Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-06-23


pie Of Kansas perfectly free to administer
their institutions In their own way,
Second, The deliberate violation OF those
pledges, and the attempt to convert Kansas
into slave state by means Of forgerics
fraud and force,
Third, The REMOVAL and attempt to dis
grace the sworn agents Of the Admiuistra-
lion who refused TO violate their pledges
Fourth, The open employment Of money
h the passage Of LccomptOn aud English
bills through Congress.
Fifth, The admissions Of parties engaged
IN the work Of electioneering this schcemc,
that they received enormous sums Tor this
purpose.
Sixth, He offered to purchase newspaper
editors with extfavagant sums Of money.
Seventh, The prescription Democrats
Of high standing, who would not support the
LecOmpton and English bills.
The witnesses on these points were Gov.
Walker, Wendells, Bean, aud +. w. Walk
er, and Fortunately for the cause Of truth the
evidence cf these witnesses does not, the
Committee say, depend upon their own
admissions is proven by the Book Of
Records Of the Bank Of the Metropolis,
which contains the names OF those who con-
duct their business there, and by the uncon.
scious contradiction. .vf the witnesses. The
testimony Of Foruey is not TO be overlooked
IN this connection. While it shows gen.
erai Willingness on the part Of the President
10 subsidize the public press, it proves also
that there was strong determination te
buy oil who could be bought, and to crush
out the honest men who could not be bribed
or reduced to an afIiliation with the Admin
istration 10 its Lecompton policy.
Forney was offered the printing of thC
Post Office blanks with at least $50, 900, OF
the condition that he should, by an ediioria
no longer than man's hand, support The
Administration in its Kansas policy.
The Committee refer to the fact that "a
Democratic members Of the House oppoSeC
the Kansas policy, but this number dwnd
led down to twelve and enough were found
to carry tho bill through the House. The
COMMITTEES say it had always been suppos
ed the war in Washington was gotten up
for the purpose of faEtening slavery on Kan
sas. the troops being diverted to operations
Ia Kansas.
The next point examined involved thC
abuses in the Philadelphia Custom Hous'
aud other public Offices, in regard to whicl
the Committee say there were imprope
combination among Federal officers witt
the view to control the sentiments and pre-
judice Of the people in their primary move
ments.
Secondly, the improper and corrupt us
of the public money in the employment o
persons in the public service, in violation o
the laws and Government regulations, an(
the frauds on the part of the officers of thu
Government to defeat the statute of the
United States enacted for the purposes o
protecting the public treasury from unjust
claims, and improTideRt and unnecessary
expenditures.
The witnesses are John H. Bryant, Fran.
els Samuel Rice, Francis Mccormick
John + Shell, Andrew Brumaker, Geo
Dunley, Pat. Cafferty, John Dunn anC
others.
The committee say that Collector Baker
is subject to the highest censure.
They examined the subject Of the execu
tive binding saying that Mr.. Pettibone was
wrong in the matter and the patronage re-
tanned in the hands Of the printers friend
most efficient Wendell The Committee
say the evidence was beyonnd doubt that
the prices paid for the executive printing
and binding were utterly disproportionate
to the work done.
The committee slso alluded to the employ
ment Of men to carry elections.
In view of all the facts and circumstances
attending this investigation from its com
mencement to the present time there seem;
marked proprety, in closing this report
with a quotation from.a speech of Mr.. Bu
chanan in condemnation Of corruption.