The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1872-06-13
CORRUPTION OF THE ADMINISTRATION.

The disappearance of the records of the Buel Mill
tary Commission from their proper place in the Wa
Department has at last been accounted for, it ap
pear!ng that General Adam Badeau who nomnally
fills the position of Consul General in London, has
them in his possession to aid him in writing up his
biography, of Grant, Things have come to nice
pass when files of papers of such important char
acer are allowed to be distracted from their proper
repository for any such purpose. If Mr.. Badeau
found it necessary to refer to any such papers he
would certainly have been furnished Copies and yet
after it is admitted that Badeau has the original
records, an admirer of Mr.. Grant-General Tyler OF
Connecticut, who a member of the Buel Mill
tary Commission volunteers the statement that il
the movement of Congress in regard to the investi.
cation and loss of the records is intended to affect
General Grant injurously it will be failure. as his
name not in the records. 1t has been repeatedly
stated and bruted around in high circles that
examination of Buers case with the records of the
Military Commission that tried him. will prove most
damaging to General Grant. Ii his name is not men
toned il the records. they contain reference
to him, why should Badeau abstract them from the
War Department. or what possible use coud-he have
for them? The country has never before been
cursed with al Administration that required SO many
committees OF investigation, revealing so much ras
cality, fraud and corruption. has that of Grant.
Although the committees have been selected with
special il order TO make certain of their bring
| ing in whtewashng reports enough leaks ont to
satisfy all honest and candid men that - there is
| something rotten in Denmark" Where there is SO
much smoke. there must be some hre. How Grant
and nearly all the members Of his CablGe; 30 in
To office mserably poor. salaries that will not pay
one-tenth of the expense OF living in the prineely
style that they do and in two three years become
millionaires Is problem in political economy that
honest men Of all parties would like 10 have solved.
Democratic Presidents have entered the White
House in comfortable circumstances pecuaiarly aud
made their exit, III four years afterwards. Ia bank
rupt condition. and the same has III the better days
OF the Republic been the with Democratic CAbi
net officers; ba, in these evil days OF GrAut4s and
Radical morality. such officers sqaaader annually
more than their four years salary and the end Of
their term retire with their millions Does any fair.
minded. candid person believe tina: they come by II
honestly? Cou!I senator Harlan 90 into Pres!den;
Lincoln's Cabinet, Secretary or tho Interior.
poor man, spend annually three or four times his
salary, aul IN three four years become million.
aire. AMI acquire his immense tor,auc honestly Can
Mr. Grant Notwithstanding The presents BIC received
before hecouglns President. amounting. IN value Ia
say two three hundred thousand dollars honestly
accumulate million or mere IN tie short space
OF iAFce yeaTs' These arc questions which very nat
aEally present themselves: and taken ia connection
with the .,e-4tul aui reiterated charges Of iaaI and
corruption. aud Ihc uambegIcss committees Of in.
ycsslgaou into Ito affairs OF the different depart.
men.s. leaves bu, little room for doub. thai there
IL wholesale wcl retail sys.oT.l o. robbery o!
the public faals ba.ns carried by high aii-as
the National Capital. Tao Attempted plaa3eg Of The
treasury In tho shape Of the cho-poaung claim
itself safic!eai TO damn any Administration IN the
eyes Of al hoacst people. Although CAorpcansng
received tie full amount due uador his contract, ye
under a spccsA! ass Of Congress. willis aaron V.
Brown was Fas:s as;oFJigneyal he paid extra a.
lowaaecs 10 the amount % slgaoo1 stli no: salts
cd and his aecoun;s finally settled and closed
by tho Pos;otaee Department. observation-disclosures.
ais oli aud Blair appealed to afterwards bu, re.
fused 10 reopen tAe matter. Chogpcuuns. however.
aled claim for $siogo bat Randall then at tie
bead Of the ros:osiso Department, declined 10 enter
ain i,. During Johusons Administration, CtorI,en.
ming succeeded In interesting Mr. Grant In his Job
md a, Grants request, President: johnson directed
"a" ts reopen Ie gsaN. on
ugerrus the matter to General staabcrry
10 decided thas Tho case could no. be- renpoucd aud
la: the President had authori; 60 order il be
lone. Chorpenning shon went before the Court Of
'lams. asking for $4,000. bus the Court affirmed
he action Of the General. AMI refused d
o allow anything. The matter then went before the
Committee on Claims. Of the House Of Representa-. 4
ives and was there rejected. Grant then tried to t
induce President Johnson to remove Mcclellan. Sec. q
nd Assistant POstmastor-Genegal. through whose 3
ction the swndlo prevented but failed to sue.
ccd. Finally on March Ith, 1869. Mr.. Grant be. /,
ONES President. and he Immediately appoints Ores. a
Tell P1stmascrOcnersl, and that functionary ap- a
oints his awpaTt1er. George Earle. his First As.
istant Earle at the time being the attorney and legal
dviser of the Chorpenning ring. Earle having he a
ONE familiar with the routine OF the business OF n
lat Department, resigned his position aud then pre-
ontod Chorpennug's claim. not for Ssl, 900, his d
Tigina claim. slI500O TO which IL had increased
few years before. but he now demanded Si43.D00
nd without any ceremony or investigation what
YER. Mr.. CresweIl Immediately signed requisi. 4
on on the Treasury for that amount. Fortu.
ately, however, for the Government n clerk HI
/ the Sixth Auditors Bureau of the Treasury De-
lrtmsnt. named Hazlett, who was aware of the n
aud, was honest enough TO promptly notify Mr.. o
awes, Chairman Of tho House Committee Appro. :.
riatons and Ir. Dawes Immediately stated the "a
cts to the House. when q resolution was at once al
assed through both Houses before the money could ~
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