Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-05-03
General HAIRS Exposures OF
secretary Ohaae.


some weeks age General Frank 2. Blair,
40 earnest hePubhean, and an able officer
who has served with credit IN the Western
campaigns, exposed to the house of Repre-
sentatVes, tee nature oi Secretary Chase's
trade regulations ana the nachinery By which
those regulations are made to innre 10 the
poht'eAl ana peeunlsry pront OF himself and
hls partiaahsi nnd the dettlment Of the na-
uonal cause. uenerai blair aiso charged
upon me same head OF the Treasury
department personal corruption and Tor the
Futh OF TINS charge, and OF the facts upon
watch all these charges are based and which
be laid before an open Congress be piedeed
bis honor as a genera and as an army OH
Ger, who had served where the regulations
were IN force, and as representative.
case cannot be coteeived demanding
more loudly immediste and searching inveu-
ugapon MI, Chnses appoiniment Of The
corrupt scoandrel Callicot, known BY him 70
De a vensl aud worthless character, was eni-
hcient cause for such an investisatlou, i ihc
integrity Of Congress were Of high order
but for the sustained and reiterated chsrsel
OF MT Blair, not TO DO investigated is q it,l
self shameful dereliction OF duty Mr. Blair
begged Tor an honest committees the matter,
was referred 70 the COMMITTEES on the Con \
duct OF the War-the whlte'TashinR commit
leei whose room y Dot merely the grave, but
also the tortuons house Of Justice.
When Me Blair made these charges, II
was OF Importance to break their force BY dc.
stroying the erediblity OF the Witnesses. SO
toulmouihed and charActerless person from
Missouri, one MoOiurg, was dePuted TO deny
them, and toeharge Ealteasance In Office up
on MT; bair-violatlon OF the laws in an al
legged liquor speculation. The special commit
tee OF three, 70 whom these MeClnrg charges
were referred, exculpate General Blair entire
y, and show that one Michael Powers, an
agent ot the Treasury Depsrtment, for pur.
poses Of speculation, forged additions 10 Au
original and lawful order OF General Blair, SO
the whole trumped up case against General
Blair iell conspieaously to the ground, and
one OF Mr. ChAses subordnates was shown
10 be a forger asweh
In his speech following the committees re-
port on Saiutday, General Blair reiterated
many Of his iogaer charges against Secre-
tary Chase, ohafkts OF the most serious ma
ture, and one OF them duplicating Senator
Sprague, the SeeretaryS new sonin-aw., Not
one friend OF Secretary Chase arose in the
House to defend him, The leader Of the
House. Mr. Thadeps Stevens took pains to
dselelm the assertion thai he was the repre-
sou'eu'e Oi MT Shtse on US noorp and Nc
Clurg amid loud cries Of ''go on 'go on
puslllanlmonsly postponed bis reply TO Gen.
BLAIR gu after that officer shall have returned
to the held 9glrae
Our readers are mistaken II they suppose
any investigation Of all the thieving, the plum.
dering and the treasonabetting in Secretary
chases Department, will be suffered to take
place The Republican majority in Congress
will hont the very appearance OF decsncy
They rely fully upon the blind fauaticism Of
their followers, Whoif Mr.. Chase only favorH
be guilty, or dishehsve that be is guilty, OF the