, 1873-05-21
THE EVIDENCE In GEN. VAN DUREN'B
CASE,

! Illo case Which was reported against Gen. Van
Dnrcn, fow days ago, in which it waa stated
tint Sutherland tho Now York restaurant mau,
had boon offorod place for M American saloon
In the Vienna Exposition OIL condition that lo
would divide tho profits with Van D,,ren, las
boon considerably modified. In d rocont inter-
Wow with Sutherland concerning tile mattor, ho
told reporter TINT Van Duron used language
from which ho drew thiy Inference that lo Ind
ropeated his convereation with Van Duron to o
relative OF Secretary Fish; aud that tho relative
Of Secretary Fish Ind reported that Van Durren
lad actually made m offer Of the place for o
division Of tho profits. II Con. Van
Duron Inns boon removed, ind disgrace
brought upon the American na,no abroad. upon
moro accond.handed insertions, the Admintstra-
ton ia very seriously to bnmo In tho matter. A
caao which illustrates the oxaggoration Of such
statementa aftor they have passed through SOW
eral difforcnt persons has occurred In Chicago,
It recently camo to tho knowledge Of THE Tn1n-
UNE, In what was regarded q credible manner,
TINT Gen. Van Buron had written 1ettor to a
Chicago exhibitor at tho Vienna Exposition, ia
which ho offered to givo the exhibitor proforred
place fora consideration OF e400 III money. THE
TRIBUNE was ut tho painB Of tracing tho ru,nor
bnok to tho man who WIS aail to have roooiyod
such letter, and 1t was ascortained thas no
letter OF any kind had ever boen received
from Con. Van Buron. Tho rumor had grown
out OF tho receipt OF circular describing tho
character Of IN American catalogue for tho
Vienna Exposition, and soliciting advortiso-
monts. Gen. Van Buron had no connection
whatever with this enterprise, which was en-
tiroly Legitimate in it's way, and yot 1t had been
tho origin Of rumor fixing an actual case Of
corruption upon him. III itB present condition,
tho rumor Of tho Sutherland trauaaction
soomB to have been reduced to protty
much the same Insignificant attitude, and
1t Is now ontiroly probable that all the
charses, no ono Of which has assumed
any more definite shape than the two INSTANCES
cited, will finally result in the same fashion. II
this shall provo to be tho caHo, tho Van Buron
disgrace will deserve to be placed on a1ovol with
tho blaekmailing Of Mossrs. Phelps, Dodge l.
Co.t III NoW York. It will haro tho Bame feature
OF blacloning all honest mans character boforo
tho world without sufficient cause The motive
will not have boon the gain of money to divide
anong tho informors, but it may turn out to
have boon Just as dopravod. The in
jury will bo Of more Infamous clnr-
acter, sinco not only Gen. Yum Burons
reputation will have been sullicd without having
given him chance for defense, but the Amori-
can reputation for corruption in public office will
have been necdlossly confirmed abroad. This
case OF Van Duron's must be thoroughly run
down. The Administration must show that 1t
had sufficient evidence of Gen. Van Duron's cor
ruption hcfore removing him; or, II it fail to
show this, the must tako its place along with
others in which men have bcon brought into dis
grace to Rcrye tho selfish purposes of hangers-
On Of tho present Government.