From the New York Herald.
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THE CUSTOM-HOUSE INVESTIGATION


We are very much disposed to think thai
this Investigation is only an ingenious piece o
charlatnnrie. When the commissioners re-
turned to Washington, at the close OF their la
hors, accompanied with several volumes OF evi-
dence no report was made 10 tie Department.
nor could they agrre on making report. Each
commissioner differed so much with his associ
ate, that he had 10 make his own report. Two
reports were thus made. differing in views and
conclusions. and Old Poins." though he diff
ftred with both, made no report. He loved his
ease too much for that.


The truth is-the original investigation is
supposed to have been set on foot by certain i'm
porters. to get back 100000 worth Of property
which the lte collector had seized Young
master Dwight, who wro:e the articles aglins:
our morals in the Express, was considered the
counsel and agent OF these houses, (fecs prnba
bly, S. 000) ard under the geueral smoke Of the
investigation, ii was supposed that the Govern.
ment nigh. be induced 10 refund the seizures
Mr. Dwight was thp author Of many of the stric
lures in the New York Express that led to the
investigation, and the attempt made to charge
fraud upon the eastern manufacturers, in order
to make great noise possible. Again
it was sought TO white wash Swartwout, BY whit
Ting down his Gefalcarion from SI,I25. 900 to
the point OF innocence in the moral lhermome
ter, for d man Of respectable connections-sup-
posed 20 be about $500 900, while Jesse Hoyts
drEIcntions were increased from a beggarIy
$4,000 to the highly respectable snm OF $780,
O0O or thereabouss. Ii WAS also intended to
find some flaw with Curtis. but if they won!d
only let him alone he might graiify The public
taste by becoming defauter in the tnral way,
in the course Of three or four years.


II the whole inquiry is not an obortion. Why
has not report been made three volumes al
evidence. filing many trunks, aud costin g
ter Brooks ?"