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MONDAY. JUNE 18. 1860,
THE COVODE DISCLOSURES!
Testimony of the Leading Witnesses
BEFORE THE
Celebrated Investigating Committee of the
Home of Representatives.
On Saturday mowing Jut Hon. John Oorodo,
from the speoi&l committee to investigate oertain
Sieged corruptions, made his report to the HpusC
of Representatives, accompanied by an immense
mass of testimony. From his roport we select the
following passages whioh have not yet been made
public.
TESTIMONY OF JOHN W. FORNEY
Befere the Covodo^Cornmittee. June U, 1860.
Jo&H W. Foams* called and examined.
Question by the Chairman. Colonel, it is dime
eessary to ask yon where yon reside ?
Answer. I reside in the city of Philadelphia.
Q. Tour occupation?
A. I am editor of the Press, Philadelphia.
Q. Totir position here?
A. Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Q. What was yourposiUon during the oanvass in
Pennsylvania in 1860 ?
A, I was ohainnan of the Demooratio State
Central Committee.
Q. Have you any remarks to make which would
be preliminary or explanatory of your connection
with political affairs in that year ?
A. X would like to say, if you would permit me
that my appearance before this committee, though
not entirely unexpected,bn account of
in the pubilo journals, puts me In the attitude, al*
most, of desiring to know what I am to say. t
know you will do me the justice to admit that I
have not taken any part whatever in.the investi
gations of the oommlttee outside of my journal, in
which I have very freely discussed its doings as
any other journal can do. My relations, with Mr,
BtrcHANAN have been a subject of newspaper comj
ment; and I presume I have been summoned by
you/, on that account, to be here this morning/ I
have .cabefaily abstained from making any
sore of tho S- relations. My connection with him
has been long, intimate, andof a confidential char*
aoter, ana the separation is of the most painful na
ture ; but as most of it concerned myself, X have
not forced the matter upon the attention of th 4
public;-unless in self-defence; and therefore, in
reference to the witnesses that have been examined
here, t have been cautious to let,them take theiij
course. The testimony of Mr. Wsssmst, given
hare, had been folly - known to me, and, Indeed!
after he had volunteered once before to gi^re 1 the
evidence which he did give ?
The Chairman. It Is due here that I should say
that you never did give mo any information with
regard to Mr. Wimn or anybody else 1 to sub
poena. X had to get all my information from
others, and not from you, so that will not need
any further explanation.
The Witness. Only tfeis, if the committee will
permit me : I did net feel that I needed
tion against the charge made against me byMri
Baker, the collector of the port of Philadelphia]
before the speofal committee in the Senate, of
which Mr. Kuo was chairman. I felt that, In th i
course I had taken against the Administration, X
had the approval of my own judgment; and
■though I am deeply graceful to Mr; Webster for
what he,said/and aleofer what the Hon. Ckable*
BaowH said the other day, inasmuoh as it hat.don4
« good deal to dispel unjust prejudices in the pub
lic mind, yet. If X had had my own course to take;
I certainly should sot have solicited either of those
feßtl*m«n tojspiM. here/ would.' ejid* 'sky tiiat
' ay MsaiCg beforo this eonifcittce' was not of ay
own seeking.' Thadhoped thatlmlght be spared]
I will not eay ~6t coming here at all;
but as I am here now, inasmuch u my name ha|
bees used tafcro another committee—-
Mrl WmVpjrir/T cfo think any reference to
what has been done In the other committee Is pro- ;
per here, unless we .take their records. <
The Witness. I understood that you allowed Mr.
Bakir to appear here, and repeat his testimony
before the other committee. ‘ , |
Mr. WniSLOWread to tbo witness bo muoh oij
the testimony of Colonel Bakbb as referred to
Him. I
Mr. Bomkson thought It was duo to Colonel
Foßjiir that he should be allowed to go on and
■tste hie oonneetion with the President, inasmttohi
as-the testimony of Colonel Bakub soya that the
eause of their difference was on aooonnt of his
fellnre to get the Post Office blank printing.
Mr. Winslow requested the witness to retire
while the oommitteo consulted upon that eubjeot. 1
The Witness. If the oommitteo will permit me,!
I desire to say that the testimony of .Colonel
Bakbb was so unjust, and, I must add, so untrue]
that for my own vindication I must go back end
state my relations with the President from'the
time that I was elected chairman of the Democratic
State Central Committee of Pennsylvania down to
the time when our difference took piece. - - j
The wltneu then retired. After some time bej
was recalled, and informed that it had been agreed
that his statement on that point might be taken, 1
subject to the striking out of everything which the
committee might deem irrelevant.
The Chairman. Jnstoommenee at the oemmenoo;
ment, and go on and state the history of the whole
matter, as explaining your relations with the Pre
sident.
Answer. After the nomination of Mr. BocnA»A» (
(I was at Cincinnati helping, with others, to secure
that result,) I was taken very ill, and resided at
Laneaster with my mother, my wife being with me
nt the time. It was some time before I recovered
sufficiently to go to Philadelphia and resume my
eonueotion with the campaign. Ono afternoon I
drove op to Wheatland, and found Mr. Buchanan
eittlng in front ef hie house, on the lawn, in compa
ny with my wife who had preceded me; and hf
said to me In his usual kind manner, (for we had
formed very close and intimate relations to each
other,) “lam very grateful to you for what you
have done at Cluelnnatl, and during all your life,
forme. I shall ho elected easily ” It was then
believed that he wonld be eleoted easily; he wafe
regarded as a conservative man, and he was confi
dent himself of his election. 11 And now,’ ’ Said hej
“ in order to make your mind easy upon the sub;
jeot, I want to toll you what my purposes are in
reference to yourself. I design that you ahould go
to Washington to take oharge of the organ of my
Administration, should I bo eleoted, and
to fake possession of the public print
ing. Thls'offer js voluntarily made, In the fullness
of my heart, and I intend to standby it.” I was.
of oourse, gratified and surprlsod. I did not ex
pect that he would ihake such an offer, at least at
that time, and we parted. We frequently ■ met np
terwards. The oampalgn began with a good dsn l
of axoltoment, and in a short time the contest as
sumed an aspect which made It exceedingly doubt
ful whether he would be eleoted. But the election
passed over. Wo carried by a closetoto the Dema
eratio ttohet in October, and after the November -
election he sent for mo to Wheatland, sued said, “I
am sorry to Inform yon that I cannot call you to
Washln gton.” I ought to say iu this place that I
was for some time the assistant editor of the organ
of the Administration of General Pianos, and had
a largo Interest in the pnblio printing, which' was
just about beoomlng valuable to me, when Mr. Bo
chaxan became a candidate for the Presidency. I
ooald not sustain a double position to these two
candidates—General Pisses and himself being in
the field—and I threw up not only the partial con
trol of the n'awßpsper, but whatever interest I had
In the public printing under him, and oame baok
to Pennsylvania, at Mr. Bocbawaw’s request, to as
sume the direction of the oampalgn. “I am
sorry,” said Mr. BncnASAH, “ that I can
not fulfil my promise to call you to Washing
ton ” I had my house here famished—the house
now occupied by Senator'TßUMßULi,, and owned
by my-wifo, of whom Mr. Bucbasah is. still the
trustee—and I, of oourse, felt very muoh shocked
at this statement, and demanded to know the
reason. Said be, “ there are serious objootions to
you upon the part of a number of Bouthem men."
