The sun., 1873-12-08

ministers and corrupt legislators OF his
dav, would fill the chamber rejcho In the
House of Peers, rcvcrberatc along the in
tCrvcning corridors, aud when swcllcd to
its highest pitch would disturb the delib-
crntious or one " the courts of law sitting
in II distant wing of the building. II is re-
frcshing even to imagine the presence of
such a member at Albany, with the Roman
nose, eagle eye, trumpet voice, and lofty,
coutascoue soul OF PITT, scathing with his
imunss,onod OrdtOry day ~ 10y through
u long winter the sturvy scoundrcls VINO
have turned the Capitol Of the foremost
state of the Union into den of thieves.
Credit Hobilicr again Triumphant.
The worst fears have been Justified. In
organizing the new House of Representa-
tiycs MI Speaker BLAINE has wiliully de-
fed public opinion, justified all the mis-
trust that his former conduct had excited,
and forfeited the confidence of the
country. lie has done for himself what
hi advcIsnri,s lad failed to achieve, in
giving dcath hlow 10 all hopes of any
future distinction. As OAKus AMEs said,
in ,Icalirg of his purchased Confcdcratcs,
MI. DIANE HIS NNlt WIN lht IfSN VI
thcm' whore ne lciongs.
No subject ever called out more gen
oTal sentiment OF rcprobatiun than the
corruption exposed IN the last Congress.
Both parties WED with each other In their
Conventions and at the recent elections, in
condcmnng that iniquity and III branding
with iufnmy every name connected with
IT, There was no exception or qualiiica-
ton in the popular verdict
Yet with this expression fresh in
memory. and with every individual case
familiar to the public, Nr. BLAISE has
dared TO confer the highest houors upon
men who stand convicted Of gross venality,
perjury and fraud. even in the partisan
report made 10y thciro own political friends.
IiL&KY l.. DAN - Is once more made the
leader of the House and iutrusted with
tho mot responsible legislation, NJ Chair
man ot the Committee of WAYS and NJ cans.
JAMES \. GARFIELD holds the purse
strings of the Treasury again and rtjoices
in thccoutrol Of three hundred and twen-
ty-lyc millions Of annual supplies. rs
Chairman of the Committee on AppTo-
pria;'ons.
GLTNNI W. SoorIELD j. placcdat the head
OF the Naval Affairs, with charge Of the
immense expenditures that are annually
souaudcrcd by Collusion between this COM
mittcc and the department.
WILLIAM u. KELLEY stands second on
the Ways and Means, which Is among the
best positions IN the House, and ih1uen-
tial i'm ,hapin" all measures relating to the
tariff and to internal revenue.
These four leaders were proven distinct
rs arj positively, in spite Of al the short
o.miur> Of thc -tication, to have con-
slliod o,riuptly with OtKrs AMEs and 10
have ploAt,d largely 10y the Credit Mo-
liN,r fraud. The testimony Of each and
,,.,y ouco e th,m rl,r oath IS cmpha'i-
call! iwu,a,h"d ~ tie report made ly
that iaiJhlc-s committee, and they are IN
.uh-tuuoe orrairucl for perjury.
WuDu Obi. question was before thcIInuse
ou tho report, the speaker contributed the
whol. 10 i'uou,c az bis oiiC.al AMI personal
aIth.Iity to prevent the expulsion Of
AMI, and BRooks, wliOh was the lrst test,
and ny that m,uLs TO save the Others,
9sliust whom special resolutions would
hayo been offered.
In tlcphair, ON tie 0oor. i'm conference
and .u private Mr.. BtN>r was constant
u his uGoayors 90 feat every form of
real punishment for the guilty members.
III, interference was open and obtru>lyc,
and VIoy,Aod the strongest suspicious as
10 tlc motive Of That extraordinary con
dutt yu the part of one whose nrst duty
rs prc,.tinG officer was TO have abstaiued
from the least r.nnnce of favoritism.
Nj. BLAINE was arttu, enough TO move
the original inquiry, ana thu- 80 get pos
session OF the movement in advance @, !"
much broader and deeper investigation,
which he wen knew would bc proposed.
This gave him the double advantage of
seeming to oppose corruption on his own
SIDE, and Of so framing the resolution as to
thwart the very object which he professed
10 have in view,
The resolution tells It's own story very
plainly now, when II can be calmly con-
sidercd in every bearing ana the hidden
intention may be easily pcuetntod. Here
it's;
" Rso''ei. That n special committee ~ 1--WE
mcmr,r, he appointed hv the speaker I1o t.'a-
/ pare. whose duty II shall lee to investigate
whether onD m'wiorof me- Iior,e 'ros hribld ~
ONhI, AM 5, or auy other person or corpora
tom, IN any Watter touching his le-is!"ti"... ".
daty."
.nr, nLiiNE knew very wen that the
general charges were corruption and coll
| msion between the incrimiuated parties,
| hy which legislation was procured and the
| Treasury plundcrcd. While this was moral
! bribery, technical charge Of bribery ~ n
criminal offence might not be sustained,
| because the transactions had been so man
aged as to avoid an indictment in the case
Of exposure.
The committee sought 10 excuse their
| treachcry under the strict language of The
resolution, which confined the range OF
inquiry TO the point whether any mem
Der of this House iCaS bribCd hy OAKE
AMEs, or any otheTperson or corporations
There is no doubt now that all this wa
carefully preconcerted, with the rest o
the details that followed. II was not the
Speakers fault that the doors wcr, upenoN
and some Of the barriers broken down.
il is true that Mr. BLAINE was not di
recty complicated with the Credit Mo
biler, but between his sworn statement oI
that subject and the testimony of MI
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