, 1874-10-06
4 CHARACTER FOE A CONGRESSMAN

Theto is q candidate for Congress- in tie
Fourth District Of tliis Stato who las beeu fur
nisl,cd With cl,aractor-printcd ut considerable
longth III tho Rockford Jou,ma.-wlicl, no QUO
will traverse, us 1t comes from official sources.
This character was given him by a speclal COM
mission appointed to investigate 1.-THE Byatom
oil bribery aud corruption established in tic Do
partment of the Cult, undor tho auspices Of Geu
Huribut, Commander. and Col. Robinson. Pro-
voat-Marshal General" Tho eertif1cato Of char
actor s on iie iii the archives Of tho War Dcpart-
ment (or ouglr; to boy. and th6 clsaracto, itsolf
belongs to stoyo Hurlbut, candidate for Con-
gross from tho Foilrtll District. As every voter
should kno:; tho character OF tho worthy man
for whom ho III voting. and as it IL not practicable
for every votor 10 examine tho Official certificate,
Il brief statement Of it will anHwor the samo p,,r,-
poso. Tho general features Of tho character
given to this candidato by the Commission are
lying, perjury bribery, corruption, and lax
morals. II thoso qualities were requisites Of
Congressman, 3rr. H,r1but would be trlumphant-
" elected upon tho ground Of unquestioned
qnaiflca;ou established by Official certificate.
Tho Commission not only gayo him this gen.
craf character, but it also indicated tho peculiar
sorvl:os which he performed in dolonso Of tho
country III which these qualities woro manifest
cd. and tlloy will show that, whtto ho mar havo
h't1 ono eyo Oh tho enemy, ho certainly hid ono
on Tho main chance; TINT wlli!o Ac may havo
eraepod his trusty blado with ono hand, ho must
hnyo Ind tho other wide open in the nclghbor-
Eood Of his cont-tails They will Furthermore
sho,s that tho most dangerous foe to tho liberties
Of tho people and tho integrity OF republic
m government, In Con. Hurlbut'a estimation,
! was the u1an who wouldn't pay him for cotton
| permits. These being tlle gonoral charges tho
| voters Of tho Fourth District will DO interested
to know Of the dotnits md, to furnish this,
few gems aro selected from the official report,
which illuatrate tho distinguished manner in
which, the Commander OF tho Department Of
tho Gulf served Lis country and Con. Hurbut
| l.. A1casrs. Clark & Fulton, prominent NOR
| chuuta Of Now Orleans, Ind apecialpormit from
tho President to bring ont cottun. which required
| tha Endorsement Of Con. Hurlbut This ho
rofuBed to giyo. This firm, wore also tho owners
OF 3s6 bales Of cotton which had been eolzcil,
owing to Ill iuforn1ality. They paid Robinson
s5, 900 to got their cotton, although M order had
been 7nato for its release by Con. Cnnby' OF
which thoy we're unaware, and $1,000 mora to
get I1urlbat'a signature to tho permit.
q Tho firm Of Weed Il Co., Of Now Orleans,
| paid $4,000 to Robinson to induce 1Iurlbut to
sign similar permit, which ho Ind previously
rofused. Az soon, however, as tle a1G, 600 wcre
pail ho signed it. Otter SUING wero paid by
yarious pornoEs for like purpoaes, md Robinson.
aftor lis arrest. confessed that he had received
in all about t323,00O in brinos, Of which H,ulbui
got, III lin nhnro, 9ta,000.
0. Dir. Courtenay. tho agent Of line Of steam,
ers. had givcn Robinson. some nonths bcforo O
brbo Of $1,000. While the Investigation war
ponang in March, 1BG5, Robinhou had q ss,s,
piclon that tho Commission Aad heard of tlif
affair, and, to cover It up, wrola = letter ts
Iurlbut, dating It buck to january, leuounc
Ing courtonay for attempting to brbe him
Il'ia remarkable exhibition Of retroactive
honosty mot with tho warn,oat gympath,
from Hurlbut. lie got the lottor, but, atto
Keeping 1t aoyoral days, got alarmed himself
itdoraod it MS received March II, aud wou
hoforo tho Commisaion with It, wl,era ho tes,i
he'd under oath: II do not know by villa
channel or nesEer1Eor 1t was brought" Az III,
! Commission knew all about the lottcr, and In,
tho testimony Of tho perAon who delivered 1t
thoy wore not worry slow in arriving at the oou
} clusion that uurlbut was m accolnpllce III th
fraud,
j. After Robinson had bcen released froi
praoa. ho got tired of oaryng his load alonu
! and therefore proposed to Ais partner TINT h
, should hsp, aud said to lin "Ihayo boon YER
! cautions In all my sayings and movements, sno
asrsstod, which could sn any wiso con,pronlH
. you. As n man OF louor, YOU Hllous
, now stand by aud holr mo-" At \ secret into1
| vie.,, which IIurbut attended under thsoats 0
Y ~ posurs 1t he refused, tho two hit upon mic
y :l.uo arrangement by wblsia tha aansrai vAa