Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-06-20

obtained. Had we done our duty by
sending these men to Jail the testi
mony would have been obtained, this
investigation would have answered its
end before this time, and thus the
Senate would have been spared the
infection of the remarks | am now
making, which are, perhaps, the
greatest penalty of its delinquency.
| Laughter
On the 10th of May the Senator
from Indiana Mr. Morton1, in the
course of q few remarks made by
him upon this general subject, said
that | had stated several times in the
Senate that | believed the copy from
which publication was made came
from Senator. That Senator in
making that statement was mistak-
en-. What l did say was this, and l
read from the Globe of the 18th:
"Mr. CARPENTER Mr. President. after all
that has been said | desire to add but one
word. Ofcourse | have no personal knowl-
edge; but desire 20 say that, from what
have heard and seen, my judgment is that this
publication was made through the Senate.
| now repeat what | said then. /
did not then say, and do not now
say, that it came from a Senator; but
| did say, and | now say, that in my
belief the copy from which the publ
cation was made was obtained
through the Senate. The Senate
consists of the Vice President, some
seventy Senator'S, a corps of clerks,
the Sergeant-at-arms and his assist
ants, clerks of committees, etc, and if
the Senate would be true to itself,
stand by this Investigation, and COM
pei answers to proper questions,
would be willing to risk my reputa-
ton as a prophet upon the prediction
that such facts would be established
That this publication was made
through any fault or negligence of a
Senator | do not know, and do not
charge. But do not believe that
the State Department or the Public
Printer has been in fault, and if not;
the disclosure must have been from
the Senate.
Mr.. SHERMAN-The Senator, sup
pose, admits that it is perfectly clear
that it did not come from any docu-
ment printed by the Senate, but was
one of the documents printed by the
State Department?
Mr.. CARPENTER-Yes, sir;
have no doubt the publication was
made from one of the prints made by
the Public Printer on the order of the
State Department. In other words,
it was made, in my belief, from one
of the advance copies, so called, de-
livered by the State Department to
Senators.
| have already mentioned the
threatening letters which l received
warning me to desist from pursuing
this investigation, upon pain and
penalty Of suffering the extreme dis
pleasure of the press. To show how
faithfully the New York Tribune has
been made to execute this threat,
ask the Secretary to read the Wash>
ington dispatch to that paper of the
23d instant, being pretended re-
port of the examination of Mr..
| Tinker by the chairman of the COM
mittee.
The Chief Clerk read IS follows:
The common Jailers' again at Work Intellectual
Attenps to Try into the Secrets Or Newspapsr Roao
More Candidates for the BastiIe.
by Telegraph to the Tribune.l
WASHINGTON, MONDAY, MAY 81, 1871.
"The investigating committee held long |
and angry session this evening, and surpassed |
all previous attempts at supporting their dig |
nity.'"
"Mr. Tinker was questioned about the copy |
Of the treaty transmitted to the Tribune over |
the wires. He had very little information to |
give, a d would not have given much if he |
had possessed it. The most ingenious process |
of examination was resorted to in order to |
draw from him some admission unawares. He |
was asked how long it would take to telegraph |
four or five columns of the Tribune, how |
many wires he had to use, and many other de- |
tails about the business all of which he cheer |
fully answered; but when Mr.. Carpenter led |
on to more pertinent questions, Mr. Tinker held |
his tongue. Mr.. Tinker was ordered to pro- |
duce the copy, but this he plainly refused TO |
do. Mr.. Carpenter on this became violently /
excited. He read the law of 1857 for the |
punishment of recactrant witnesses, and lie |
warned Mr.. Tinker that he was resolved at |
all hazards to support the dignity of The Sem |
ate'
"Mr. Tinker was then asked whether he |
refused the copy under instructions from the |
president of the company. He replied that he |
did refuse in accordance with his standing in |
structons, and, by order of the committee, he |
obtained copy of the instructions from his |
office and returned to the capitol Only three |
of the committee, Messrs. Conkling, Carpen-
ter and Davis, were present The printed |
regulations of the telegraph company relative |
to secrecy, &C., y-are submitted to these gen.
tlemen. Mr.. Davis, after reading them, in
CURED OF Mr.. Tinker:
care you particular friend of Messrs. |
White aud Ramsdell?'
6 Not a particular friend,' he replied |
though my relations with them have always |
been cordial.'
"'Wel, sir, would you like to share The
bsstile with them?'
"Mr. Tinker displayed no great alacrity 10
accept this invitation, but declared that lie
should adhere to his instructions He was
asked if he intended TO perseryere in his re-
fusal when he was brought to the bar of the
Senate. THAT, gentlemen sid lie, 'will de-
pend upon my instructions from the president
of the comp ny. You see what they are now;
but they may be changed by Mr.. Orion, and
shall follow them whatever they may be-
Then you mean to say added one of the
committee, 'that you Will rot obey the order
of the Senate unless it is Endorsed by Mr.. Or
| tonf'
'''It comes to pretty nearly that, was Mr..
Tinker's answer; 'but the words are yours,
not mIne.'
Them exclaimed the irate Carpenter,
I'VE will have Orion here Tomorrow I"
Mr. CARPENTER-Mr. President.
L never saw Mr.. Tinker, before be
presented himself to the committee
for examination l have never seen
him since. l have never requested
him to make any statement or expla-
nation in regard to his examination
before the com mittee but received
from him the other day a letter in
spired by his sense of justice and
love of truth, letter which / will
ask the Secretary to read.
The Chief Clerk read as follows:
TIE WESTERN UNION TEIEGRApn cosYISr,
MANAGERS OFFICE.