The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1860-06-28

and the Secretary Of the Navy for couupt-
ion in Office. Ii is to be hoped that is will
have salutary influence upon the men now
10 power, and those who are 10 succeed them
on the Alb of March next. These invesii-
CATIONS are not only proper and constitution
al. but they are inperatiyely demanded by
duty. Congress is the protector of the
rights If the people from the corruption of
their officers, and we hail the action
Of the House in It's late action as an evil
dence of future protection. The resoiu-
tons Of eensure were passed by decided
majority, notwithstanding the protest of the
President and the insulting letter OF hts Sec
rotary Toucey. 1t is perhaps the first time
in the history of our government that the
heads Of departments have ever shrunk
from investigations. The reason perhaps IS
to be found in the fact that no such bare
faced corruption has heretofore existed.
The Covode Committee has also reported.
synopsis of which we have in the tele.
graphic dispatches, as follows:
Mr.. Train made a report from the Covode
Committee. signed by Messrs. Covode. DIN
and Train. 1t sets out by speaking of the
embarrassments which attended their lsbors.
and stating tina: the President saw fit to send
in a solemn protest In the way of a proc
lamatioa TO the world that the whole
power of the Executive, instead OF being
exercised to forward an investigation into
administrative affairs would be exercised to
protect those who might choose to disobey
the summons of the Speaker OF the House.
or who. having obsyed the summons, might
refuse to testify before the Committee. who
quote precedents to show that they have felt
al liberty to investigate the conduct OF the
President or any other officer OF the Govern
ment.
In regard TO the Lerompton Constitution,
thew say the country will pause with aston
ishment over the shameless record. They
examined. first the emphatic and indubitable
pledges OF the President, as well before as
after his election, and the pledges of all his
Cabinet. TO the doctrine Of leaving the peo-
pie of Kansas perfectly free to administer
their institutions in their own way.
Second The deliberate violations of the
pledges, and the attempts to convert Kansas
; into Slave State by means of forgeries.
! fraud and force.
| Third The removal and attempt to dis
grace the sworn agents Of the Administra-
tra,ion, who refused to violate their pledges.
Fourth--The open employ ment Of money
: in the passage of the Lecompton and Eng.
lish bills through Congress.
Fith.--The admission of parties engaged
in the work of electioneering this scheme
that they received enormous sums for this
purpose.
Sixth-He offered to purchase newspa-
per editors with extravagant sums OF mon-
ey.
Seventh.-And even the prescription OF
Democrats Of high standing, who would
not support the Lecompton and English
bills.
The witnesses on these points were Gov
ernor Walker. Wendell. Bean. and F. w.
Walker; and, fortunately for the cause Of
truth, the evidence of these witnesses does
not. the Committee say, depend upon their
own admissions. 1t is proved 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 of the witnesses. The
testimony Of Forney is not to be overlooked
In this connection. While it shows gem
eral willingness on the part Of the President
to subserve the public press, it proves also
that there was strong determination to buy
all who could be bought, and to crush out
the honest men who could not be brbed or
reduced to an utilization with the Admins.
tration in its Lecompton policy. Forney
was offered the printing Of the postoffice
blanks, worth at least $50 .0CO. on condition
that be should. by editorial no longer
than mans hand. support the Administra-
ton in its Kansas policy. The Committee
refer to the fact that twenty four Democratic
Kansas policy. This number was dwindled
| down to twelve, and enough were found to
carry the bill through The House.
The Committee say it has always been
supposed that the war in Utah was gotten
/ up tor the purpose of fastening Slavery on
! Kansas, the troops being diverted TO opera
/ tons in Utah.
! The next point examined involved the
! abuses in the Philadelphia custom house
and other public offices, III regard to which
/ the Committee say there were combinations
among Federal officers, with view to con
| troll the sentiments and prejudices of the
/ people IN their primary political move
| ments.
Second. the improper and corrupt use of
the public money in the employ ment Of per
sons in the public service. in violation OF
the laws and Government regulations, and
the frauds on the part of officers Of the
| Government to defeat the statute Of the
| United States, enacted for the purpose Of
/ protecting the public treasury from unjust
! claims and improvident aud unnecessary ex-
pendi,ures. The witnesses are John III.
! Bry ant. Francis and Samuel B. Rice. Fran
/ els Mccormick. John F. Schell. Andrew
/ Brumaker. George Downev, Patrick CATER
| ty, John Dunn, and others
The Committee say that Collector Baker
is subject to the highest censure, under
want OF time to procure investigation into
| the management of the Postoffice.
They examined the subject of the Exeeu-
/ live binding. saying that Mr.. Pest;bone was
! wrong in the matter of patronage retained
/ in the hands of the Presidents friends
The Committee say ,ha. the evidence proves
beyond doubt that the prices paid for the
Executive printing and binding were utter
t ly disproportionate to the work done.
The Committee also alluded to the en-