Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-05-29
The COvode Investigation DovelOpmspts.

The Corode lnvestiEafion Developments.
No marvel the Democrats Of the House
fought off the Speakership with desperation,
and that the President protested against the
Coyede Committee The rascalites of the
Administration were numberless, and they
could only be longer successfully covered up
but by the usual democratic arrangement of
committees. Hence the protracted struggle
for the appointing power in the House
Helpers Book was the stalking-horse used,
and nothing else, fear of exposure being the
real cause Of agitation. This fact time has de-
monsrated.
Every day the industrious Covode Commit
tee is bringing out some startling rascality in
high places, and the stencil Of corruption per-
veding the White House and the Departments
isiusuFerabls Democratic witnesses, such as
Wendell, Sehnable, Walker, Fisher and 9TH
sFs fasten the brand of official prostitution
upon the Administration in bold characters.
They give the facts and the figures, the pro-
grsmmes and documents. These have been
partially given by telegraph as they have
been disclosed The full report of the Com
mittse wiz amaze the country. ID.
We viii refer to a few of the recent dis
closures in brief Mr.. David Webster, of Phil
adelphia, testified with great reluctance, that
Attorney General Black proposed to Mr. For
nsy through him, to give Mr.. F. the printing
of the Post Office blanks, worth $4,000, in
4 i case be would change his course and support
the administration Mr.. Black gave assur-
sncss that he was fully authorized to make
the agreement. Mr.. Forney refused the
bribe. JlJ l-- t.lt-
Another case The law requires that con-
tracts should invariably be given to the low
est bidder. W. c. Barney, of n. Y, testified
before the Committee that he made proposals
to carry the mails between New York, New
Orleans, and San Francisco, for $l7s, 2OO.-
David b. johnson put in bogus bid of $751;
600, and as the lowest bidder got the con-
tract BE soon notified the Government that
he could not perform the contract. Barney
vas the next lowest and entitled to the con-
tract. It was given to Vanderbilt for $780,
e0o, being $s4, 300 over Barneys bid The
Administration needed Vanderbilts influence
in Congress, hence his reward. johnson re-
eeived $4,000 for being the gO-between.-
Such are the facts SWORN to by Barney.
ElwOOd Fisher has been before the COvOde
Committee and made an exposure Of ssthe
prostitution Of the diplomatic and postal
powers of the Government to rob one Com
panv for tha ha-urfis-vs- - -o--r4--1:-
ra44- Is the United States Senator'S Such
is the language Of the Democratic witness
who was one Of the Trustees of the Sloo
Company, for running mail steamers from
New York and New Orleans to AspinwaIl.
Il appears that Buchanan broke the SloO
contract, and in violation of law gave
ths Job to a company Of fsvorites,
consisting in part of Senators Benjamin and
Slidell Of Louisiana. The Treasury suffered
quarter Of million per year in eonse-
quencel Long before the route was ready
for use the mail contract was given to the
company, and $3.50, 600 per annum paid them,
although postages amounted to only $1,000.
The latest piece Of fraud and corruption dis
L covered by the Committee regards the late
Connecticut election. It seems 1900 Irish
voters were exported from New York city into
Connecticut who voted at various towns and
cities; and the evidence goes to show thattheir
expenses were betrayed out of the Federal
Treasurvl It was such hordes of fraudulent
voters that sweIled the Democratic aggregate
beyond all precedent, and came near over
Ehelming the Republican ticket ~ t..- i
bit not time for change of Administra-
tion2 IA