The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-23
BRornBR BLAINE AND COL. SCOTT
Some lnfetesting and Instructive Antecedeut.
aud Documents

some tntefesftnR and Instructive Antecedeut,
aud Documents.
To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Str: Jay
Goulds Tribune still continues to harp upor
the virtues OF James q. Blaine, and the stoo
pigeon discovers that the patriot from Maine IL
completely indicated by the testimony OF Col
Thos. A. Scott before the investigating commit
tee of the House. The ex-spesker has sud
denly been stricken down with a low mala-
ria fever, and his case will not be probed
into further until his recovery. In the mean
time the public Ia requested 10 suspend jude-
msDt upon the Union Pacific candidate for
President. One thing Is very certain, and that
Is that the feeling In well-informed circles Is
that the t6.,OO0 bond liar was a very shaky
transai tion. Jay Gould is very anxious either
to sell out the influence OF the Tribune for a
good round sum, or to dispose of the newsp pc z
bodily. He IL, therefore. doing his level pest to
get Blaine out OF his uncomfortable scrape aud
to enhance bis chances foe election. Sidney
Dillon, acting entirely under Gould's orders, of
course knows OF nothing derogatnry to MIR.
Elaine. Col. Scott, with his Texas Pacific pro-
Ject TO push through Congress, Is willing to
give the ex-Speaker anv certificates Of spotless-
ness that may be required add 80 eager Is he
to do this that he has sbouIdered all Of the
blanc himself. The only testimony, In fact,
which tends to sxonerate MIR. Blaine comes
from Col. Scott, and It may well be asked what
Gre dence can be given 20 his statements In view
OF me Vecul position that he occupies. IL Ia
not likclv that he wound Involve the reptIt tion
Of any member of Congress to whom he mad
aid money. He never has, al hough attempts
Lave been made bv lesi .iative bndIes 10 ex "tt
such eyid nee, when 1t was almost certain tn
he had n en- corruptng lheir members. II will
Dt interesting q note his behavior IN such oc:s-
stons. ana here the following SCI p OF Official
history will g pertinent
On n. IL. 1852. committee OF the Pennsyl-
vanid IL eisi iturc appointed to investigate
certain charges of bribery dor the purpose OF
sec ring Legislation In 1881, nd n'ade report
dvted April 10. 1862, frou which the following
cor dependence IL exuacted:
he Individual who they were led to be-
A. Scott, Vice. President, &c. A sH6pena was
Issued for Scutt ara directed to the Ser
Geant-. t Arms. who went to Phil delphia,
copy at hi. residence. Learning that Scott
was In the West, III the service Of the Gener |
T. NJ. Stanton, Secretary Of War. skiing him at
VIII time Scott could DO at Harrisburg without
preludice to the public service that the com
10 this note the Score AIRY renlied 10 follows:
War DErARIMKST, II
=. "WAsHISGroE. u. c., March s. 1862.
Yosq note i q EST ,n.i s. u.t some io TON no.
basne bui orGers 10 return he wa. at Cairo
duty, your INQUIRY does not re se 20 military sub.
leets the Deal eut Gan give no or'er Tor MS snpeat
thorty 10 eompel us attendance. AID on Monday he
tha, has occurred on in
"lpwis H. STANTON.
"The committee, after remsir Ing in II IRIS
burg several days beyond the time mentioned N
the sbove letter, at which Scott would re-
session In ~ tsburph, W len they did. On their
return to Hafrisnuig tusy learned that Scott
had uassed through on his way to Washington.
but hdd not left any word for the committee.
"A desp tcn was sf,erward sent to the Secre-
tary OF War, asking where scott could he found,
and whether he could he relieved from duty
long enough to come to Harrs burg 10 this a
rrompt reply was received in tue following
"wAsHrxeroS, March as 1909.
Io Non Mr.. HopItns Ch,Ifr.
n sn y he x Az rom ,n1' " r. M1n,Se
time, think unless some unforeseen occurs.
"In pursuance of this intlmation another sub
pGna was put into the hands ~ tue Serge nt-st-
Arms. who WIS directed to 20 to Washington
process On him person lily. That oficer az er
rom lining several DAYS In Washing ton. returned
not be found. il will thus be perceived that
your committee have exhausted every % cans
within their power u have brought before them
tue IA whose testimoi they believed would
be the most important for this investigation.
" From di closures made before tue Commute
the convection l. left n ion their minds that the
said inomDs A. Scott did use money IA connec-
tion WITH tue legislation IN qhe'ti0n, anu that
the process Of tie House for the purpose Of
avoiding being examined AS u witness"
ltw"uld ap ear tnat In tie face OF such u re-
port as tins from the committee OF the Penn
svlvant Legislature, Coz. SCOTS testimony. at
tempting 10 vindlc4te MIR. Blaine, ought not To
he received with the implicit trust when might
be AGO rded II u came from % her people, en-
ced ~ different Operations from LriDing lesis-
lators, ana linen Keeping GU. Of tue way OF sub
ponas issued hy committees ANXIOUS TO dig out
Tie bottom facts.
Perhsp. Gould. who wants to sell his Tribune
and Union Pacific stock, and scott, WHO wants
I" get II subsidy for his iexas Pacific road. may
argue differently. STIRABoUT