Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1860-03-21

From the Boston Courier.
THE SENATE INVESTIGATING CON-
1TlT'rEE,

From the Boston Courier.
THE SENATE INVESTIGATING COM.
MlTrEE.
Time, they say, is the great discov.
crer Of all things. In its progress il
has now brought round variety ot
developments in regard to the Kansas
affairs, which unsuspicious persons
needed, in order to open their eyes te
the truth.
A good deal has transpircd in tho
course Of the inquiry, as to the secrets
of the Fremont campaign and the at
fairs Of Kansas in general. The
amount Of money raised, by means o1
the "shrieking'' process, for election,
eering purposes--partly expended III
the Presidential canvass of 1856, and
the main portion levied subsequently,
the excitement in the meantime be-.
ing kept up, and the proceeds devoted
to maintain the Republican party in
the several States,--must have been
very large. 1t appears by the state
mcnt Of Mr.. George l.. Stearns, OF
Boston, who, it seems, was the Sccye-
stary Of the Massachusetts, State Kan
sas Committee, that he raised the sum
OF 5000 in five months, in Massa-
chusctts alone, as we understand him,
and that clothing and supplies to the
value Of $4,000 besides were fur
nished, in aid of Kansas. In addition
to the services thus rendered, in the
way of depicting the pockets of our
citizens, by Mr. Stcarns and his assist
ants, ostcnsibly for Kansas, but really
for general clectloneering objects, it
appears that Gen. Pomeroy acted rs
special collector in Massachusetts and
other northern States, Oh salary of
$4,000 and ten per cent. of the money
raised for political objects. We do
not pretend to estimate the amount
realized, except by approximation but
taking that gathered in Massachusetts
as a basis, and considering the wide
field Of action throughout the free
States, many hundreds Of thousands
must have beer the result and, on
the whole, the effect produced in the
political revolution Of 4 variety OF
States would seem to imply the liberal
expenditure for which the means were
thus handsomely provided, thro' the
contributions of our citizens " fol-
kars:ss."
In fact, it is now made fully evident
that very little of the money, or even
of the clothing and supplies collected
FIN churches, ever reached Kansas al
all. The managers even outwittcd
one gentleman (Alr. Dclavan, of Alba
|ny), who knew them too well, from
expcricnce, we vres::lne, but contribu
ted clothing to the amount Of thous'
and dollars, which was sold, in despite
of the cold and nakedncss Of the Kan
sas sufferers, and the proceeds devoted
to the general political fund. Such
are some of the developments made
before the committee, calculated, one
would imagine, to have a somewhat
depressing influence upon the pros
poets Of the present Republican cam
paigu.
! In running over these tiscredltable
proceedings, our thoughts naturally re
verted to Il fund appropriated by thu
Legislature of our own State, undoubt
cdly connected with the same objects
or the application of which we do no
recollcct Ct having e1sy account: Thi
is the It" emergency fund.-" provided 70
by act Of Feb. Is, 1858, {" for the de
fense and support Of the common
wealth, and for the protection an
preservation of the inhabitants there
Of" The sum proposed tor this neces
sary service was originally $4,000
but was finally fixed at only 10000
contcmptibly small, certainly, suppos
ing it were required at all. 1t wa
intimated, however, at the time, il
Republican journals, and tor ought W
remember in the Legislature, that
was to be applied to the use of the az
hobita,ets Of Massachusetts then resi-
ding IN, Kansas. The act provided
that an account should be rendered Q
!, it to the next general court, "on o
before the fifteenth day Of Januar
t next" We have never heard Of an
j, account, and should be glad to Sc
. what became Of the money. There
too much reason to fear it may hav
gone the way Of Mr.. Dcl:van's clotl
f ling, and possibly have helped, ind
rectly, of course, like some Of the otf
er Kansas contributions, in the adver
ture of John Brown. @'.