The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1863-03-27

About the first Of January last, > most in
famous and slandsrous pamphlst was issued
in this sisy, charging = nismssasement OF
the affairs Of the Patent Office. As soon
a. obtsined copy Of the pamphlet. I i'm
msdisssly, called upon the committee on
Patents in the House Of Representatives,
and suppressed the desire to have An inyes,
tigation made into the charges BY Congress;
stssing ~ the same. time that whils their
committee was be appropriate one to make
the investig alton, feared that the chairman,
Hon. w. Mckee Damn, being . personal
friend, and from my own State. it might be
charged that the intention wss 10 wbitswash
ssthsr than TO secure sa impartial examina.
tiou. therefore slased 10 the committee
that had beep Informed thss Hon. Mr..
Sheffield, of Rhode Island. had expressed
the opinion that ~ investigation ought tol
b msds. snd further thss be hsd expressed
som prsdjudics sgaiust the management Of
ths ellce. 'ffom the manner iaswhich he
said . ffisud of his haA been treated BY oss
Of the Clerks in the Office. sought an in.
PRODUCTION to him, throusha my friend. Hon.
M. Baker. OF New York. and requested
him e move the appointment Of . committee,
ofwhieh be would Be chairman. - He fiual-
" consented. ssd isroducsd the resolution.
spps which the, committee was appointed.
Before he had ,aken his seat, after Offering
the resolution, Mr.. Julian. the salessed mem-
RL4e -. l:.A-:>A \. >ls>,s~I NJ. SA,~EAl1
10 have his name placed on the list Of the
eomnit,se. j have poshing to say shout the
ssedssy Of ssch = request; bat Il will sound
strange among honorable men, that man
whose mind is Mack with prejsd;os ehouid
desire to sit 10 jadsnsss.sPo. Ne ebarac
Oryof uas hey laess np.Vppos1uniiy %
&Siiks: sBds 1vsdf M Shsd6Sfd. with N
his want of fairness. rsfused b aid in 30 in
.4TnUus N objecs. = > snuh d1Az1a YEETv
The Investigates zuas,hsds s,dstAe opin-
isa Of Ne ehNispeas AID not .he opinion ef
. majority .of the committee. was subnittsd
70 aud adopted by Congress. Whhs ] think
tks 49, -Snd ffKs spirit Of th4 S1p0st isTup-
worthy Aspapdidrmisd yet I lam willing to
submit il. with my explanation. to the crit-
icisu Of IN homes. public. Nis. l. one fear
s&ss. butthe rs-vampile q The old ohsrse
Of Julian and others. that no man but .
lawyer has the nscsssery 6cationsi 10
hJsd any Positisa. 4 On villas u lsahAit
to the dscisiAa OF shssstwhS bsvsr bnsiness
in the oties. and who ,ass best qualified 10
judge, I ask neither favor nor sympathy.
but know that justice viii be done.
submit the following statement which
was submitted to the committee. may
have oocssion hereafter to show up the con-
duct Of the chairman in preparing said re-
port, sad the influences which controlled
him. q y ih 4ttH lI0 :
GENTLEMEN: Ny atteatiou having been
called to y pamphlet addressed to the MEM
hers Of the Senate and House Of Represeu.
tatives. entitled IAN seEpnsitiou Of D. p.
Holtoway's management Of the affairs Of
the Patent ONCE" signed r. Belts, reflect
ing most injaviossly upoumy official con
2 duct. immediatcly agpliel to the chairman
Of your committee. with whom I had had
no previous acqusintsnce. and Who. had
been Informed. had expressed the opinion
that An investigation should be made Of ths
charges in said pamphlss. and ssquestsd him
to move in the House Of Representatives fol
the appointment Of select committee te
Investigate the charges referred to. q
On the 6rss day that l appeared before
,yonr comnit.es, your chairman expressed
70 Mr.. Belts the desire that the charges
sg.iast ne should be distinctly and spsci6.
0ally made % ~ 10 facilitate the inveaeioa
tios; bat each specifications have not beep
made. and I Am lsh TO aasvsr TO the gene.
raj statemenss Of missooaset scoosaisea /.
s4 the pamphiet refsrsd to. The alleeayicns
Z IN thai pamphlet are 20 vaguely, loosely.
aad IaasbAhodically STATED thasI sha1 have
TO select my own arrangement b replyine
thereto. This shan proceed TO do.
Frst. ls = oAasgs1 sAat I. - Csamis
sionsr ef Patents. had on hsnd il April
1861, surplus fund oa go. 900, aad ths
IN Ave months thereafter the vhols .of ehi
sun. tegstAW With the ordinary &eo0e o
q The edes. was nsarly ezpta9>6 od;thl