Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1860-07-05
The Csvode Neutrality-suspicious.
the Committee.

The majority report of the Covods Com
mitiss has been issued. 1t opens by stating
the embarrassments under which the Com
mittes labored; it alludss to the Presidents
Protest, and refers 10 the prscedents set BY
Bason's reso' ution of 1924 and Benton's
report, from the same Committee. which
were of similar charaster to the present
investigation. Similar action by Mr.. Buc-
hanan in 1928. Mr.. Calhoun in 1885, Sam
Houston in 1852, and Solon in 1854, is al
so cited to prove that Investigating Com
mi:tees of this kind are no new thing
With these precedents before them the Com
mittes went ahead. On Lscompton they
say they ascertained the following:
LEcoMPToH IHIauITIEs.
The Committee ascertsined- ~
First. The emphatic and unmistakable
pledges of the President as well before as
after his election, and the pledges Of all his
Cabinet, to the doctrine of leaving the
people of Kansas perfectly free to regulate
their domestic institutions in their own
way"
Sesond. The deliberate violation Of this
pledge, and attempt TO convert Kansas into
Slave State by means of forgsriss, frauds
and crime.
Third. The removal of and the attempt to
disgrace the swsrn agents Of the Admins
traiion who refused TO violate this pledge.
Fourth. The open employment of MOD
ey in the passage of the Lscompton and
English bills through the Congress Of the
United States.
Fifth. The admission of the parties en-
gagged in the work of electioneering those
schemes, that they received enormous sums
! for this purpose, and the proof of the checks
upon which they were paid by an agent Of
the Administration.
Sixth The effort to purchase newspa-
pers and newspaper editors by offers of sx-
traordinary sums Of money.
Seventh. And finally, the prescription
of Democrats on high standing who would
not support the LscomptOn and English
bills.
Gov. R. ]. Walkers testimony is then
reviewed, showing how Mr.. Buchanan de-
ceived him, and the report says: The i'm
preston, however, which will be made up
on the country by Gov. Walkers testimo.
my, establishing as it does, most conclu-
sively, the triple crime Of the Administra-
ton in deserving first, sacred principle
the faithful public servants, and finally in
attempting, by forgery, force and fraud, to
make Kansas q slave State-stroDg and
lasting as this impression must be, it will
sink into insignificancs before tie astound-
ing developements contained in the tesii
nony respectfully OF Mr.. Wendell, Mr.
Bean and Mr.. F. w. Walker. Fortunate
ly for the cause of truth, the evidence Of
these witnesses does not depend upon their
own admissions, however reluctantly or
fully made.
LAVISH ExPEEpIrUREs OF MoEE1.
The appalling fact that money was Law
ishly expended 10 carry the Lecompton and
English bills, is unanswerably proved by
,hs books and other records OF the Bank
Of the Metropolis, and Washington, through
which the parties conducted their business
operations. With all the ingenuity Of those
to escape the responsibility Of SO degra-
ding position, the fact Is proved by their
unconscious contradiction of each other;
and in al least one case. that Of F. w. Wal
ker, who has laid himself open to the grave
charge Of perjury, the House Of Repressn-
,aiives took prompt action BY expelling
him from the reporters gallery as an at
tache OF the New York Express, q decree
which in itself is the best construction that
could be placed upon the aooustom that
money was used TO carry the Leoompton
and English bills through the Congress Of
the United States.
The rspor, takes up Corneious WendslPs
testimony, in wkioh he swears to the vast
amount of money spent Leoompion, with
the knowledge of the Administration. j.
w. Forney's testimony is next taken up,
to. prove how the President tried to crush
out or buy out the press. The evidence
shows clearly that Mr.. ForneY was offered
the printing Of the Post Office blanks, worth
at least $50, 900 as the condition that he
should, by an editorial no longer than q
mans hand, promise subserv.eney to the
Administration on lis Kansas policy.
Alex. Hay, who got $40, 900 from Wen
dell to spend on Lecomptnn, subpenaed by
the Committee, but he fed and could not
be caught. or twenty -four Anti -Lecomp-
ton members Of the House. the. Committee
state that twelve "caved in" under the pres
sure OF power and patronage.
Upon lie Administration shall hereafter
res. the awful responsibility of delaying the
removal of the army from Kansas until the
winter Of 1857, which was the cause of
the fearful loss and suffsrings occasiOned
by the inability Of the army to reach Sal,
| Lake.
The Report next speaks Of resonant wit
ness, and goes on TO speak of corruption at
the Philadelphia Custom House, such as at
tempts by the Bakers to control primary
elections, and to pluuder the Federal Treas
ury BY unjust claims. The Pennsylvania
was kept up by the public plunder. The
Detroit Post Office swindls is next exposed
and the enormous plundsr by means Of un-
just charges for Executive binding Of books
&C., is shown up, and the course Of the
Bakers is shown TO be in utter contempt
for law. The prosecution Of G. w. Baker
was prevented by the Presidspt, when Ba.
ker could have bern proved guilty of gross
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