Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-06-09
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sentativcs on Friday and Saturday o
last week cannot fail to convince am
unprejudiced person Of the base pur
pose which the Covode Committee wa
designed - effect. -
The course Of conducting the investi
gstios thus far, shows clearly that Mr.
Covode and those who share his view
were convinced that the charge'
against the Chief Magistrate and the
! higheit officers Of the Cover ment were
without any foundation in truth, but
this Seems to them 10 have made no dr.
ference, the object being-no matter
how attaincd-to make capital by any
means. however dishonorable, for the
coming Presidential election.
And how have they attempted to ef-
feet their purpose! and who are the
men on whom they rely to substantiate
the vile charges! Disappointed aspir-
ants for Office, decapitated office hold
ers.-any Obscure person who might
write letter even insinuating anything
against the Administration were forth
with summoned, and If their testimony
proved not to be sufficiently strong, the
reports Of it in the Black-kepublican
sheets we're 80 CARRIED that they were
calculated to produce the same impress
sion upon the reader as though it had
been direct and positive testimony.
How WAS it on the other hand! II
any witness gave evidence tending to
disprove the charges, his testimony was
not published at all or il published, so
entirely perverted as to bear totally
different construction from that which 1t
truly bore.
The exposure of the black republican
attempt to Witty and traducc private
and official character by Gov. Winslow,
shows clearly how unfairly, or more pro-
perly speaking, how utterly regardless
of all sort of decency and honor, this
inquisition has been conducted thus far
by Mr.. Covode and his black republican
associates for the past three months
Gov. Winslow and his Democratic COL
league, Mr.. Robinson, have requested
witnesses to be summoned whose testi-
mony was deemed essential but their
requests have been invariably dis
regarded, and when this matter was
brought to the notice Of The House, what
was Mr.. COvode's defence TWAS that
"a the persons whose testimony Gov.
Winslow desired could not testify against
the Government, he saw of no use in
summoning them. What comment 10
necessarys A man occupying posi-.
ton ons committee to investigate charges
against the highest Offices Of the Gov
eminent, it might be supposed would
not allow his partisan zeal to drive him
form the course ef honor, fair dealing and
gentlemanly feeling which member Of
Congress is presumed to possess.
There il another member " HON we have
hitherto supposed would not lend him.
self in any way to the advancement of
any Of the dirty schemes Of Covode
and associates-snd it may be perhaps,
that our language is little too strong,
but We do not see that a. matters now
stand, how any more favorable consturc.
tion,could be placed upon his conduct.
We refer to John Sherman whose po-
litical record has up to the time Of q trans
action which We shall shortly mention,
stood ~ fair as that of any Republican
member Of the House.
When few days ago it appeared that
the matter Of which Gov. Winston
spoke, would be brought before the
House, land exposed in all its glaring
deformity.) A motion to table resolu-
ton to that effect was made by Mr.. John
Sherman-but two weeks more of the
session rcmained-thc great rush of bu-
sipess towards the close would undOubt-
eddy uecessitate the laying over Of this
matter until the next session. This &C.
complished-their sole object attained
the exparte statements of renegade
aspirsnts for Otfice-of dismissed EN-.
ployees-of malignant enemies Of the
Administration, would be put forth over
the length and breadth of the land in
their Black Republican sheets as facts
sworn to by persons worthy Of credit.
And this is tho charge to be placed in
the Black Republican gun in augurating
the next campaign.
But when that gun is fired, and the
smoke clears away, what spectacle
will then be presented. No trace Of the
gun will remain, but all around will be
seen the fragments Of the once GREAT
BLACK REPUBLICANS PARTY. And con.
spicious among the mutilated carcassea
will be that OF John Covode and his
Black Republican committee associates
The Boston I1uvelIer says tina,
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