Isold, “ you have surrendered me.” Saidhe, “I
have been compelled to do so; a great trouble
would take plaoe In my Administration It you
oame there, and I should be compelled to mako
another arrangement.” I said that, however dis
agreeable ‘ the .Intelligence might he, It was con-,
elusive; and he might rely upon it that he would
hear nothing from me in opposition,to bis Adminis
tration, if ho continued toatnnd by the principles,
open which he was elected- He said,-There arel
.many places whloh you can take under me.;’ I ;
Hid, - “Mo! it is utterly impossible that I oan bear
any official relation to your Administration here
after ; but I intend to give your Administration a
hearty and sincere support ''—foil hollovoditien,
'.that u-thw was a man on. earth who would .be
tree to Me pledges, tt was himself..
Subsequently; I biosnio tha candidal*, df the
Demooratlo party for Halted -Stated
recommended me tot tha Legislators throve 0
friend, for that petition, which X thottkhtff*A»h
hthplh contradiction to the objectbhwhtoh ha had
Allowed to be successfully made against met be
oanae If he was willing to pat me into the Senate,
he certainly Ought.not to have objected W having
me heroes his. newspaper representative,; W to
apeak. I wee defeated for that place; and then, a
very strong demo nitration; was made In many
quarters to put me before him for the OaMnet. X
tookoeeaSion at bnio to telt him, that, aotthg on
the determination,Which t had stafted oat with,
I ;Wa*' net a candidate t for that place. Indeed,
X went So far as to ssßurt.niany"klnd friend* th'»i
their persistent support of me for] the OaWnet
whs disagreeable to toe And would prodnoo ftonble j
that Mr. Bcchawaw had other < objects ia Ttew,
and ' toy oourse was marked out.' Shortly
before hit inauguration, Mr. Buchahah wrote mo
a letter tendering me oho of two places— tha place
of oontnl to Liverpool, and the place of naval ofß
oer'at Philadelphia.' X oonfess that I was surprised
at the offer, and was somewhat lftdignant, aad I
declined It unhesitatingly. Either before that or
direotly after, (certainly about that time,) I
oallod upon hy Mr. Wkkdell, at the Menhantaj
Hotel, Philadelphia, firet,' and subsequently at
Marshal Hoover’s, in this city; when he rarwwed
the proposition that the President had mads to mo
in his letter, adding that anything else Whlth'l
might wish I oonld have. Be etatad farther that he
waaonthorlsed to say, that If I would go to Liver
pool, or aicoepta foreign mission, 1 should rseelvp
ten thousand dollars in addition to the salary of
consul, or of a named foreign mission. MrrdFawt
JJM had always before boon Identified With the
Opponents Of Mr. JinctfAaAn. Haring my inters
course with the Administration' of GenerAlPiaacE
— not because I had- any hostility to Mr. Wbwdhli.,
forwo wore'always'good friends, but beoausednr re
lations were not of the most confidential character—
I looked upon bis proposition to me u a most ext
traordtnery one, I thought Mr. Buchawaw had, I
will not say made a mistake, but I thought he had
seleotod a Somewhat singular friend to make that
proposition to me', t knew then, " at subsequent
events have proved, that the money, ontslde'of iho.
salary, could only come from the profits of the
public printing. In a subsequent conversation
with Mr. Bbohahaw, and with gentlemen cormsetod
with the Cabinet; for I Was on tho best of terma
with them then, I said to them that I was not enti
tled to that muoh money, that an inquiry would be
raised, and tbht, although, aa Mr.'BucBAWAX sngj
gested, I might correspond with newspapers, I
' never oonld make that mnoh money by oolfespond-!
once, Well, during the interim between that tbnd
and the 'establishment of toy newspaper in Philaq
deiphia, this offer, was repeatedly made' to me like
repeatedly deeliuod. At last, a number of genUb-j
menwith whom Iwss then'and still eonttnnetolej
Intimately’ associated, thought it would be beet
that I should go abroad. I was at New Pork;
where I received another tetter ibomMr.BUGHaHAw|
and in reply to'that I proposed to submit it to Mrs;
FOBaar. who was then hero in Washington-; that
might have boon Is May,' or thereabouts; apd the
was hen, in ill health. ; I said " I do hot' want tq
make any trouble; X have no quarrel with Mti
Buchahah;.l know he will do right as to htf
pledget made during the campaign'and in his
inaugural address, and I do not intend '{a'make
the mistake of warring upon himfor ponqhalohtan
stdetatioos. He has ohosen to violate hB volon-!
tary promise to n(e; hut If Mrs. FoawiYffigreo* tq
It, I will go abroad and gel rid of this’ tiling;” -1
wish to say hen, that at tbattlme I ha# no pUr-j
pose, In ease I wont abroad, 6f accepting, too 'ten
thousand dollars offered'to me prevloueiy by MW
Wehdbll. Tho matter was referred to her, and;
as I expected it would he, it was unhesitatingly
and indignantly deolined. X then prepared to
establish my newspaper. AU the money wfateh
I had saved under the. Administration of General
Plane* was spent'; I exhausted all my re
sources In the campaign, and I was compelled
to oaUnpon'a few friends that I had to as;
elst me In raising' {he mdans to establish my
paper. Mr. Bpohawah himself, when he saw
' that I was'resol r*d to do it, sold: 11 You cannot
establish a Democratic paper iu Philadelphia, and
sustain it.” , I told him. I. thought A Could; if I
had any ability,in the world. it was for that. Up
to that period we had had many gdod* papers, but
we had not had a prog'rseslvs Demooratlo paper.,
{hare, and never anticipated any difficulty wHK
him.. I had hopes that I’ might so oouduet ihe
paper myself as. to be esablad r to secure tbe pal
tronage of the AdmlnutraUeo, uidL_tb* oqpMqne*
of the party.' Tho money that waa anbeqribed for
that paper was raised by gentlemen outamapf the.
Administration. . Mr. Buuhahah hissself ofiwed,'
through Judge Black, one or two thousand dollars,
whloh I declined, net desiring to bo under any,
obligations, to him. Now, that I was an appli
cant for pnblio printing in the departments, is
wholly unfounded. That X wonld have taken
tha Post Office blanks at that time is tins.
