The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1864-07-01

postpone the trial till Mclean was rot out ot
the way, which was done. At length Secretary
Stanton accomplished his infamous completely
with the scoundrelism of HURT, by exiing Mai
Mclean to the Pacific frontier. Having spirit
ed away the most important witness in this case
OF wholesale embezzement, he dissolved the
court-martial at Cincinnati, and ordered the
case to be transferred to Washington, several
hundred miles from the residenue of other wit
nesses cognizant OF the facts.
Hurts accomplices were persons having d.
rect and intimate relations with the Secretary
os the Treasury, one of them being ii. ID. Cooke
OF the firm OF Jay Cooke & Co. and another
. partner of his ln The proprielorsiip of the
onO State Journal, Mr. Chase's home organ.
MaJ. McLean's testimony would have dragged
lue deeds Of these men to the light and their
corrupt relations with the financial head Of the
ration could not have been concealed
But the Was transferred to Washington.
as we have said; Mai. Mclean kept away on
the Pacific coast, and several months suffered TO
eEpse while the thing ''blew over" The case
was finally brought to trial, and HURT found
guilty. But no one has heard of it till wv
No publicity WAS given of the trial, or to the
verdict, aud the verdict itself has been before
the Washington authorities for two months with
out action upon it. Meanwhile TREMENDOUS IN
tuences are being brought to bear in the review
u the case, sIlll TO defeat the ends of Justice
II lNnot enough that theaccolnpliccs OF Hurtt,
the friends, the Immediate political and person.
al friends of Secretary Chase, have been sue
ccssfuiIy screened from the exposures which.
bat for secretary Slanton's corrupt and shame
less course in avrriing Immediate trial, aud put
tins OUT ot the way lhe principal witness. would
iIoourediy have Ocen ualc. IL is now sought to
rescue HURT f,oal the punishment OF the law
Iha verdict, as We learn, was an exceedingly
nId otIe, and HURT counts confidently on being
merely dismissed the service, and then restored
by President Lincoln for his party services and
value to the party. Nor is his hope absurd
1t Black, another swindling quartermaSter, and
Hall q Smith, the two thievIng horse contrac-
tors can be parduued after their crimes, IiUrtt
may hope for his.
W ur,lS cannot increase an honest mans sense
OF The latImy of this whole transaction. The
bald facts, as we have recited them are enough
let there is no defense or attempt at defense by
Secretary Stanton. lie sits down ..infamuus
and contented,' and, worst of all, there il no
public opinion III the Republican party which
viii force him TO defend himself, or resign as a
nsAs uHtit TO hold any office; there il i,e care
for integrity and economy III the public service
among republican journals, which do not dare
deny these facts, yet do not attempt to make
them impossible hereafter by denouncing them
now; there Is no protest among the tiine-serv-
ing republicans ON the floor OF Congress, whose
friends ana whose friends friends want contracts
and Off .rS and tVOrS from the War DsOart,npnt
no investigating committees, not one indignant
honest man, careless OF party ties and anxious
only Tor the honor ot the government and the
honor OF It's high officials; and SO such shame
less, indecent dishonesty and prostitution of pow
er proceed unhindered to the accomplishment of
their final result, the security OF frauds upon
the government, the immunity of criminals who
are parliSaunS Ut the administration