, 1874-02-16

many "miasing links" may DO found or given
up aa lost to tho preaont generation.
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THE sANBoRN CONTRACTS.
Now TINT tho House Of Representatives has
fairly determined to have tho documents IN tho
Butlcr-Kelsoy business and Investigate tho con-
tracts which havo been mado by tllo Treasury
Department with its informors, wo trust tint
tile examination will bo thorough, and that tho
official probe will go to tho worry roots Of tho
disease. It is not sufficient to know with whom
these disgracoful contracts wero nado, how much
was received by tho informare, and that cortain
mon in high standing III the Republican party
aro on tho dolinqucnt-tax list. This iB simply
divulsing tue operations OF the matchmaking job
without applying any remedy. 1t is ouly inform
ing the public that thoro il d bad ulcer OIL tho
body polite without using tue cautory, and Of
this c!ass Of developments tho pooplo have had
their fill. It is now time the romedy should
follow tho dingnosis.
In order to do this o1rootunlly tho act Of Con-
grcas Of May 8, 1872, which allowed tho Score
tary Of tho Treasury to employ persons to assist
tho proper officers in discovering aud collecting
my money! antasrdny withheld from tho Gov
ornment upon suoll terms as no shall deem boat
for tho interests Of tho United Statos, should DO
repealed, for the roason that 1t has established
private police institution in tho Treasury De-
partmont, whose employees are ut liberty to black
mail; the business community without let or
hindranca. Having repealod the law, thon it
should he aacertained how tho legislation was
procured which enabled these detectives to pur-
should hayo been collected by tho proper oiIl-
cors, and would have been it they bud been hon
est or competent. Information on this point is
very scarce, and would, undoubtedly, prove worry
valuable in getting at tho general character
of this disgraceful business. So far as known,
this bill was prepared in the Senato by Senator
Sawyer, now MISUNDERSTANDING OF tho Trcasu-
ry, and when It camo to the House was rejected,
notwithstanding itB persistent advocacy by Bul-
lor, who appeared as the special champion of tho
measure. It was put In again by Sawyer as
member Of conference committee, and this
timo it went through. This is all that is known
Of the transaction but tho character Of the bill,
tho character Of Stubborn, who got the contract,
his relations to Butler, and Dutlera oagornoss at
that time to got it passea, and hia present eager
ness to prevent it's repeal, all point to largo
sized negro in tho fenco, who might bo dragged
out ii tho wholo history of this Legislation we're
known,
Tho Investigation will not be complete with
out knowing something of tho men WHO received
the contracts from MossrB. Boutwell, and Rich-
arlson. WHO aro John D. 6anborn, ". Il. Kol-
Bey, ]. Nicholson Elbert, and John Clark What
aro their antocedonts. and how havo they oxe~
cutod their contsaots7 II they are good and
true mon, the answers to these questions will not
injuro them. If they aro not good and true mon,
ii thoy aro private detootivos Of tho Treasury
Department, who hayo boon "aqueozing" NOR
chants or blackmailing them into compromises,
iastoad Of collecting tho delinquent taxes by
lawful nseanB, then this faot should DO known.
These men aro comparatively unknown, with tho
exception Of the man Sanborn, and what is
known Of Sanborn ia not to his crodit. During
tho Rebellion he was Dutlor's storekoopec IN q
locality where business was very prolta-
bio. Ke was next assigned BY Butler
to Proyost-Marshalship without commission.
and was engaged IN tho various occupations
which tho elasticity Of q proyoat-AIarshalBlap
born was Dutler's retainer. roady and willing to
10 Dutlor's work, aud q part Of that work has
been described by Gen. George II. Gordon,
who says: twas any man to bo libeled md
blaokoned and defamod to Justify Dutlor, Sau-
horn collected tho foul afldayits." This Of itself
Ia sufficient assurance OF the ability OF sanborn
to till tho place Of Government informor, aud
sufficiently o1p1ains But1ors advocacy Of tho bill
md objootion to Its ropoal. But who aro the
other men,-Ke!soy, Elbort, and Clark? Whose
up these jobs on their own account anl worko5i
them out? The history Of this infamy will not
DO complete without knowing something Of tho
parties Of tho second part. No matter whero or
whom It hits, lot ua haye tho whole atory.
aess=~@..-EE..s
Tho Into Lieut. Robinson, rho WAS killed by
the Indiana near Fort Laramie orccontly, WIS First
Liousonant OF Company A, Fourteenth United
States Infantry, aud did gallant sosyco In Mas
aaohusettH regiment during tho War Of tho Ro-
belllon. Ho WIS groat favorlte among hlu
brother-ofluera and Ills men, aaa was nosod not
only for his courage, but tor special ktndnsaa