Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-03-05
TIE CADETSUIPS.

The correspondent of the New York
World writes from Washington under
date of Feb. IS:
The House to-day Plodded through the
never-ending flood of bills and joint TesO-
buttons and single resolutions, incident
now 10 most every morning hour on Mon
day, and then received from the hands of
the Speaker a most decided sensation in
the shape of the designations of two
members of the HOuse-one from Hon.
James S. Golladay, Democratic member
from the Third Kentucky District, and
John T. Deweese, Radical Representative
from the Third North Carolina District.
The latter did not appear in his scat, but
Mr.. GOlladay occupied his till within a
few moments of his resignation. Afterthe
designations were read, they were simply
entered on the Journal, and the House
without word of comment went ahead
with other business. OF course both of
these designations were prompted by the
pending investigation into the sale of
cadetships, and in Deweese's case it was
not a moment too soon, for the committee
this morning prepared resolution for his
expulsion, based on evidence that he had
sold his cadetship for five hundred dollars.
But as long ago as Friday, be anticipated
that and sent his resignation to the Gov
ernOr of North Carolina on Friday last.
Had his case como before the House he
would have been as promptly expelled as
WhittemOre Mr.. Golladay's situation,
however, was quite different The com
miltec had taken no final action on
the evidence submitted, and, after he had
resigned, members Of the committee
stated that there was no testimony d.
rcctly inculpating him in the sale of his
cadetship. Mr.. Golladay therefore sim
ply appeared before the House in the
attitude of confessing judgment, an at
titude not warranted by the evidence be
fore the committee The testimony, so
far as it appeared against Mr.. Golladay,
was to the effect that in the Fortieth Con
gress he had appointed cadet in Deem
Der, 1868, named Holdane, at the solicit
tation of the latter's father, with whom
he had an acquaintance, but both of whom
resided out of Kentucky. Holdane, senior,
admitted that the boy was not a
resident of the district from whence
he was appointed, which was violation
of law. HOldane, who is the only wit
ness examined in the case, however, testi-
fled that he never offered, nor any agent,
nor any member of his family ever offered,
nor agreed to offer before or since the APP
pointment, cent for the same. He was
positive that not dollar had been paid to
any one. His boy might have jestingly
said that money had been paid for his ap-
pointmcnt, but he had never been so in
formed by any one. This is the substance
of the evidence, derived from the most
trustworthy source. IL would appear that
resentment and Indignation, rather than
any consciousness of guilt, prompted
his resignation. A member of the House
says that when the resolution a inquire
into the selling of cadet nominations was
first introduced, it seemed TO produce
painful and anxious feeling all around the
House, which satisfied him that great
many were implicated in this and other
forms of corruption. A strong effort is
being made to curtail and limit the invcs-
tigatiOn, but the committee will go on.
Many influential Republicans here are
very anxious to get rid of the carpet
baggcrS; and their opinion is that these
developments will completely obliterate
them. The place of Deweese is very apt
to be filed by a Democrat. Probably
Butler, of Tennessee, will have TO go,
and Andrew johnson has been talked of
for the vacancy from the district. 1t is
generally understood that Whittcmore
does not think that he has done anything
wrong, and the carpet-baggers do not IN
derstand the spasm of virtue on the part
of their allies.