, 1876-05-31

CiyMER Committee will diBappOint oil who
Ind hoped ho woulll promptly vindicate him.
self against the serious charge, supported by
direct Testimony, That is brought against
linn. liz statement is n general tcnint, hut
it does not cover the ground. It leavcs too
much unexplained, aud requires too much
explanation to bo accoptel NJ answering tho
testimony against him. 10 begin with,
tlhorc is required considerable explanation Of
why Mr.. kEnR did not recommend tho
appointment from his own district or
State, instcatl Of going to New York 10 find
young man upon whom to bestow it. At
TINT tune, whc,t he was of tho minority, IL
was tho most u,,ab!o patronage controlled
by Mr.. kEnn. The appointment. is one that
is nlways engcr1y sought. Then {1HGG), Just
nftcr tho close Of thu War, doubtless thcro
wcro not less than Eve hundred young men
in Mr.. kEnn's own district who, on being
appriscd there was Lieutcnnncy to te
filled, would havo sharply competed for II.
Many Of them doubtless would ],nvc been
commended by their own worth. Others Of
course, would hnvo brought strong political
influence to bear to secure the appointment.
Why did AIr. Kern ignore his own constitu-
cnts, to whom tho appointment properly bo-
longed, mud bestow it upon young GREEN, Of
Now York?
Then there il disclosed, not by the tes.i-
nony of 1IAnsEY, but by tic Official records,
III. extraordinary solicitude OIL tho pnrt Of
Ar. kEnR to 1nnke sure Of tho commission
in question for young GREEN A1r. KEnns
original nppointee, who ,ras from 1n~
diaun, it seens fuilc<l to pass examination
md WIZ rejected. but when Mr.. KEEn ap-
pointed young GHEES, Of New York, he pro-
vi1ca that youth with letter, upon tho
strength Of which lo received his CON-
mission without examination by any
Isoard, as no llimaelf testified. 1t must strike
every one as strange TINT when his letters
wcro 10 potent in this regard, SEr. KERN
did not take tho trouble to write ono for his
1ntliana oppointee, as Ito did for GREEN, Of
Now York. Why was Mr.. KEnHs anxi,ay to
Secure tho appointment Of GREEN 80 n,ucll
greater thnn to secure tho appointment ct Il
young nan from his {kERns) own district ?
Further, GREEN. who carefully nroids ill.,
culpating KER1, tcstities that ho paid IlAnsnY
to procure the appointment tlat llAnNgY
named KERR MS tho nnn through whom it
WAS to be obtained; nnd that, whon HARVEY
lna been paid, KERR did procure it for GREEN.
S1r. klllt tcstiiica that lo never knew l1A1.-
NEy in his life, though 1IAnSrY, being one Of
tho Doozkccpers of tho House, must lnvo
1'ecn seen daily during tile entire session by
KENn. Dir. kEnn, with unnecessary COLL
prchensiyoncss, ndds = never consciously
exchanged ono minute Recommendation, batwceu
heaven md cartll, with that poyson (lIAnSEy).
never received any money from him."
N'hat. thon, was it TINT induced Mr.. Krnc
to throw away this important and much
Eought appointment upon a young man lie
dill not know, antl who did not 1.-Two iu KEHn's
stato nor district, md Ind nobody to secure
it for him except HAnSEy, who received $ $50
to buy it with? A1r. KEnn would not hayo
it believed lo was such MI innocent nj to
throw aSny stscl, important patronage. Hail.
MEX swcars }o puid tho moucy to KERR.
Certain j. is TINT the appointment followed
tho payment OF tho b,ihc-money TO 1IAnxEy.
According to Dir. KEnn's statement, IIAl,NEy
himself WIS unknown TO, aud could hayo had
no influence with, hin, (KEnn). Yl1at, thcu,
Way it that influenced 3Ir. KERR to bcstaw
The appointment upon young GREEN, who
paid for it.?