Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-03-05

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sample 81 he Rsvefhed Blr.
Whatsners BE- ald not sait Ct a
trial. but assigned at Oars.
Then comes az Bate7, Of Ten
nessee. He Is exceedingly limo
cent in hisideas about the matter.
He says that be saw nothing In,
proper IN Il. Bot nevertheless
.ays that he snbmitted the sub
jet to General Schoaeld late Sec
rotary Of War, Who assured him
that it was q perfectly legitimate
transaction. The leaving the
matter to General Schoaeld, how
ever, carries with It the idea that
his conscience, althoug a. Radical
one-Was III at ease. This young
man was peculiarly info rtunate.
As he represents, instead of put
ting the money in his pocket be
spent it for the benefit Of Stokes
in the Tennessee contest between
Stokes and Senter, and Stokes
being sadly defeated his money as
q consequence was thrown to the
winds. His troubles, however,
did not end there. There was
speculation upon his speculation.
He sold the gift Of the appoint
ment to q man named Este, for
S9O0-who In time sold 1t to an
other person for $500. OF those
whom Congress cannot reach,
since they are no longer members,
among the most prominent is
Capt. John B. Calls, late Of the
U. s. army, who, during the cleo
ton in Alabama, had command
Of small post in that State. He
used his soldiers to secure his
election to Congress from that
State, and be Is numbered
among those who sold the ap
pointments in his gin. He does
not even pretend that he used the
money for election purposes but
glories in the reflection that he
had the spending of 1t himself.
MT. W. Jasper Blackburn, 10 one
Of this class also, but he is aiIlict-
cd with a wofully defective mem
DRY since he can not for the soul
Of him declare whether he re-
Ceived s14OO or $1,000 for those
that he sold. OF one thing, how
ever, he is positive, and that is
that he did sell and he is under
the impression that the money
was used In the election which Of
course is perfectly legitimate and
honorable.
Mr.. Sypher Of Louisiana was
not freed entirely from deHlement
although he Indignantly denies
the accusation. Mr. E. Z. Brooks
Of Maryland testified before the
investigation committee that he
offered two thousand dollars
to Sypher, through a brother of
the Congressman, for one West
Point Oadetship and a naval acad-
envy warrant. Sypher asked five
thousand more. Brooks after
wards drove a better baagain with
Sypher's fellow member, Black
burn, obtaining his two appoint
Inents for S1,400.
The only thing about this trans
action which strikes US as at all
peculiar is that this fit Of morality,
should have seized with such VIC
lence upon the Radical members
of Congress. They have been
guilty of so much graver cor
ruption that we had thought them
hardened to public condemnation
and criticism, and in fact the pub.
lie in the contemplation Of the
more stupendous frauds, would
under ordinary circumstances not
have noticed such minor offences
Il may however be a shrewd
dodge of that party to draw Off
attention from more striking and
important transactions.
PLAINLY STATED AT LAST.
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