, 1859-04-30
Dre88 & Criihttt1E,


The Fraud on tho Scufe Trcnxury.-Thc
Chicago democrat.
Tie PRESS AND TRIBUNE was tie only IN.
per in Illinois, that, n; the time Of tlu expo
sure Of the " "Canal-cllccL fraud on the Stale
Treasury. lad the enterprise and industry TO
follow the investigation which t!4c Legislature
pu: on foot One Of its ed::e,rs Was at Spring
field when the discovery o,' tue fraul WIS
made liz vas prompt to announce it; and
prompt also. in giving to the public every point
o. any Importance Which the investigation dis
c.o:cl. He attended every meeting ur tie
Committee and gave full aad truthful y; neps-
is q all the evidence offered So complete
and timely were tho letters which filled our
columns day after day, that nine Of every tcn
o! ta- members Of the Legislature themselves
were first informed Of what their committee
was doing ouly through tue testimony printed
Us us. The Chicago Drmoerut never publish
Cd one Of the facts Of the case which i. d.l
not steal badly from us. It's editor never
kncw anything about the c;lse which lie did
not learn from lis and there is no man in tue
State. who was not at Springfield when the
case WAS IL progress. knows anything aloa;
it cStep; through the ample detalls which we
gave at the ting it WAS IN course of c1aulua-
ton; aud every tnan WHO has read o;lr:ccolu,s
is as well informed tonrhin: every ,nacrlal
FACT NJ l.t WI! bc after wadiny through forty
u. litiy mortal columns Of questions and aus
VETS which our cntcrprisin: contemporary Is
ne:3 giving It's ycadegs--th:ec months after
cur exhaustive discussion nf the wl!e sub
i""t.
But VIC will not Complain that the D>mo"ru'
il b.h;nd. Il Is c&!ss:Aon with shat s:lcet. lse
III" tail o:a pig. it was horn su; a1' Ike that
Iii! We suppose it has, under the ordination q:
Providence, uses, though wha: the; arc is .
moo:ed pin, which lsas puzzled the brains Of
decent meu as much as ti.4 in4nrJ' into the
purposes served in the economy Of nature by
r:lttlesu!kcs All polrcatS Since it consol.
dated with the Turn TUX it has been more
decenl l,at less cnt,ri,:isinS. Its character
f,r tra.l, a:.l yeracAy could not possibly
su:!Ar with consolidation with anything. 1t
las beou lately filed with wood-cu,s. 1t il4:
bvc.me a pictorial" which children ng41
haze ~ play with if they could not Ecal. Du..
il report savs true it will not lie sale for tia:
by and by, because il will astonia,l the public,
some ol thesc mornings, hy 4 cau;t4c:~S.:c like
n'55 of its cl.;ors n:1t friend. Dr0,rn H.:
Eea>', with cuts illustrating lis services in TIT
eaus: Vi morality nrd dccency jn C!.;ca@n-'
T:,c=. vii tlke the place Of Scl;.wiril street
lia grams :u'l the c,ict extracts from tie c;;y
c.4arte- which have l'ceu - ta:ly tiElcS dishes;
u? 10 It's 1ca'lrts in 5tead Of the latest lle":
We wa7a its two OF tarcr hundfes
subscribers who ,akc ,i;s D.nlo15.t CIT IL: lie,
anl ssul to he prepared for The novelty
Vii H. t"',, Or ,i:rcc months from, npw, ii get:
through with the testimony in til" cas- Of the
Grlul, w!.:c', We lu1lsod twn nr three 1nnn:lss
ago. ii w':il 'e prepared. In tho meantime. i
viii III every morning with the s:s:,se Shame
lessn"ss :ha: it las cvinced any day FIR ii,
pas. dr1su wears w!!en its editor WAS Al homo
TIE GAS QUESTION.
Thr IH'!i: l',lly understand ''us ls:"sr..nn'
nro:. this suhHc', We l'a'' +" ol.n:v' 10 o:
fer rs 10 tllr ,nsr;ts rc tic roltr,yers; bttw4l
ii" Oh Company ::'l lie New. Or iutcr
vs:s in IN. ..s..,yr :lyr identical with ..,use g
,'r p.,','.c As taxpayers :n.l consunv.rs W
desire IT, str.r:s t4 D.. lighted 1T ill.,: :.,.lcs
sH,ss" c,s! :lnl private r''!4.1l:lrS SUPPLE
III f:4.1 r.s;":. Tie f,rIner is in III. lAlills 1
IT,. C,uat'i and NC dnlht tn, they VII caI<
full: Guard the interests Of the luh!i@, Ton
petition or tho fear "i it. viii pr;''l','y rcg'
!at= the latter satisfactorily. Meanwhile II.
tn. Companies know how 10 ::tt I".tt'rt I'll
lub!ic through tile columns rs til" PnE>S AK
TElEvNI. i communication app:!rs in thi
mornings i-Sl1= setting iori!l sn:ue nj Ike claim
7! tic ').i Company. Th"sc avl'e's arc rc4
viii; uu11>:.s! interest