Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-05-23
The ivan wyek Committee. Trad.
stevens, Roscoe conckling. and 3.
b Washhurn.

Al the extra s-s.ion Of the preseo, Con-
ere... on motion Of Col. Van wyet. Of New
York, . COMMITTEES wss rsi.ed 90 investigate
the frauds prsesiced on the government.
since the cjmmencement Of tho var. Al
though AIR. Van wyct stands a. the nom'n.
q. chairman ot the COMMITTEES. u appears
the ilnn. Z %. wa.hbarn, q native srn OF
Oh oIfor,i. nov representing the G,lena
D.trict, in Illinois. has been its aciiI &
head.
Some months since ne gave extracts from
il. ere, report, sho~ins the internal frauds
that certain oontrastors and government,
agents had prac,icel upon the government.
We sclie,s. IRON oil the information we can
gather. this committee has acted with faith
tulne-., and labored hard to eIpOee the army
Of public pland,rrrs that have hung around
the Treasury, greedy for spoil. and plumber.
We we'll understand that the committee. II
Il Jh u. duty. would be made the subject
OF abuse aud .candsl from all the thieves
and robber. in the land Torrform financial
abuse. !. no easy task. and the man or men
Who stand Up ,oldly upon the door OF Con-
gr,ss and expos. fraud. 10 sure TO bring upon
M. devoted bead the hate and venom OF all
villain. engaged in fraudulent schemes
against the government We have had
.om- personal experience in these matters,
aud know something Of the tres,men,
man receive. for effort. pots forth in this
direction. It's a fact that cannot success
fully 10 den:ed-iha, vile and infamou, a,
are the men who's, bu.ines. 10 stealing and
rluudrring IRON the ruSl'e treasury. they
Asrs thar fricrds ~ Coagrso. We have
zen thu. very thing demonstrated more than
oncr, wh-n . mens,r % the House IN the
3i,h and Seth Congress. Ia $50 now. The
proni !. .ccu in the bitter acrimonious at
tack. msds upon the Van wyck committee.
The country va. undoubtedly surprised to
end the able bead Of the COMMITTEES Of Ways
and Mean. in tho Iliu.e--rhad. Sie,sr.,
of Psunsylrrnia. IN tins doubtful
business The sarci.m anu bi'iernc-. of
"olI rhai" !, terrible Whenever be
sho,.e- 10 make tp For some rra.on or
other he pitched into this Commii,ee. and
charged upon their dong. without STINT or
mercy. lie wa. followed by Roscoe
Concsllns of tho Utica District. m New
York. IN q bamba.,ie philippe against 'h"
Committee. Concklins t.a man OF some
talent. but has very exalted views Of Ain''f.
which sometimes oI-rais- to plaer hun ~ a
bad 6i. We have .een h. vanity and hi.
rpmppo. notion. Of h.. osn imphr,ancc and
di.nuy hrin, him do~n more than once on
the ao,r Of the lIoG-e.
Tbe.e remark. have ben suggested by
reading the speech Of Mr.. WSshburn. IN 70
nv to steven. ard Cuneslrns. Mr. Wash
horn alssy. sp-ass well and 20 the point,
AID never engage. in huncumbe harransue-
Thi. ,p-rch .. one of III. t--t efforts IL
eharg.- down on hi. uadue,r. in gallant
.ty'-. scattering their s'phistry AMI Jsuun
cations TO the f,or winds. u i-a triumph.
ant y,niicliior Of the committee. in which
be place. b.. I~o principal Ai'ersarir, ia no
very enyiahl- position before the o'hn,ry.
lie G. iree. that Steven. though, highly 81
the comiaiiies aud It's doing- until IL step
psi in het.een a lat government contract
and stevens own brother Ever since then.
say, Mr. w. old Thad b. ben after the
Committee. lie farther chsr,>- tina, Conck.
ling vas an early .pplican. Zoe cover iu nj,
contract. for particular irisni.. AMI lays the
failure 70 secure them 70 the action Of the
Committee
We have no doub, the action Of ihi. com.
miiiee IA. -av,d the government il. millions.
and The country owe il deb, Of everlasting
gratitude iur Il. promp,nr.' in exposing the
r.sali;y Of thieves and robbers whose only
am 90. plumber. The country Wa. exceed
ingy fortunate in securing the services Of
two such men a. Ehcn Il wa.hhurn and
Henry l.. Dave. of Mas on hi. Commi,
tee. They have he"n the leading .piri,. IN
maxim. the inve-iisar on. that have brought
TO lish, the enormous AMI h,rritle frauds
ihA, have been pr,e,ieed upon the govern
m.nt BY -oulle-. Shylpsk. and .peculator..
In ihi, ~urk they have travelled extensively
and labOrcd hard, with nothing Tor Pay but
their actual eIpense. In this grra, work
Of reform they will hc sustained by the in.
corrpt5le masse. throughout, the whole
country. and the shole-om, influences which
will follow their labors will b. Tel, long
after their uaducer. have passed into Ob.
lV.on.