we may be inclined to "lct them have it" any
way.