, 1881-06-24
oncc proceed to investigate the matter
clIarged agn!nst Him by c,inu,on rumor,

question Ut whether Ger. Brady, willie act
tug as Second Assistant Posttnastar-G General,
acted M " manner corruptly " Illegally. u
fas a 10 9s1fS &c no e xye f. ny
although tllas been officially Known soma
tfnln. that I atn acting under 4 special coin;
mission, in reference, to what are called
writing, and seems to tnve been Intended to
~ s,!tdaeny sprung upon the attention Of ths
Mn. CoRKHuL
stHtetl that he laa .l.' .eeetyet, fey mlnntes
BrHty, lncl0slng letter from ]liil.
notice from the Distrfct-Attor1ley,o or any ono
fionor %s 4su ~ .aeton pseesae1t e1 70 @
tain It. It Is Of II peculiar character. 1t Is
unnecessary. It Is difficult to understand
the uneaslness and manifest impatieneo o1i
Of their distinguished client. Thfe Court up
to this time. has no information. direct OF in-
dlrsct That ore e,, Brady M yt' Is ts',,sseted Of
,e'f 10 take In % Court Of just,ce g tat w''as % X
spread out d!f{usely In the public press can
tic taken notice Of BY your Honor, presiding
true, t,en ii would follow TINT What has been
uttered IN the twD organs Of the distinguished
clialtt OF these two learned gentlemen assail-
!ng the Attorney,t,eneral. md By imptlca-
United States and tfie entire Administrator,
should receive your Honor's attention; that
investigation should directed Immediately on
eoaae tas 5 Ct g s @ psse%t psad % ad 2 ns S;ai
eral. 1t is not correct TINT the client Of
these gentlemen Is unrepresented. Two
daily papers represent hltn.-Oile apparently
Of making up the deficiencies Of the morning
press !,as besn assaii!ilig 0sia Brady, on tho
other hand Gen; Brady has selected his spe-
Of the Grant jury. II such aetion s!la!l uyer
take ptace, and Iii that respect stands before
the great American people Gu an equal foot
Ing with Ills assaIlants.
IT is slM11Y PRESS AaA1Nsr PRESS.
It has been suggested, II your Honor Will
progress Of. tho newspaper discussion
That It Might have been Just Is
ws! for ne ssvo tTo sr orfaas sanslfys o. Gys
less anxious, to present newspaper Tintttcas
tinn than they have becn. and to calmly await
the regular administration Of lustlSe: They
to 10 viii. your. Ho1lor's position and the np-
cult 10 conceive, except II becomes approprl-
ate to reply to most extraort!nnry Nnd ~. ".
! b, the fact tint your Honor assulnes to plase
md Ut Ills representatives In this court, aud
y9ur ba a9 tey upon n9odasd sn wl.ot dsS ane ra
gaia to. their. own convictions :. Of
tfh ths 3n pssSeass.y sPstss to eS SdsF
t1o ages of civilized Judicial protcednes my
precedent for. this. It Gun, perhaps, bo pro-
6y as earsa nns p atte
syer it inay be ealogizetl. What depaftIent
OF law hos accused. up to this time. Ten.
Brady? What action Of Inv has called aifm y
Into COURT with this application? Now' II
your Honor please, >,
| ALLOW ME TO sAY-
in behalf Ut myself, IT. behalf Of the Attor-
Cofkhil. aud 'i OF. On 6ehait Of tic Prealasiit q
tne Q%te sfatsstn,s: I'LL Tsy seSaps r.
hfg!, md d'glIitled positions Me attempt tQ
Of the United States l,as assumed this posi-
i I!at viii bu pleasing to ny brothers to lleaf
It, that the Investigation into the suppressed
crt,np mud oilcllses against the Postal lnWS OF
the unlted Stntas must 30 pursued cn1efnily:
be presented to tile Grantl Jury for their
consideration or Investigation except after
carrtul md thorough. Investigation, tending
to shoW. Wien u y colnptetsu, tnat mere % aas
whether III the newspapers or elsewhere,
must be aeccptetl. Eyerythlng must be based ID
upon what appears to BY facts. ana N tnls
lie Supcryiaion Of tho President and Of the
Attorney General, no one must be pursued
fron. pefsonal motives. NJ one must bo prt,-
footed, on the other !and, because Of 9 feel"
fnE :,3 Of friendship OF aaectlol' OF Oh 1a'o1'
TilE iiinls AND EXALTED pos1T1oH OF THE
PRESIDENT AND oF THE ATroItNEY"uEN-
is ~ lila: Tint the United States cannot,
| t,I,Lpt ,,nt will mt nrtlsHnt Hp|tfEuGG bAfOrb
tho t;ru1i.l Jury unless, utter tic must cool,
Tranquil, all inpnrtia! examination, y np-
pear "a bs rs'tsIt to o ~ to ni.laf1, ifi tne
States. II, after such examination, It bo,
c,lnes necessary to present tho .npst exalted
etlzs "l tg umie1 Stes 2E h1 fhv n!tDsTi
b bo esy efSsf e ss Wkf oay IT, aetg s Upon
these authoritative principles, l,lly say
Gand jury aEalnst Gen: gTaGy ,Gs or .o, a'y
oi, that, when .cnmplrtetl, vii! Involve
citizens OF the United States In grave and Sc
r0us offences md crimes. which, II allowed to
sSn}sns aSn Il 5 5 5clSy SxGys as e ~? st 's o tss 9y
ressatatiscs Of the lHx be iurtlsd, rpon .i,t tho
baud @ ,!, af tts law has not up to this ame'
UNDER THERE CIRCUMSTANCES,
and III view Of these tacts, thera H. nothing
III tlia Court. 1t is due to your Honor to
say-it y, perhaps, due to myself to say
that, weaks ago, .aqnlre4 what time yonr l
Eorarty alseoGtlnMe ,s oPyratlons, pf ts r.,
about The first week III July. LII
tlolnE that your Honor .iia nogti.ing
oxtraoEdtnary, but what ny brother k',oWs .trs
your ll0nor hns beel. accustomed To 10, year
;,ftvr year. Tint IL nil. AS n consequence It
. i,acae necessary for as to arrive Ut = co!ielu"
, sinll thai It would not bo possible to f0i!nw,
and III Justice to persons whn may DO accused
to lrssant any case before Tue Grand Jury
prior to September. nor could It be done.
| There Is ylst amount Of record evidence.
embracing At loast three years, which requires
thus aud patleNcn to exaMfNs. Besides that
Il your IlUllor please, the 'chargts OF fraud.
wlivn you we'll nnlcrstand thsnl, extend ali J.
j .ruxas; will travel Into Naw Mux!co;
will panstrats Oregon; Will reacti Calltornl!ai
| AtNljt Will htc0nlb necessary TO oflhG "lt-
IsssUs fronl ull thage vasul localities. In att-
ttton TO Tho record evidence. It. Feauiixes i.' !,
moment, Nollo of tloss witnesses can be
brought except upon re4u'Gr1 1 an.; y;