I am a practical printer. I was reared in a
printing office; and 1 thought If that were of-'
fared to ms, as it was constantly offered, It would
be perfectly consistent with my trade and my paper
to take it; but as to my ever asking for it, or taking
any stops to seoure it, with my present rocolloctloi]
tho oharge is most unfonnded. Before starting my
paper I prepared my introductory adorers, in which
I asserted the prinolplc of popular sovereignty
fully; and so cautions was I not to get into difficult
ty with the Administration and the party, that I
submittod that address to Judge Black in proof,
eheets, telling him that if my allusions to Mr|
Buohawaw wore not strong enough, he shonld make
them stronger; snd he did amend that opening
artloto; so X started my paper. Previous to thd
establishment of tho paper, which waa started on
the let of August, 1857, Judge Black wrote me a
letter, In which ho stated that I shonld continue tq
adhere to tho prinolplc of popular aoverelgnty, and
that tho Administration wonld adhere to it. The
paper was started, and its columns Show how llttlej
I was affeotod by patronage or by disappoint
ment, because I stood by every measure of the Ad j
ministration as fast as they wore evolved, continue
log to make a strong point upon tho popular side
of tho Kansu question all tho time. Wo had a
Govornor’a election go ng on. Governor Packer
woe the DerriberAtio candidate, and David Wilhot
was tho Repnblioan candidate. Governor Packer
planted himself firmly on the prinolple of popular
sovereignty, and by that more than any othat
means succeeded in completely defeating Mr. Wil,
nor. I may say that The Press was h!s most effii
oient advocate in that campaign. Shortly before
the eleotlon—l do net reoolloot the date, but every,
body knows the time—the Oxford and MoOee
frauds in the Territory of Kansas wore exposed. 1
took strong grounds fqg Governor Walker ant}
Frederick P. Stahtoh in my paper, andeontl,
nned steadily to sustain them.
Mr Robihsow. And oppose those frauds? !
Tho witness. Yes, air; I opposed the frauds. 1
had at that time a correspondent in Washington;
Mr. McElhohb, who was collecting information
for my paper, and ho gave me tho very first Inti
mation that my course met the disapprobation of
tho Administration in that respect by writing mo A
letter; hut I had beoome so fully committed to
that lino of polioy that to abandon it wonld be to
disgrace myself. This was a souroo to me of very
great pain, because I then saw that, unless I wap
tolerated in standing by that which 1 believed tp
be right, a difficulty with Mr. BuohAhah’s Admi
nistration was Inevitable. In the subsequent affair
of Leeomptop, whloh X regarded as a somewhat
logical result of the rejection of these frands—that
is, the opposition of Governor Walkur and Mr.
Btahtoh to the Leoompton policy of tho Adminis
tration—l was on their side; and I thlok I majr
any that before Judge Douglas had taken his posi
tion publicly, my paper had announced its course,
and maintained It steadily to the end. X came tp
Washington very anxions to be on good terms with
Mr. BucnAWAW. This was, X think, after tho Post
Office blanks bad beon disposed of; and I told him
that I had been committed to this polioy, and that it
was impossible for me to oimngo. Ho said he had
changed his oourse heoause eertaln Southern Statee
had threatened that if he did notabandon Walker
and Btartoh they would bo compelled either to
secede from the Union or take up arms against
him. I told him that toleration was all that we
required; he could maintain himself in ohanglng
his course, hut I, a single Individual, oould not. I
wanted to ho permitted to differ on this, sustaining
every other part of the polioy of his Administra
tion, to whloh ho responded, No; that ha Intended
to make his polioy a tost in the Democratic party.
I said: "Mr. Buchawaw, if that Is the ease, we
shall have to defend ourselves in the best way we
can.”, Subsequent to that We had whatl conootvo
to bo a series of proscriptions, l inch as no civilised
ooontry has ever seen exercised upon independent
men; and I took np arittß in my Btato against
those proscriptions. That is ahont all that I think
pertinent to my reletlonl with'Mr. Buobawaw-
The rest is publto, Any, other questions whloh you
have to ask I am ready to answer...'
, By Mr. Bobiwsow. I, will state' that there )b
a discrepancy between the-, testimony, of Judge
Black and Mr. Wbuthr—Mrr Webswjb stating
that he held Aicoaversation wlth Judge Black,
who promised that il you would take a certsip
I oouree in your i paper you should bavethe printing
: of .the Peat Office blanka. iNow,.. Judge' Black
•aya bo did not make a promise of that kind, but
told Mr. Webster thatrha sad yon most roly
upon your own Infiuqnqe, tq,p&to(U them, iwaut
, you to state what Mr. Weutbe opmmunioated to
yin, at <mlSgthW,lisnguAgftf l 'Jn£eßLACoi:, when
hA rett»jn*4'to,'PMtA^ii^t^ l^' J,, i ';''. ; f:
A.Hr-WxnSMn telegrapSedtome to meet him j
atthejpfhjad AndPrimestjrett' depot; l ;vrent,up j
theta aad- took * my. friend,Mr. MoGbaw, with me
Jln;thh;oJ|sla|j»j jro' fafr ahd
■ Mr: wwsisixn arrived; he mid, “T wjmtyou to
listehi ii.what I havogot.'teiuy I was extremely
sensijfro about my portion; J felt that I w*s right,
sndldid not want to bo, put In an altitude of
abaniponin'g that position; Said be,'“ you oan get
alt that Post Office' jprlbtiag if you -will write an
editorial ns long as your hand expressing your do- ,
tenambtlon never to beeease a Republican.” Bald
Ito J*», Instantly, “iWctis-raß, for the aeas’- worth .
Tcbtff.inSKOiio'snijhl'deoUrntion; I'have done 1
nothing that isswrong, and'lf having spent- nearly
a I'iflhitno in the Democratic party is hot' a soffi
eieni itssnranoo of "my: .integrity; I oan give no
pledges.”' MoGbaw said to mo, “ you -are right; '
yoitlhavo anshoroifgast, As' your 1 ; frietjjlahhPtotod
-you toanswer ” > And I understood'Mr. WKBSTKii
tosey thati.howM.aUthertsbd by to
'make that propaslHon, and I always regarded
Judgeßlaoa m having exolnsivo oontrol of that ,
printing. That. lt was dene with the
khqMedge cf -Mr; Bochawax all through, I have
.doubt. .
ifttfsioir’objeoted to tho rfcjelptof tho af
4rxnatioa«f the .wuaees ihfttfce bad no 4oubfc of
<Sf, W presldept of'thls propoei
tKffl.'j* ‘ ' ■ - > > '.‘n ' •
Q. I übddistanJ'yoß toiay that yap iusdefatood
SR-. Wata+Bhfo state to yon that this ■»« a ‘pro*
mlse from Judge Black?
