A Very Bad Look

VfMi (fis fiuffolo Cominercwl Advertisef. It is useless to dnny that the evidence Rlicit.ed before tho Credit Mobilier Coinmittee puts Mr. Colfax in a very bad light. We mako this admission with pain. It is unfortunato and sad to see a blot upon the record of a long public life that has tip to this been puro and undefiled. Btit ri o party zoal or fraternity ought to stiüi the truth, or smother tho revelations of Improper conduct on the pcople's representativos. It must bo admitted that Mr. Colfax appcars to have been guilty of gross impropriety. So long as tho issue vfan simply one of veracity betWeon the Vice-Fresidout, whose word has nover been iinpeached, and Oakes Ames - a self-convicted liar - we feit bound, upon every principie of justice, to believe that Mr. Colfax had truth on his side. But tho corroborativa evidence of his complicity with Oakcs Araes in Credit Mobilier transactions is so strong that we feel obliged to say we do not see how Mr. Colfax can extricate himself, or avoid boing convicted of doliberati? falsehood at least. Mind, we do not admit that Mr. Colfax received Credit Mobilier stock with corrupt motivo, or as a bribe to secure hie influenco in behalf of tho Union Pacific Railway. It is a question to which therre are two siuos - ana room tor argument on botli sidcs - whethcr it was wrong per se for a Congrcssmrin to make any investment in Credit Mobilior stock. But, unfortunately, Mr. Colfax cannot pload in his beluilf the bonofit of any doubt in rolation to the propricty of tho invostment that Oakes Ames may have made for him. Only last Saturday Mr. Colfax swore that " he had nover received a dollar on any account for tho Credit Mobilier." It is now as good as proved that he must have received at least the sumí whieh. Oakea Ames swears ho paid to him. His bank acount is a witness whose word it is almost usoless to gainsay. We hopo and trust that he can even yot clear hiruself, and vindícate his good name and reputation. Bat how he can do it is beyond our present ken. As for Senator Patterson, ho is doubled np coiuplctfily. He had better resign. He owes it to tho constituents whom he nis deceived, and to tho colloagues whom he has disbonored to givo up the position of trust that he now holds. If he will not resign, the Senate ought to vindícate its dignity and honor by expolling him. There caunot be a doubt of his guilt. For the Senate to attempt to glozo it over, would be a breaeh of faith and a piece of ill-advised partisanship which would be sui n to reaot to the in jury of those whom it sought to proteot. It needs assurance to satisfy our readers that these admissions aro made with regret. But they are made without hesitation. Just so long as therc seetued to be a doubt from which any benefit could accrue to Mr. Colfax, we gave him the benefit of it. But when that last doubt seems to be removed, and with its disappearance to still furthor implícate the Vice-President, there is only one courso for honest men to take. They must insist that all who aro proved to be unworthy of the confidence of the peoplo must suffer the consequencos. The hword of justioe can, will, and must pierce through any shield that partisanship may hold over those it would like to cover.