Year: 1868

the commands Of court or the subpoena of a
Committee of Congress requiring it to pro-
duce the telegrams of which it has charge.
The Company, the parties who send the dis
patches, and the dispatches themselves rot
ten with corruption and guilt, are all subject
to the subpoena of Congress- and those who
denounce the production of the latter before
the Impeachment Committee implied by ad-
vice resistance to the Government But apart
from the legal aspects of the case, why, as
question of personal feeling or interest 90 tne
seven unsullied Senators and their friends ob-
ject to the utmost publicity of these dispatches
If they prove guilt, their publication IS thereby
justified. If they do not, the seven Senators
and their friends are not hurt. Wooley, Shook,
Webster, and Weed might have ground
of complaint were it not that whether
any Senator is guilty or not they unique stion-
ably are They bent their utmost energies to
buy the pivotal vote. They thought they had
bought it, If they did not, and if each of the
seven Senators voted as he did without being
influenced by their money, then they were
themselves deceived. Yet they are men not
easily cheated III such matters. In any event
they are morally guilty of their part of the Of
fense and as the public have the right to know
their guilt, even if it extends no further, they
have no ground of complaint. Why, then, this
CONSERVATION and furry in the camp OF the
conscientious Romans at the seizure of the dis
patches! In the language of Mr.. Weed, the
"thing looks bad every way, and we have no
" faith in it,"


But not content with previous exhibitions OF
their trepidation, Senator Buckalew has offered
the following resolution excusng Senators from
attending before the Investigating Committee:


Resored as the sense OF the Senate That enforced
mtee Of the House OF Representatives. TO be examined
% uPpn a any yod b aeaS breach Of the
privileges OF the Senate and that any voluntary attend
of Senator before the Committee FOR such purpose
would be highly improper.


The passage of such resolution may etfec-
tually thwart investigation; but while it will
fail to convince q solitary person that no Sen
ators vote has been bought, it will convince
millions of persons that guilty Senator was
shielded from detection behind the speciOus
pretense of sustaining the dignity and honor
of the Senate by assuming to be above inves-
tgation When the Senate claims to be above
investigation, it Will be beneath respect. No
officials are above investigation. Lord Bacon
was greater and wiser man than the seven
Senators would be if all of them were rolled
into one, yet he accepted bribes. Charles III.
was lifted by his kingly Office and great rev.
enue further above the reach OF need or
temptation than any of them, yet he accepted
an annual bribe from Louis XIV.


A considerable fund has been raised to buy
just such votes rs these Senators did actually
cast, viz: Republican votes against conviction.
The business has been in charge of the most
notorious adopts in legislative corruption this
country has ever produced. These agents were,
in many kindred matters, if not in this, in the
immediate confidence of the President, his
counsel and friends. The requisite vote was
obtained. The Senate has admitted the pro-
priety and necessity of investigation by ap-
pointing a Committee of their own for that
purpose Once admitting the prOprety OF in
vestigating to see whether any of their num-
Der was bought, it i'll becomes them to throw
obstacles in the way of the Committee Of the
House to expedite the work in which they are
themselves engaged. We trust, therefore, the
Senate and their Committee will aid the Com
mlttee of the House to the extent OF their
power, to ferret out the truth in matter in
which so many and such respectable intiu-
ences will he at work TO cover up the truth and
ferret out" falsehood.


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