Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-04-21
rrauds upon the Government.

Frauds upon the government
The Republican thinks it has answered all our
facts and arguments in relation to Frauds upon
the Government" by announcing that the Report
from which we obtained the particulars was wr''-
ten by a Black Republican. We have heretofore
conceded that much, and are willing to concede 1t
again. 1t was certainly written by "a Black he-
publican, and, for aught we know. a re'y black
one But, we repeat, that tho facts are ust rs
we stated them Mr.. Bocock, in his Report, did
not DENY them He did not dispute the Facts he
cause they were established by unimpeachahle
testimony. Now, We published the .facfs. ns
agreed upon by both sides. and we gave oar or"
conclusions. We did not accept Mr.. shermans
conclusions, as the Republican would have It's
readers to believe. Neither did W. accept Mr.
cocks. Claiming to be able 10 form concln-
sions for ourselves from any given facts, we mere
" drew our own differences from the undeniablc
circumstances Of the case, as agreed upon 10y the
whole Committee. Mr.. Bc"ck formed has op'n-
ions-Mr. Sherman h,s--and We formed ours
That is all. IL our conclusions are not correct
let the Republican designate wherein they are
not. So far. it has not assailcd u single one oi
the facts we published. and icannot. MIR. bocock
himself could not. IL the truth Is the TRUTH 1t
makes no difference with us whether it is told by
a Black Republican or White one.
The Republican also surprised that wc
did not tell our readers TINT Shcrmans was
"minori,y" report. We did say 50, as soon rs ""
thought of il. And the reason we did not III the
beginning was, that it wholly imma'crai
whether Sherman is Black Republican or not
or whether his Report ia n minority or majority
one no long "a the facts stated in his Report can
not be denied. We challenge denial OF the
facts Everytl ing else i, foreign 10 the issue.
The Republican lays stress upon the fact that
Ready, nm American. united in the Majority Re
port. We are Of opinion that Mr.. Ready Amer
icaaism will not I'M ure his health very seriously.
Ever since he endorsed and voted for tho Kansas
Nebraska Bill. he has acted independently of all
parties. He has been an independent candidate
for Congress twice, refusing to submit his name
to a Convention. We do not know whether he
calls himself American. Wing, or Democrat The
Speaker must have known his prcdilectons-for
he did not appoint single Committee, involving
anything connected with party. without TIA
king care to have majority of his party friends
upon it.
Bot did eren the Majority Report eronerote he
parties concerned? Not at all The Minority
Report declares 'the existence OF glariny abuses
in the Brooklyn Navy Yard" True, they say
these abuses have been growing up gradually,
and that the centre blame should not bc visited
upon "any particular administration" OF course
not! The centre" blame That is good
They declare, also, that the coal agency bust
ness was entrusted to person wholly inefficient
and grossly incompetent. In short, they admit
all the lacts-but they assert that nothing has
been proven impeaching the personal or official
integrity of the Secretary of the Navy. We say
so ton. Nothing has been p'ored 1--WE don't like
"pr"ven" it offends photographed sensibil-
ties) by absolute demonstration, convicting the
Secretary-but if the eircumsantal evidence
wouldn't hang him if he up f,r murder
then it wouldn't do for to be on the jury-that's
ALI
Now then, if the Majority Report completely
eronerated everybody connected with the affair. it
would not shake our faith in the least. But it
does not Upon a certain statement of facts we
form our own opinions for ourselves. and we leave
our readers to form theirs. The Majority, with
every disposition to whitewash the transactions,
were forced. by the pressure of necessity, admit
that many things which the investigation brought
to light were wrong. We submit the case.
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