.'■•'Af-'Sii, sir.' : 1 "■ -" _ lj , , '7 ,
Q. Not that he wtrald nrt his’ Influeaoe,, hot a
.Moinlaet. ' \'' " ''
VA.'-IBOBhierstood it.' J 1 wish to remark that
liras not know whati myfrlend,!CHAßt.*i Ebowk,
WtHDeiJ V fcfMertd'lWiiy.; hqt
if eeriatnlyregardMMr.'B&ewW, in his. Interview
I'iflth'&e- Pre4ld,eSii7iiporf 'tiaf'sql)Jeit,'ia undpr
standing the President as having; treated oh ' this
m%tterofthePostol)9Behianks.‘' • ‘ ,I '
■" By 1 the Chairman.—Q.' f. wtsti to 1 ask'yph.sopie
questions with regard to money matters in Penn
sylvania daring the canvass of 1856. Did yon,
during’ the canvass of 1856, have freqnent Inter
views with Mr. Buchanan relative to the use of.
money in that oanvass?
A. Wo had lntervlows.
Q. Can you refep to any of thorn ?
• A. lean'referto'no particular one; there were
many of then?. We used money in that canvass,
as’all panics do, aa'partfep aro using money now.
Q> j)id Mr* Buquasah make any objections to
using money In the election 7
” A. No/sir.
Q. Had you any letters or despatches on that
suhjwfc? - i.
A. Never; notone. *
Q. Then, it was only conversations ?
-A*.Conversations of a general ohataoter, and
wholly unobjectionable.
—Q- When was the Senatorial
eleot/on in Pennsylvania ?
* A. In‘January, i&67.
Q. 1 think you said that you had the assistance
of the President so f&raehe oould give it ?
A. Tea. air; Iso said. '
Q, Who was you? opponent ?
, r general Oavbbon.
. Q. Do you know anything about any corrupt
meats being used to defeat you in that election ?,
A. I do not.
Q. Whon was it that Mr«.WBNDBLL made the
proportion to you of which you speak ?
~.4.l,mentioned that, in the testimony I ’ have
already given. ‘ , -
- l Q. xou*mentioned,‘.in the 'first place,'that the
I’refideht'vrrote a ietfer to yob, and thAt after that
fflel came to Philadelphia, and thpre ho
‘Made the same proposition to you?.
:r‘A. I did not say that it was after the Utter of
.th«Pferident;*-U was just about that time., The
President wrotqme ajetter, just after the Senato
rial election, and he'ivrote .me . another letter In
the spring or sammer which I received
vfhlle I was in New York.
.. ft' Gan you tell me the time that Wsndbll came
to you?' ; *
•- 4. t eaw Hr. MVtMMLh ; at the Merchants’
Hotel, in Philadelphia, before tbe inaugur ation-r-I
aabnot tell the exaot time—and I saw him .during
the spring or summer, at JJfftrsJsal Hoovga’s, here.
,fl., I spqsk of this jfipft .projwßition that made
Jpyou? •
A. I oacnot ax the date exactly,
Q, Was it subsequent or previous to the Presl
dbntfsletterfo you
A. Dtblbk' it was previous/ ' 5 ‘ '
J Do you know the date of the President’s let
ter toyon ? •- -i • -*-• '-•••
A. Isteoetyed the letter in Harrisburg on the
day thftUbe State Democratic Convention met and
nominated Hr. ?Aciflnrfof*4ijjv«fn..r. I got it at
Burhler’s old hotel.
Q. You say that you wero surprised at Wen
dell's bringing tho proposition to yon, und you
Hfueod it?
A. I refused it; yes, sir.
■Q. Did you look upon it as at all a dishonorable
proposition ?
' A. (After ft pause.) Well, it excited resentment,
Q. For what reason ?
A. Because It came from Mr. Wbwdbll, with
whom I had not been on terns of close intimacy,
and who had boon Hr. Buchanan's steady oppo
nent before.
Q This was the ground of your objection at that
;lme?
A. That was the ground of my objootlon at the
timo. But I ought to add that I oould see ho reason
why so mnoh money should be offered to get me out
of tho country.
Q. What I want to get at is whether you re
garded the proposition as an improper one, a dis
honorable one, suoh as eoe gentleman ought not to
make to anotbor ? Or whether your resentment
was founded upon the foot that it was such an offer
as you ought not to reoelve?
A. I regarded Mr. Bcchanak's proposition in
tho light of an insult in itself, and of oourse I
oould not regard Its repetition by Hr. Wsndbll
in any other light; much more so if ooupled with
the offer of money.
Q. Why did you regard the offer of the Presi
dent as an insult?
A. For the reason that I had borne to him a re
lation of oonfidenoe; l had sacrificed years of time
In his sorvioe; I had stood steadily by him, not
only in the campaign which was concluded, bat all
before. And I looked upon his proposition to seed
me out of the country, away from the friends who
bad served him and mo, as in some sort a degra
dation, nnd it was so regarded by all my friends.
Q. That is not a reply to my question, whether
yon considered the proposition a dishonorable one ?
1 A. I desire to say that in the spring or summer
of 1857 I Bsid that I was willing, in order to show
to my friends that I was not doslrousof making
trouble, to go to Liverpool; that plaoe,having been
held by a number of distinguished gentlemen, it
oould not have been a dlsbondrablo proposition
because of the plaoe; but it was a dishonorable
one, it was a degradation to me, as I have just
stated, inasmuoh as it was made for the purpose
mentioned.
q. You do not apprehend me, I think; I speak
of the offor of the plaoe In connection with this
$10,000; did you consider that a dishonorable
proposition?
A- Yes, sir ; I did think that dishonorable.
Q. Did you know the value of the Post Office
blank printing ?
A. By common rumor only.
q. Were you not awaro of the value ef that print
ing during Mr. Pibbce’s Administration ?
A. Well, sir, I wbb generally aware of it, but
only from rumor.
Q. You neve? had any connection with that
printing, then ?
A. I rooeivod a portion ol it, but I did not know
how muoh it was worth.
Q. How mnoh did you receive ?
A. I do not know that.
Q. Who did the printing during Mr. Pierce's
Administration ?
A. Judgo Nicholson had It, I beliovo.
Q. Bow did you como to get a portion of the
Post Office printing ?
A. I think I received one third or one-fifth of
the proceeds of the Post Office blanks.
Q. Do I understand you that you oannot recol
leot tho amount of your portion ?
A. I oannot.
Q. How came you to get a part of the payment
for it?
A. I was an editor of the Unxon y and I was
a partner with Judge Nicholson.
