The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-06-27

PeFpetrated on Him by the DOmih.
lean GoYernnfent-MaJOrlty and
Minority Reports on the Subject.
WASHINGTON, June 25.-The fol.
Lowing nominations by the President
were sent to the Senate to-day,
Alonzo B. Cornell, Assistant Treas
urer in New York City; Postmasters,
Geo. w. McKeay, Cairo. Illinois
Wallace Lewis, London. Ohio; A. G..
Beer, Ashland, Ohio; G. FL. Winter,
Yellow Springs, Ohio; Jas Cook,
Waynesburg, Pennsylvania; Geo. w.
Menick, Wellsborough, Pennsylva-
MIA; FL. w. Magee, Cynthania, Ken
tucky; j. H. Stiffe, Georgetown,
Kentucky.
Senator Howard this morning.
from the Select Committee on the
| Memorial of Davis Hatch, presented
a report, concluding as follows:
The majority have come to the
conclusion. which they announce with
pleasure, that although it has been
openly asserted In the Senate that
General Babcock was guilty of mis-
conduct, they are satisfied the charge
is unfounded, and that he conducted
| himself throughout with perfect hon
i
| for evidence of any insincerity on his
| part. or any misstatement or prevari-
| cation. His whole conduct has been
marked with truth, honor and fidelity (;
and the whole evidence leaves him
without stain. We would be untrue
/ to our own convictions If we did
not apply to Generals Ingalls, and
| Saekett, (who accompanied him and
= \
| like commendation. We take pleas
ure In expressing our convictions, al
ter weighing ali the facts aud circum-
stances within our knowledge, that in
Its negotiations aud preparations, the
treaty is free from any fraud or un-
fairness, and that the agents employed
by the respective governments have
all acted with becoming frankness.
1t is not permissible in US to ex-
press in this public manner an opin-
ion of the merits of the treaty, or of
the course the Senate should
adopt in regard to it, but as agents
engaged In its utilization. have been
charged with corrupt motives and i'm
proper conduct. we deem 1t apprO-
propriate 20 say that we deem the ac-
cusation unfounded."
The Committee IN review of Hatch's
claims say:
Had he been wantonly seized and
subjected to a mere mock trial, and
condemned without a hearing and
without testimony-in short, had he
been treated with manifest wantoness,
tyranny aud cruelty. they couldn't
hesitate to recommend demand for
satisfaction. But the facts do not
show that such was the character of
the proceedings; but that tLey were,
on the contrary. in accordance with
the laws of the Republic. The Com
mittee, therefore. see no ground for
this branch of his claim.
To prove the loss of his property
he presents no other evidence than
his own statement, to which he has
omitted TO mako oath. But to admit
bis statement as being true. 81 does
not follow, under Che ordinary CIR
--vcetaneea tf". A~ Aes Valid claim
Iar damage which occurred se uar
OF the ordinary circumstances et N
because be was en admitted enemy %
Baez's Govern nent.
According to the testimony Of ez-
commercial asoat Smith, HI. Hatch
had been engaged in other illicit
sci. Raft consigned from st. Thomas,
to Mr.. Hatch. and was undoubtedly
engaged In illicit traffic, to which
condemned and sold by the Domini-
can GOVERNMENT; That a person so
situated, should make reclamation |
against Government he was thus of
Tending, would seem singular. From
1ok 15h hnf,
that Mr.. Hatch had, or has now, any
ground for claim for indemnifca-
ton.
THAT he was damaged is q fact
which it Is not necessary to deny; it
was his misfortune, growing out of his |
own fault; and without assuming to
say that he can establish no just claim |
against the government of Dominica. |
We are constrained to say we are not |
able to see its justice, and that at any |
rate his application to Congress in this |
behalf is premature. We cannot but |
regard this unusual course as an at |
tempt, by Mr.. Hatch, In making his |
alleged grievances public, to prevent a |
fair consideration of the treaty of an
nexatiop, to arouse unfounded preju- |
dices against it, and finally to defeat n. |
His course evinces a want of that |
candor which should characterize
every American citizen abroad in
matters in which his Government is
concerned. Loud and passionate
clamors against an individual, blind |
surmises, and personal pique are not |
the means proper to be exercised to |
influence our judgments. The Com |
mittee, therefore, recommend that Mr.. |
Hatch's petition be indefinitely post
poned.
(Signed.)