Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-07-08


attention from gigantic frauds and jobs.
stopped in corruption and bribery. The
manner of dlvertIng public criticism has
| been to Investigate plcnynne jobs like the
sale of cadctshps. while great leadels who
are
| BARTERING CABINET APPOINTMENT,
imme nse sluices of the public domain, and
even national honor, go unpunlshes. and
| even unnUtIced.
| Day by day the little members like
| Whittemore have been probeu, and their |
| little sins have been the ladder on which
men deeper III corruption have raised
themsemlvcs to positions of unsuspected
purity. rod of vengeance, threatening
political ostracism, is held over these mem
bers, and they dare not rebel
When the Military Committees first bt-
gan invt sigaling the cadetship sales these
carpet-hag members held II
SECRET MEETING.
They resolved that If bribely was To bo |
invests gated, SAcE investigations should be
gin at the hend-tH that is to say among the |
leaders, vino are making their thousands, |
and not among few powlercsS mcmbers, |
who now and then take $500 with which |
to build frCedman's school house. At |
this meeting resolutions were prepared. |
They were Well digestCd, and based on ab |
sOlutC facts in possession OF different mem |
DcfS OF kougftS3. IHty were 10 Do the |
bOmbsheil which was to make the leaders |
dodge 10 protect their own corrupt Jobs !
The leaders heard of the resolutions. - |
They WEI c thrown INFO intense excitement. |
They sha! not be introduced. Their il
PRODUCTION viii bC the
POLITICAL. DEATH WARRANT i
Of any man who shai! stand up and offer
them. They will destroy the Republican |
party" Such ordinations, with threats |
Of the Oetracism OF any EcpublIcan INTRO [
duJing tho resolutions, sQuelcled them III |
the House. Thoy had no champion strong |
enough and so the little ten cent inyeB |
legations have beeu going on, amusing and |
occupying the attention Of the people, |
while great wrongs and gigantic cases oi |
bribery ani corruption, IN the npper |
House and III the lower, and evon with the |
head Of the nation, 60 nnpunishod-
Said member OF Congress "a carpet
Dagger receives $500, pays it over to bni!d |
II freedman school house, and IS debaGed |
from his seat in the Honse, while tn"
President receives $50, 900 from 4. Il. |
Stewart, which contribution enables him
to make $525, 900 from
TIE SALE OF HOUSE
which belonged to MIR. Bowen, ani Mr.. |
Stewart is called to the SeCretarySinp. 1t |
is damnablC--it ls unbearable. Must we
submit 2"
These arc the resolutions prepared by a
room full Of Southern members. and which
were to have bcon offered TO the HOnae. |
In that room we're DOckery, HOEf, Lash,
Buck, Butlor, Sheldon, Deweese, BoIea. |
Hays, Bowen, Cobb, DOx, Nusham and |
WhittCmore, on tho eve of expulsion. -
Though Bquelched iii Washington, tho
Sun now gives the resolutions to the cOun-
try, and asks If there be not some member
strong enough to offer them to the House:
THE RESOLUTIONS SUPPRESSED.
WHEREAS, 1t ID currontly reported that several
Offices OF the United States government hava
been disposed OF for money consideration to
the great scandal of Kepnblican institutions and
the detriment OF the people; therefore
Resolved, That the committee on military Ht-
fairs, now invostiga ating the sale Of cAietships,
be, and the sanlo Is hereby authorized and ti-
rected, to inquire whether anything of that sort
h been done, either by members OF Congress
III using their Influence to procure appointments,
or members OF the executive branch OF the gov
ornment in bestOwng the same, aud that said
committee shall especially inquire
l. Whether the President OF the Unltod States
did at any time appoint or nominate to tho high
Office of Secretary OF the Treasury any person
who had previouslg to said nomination or ap
pointment, subscribed money to a fund for the
benefit OF the President, and report this
House the result of said inquiry.
2. Whether tho President of the United States
did at any time nominate appoint to the
portant office OF Secretary OF the Navy any per
son who had, previously to said nomination or
appointment, subscribed to a fund to be present
ed in cash, or to tho purchase OF house or
other substantial property, to be presented to
tho President, and report the same.
5. Whether any anu what consideration
given by Con- Daniel 3. Buttertield, United States
Sub Treasurer in New York. for the position ho !
row holds, and whether said ButterfieId was or
was not instrumental in raising purse or sum
OF money for the President, and report the
same.
4 Whether the District Attorney for the South
ern District of New York, Judge Pierrepont. did |
or did not subscribe S20,G COO or other cOnsider-
able sum toward the election OF the President.
and if 80, the in which said |
appropriated
5. Whether any party appointed to a Cabinet |
office ever contributed valuable library or other
valuable property not cash to the President be-
fore his appointment.
6. Whether any members OF Congress are sup
piled with gas at their residences IN Washington
city by the gas company OF said city free OF
charge, and ii 3d. who and how many, and the
names of said members OF Congress.
z. Whether any members OF either branch Of
Congress stockholders, directly or Indirectly,
through other persons as trustees agents, in
any Pacific or other railroad to which the govern
ment OF the United States has granted subsidies
of public IL nds ana whose bonds have been en-
dorsed, either and If 30, the names of such
members, tho amount OF stock owned by him or |
for him by others, or the proportion or land
held bv Linn for him in the name of others, or |
the aggregate value of endorsed bonds. or CON !
4tructiOn bonds. or subsidy bonds hold by him
or 10y others for him, and 10 report tho same to
3. Whether there is any member Of the family
o! the Secretary of State engaged by any foreign
government attorney or counsel, 10 whom |
is paid g consideration, and what cOnSdcra-
tion, il any, for services, and what kind of ser
vices
Q. Whether any member OF the Cabinet has
partner or late partner. who has abandoned
the position Of assistant in his Office to become
an attorney III prosecuting claims before his de
partment.
10 Whether any monber OF Congress has
had employed clork in any OF the depart
ments any female whose relations TO him have |
ceased to bo matter of doubt. and who Is |
paid her fees as mistress by the salsry of her
position.
IL Whether the Mayor OF Washington, SiIas | {
J. Bowen, did did not purchasc IN bona Jds |
sala the house OF the President, now occupied !
by Gen. sherman, Tor the sum OF S4O-OO, pre- :
paving the President 81 900 to bind the aaie;
and the SAID sale subsequently sdt aside I
bq tho fresldent and the property sold :
to a Il, Stewart ana others Tor So, ,uUU, To De | =
nrsesutad to Gen sherman. Whether said sale | :
ana receipt OF SO. 900 profit by the President 4