Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-06-19
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.rA T,.is.- Il sets out ~ sreAktsg Of tAe
.-bsr sssmenss which attended their lat Dr.
ard stating that the President saw fit TO sep'
IN . co uun Protest in the way Of . peoclams.
ton 70 she wor d that The wholc power OF Ii.
executive, in.tesd Of be ng exercised to ie'.
ward an investigation into sdmi pistraiivs p
fsIrs. woald be exercised To protect those wh
might chOnaA to dis0bsy The aum'. ms Ut H.
speaker Of the ne se. or who. having obeys.
s.e sSmnohs might refuse to te.tify before H.
committee Who quote Irscsd.n's TO show
that they have felt 1t liberty 10 investiyss.
the ccaduct Of The President, or any othe
officer Of the Government Ii r.gud 10 u
Leo mptoa & ,sssit1tion, they say the count,
VIII pause With establishment over the sham.
Less record. They examined:
F,ra-!he emphatic induttab..
pledges Of the President. % we'll before
sit.r HE election. ard the pledges of all hi'
ea'iart, To the doctrine Of leaving the Psopi'
OF Kansas p,rf-cliy tree u administer their ~
sliIot,"ns IN their own wsy.
Ssc ynd-Ihe deliberate vi0lsti0n OF thse4
pledges aud the attempt to convert kanss,
ami iorce.
Third-The removal aud attempt to die.
grace tue sworn agsnis Of the Administrators
who refuse to violate their pledges.
FvurtA The open eapioy nent VI money il
the p.sssys Of the Lscom p,on aud Eugisl
bi lnhrouyh q. nvress.
Fth The admission OF parties engaged il
The work "f electioneering this scheme tina.
they Received enormous sums for THE pur
pose.
Sixft-He offered TO purchase newspaper
editors With extravsgant suns VI money.
Seventh Aud even the proscptio OF Demo
crate Of high standing who would not surpo',
the Lcco,np,on aud English bills.
Tue witnesses on thsse points were Gov
Walker, Wendell. Bean and r. W. Walker. ano
f.rtunUtey Tor ths G ,usu VI truth, the eVidenc'
Of these Win. does not. the Commute.
say. depend on their Own admissions. II i
proven hy the book records Of the Bank o.
the Metropolis, which con,uins the names
tl'o-s who conduct Aheir bushes. there, and b,
the unconscious contra ictioIs OF til witnesses
Tho testimony OF Fornsy 10 10 to he ever
looked Ia this connection; while it shows .
general Willingness on The art Of the Pres =
dent 10 sui,sIdize the public press, it PROVE
alan that there was . strong determination T.
bu oil vino could be bought, and 10 crush out,
the honest men whO could moi We bribcd
reduced TO all aft .ia,ior with the Administration
In its Lecoinp,on policy.
Forney was Offered the printing u the lGs'
Office blanks. worth at least $50. 600 on lh,
condition that he should. by an editorial n
longer than name hand. support the Admin
i-trstiOn in it. Kansas policy.
The Committee refer To The fact that tw ent !.
ur Democratic memhers Uf the House OF.
posed the Kansas ;'olicy. lhls nu,at,r dwin
died down TO twelve. ard enough were iounu
10 carry the bill through the House.
Inc COMMITTEE. say II ha always been sup
posed the war IN Washin4 ton was gotten "
for the purpose cf !asteuin. slavery in kan.a.
the troops being diverted 10 operations u
Kansas
The next point examined insolv cd I'll.
at usss in the Philads phia Custom House ano
other I,ublic offirers, IN regard TO which H..
Committee cay there were improper combinn-
tions among federal officers with u view IL
control the sentiments and pr,jadices OF th'
perpl- in their primary political movements.
SECOND The improper and corrupt use 81
the public money 10 The epplo, ment OF pet.
sons in the public service in violation Of tn,
laws aud government regulations; and H..
fr.uds on the part Of ofHc RS OF the govern,
ment to defeat the statu. Il the Cniteu State,
enscted for the purpose OF protecting tn,
treasury from unjust claims. AMI improviden'
ahu unL' cessaty expenditures. lhe witnesse
are John IA. Bry ant, Francis and Samuel Is
Rice, Francis Mccormick John + Schell. An.
drew brumsker, Ge"rg. Downey, Patrick Rat
fer,y and Jonn Dunn. and oth.rs The Com.
mi,tee .ay that Collector B,ker is subject /
the highest censure. The wan, Of time to pro
cure witnesses Irev-nted invest gait n in.
the mana cement Ut III. Post Office. They ex-
amin-d The sui ject OF the Executive binding,
cay ing ib0ns WAS wro"gsd In the matte,
aud he patronage taiued ~ the hands 81 th,
Pr~-iden . friend aud most efficient supporter
Wendell.
THE Committee cay the eviie re prove. be-
you'd doubt that the prIue. paid for Ex-cu
tive pruning and binding were utterly d,spro.
pOriiunate I" the work done.
The COMMITTEE also sIIude to the employ
IN. Mt OF III n to garry elections.
In view Of all IT,. facts and circumstance.
attending this investigation, fr.m its inception
TO the present II g. th~re seems u marked pro-
priety !" closing this report with quo alto,
from speech Of Mr. buchanan In condemns.
ton Of corruption
M. rain moved that $4,000 copies Of the
report be printed.
hetsrr' a to en- Printing Committee.
Ar'w'ns'"~ vac privileged 20 make y minor
ny report on Monday morning. he not having
time 20 prepare It. q. the testimony was no,
el'sed tai THUR dav