Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-08-03
Correspondence Of the New York SUM-
The Small Thieves Punished; The
Big Ones Shielded.

WASHINGTON, June 20 Inside pO-
litical circles Of the Capitol are aston
ishcd that the Sun should be the first
to strike at certain instances of brib.
cry and corruption in high circles
Leading Congressman fear that you
may stimulate, through a healthy
public opinion, an investigation which
will uncover the tracks ofhigh officials
who have been diverlng the public
attention from gigantic frauds and
jobs, stepped in corruption and bribery.
The manner Of divorling public criti.
cism has been TO investigate picayune
Jobs, like the sale of cadetships, while
great leaders, who are bartering cabi-
net appointments, immense slices OF
the public domain, and even national
honor, 90 unpunishcd and even un.
noticed.
Day by day the little members, like
Whittcmore, have been probed and
their little sins have been the ladder
on which men deeper in corruption
have raised themselves TO positions of
unsuspected party. A rod Of ven
geance, threatening political ostracsm,
is held over these members, and they
dare not rebel
When the Military Committee first
began investigating the cudetship
sales, thcso carpet bag members held
a secret meeting. They gegalyed jhai
investigation should begin at the head
that is to say. among the leaders,
who are making their thousands, and
not among a few powcrless members,
who now and then take $500 with
which to build n freedman's school
house. AT this meeting resolutions
were prepared They were well d..
gested and based on absolute facts in
| the bombshcll which was TO make the
leaders dodge to protect their own
corrupt jobs.
The leaders head the resolutions.
They were thrown into intense cX-
citemeHt. "They shall not be intro.
ducod. Their introduction will be
| the political death warrant Of any
man who shall stand up and offer
them. Thoy will destroy the Repub-
/ lican party" Such exclamation, with
threats of the ostracism of any Re.
publican introducing the resolutions,
squolchcd them in the House. They
had no champion strong enough, and
so little tcn-ccnt investigation have
been going on, amusing and occupy
ing the attention Of the people, while
great wrongs and gigantic cases OF
bribery and corruption, in the upper
house and in the lower, and even with
the head Of the nation, 20 unpunishcd
Said a member of Congress "a
carpet baggcr receives $500, pays il
over to build a freedman school house
and is dchasod from his scat in the
House, while the President receives
$4,000 from A. T. Stewart, which
contribution enables him to max,
I $4,000 from the sale Of hous,
which belonged to Mr.. Bowen, anC
Mr. Stewart is called to the Secretary
ship. 1t is damnable-it is unbear
] ANlts MhNA We NhNHiiA
These are the resolutions prepared
bv a room full Of Southern members
aud which was to have been Offered
to the House. In that room wer,
Dockery, llogc, Lash, Butler, Shcl
don, Dcwocso, Bolcs, Hays, Bowen
Cobb. Dox, Nusham and Whittcmorc
on the eve Of expulsion. Tbougl
squelchcd in Washington, the Su
now gives the resolutions TO the coun
try. and asks if there be not SOM
membcr strong enough to offer thcu
in the House;
WHrrrAs, Il is currently reported thal sevori
n Offices OF thc uaiiea slaics Go,cTumcui have bee
dspofcd of for money consideration, 70 toe si,'
ssnndnl of republican institutions and The dcir
ncnt of thc peoples therefore,
Rrsoirrn, That the Committee on Miiiar
ATair. now lnycsiirating the sale Of cadCi.hip
, De- aud the snme s hereby Authorized aud direct,
to inquire whether anything OF that sori ho' DEG
'l done either by mombcf oi Congress iu using thc
.s influence 10 procure appointments, or iucmlers
the executive branch OF the Government in l
slowing thc lamc, and ihai iaid Committee sha
, especially inquire;
ll 4 W hhtANtl lAA lNNlNNhN VI AA'
United States did at any time appoir
or nominate Of the high Office Of Sc
;r rotary of the Treasury any pcrso
who had previously TO said nomini
ton or appointment subscribed mono
to fund for the benefit of the Pres
dent, and report TO this House the +
n suit Of said inquiry.
4 .. Whether the President Of u
United States did at any time non
~ nate or appoint to the important q
fee of Secretary Of the Navy ar
person who had previously TO sa
y nomination or appointment subscri
a ed TO. fund TO be presented in cas-
or to the purchase Of a house or 9th
y. substantial property. TO be prcscnt'
TO the President, and report the sam
3. Whether any and what consi
Grafton was given by Gen. Daniel
he Butterfeld, L. S. Sub Treasurer
D' New York, for the position be no
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