, 1874-05-18

Sutctat Dfspa.th to rhs CAtc&ao Tribune.
WARRINGTON D. G., Aray 17.-Tho city papora |
for to-day except Harlan's O tronic!e, aro still
Of tho opinion that chnngs Of tho Dlstriot |
Government must bo hMl. Brother Harlan,
however. refuses to bo convinced TINT every |
thing Is not just what 1t ought to bo. He
comcs forward this morning with m nrticle Of
considerable length, and wonderful syntnx,
arguing TINT CongreBB, In taking tho oily
charters from Washington MD Georgetown,
md comforting doapotio power on the Doard
Of Public Works, did 10 knowing and undor-
staudlng what tho effect would be, and with
purpose to achieve, which III sat forth Us fol-
Iowa.
1tAnLAN'a yDEAa.
This improYement or tho City Of Washington wna &C.
cortling to wodtgoatet plA1' IN harmony with th
5ss s Of g e to
lbs private intsro.s citizona a'ninent sona-
tors Eim,lnta and DAyArd should yield to tho de-
ina,lds Of the greator good Of ths publlo 1T large.
The article rrocoods to state thai tho Board,
thus constituted, has done just what Congross
intonded 1t should do It Ina disrogardod tho
wses a TN nay oo ano inter-
making tho Capital City. what Cougrcss wishod
It to be, and las Bllcone1od to a marvellous de-
grce in aohioving the result which Congress- IN.
lonasd. III doing this aud In lovying tho special
Doard
TIE WHOLE COMMUNITY IS WEIGHED DOWN
rfth an enormous public dobt-a dobt not con.
traotcd BY tho pooplo tlomsslves, but n debt
compel tile people Of this District to my this
enormous ta1-levy, imposed for the bonoilt OF
tho nation at 1arge. would be M act OF injustice
unparalleled i'll tho hetory OF any civilized
country. III conclusion. tla Rey. blr: Harlan,
with refcronco to tho Developments BY Dliokens-
dorfer, makes tho following refreshing atato-
mont:
In most cascB, tho difference IL not great, and 10
ha lin examined lesR than PER cont Of the work. and
bus, doubtless, boon put Oh theso parts wherS tho
moforiaHstz, by wooks and months Of pri7ats meas.
discrora1otes II aon.e Of the supposed differences
III measurements should prove to 10 roa 1t will not
affect the reputation Of any:ono bMt tho ogi1lecr1 or
their complaints who hare committed the errora.
WHAT FonNRr THINKS.
Forney'a Chronicle. however, speaks worry
p}any Of the rosu}ta Of the investigation.
with regard to the market-houHo investigation
by the SoMato Public Grounds Committee, the
Chronicle intimates thnt it waH unfairly conduct
cd In TINT only the Company have heen heard,
and their own story accepted without queH-
ton. Tho Chronicle then uaes tile following
language:
II ever the District affairs ara to be reformed, II
they are 10 he managed by moro efficient system OF
government this party nhoud not eseapc, but be put
through the process Of ventilation that is now going
forced to admit With humiliation, Is developing
rny Of facts unparalleled IN tho hlatory Of my munich
pality in the country.
With reference to the Blickensderfor measure-
meute, the aanle paper Eaye:
We confcsH that tho exhibit Of errors end blundor
exceeds anything We ever heard If. They arc not
simply errors OF omission, hut Of commission and M,
parentiy Of tie mont preconcslvod character. Tin
1ao at these oyercharges invariably against the
Government is auicant ground for the grasest SUE
picion. We have e1,earoru with tho utmost snccs.
ity, to dtsabuHe minds Of thure b0ng anything Of
suspicious chnrActer III the management Of Dis
tyict afairs nnl have done boat to believe that
great deal oil our trouble was duo to grumblors
aud en who arc trying to tnjnre lis, and ne do not
deny that groat deal Of auch feeling still exists and
ts aotnatng lArcs who pressing tho investigation:
hut le this 1t may, tbs results, they developed
in the tca,nony quoted, are little more thnn can
rcaiat. We look forward to the conclusion Of this in
ytstigation with many hun,iltatng forobonCs, bllt
not without the hape that ConBresn w bo brought to
+ Hen6e Of Ills responsibility, and then. assuming ita
Jurisdiction, save uB from tho w1eok that ia 1mpend
ing.
THE sTnENaTH OF THE Ev1DESCE.
These extracts arc Of ya1uo rs showing tho OK
traorlinary force Of the evidence, which has
comualel these until recently unwayering do
fcnderB OF the District Hing, to thus broadly a-
init the frauds that Auve beon 20 boldly Irac.
ticed by the District Government, Gnd in these
ulterauces tho feelings mud opinions Of tho old
citizons Of tho District arc fairly rehoo!od.