Q. Were you Clerk of the House of Representa
tives daring the whole term of Mr. Piercb's Ad
ministration ?
A Yes, sir.
ft. What portion of that time were you editor of
the Union ?
A. Pretty nearly all the time.
Q. Do you rocelleot tho preo’se time whon you
went into the Unton?
A. I was a salaried editor of the Union during
a portion of Mr. Fillmore's term; I think I was
salaried for say throo years; I oannot remember
dates exactly; and I was Interested in the public
printing for some months before I leit the paper
and went to Pennsylvania.
Q. I think you said that you got one-third or
one-fifth of this printing ?
A. One-third or one-fifth, X do not remember
wbloh.
Q. Who got the rest 7
A- Mr. Nicholson got one-third, 1 believe, and
I do not recollect got the other. , _
ft. Mr. NicHOLSON then public printer ? „
4- Yes, elri,](think ■,,,
Q. And bad the printing of tile Post Office blanks?
’A. I think 00; Xam not spre as to these, facts,
for I am somewhat carelessabout my own business
relations. ’'
Q- Do I understand you to say that yen never
applied to the Administration for the printing of
those Post Office blanks ?
A. To my reoolleotion, never.
, Q. Did you eye? make* any intimation to any of
your friends would accept that printing?
A. Yes, sir; prior to the offer by the Admdnis:
tration as & means of settling the
tweeu us. *
Q. State when that was, as. near as you can re*
collect? t •
A. That was before the difficulties about Le
oompton.
Q. Do you mean the difficulties with the Admlui
istration, orinsjde of the party, upon that aneal
tion? ■ - y \
A, Yes, sir, of course; I oould have no offers <k
that kind after I had refused to support LecomptoA
-candidates. /,
- Q. At fhe meeting of Dongres? in December you
say you had taken your coarse in Tho Press in re
gard to thai matte? after the Oxford frauds 7 !
. Q. The president’s general message at thaeom
menoemenfc of th'9, keftad,*, public aftnounoe
ment efibis course’; ’was it before’ or after 1 thai
.geqera} message? "i, % /" f
' ' A* It'was before the as near as
iLfiaarooiteeUiHftßßOWii’B visit'to Washington:
q^n^espCnsibilif
ty®nii»ly.i< r
’.ft. v ’ ' |
A. Ou&rlbs Brown.
ft. Theu, I understand yon to say that this inti :
matioh'to.yquf friehdis.W&i after the' Oxford frauds
wero developed, end beford the general message oi
'tke','Pr^s}dei3it?i' V ‘ r l . 1 *
'A;' No; sir; I desire to s»J distinotiy that at iij
period of time did I ever agree to i accept auy pat
troilsge oroffioft frOip thoAdminlgtraiiohVwhen ofj
fared as a boon or condition to obange my position
on the k&nsaS question after X ditfered with them
npoh the Kansas question generally, <
Q. 1 That M the-time,that I want to fix; when did
that difforenpecommenao ? t T
A. The difference t(k)k place somewhere about
September or Ootober. :
By Mr. Olin.— Q. Before the meeting of Con-j
-grefg.?
A. Yes, sir.
By Mr. Win3low.—ft. Was the visit of Mr.
Wbdsteb here with your oonsent ?
A. I khew ho was coming, and told him that l he
hadmy honpr'in his Kan<jo. , ' ;
Q.’ The visit, then, Vas made with,your consent
and approbation, you 00 nfidiDg in Mr. W*BSTjsa
as your friend having tbo.obargo of your hono?? 7
A. Yes, sir. *
Q. Gan you state the exaot words that Hr. W XD t
stbr repeated to you when you saw him at the doi
pot; as near as you can—the conversation he had
with you? !.
A. I ciinnot, except as I have already stated.
ft. You oannot state the words?
A. No, sir; no further than I have already
done. •* |
ft' When were yea elected Clerk of the present
House of Representatives ? ’
A. Some time in February last,
ft. Were you in the city of Washington at that
tlmo?‘
A. Yes, air. ;
ft. Do you recollect addressing a public meet-'
lag here then? ' j
A.,ld*. . ,
Q. Was that on the night of your election ? ;
A. Yes, air- <
Q. [Handing witness a paper.] Will you look at
this paper and see if it contains a correot reporj
of you? remarks ? •
A. [Bxaminiiig the' paper.] Yes, sir; this is
copied Into the Ne w York Herald from The Prcssl
The Masoppa speech was then rqad. !
Corruptions Jin the Elections of 1809 jo re
elect to Cougrev B tb e advocates of the Lei
compton Constitution and the English Bill*
EVIDENCE OF COBNELIUS WENDELL.
Washington, D. G., March a, 18W. 1
CORNELIUS WENDELL called ud sworn.
’ Bjr tbe Gjraw#AN—Ou«*tioG. Where do you reside {
Q? What is Soar GCoupaucm? . !
engaged ia doing printing foe thd
Government?. n
A. 1 have, for the past six year*. , , , , i
„ u ► fiave you been called upon to contnonte largely for
political porpoeea ? ’ —,, . \
A. I bave be«n asked fo contribute, and have vo'ahtan
nly contributed whenever, in rax Judgment, It would bo
benefioull to the party.,/* , , .
. Q.'Haie you any, knowledge of what amount rau havu
oontnbntea annually, or for the time jon haveoeen en-J
gaged lu doing Government workr t| * .;
. A. Durmgthftpeatfour-years I have,perhaps, contra'
bated over one hundred thousand doUava to what might
be considered party puVpoees. * i
Q.. In what Statea was that-money generally made.
*OoQ
A. well, the larger part of it in Pennsylvania, 1 think.'
(i. That is more than half the amount !
. A. f• ould not say that.
(i. To what other states than Pennsylvania have yon
oontnbnted to aid.thn party ? . „
A. 1 bave contributed for party purposes in New York,
New Jersey, Connecticut. Ohio, and Maine, X think.'
There may, be other*,, but they do not occur to my mind,
now
Q,. Have all your contributions been in Northern;
States }
A. Yes, sir. Ido not remember spending a dollar po-:
litioally in the Southern States. L nave tendered con-,
tri buttons there, but they allowed that they did not ueer
moDcy oewedid in free States. , , ’
tl_. You allege, then, that Pennsylvania has got half or
more than half of, the whole amount ?
A, I could not pay that; I think not quite half.
Q. But much more than any other SUte ?
, A. O, much more, br far. We thought Pennsylvama
more important in ,188$ than .nay other State, and we>
were desirous m 1»8 of peounng the State. i
t). Did you furnish money to toe different district* in*
Pennijlvania. or to one man for all the districts ?
