New-York tribune., 1876-04-10

Ws so firmly believe that the Republican Senator'S
who belned tle Democrats to reject the nomination
~ Mr. Dana did tho country an i'll turn, and misrep-
resonted thejr constituents as we'll damaged their
marty and rebuked the President for the best thing
no has done in months, that we regarded IL us d
public service to drag them from tho sheitering
darkness of Executive session and force them 10
take the responsibility of their deed. IL IL TASK oi
tho utmost difficulty, but the Senators themselves
bear testimony to the general and surprising ac
ouracy of our reports. 1t is q matter OF such
importance that We most anxious 10 90
not the slightest injustice to any; and
whenever We can d. find any authentic evil
dence that tho vote Of any Senator has been
unsupported we shall hasten To correct it. friend
of Senator Morrill, Of Vermont sends Us word OF q
lettor IN which that gentleman, q few days before
tho vote, expressed purpose to support Mr. Dana
We therefore take great pleasure Ill making the cor
roction in Mr. MOrrilPs case.
The investigation into Mr. Robeson's contracts re-
yeals the fact that the Cattes received on some OF
them percentage OF four per cent. This revelation
adds fresh force To the famous retOrt OF Senator
Randolph at the opening Of the jersey Lunatic
ASYLUM last Autumn The cost of the building
was under discussion, and ex-senator Cattoh
said: "Gentlemou, it's bagatelle to this State;
II >
Senator Randolph h"-turning toward that gentleman
who sat in an adjacent seat" can pay it i'll minute
by a check; will hot" All eyes were turned toward
Mr. Randolph, who instantly rose, and with great
doliberaton said, looking his interrogatOr squarey
in the face: Had been III the Senate III your day.
and usod your opportunities In your way, L should
doubtless have been able to draw even a larger
check" The applause that followed showed that
Jer5eymen, even then, know it to be palpable HIT
For an honest man. Gen. BabcOolt has altogether
too many queer dealings with detectives. lie en-
ployed Detective Bell to look into tho hand of Dis
trict-AttOrney Dyer at st. Louis, and to pull0ln
paper, from his Office, showing from the beginning
OF the affair to tho end suspicious anxiety not to
clear his reputation, but to find out how much the
other side knew Now we find him collOguing with
Detective Whitley and engaging him to find out
how much the memoralists and the newspaper cor
respondents knew about the District frauds
or as he explains it, to learn what cor
respondents were assang his character. 1t would
appear to have been Gen. Babcock's belief that a
newspaper correspondent, when he gets piece of
interesting information, is in the habit of locking it
up in some secret place, and that the only way to
got at it is to hire detectives to pump him.
The House Committee is still unable to decide
whether it is investigating Dir. SchencK OF 9lr'
Park The inquiry into the conduct Of our ex-inis-
representative at the Court of ST. Ja'ness was fn-
shed several days ago Indeed it Was simple
case and there is reason why any time should
have been wasted over L. Now Air. Schenck re-
quires the Committee 10 o,en = distinct inquiry
namely. into the conduct OF Park anu Albert Grant
in selling the mne the witnesses TO b. furnished by
tho Park party, wh!o tho other sid>-nlmely the
English stockholders-are not represented here in
any way. 1t is transparent device TO affect
pending law suit This is not the first time that
Park has made use of Gen. Schenck, bat we shall
be surprised if he is allowed to make use Of the
United States Congress.
We commend to the Republicans everywhere the
example of tho Republicans of Lnglewood in New
Jersey, who, having elected de egate to the State
Convention and beng divided in their prefer