The register. (Monroe, La.) 185?-1861, 1860-05-10
Facts Exposing Calumnte,. c

A.
The publication of the Pr,sidcnt's letter to
Gov. Walker dries up one of the most indus
trionsly,used sources of calumny which the op.
position have been possessed Of during thu
whole period Of Mr.. Ruuhanan's administration.
IN finally dragging 1t before the public, tue
black republican investigating committee have
'ncauhously and opwittingly destroyed tAu
very fountain from which they have prolessed
to draw the basest Of libels upon the Presideut.
The letter itself demonstrates that, where the
public were invited to believe there was no.
thing but corruption, not even black rcpubli-
can eyes can find aught that ia uNpatriotc or
improper, or aught but what is highly COM
mendable, aud worthy Of the Executive head of
u great nation. The Covode committee ey.
IDENTIFY blundercd when they insisted on having
the letter. They might still have imposed on
the popular credulity ii they had kept 1t back,
aud merely investigated around it, ,withou, &C.
tnal'y bringing 1t out. 1t seems impossible
That they could havc expected to justify their
own calumnics by it, ind equally impossible
that they could have meant to let tho letter
vindicate the President; and we are according
ly forced to tho conclusion that, like the glo.
rious six hundred at Balakava the committee
mistook tho word Of command and bluG,lerc,l
on TO their destruction. Certainly. they could
have fallen Oh no more sure uu eiirctuul mcans
to dispcrsc tho black clouds Of falsehood rails d
by their party out Of the Walker letter, and
could have afforded the President no more com
plete vindlcation thcrehou, than by bringing
the mooted document to the light II they nm
ticipatcd otherwise, VIC feel sure that they have
already discovered their mistake.
| The INSCRIPTIONS managers have been most
actively circulating the report that the letter
would convict the President of tcrgivc, sation,
corruption, and what not Those who hnl been
dupctl aud deceived by these talsinca,ous mr.
now among the first to cry out, after IL pcrusal
Of the letter, (" Is tbs an?"
We have here another instance, In addition
his term, Of the fact thnt the President Ia iortu-
nate even in his enemies, 7hey hare ncrer failed
to entange and confound Memselrts in he rery tolls
'chich they spread for him. The publication Of n
private letter which he could not authorize, but
which, so far from ohjccting 10. he knew would
Immediately dispel a thousand false und tlagi-
tious rumors, has been made. Aud what does
II amount tof 1t docs not give the slightest
prctcxt for tho charge Of inconsistency against
the President. My, not only does Il fail to atlord
excuse or apology for taxing him with assuming
at my time, grounds inconsistent with this lot
Int 1 ia, oj,e tl,,,k
change position in order to meet new crcum
stances. His position was the same all the time
The letter does not, indeed, Md IL single par
tcle to the information, not only those VIII,
enjoyed the advantages of his private converse
tion and correspondence, but Of my one who hNs
read and remembered his observations upon
, Kansas affairs, officially communicated to Con
grcss, particularly in the Annual Message o
December, 1883
We have already produced the letter IN oul
columns n,lt challenged the criticism of the Pre-
sidcnI's enemies. We boldly assert that 1t wn,
what the occasion demanded, and that the Pre-
, sidcnt has done nothing Inconsistent with II
: either before or since. Thus the mere produc
ton Of the document is enough to instantly de-
I prvc of all vitality the accumulated calumnic
: of three years! We present the iact ns lcsso,
. to the country, and as especially und slrongl,
Illustrative Of the facility which black rcpubli
! canism exhibits In the manufacture of injuriou
ISLANDERS, destitute of all manner of foundation
} We can hardly speak too strongly of the virtu
OF this and abundant other Illustrations nlrcud
l,afa nd In nrt tL,,C C,aI Ia,
the almost invnriable result, in every case whcr
tho facts are truly arrived at is to expose black
8 republican fnlschood, we can entertain no oh
1 jcctlon to the most searching investigation
a which may be desired, providing they shnll b
: conducted in manner not to offend ordinnr
: dcccncy, or to outrage all The rights of fchoructc
Q and position, as the C0vodc committee does.
y Relying, as we do, on the testimony Of FACT
and by this word VIC certainly do not mca
:, conjcctnrcs and suppositions, which this con
c mittce appear to regard Us sucll--we wish NJ
G John Covodc and his colleagues all The rcasol
r able success which he and they may dcdre /
n cicting such original and indispniable facts Il
y they have just Obtained We urge them, III
ut'u' W ~ w tHc VI tStTylnIIR iuP
u determine to investigate, to find out the abst
J, lutte facts In every such case aud muer to res
!. content, as We fear they too often will, wit
: mere "guesscs' hazarded by ovcr-conident wi
= nesscs under no fear OF crosse examination or Il,
+ pains and penalties of perjury. We are unde
:, i the most powerful convictions that such cours
! will inevitably result In the Triumphant an
S complete vindication of the President, and i
!, the utter and total confusion Of his slaldcrers
i convictions which, however, IL shared by III
= Coyode committee, will surely deter them frol
: going beyond the region where fasity aud mcr
= = conjecture can be confronted by the truth b,
. let the committee be wise and il may accom-
$ plish enough good to cntitle itself 10 the ioI
: givcness of those whom it il striving to injurt
The objection may be made that the advic
J.. comes too late. We are afraid it d0ca. TIL
ia Covode inqusiton has fallen into utter col
+ tempt in and out of Congress. The chairma
- is ostracsed by honorable men even Of his ow
political afliliation and those who support b
malignant, false, and vindictive asseveratiol
Ia may expect to be Stunned as he is.-Constitution
"My dear" said husband after a matrem,