A. dot entirely to onamau for the different districts.
1 took the advice of a friend of mine* in -whose judg
ment I oonfided.and sometimee gave him the mmey »
0. Who Was tha principal agent in whom you had the
moet confidence in these mailers \ , .
t a. 1 had no particular agent, I conversed with tha
leading men of, the party in the, State, and noted upon
such information a a l them as to where money
would be most useful in producing good results. . ,
Q. Can you give the nanus oi the different parties to;
whom you have furnished, money r ,
A, 1 would rather decline answering that question, if
the oommittee would excuse me.
t>. His embraced an our, m«Diry. . , , j
A. I would state that the samequestion has been asked
me bi other committees, and 1 havedeolmedanswerms
any further than stating that I have given money to difl
ferent distnqttTl have declined foy fbareaton.asall gen 4
tlemen conversant with party affairs know, that there
are certain thing# done bj partisans that they do not pan
tieulaily j»;« .to have their opponents I have
said that I furnished money to A. B- and C’s districts!
and i certainly cannot have any objection to go so far as
, that now; but to detail persons, times* and amounts, I
i would, respeotfully decline. I do not wish to be oon
-1 sldered captious at all. and if the committee insist per i
i emptonly upon it, I am bound upon my oath to answer
the question. ,
Q, We would faiUogetafua enswe* to our inquiry
Without knowing to whom the money was paid. .The
resolution Is carefully worded, fo cover the inquiry I
wish to make. .. ’
, he chairman here read to the witness the second
resolution,as follows: A . _ . .. ~ , .
Resolved, further. That, as the President in hia let
ter to tbo Pittsburg centenary celebratt»n of the Jsth
November, 1868. sneaks of ‘the employment of money
tecarry elections.’ said ooinmittee shall inquire into and
ascertain the amount used in-Pennsylvania, and any
other Slate or States, in what distriow it was expended,
and by whom, and by whose authority was done, and
from what souroes the money was penved, and report
the names of tha parties implicated,”}
,A. Aato the souroas from which the money was da f
r o. We do not want to inquire as to the sources now;
but it U pepassary, to enable us to get at testimony,
that we should know to whom the money went from
you. •
Mr. TxAiw.r-I.would suggest that, it would be well to
syetematmMha investigation by questioning the wit
ness in relation to one district at a time. ,
’ihe CHMUWAtUto wunsssb-Q,. pan yon tell what
amount you expended in the First distriot. Colonel Flo
renoe’a pistriot, during the time you were doing Gove n<-
™A?Vcwmld not tell exactly; my judgment is that it was
T, s. D fn whoao' hands was thatraoney put for the First
distriot ? Was it all put it in the hands of one person t ■
• A. No,sir; ifmrroeinoryservesine,lgeveAir.Mor-
W Q**What is his first name?
A. Ido not know; he was the editor pa
cer ; 1 made alittle arrangement with him tobring out
our German oUizoos; I think he is now the editor of the
PemijyitiantaA; 1 also put some money into the hands
of Mr Megargee., *
Q.. Whioh Megargee ? , T l , . 4
A. Sylvester J, Megargee; and I think some to Mr.
Si
Severns. .
Q. Wh&t is Ins first name ? . _ _ 4
A- Joseph. My impression is that I put some in his
yon furnish anydireotly to the member from
ihat distnot? ... , _
A. loannot say positively that l did furnish anr to
Colonel .Florence; l may have, given him some* but it
does not ooour to me no*; I was paying him, as the
agent or friend of the Arg a certain stipend out of the
printing; but, whether 1 gave to him direotij for elec
tion expenses, or whet' , entWM to bun as thearentof
Mr< Severn* of the .drgus, in whom he took & warm in
terest, 1 cannotsay..
q. Do you think of any other person m that distriot to
whom jou furnished money r
in wftat year was the most of that furnished ?
A. The great bulk of it was furnished in 1653, at the
last Congressional eleotioa. , ....
0. £o your books show the amount you famished in
1868 in thatdistriot ?, „ . . „
A, No, *«r 5 toe charges are generally against Mr.
Severn*, of the Argus ; he WM to haveaoertAiq per
centage on certain Government printing to eostain his
paper; in the amount I mentioned I include what I have
tiE'sßffiaEW
districts lor printing, bringing up vote/e, bands of mu
iio. and general eleotion cleanses, I otmhi not tell
where the money went rot ,1 oould say. fonsstance.
that I put 8&00 in such a distnot » I oould not follow it
not pay more than that amount to the
f X*paid the Argus some seven thousand and odd
dollars, inoludmg what might have been used foreleo
, tion expenses; how muoh that was I oould. not tell ex*-
actiy: my ideais that about , #3,000 of the money was
I expended in the distnot, ana tpe balanaefor the paper:
1 but I oould not say positively about that.
Q. Was this in 1858?
A. Yes, sir; about #7,000 during that-summer; the
aggregate given to Mr. Severn* was over #7.000. If ray
i memory serves me : X have the figures,-
i q. Who was it. that made the arrangement by which
I he was to set that money ?
A. Well, sir, my knowledge hu been that it was
through the Presidents.! was doing ail theprinting
here. ancl the Ptnnsulvantan, claimed a
pqrtionoiit, Mr.Severti* did, and through
mends, Mr. Bigler, Colonel • PJorenoe. and other
friends j it Was arranged that ‘hey should have spell a
percentage of the were; that I should pay them so much.
The reason riven was that the. patronage of the oitjr
wMloatkOwmg to the triumph of thftospasition.end thp |
paper* mutt be wefemedin some way. ard, therefore,
therniuthare .portion of Ui« fork. .1 »»t? .dating
th, j*»r, l ,hin«. to Mr. Hion.tMtwMii •««» and ,
SUOMi wa to;Wr.Sovnriu. InoludinrwtiMf «o*poit i
*»« oj»d ft* WeolwnonriM sarooua, .boot 97,000.
Q. Twothnufan,!dollar,of arhicli, yo*.«»r, was for.
?nrnj*m«morr that itwnnnbont tint i I,
■nanknowotUMl I bar.naidthntdiattwt hu ooatmt
8 J.OOO, diMtli or indir»otlt, tji.n cant font j„r«. | .
tt. H.Trbmiiaraa thearrauj.meiitrr.Kl, to lake care
ofthuoMMrtf r, . - ■ ' ,
A. M,»«e,)tne hy NUhnrlnrof thaPreeiiieni,. n
4k. Tka%JMnni.«M«.i Irwiatofet* to twin, tin,,
, ... , "jO>/ .I ! jVIJVi? f‘ ■ » 1 >1 ”, “i, 1
J. Ixi U'j-J to-i i' H> ,41,1* fcii.J JO t
TWO GENTS.
levwd on; 1 ilnmkt I«u Übaralmowk ta ntad. all
tin mouti looakrraaka oat at, Um trork. aadTSiTm>»
atre to fay foffkfaia j 1 fetor twrored m
*jlyama that the arrangement «u finally wadWv by
yh oh 1 waetopay eteh spamenUseto'.MrTltre;
whioh veroentagt w sAenraide reduced j a order that
iur. Severn* might have tome; but the ewncrat wmm- 1 .
ver definitely settled; there was a ooutihoat etnig gle to
get more, anil waa©ontinaaUyi*sisticg it; tSs.o9sttn
w Meda *««, I IW**» • 1 ' . t
,h« Wm tin* money-paid directly to the partis* or to
other* for them? • - - • f, .« j ■ ■ > .
«.i * j WM wid en their draft*. leaeraHy ;,the pntwi
‘ll
o f By Mr. Olin-Q. Who was thiy Baker that yen spsaa j
-A.'Collector of the port of; PUi ladel *)* *t ’he' >w»J
.-very importunate far more; like OUver i*wist he war*l-i
ways omni for more. ... , , ~i ;
■or the CHAEBhA*—tfc, Why_wse-.it-that HMvtwde
suob a presanre upon you for money ? We* it beeMM
j ou were favored with this Government work ?; j
Ai I presum»-eo.
Q. Had you refused to pay tbit money liberally,what;,
m ycur opinion, would have been thdeonaeaaenoe ? 1!
A. A poru/n of thetime'Jttr. Jtioe had the work; it
7[M l «fied in hi* name bom four or five months, f
took it from tnni; I was the nub-igenteHor contractor. if
I L e - Me * balance of the time, when it wae taken
tome a* the attornfyof«r.H*r?
H
? y vt* Tb ,‘*JW »n 1853. was it i. u
By the OHAiEMAK-ft. You stated, insubetanoe, that
the Presidentdiotated that arrangement. Didbh teqmrd
Jotup pay a certain amoDifroaeh-year oat of yoirftuH
A«Hereaajrad ( ail uadersioodtbat the?«etOSod
blaska should be given to Mr. Aiee, that i aboutteent
Hinue the printing of them. .Ail order we* made by the
if my memory serve* me. about four months. Then the
order .was revoked by Postmaster Genera) JUrowm and
Q. The .ques Jon I asked you wm whether’ the Pr«si
wor^M^^^ 7 t« pay,*, definite asoftiltbaf of sou t
A He t»v. tee vrork.Bod
He hid nothin, to, do with the hirtiotiler twwentuel
tr.st I sra iwire of,. It wa.imnHin. peroentaxe neod
g-™.; fort/ per.«»t,I r ttuafc,i..w*. to pay
Hr Mr. Olis—Bo jonineiA fartjr.-ttiriw per cent
or toe profit;, ‘ f , r \
s. Wo. nr oenUpfthegroßsemoanti
We go by grOee amouata entirely .when w» seeakof part
oenuce. I hayp.lMnin the haMrf dpwtfee work lor
everybody whojaeeds it, having Aha maierieU here,,re*
oemng.or ,peroent*ge* aa the case.mar bei
Sometmra I aaThe sitorpey -or the oxir
ginalperti. ... . .. - ' ~ . . t
By the Chau max .-O. The President vtioft party to
thatßrran«eraent. was ns l \ T
A. The President was desirous that Mr.' KTcie and Mr.
opveraa should both participate in ite
Q.. He was a party to the arrangement.^ wa* he ? •
a. Yes. sir; bat I oanuotsaij that he oyer designated,
the particular amount to be paid. *
Mr. BoAiaswN.-rltbiukit woaldte liento let the km
ness explain tne whpie ukuaution-rgive ail the parr
ticnlars and details of it. ’
By the chaixmsh (to frilriel*)rQ> WiH yon giveahir
tory of the position that 70a oooupied dp*to the timd. hat
yon sold the the amounts oCmoueyyou had to pay
after you sold the Ifrmn, where that qKmky.eanie from,
by whose direotinosthe arracxementwaa Mad;—whe
ther by the President and tfie,Cabiflpt, Qr the - President,
or any.member of the Cabinet; wio mada.tbe arrange
ment that made if obligatory dpotryOuiotMlhia?' 73
a. If the oomoittee.wtU allow me, lyri .l famish them
with & of a written detMlfd sWemehtWhiou I laid
briore the special committed of the Senate—Pmtton
Kiox’scnmrmt:se, Uis caiivdi whldn i ttuok will be a
reply iotbo question. . T
The CKAtiikAri— Yon will p eake do do; that the 00m
mlttee mar have it at thei/next it^eti^c,
FHOATV Ktnh U,im.
CORNELIUS WENDELL recalled. .: 1
By the C{Uiajixx-Ci,.ln your exkmiaatidh on verier,
day you.toid the oqmmitteeto whoa,go fir M yoareoul
looted- the amount of money* and to whomltwas paid,
in the Fir*tC<%nM*jooal4»ttiotorP«t»eyw#iM*.- , 3o
whet other district mriattiyivamn auhyou furnish mo
ney ?
A. I contributed some in Air. Laedy’s district,
Q. To whom vu that paid i
a. Lreelly eould not say. - - , '
Q.. Wihyourbooksnatshow? <
A. No* sir; 1 d<?nox thick they Trill, ,
CL Any other district?
A. Mr. Phillip?’ durtnot. ,
• y.. Can you give the seines of any one fr that district
to whom you paid money? V • * - „<
.A. I think iv aid some to Mr. Silverier J, Megenree,
trot I will not be positive t 1 really, could notsay <for I
wa* handling a great deal of money,-daily},,fee whom I
paid money*. - - '
Q, Yon paid some to Mr. Meyerses; did you?
a. Yes,sir; I put aome iq hie hand* ~ \
Q.. To what other parties in Philadelphia did you pay
money ? . L,
A. Some, I think, to,Mr. Wm. 9* Witte*
Q.. To anybody else i
A. No other names occur to me now. . <
Q.. Bid yonfnrsish money to Mr. Baker
-A. Boy oa mean the collector? ; ~
Q. ices,sir. .{, > . lJf ., ,
A. I gave him §3,C00 at one time, bat understood
that was for the support of the I did
that through Mr. Megargee. I did a ye/ihgevy busi
ness with Mr. Megargeo, in the way oft stock, paper,
and money* all together,;
s ?vama 7° U inrsu>b Bn * to other district in Perm*
A. I furnished some to Mr. White’* district.
Q. To whom was that paid ?
a. That I eould not say. f think I authorised some
one in his district to draw on-merely'impression is
dear that I authorised someone to draw oa me, hut
who it was r onnldnotnowaay. I micht, perhaps, find
that draft* <1 tbinklooatdasoertaitt frote looking over
the oM drafts who drew on me in White’s district.
Q.iDtdyou furnish money to more-thasi one man in
White’* district }
A. i do remember but one in that district.'
O. What otherdistrict?
A’. [think Mr. Reilly’* district? * • i / : i -v f
Q. Bo you know to whom that was paid ?
a. My impression is that I gave Areunby the uamo
of Bui) some money for Reilly’s district: be was a clerk
-iuaß*.o£tae department* at onetime,but ‘ 1 'have nut
seeahlrafora-ya*so»sei' --r— „ ■
What ie his first name ? • > • >
A.- Indeod. ( do not know. I remember hie 'ceiling
upon me with a if ae* Of- absenet to’geMpith-re slection
ttring, as he said, and l gave him some atone* asd. I
think, aalhOrizedbim to draw on'me, or tell some one
in the.distriot to draw oq me, ( _
§.* nhinfc X gavS pimmtoVsdiitrWt, In what
weknewthenaathePttckerdlstrtot.'' ‘
Q. Did you use any m Scranton’s district?; ~
- A. I f that is the Luzerne distnot. X have the impres
sion that I gave to Mr. Witte some ininjr to g(ve.to_»onio
prominent pirtisan of that digtn rt, 1 have a faint re
colleotion ofgmnr so ue there, l kept no, memoranda
of those things, and mr memory ;pnot distinct he to de>
0. Wovr about my district l
A. What is known as the Pouter district r I think I
gave nothing there. Myimprerniqn is that I was op
posed to sperding any money in that distnot. 1 thought
it was bad judgment to spend anj there.
<i. Was not there an tftort made to , hard you spend
some money in that dis not? '
A. 1 think there was some talk; I think Mr, Witte and
myself held some conyersation abopt.it.tat l forget
the details of it; my memory is distinct that my judg
ment was opposed to it; I talok l spent.nomonenn
that distnot, a though iam not positive.. , '
Q, Was not there a letter handed to you asking you to
attend to that district and furnish some money for it r
A. I hare a faint reooUeotton of reading a letter, but
I could not now bring it to mind sufficiently, to-speak
of jV Probably by refreshing your memory, you can do
so. Do vou recollect that, before the B*&ait Investi
gating Committee, you spoke of a letter a
thousand dollars for that distnot, and. you dectyrfd to
famish it? ... .' . ... '
A. 1 havea faint idsa of something of thatkind across
my brain, but 1 cannot oall to,mind the details now.
Q,. You stated then that a letter had, beep,handed to
you asking for a thousand dollars for that district; and
you said that it would not pay. or- something of.that
kind; that yon could not heat me r. , , . ~
A. My impression is I thought there was do use
throwing money away in that dlstnci.aad l deolmed
giving any; that is ay impression now. alekoafh gorre
of the monev 1 gave tmght. have gone.therel can say
that my mind is dear ttiat if anr of the money fjave m
the State went into that district it went against my
judgment. -
Q.. The question was, was not there a letter handed
to you, aud, you were asked to attend to-tt, saying a
thousand douars was war tsd in that district ? > „
A. I have a faint reoolleotion that there was,suoh a
oooversation; bat with whom it was helddoespotoo
°lQ.t I)oy outfit recollect the statement yda marie to the
other committee a* to who handed you that letter?'
A. Ido not remember that, testimony; I remember
some testimony pertaining.to it, but Xdo not remember
the details sufficiently to say now. - . ; w . s .
0. Goon and state what yoil recolleotaboqt it.
a", lhavean Impression of conversation with the
President upon the eatyecl of the Foster distnot. in
which I stated that it wou’d be melee* doijjt anything
the conversation was general ss to the State,
and as to the different distriots- lieooUect giving my
opinion bated upon information that X had picked up
after a visit to Penn« Ivaaia. . .
n. Doyou not reooJleotstatjng mtt hahandedyou a;
letter assiog for a thousxnd dollars for thatdistriQti pad
you replied that it would not pay? t
A. Ido not remember that; it might nave beep-so: I
yeme « ber hie reading different letteis to aue.wbich-he
had in his hand, el'udmg to extmet* from them as to
probable results; but l do not bring to mind tost par
tioulaTthing; it micht hare been so: Z will statein this
oonneotion that 1 was very active then, and daily and
nightly talking and acting politics; not batata puMio
sneaker or much of a writer, X Sid asmuohAS Xoould m
the way ofxivmg sound ndvioe and what oontnbqtinna
I feltaole to give to pay the necessary expeneesof elec
tions, which are enormous in jon» Btate; it ie the most
costly Wtote in the
ci«e; I would not undertake to ewear to anything with
a direct positivenesa; though tome ef the sacunts I
could remember distinctly.
(5, Bo you remember the Piegident s handing you a
letter and calling your attention to it i
A-1 remember several letters—one morning to par
ticular f hut whether there wss a letter from the Foster
district I oannot distinctly remember r now, sad yet it.
well might have been; tao not say it wm not.
Q. As you do not reoolleot the amount distmo ly, do
you recollect Mr. Buchanan giving you a letter asking
forthemoßey? _ . .
A. Ido not; 1 romember oonversatmiu I had with
him at different tim«swhen‘he had letters; I recollect
that one morning, if m? roemor* nerves me, he said
“ here are seven Tetter* ;** I leoolleot that; I have a
distinot reoolleotion. tbst we mentioned Bawart's and
Reilly’s distrioto; what other distnots those letters
were from loouid notsay. _ , , *
Ci. In referring to this matter before the Seaman com
mittee, you said that if Mr. Witte bad spent any of the
money you gave him in my district it was acsinst your
judgment, and ne ought to loae it. in his final settle;
ment with you did he retain the monev from you that
he spent in my district i
A-That I cannot ear. t ,
Q.You then stated that yon put money intoMri
Witte.'a hands to be used in Pennsylvania.
tAfteVsome consultation, the further examination of
Mr. Wendell was postponed till Monday next, and tht
chairman was nattiorized to address a note to Hon
J'restnn King, requeaUng that the mmutos of Mr. Wen
dell’s testimony before that oommittee be furnished to
this committee.)
CORNELIUS WENDELL recalled.
ByMri Winslow: U. Do'you not know that Mr.
tha Foat Office V'linkt, anior Uw Cl.vefllJi MclMn of
the pnatingaet rflw? .
A. yM,«r.Uormt«i»* Btoßth; as to Dm UMttu.
muoh tbe printer of the Foat Offio* blanks as Mr Har
ris ir as th* primer ot tos feenata. or Mr. Sternfmaa tbs
primer oi tbs Hoase, With the compensation fiked by
Ja A.‘ Ves, sir, I should sty he mi tha sains.
(.1- Will you look at this piper, a»u«»y whether it is
& oorroot oopj of tbs euthorry that Alr.Kioe lart to
3 *4, [ After examining the paper.] I should think it U ; I
presume so.
The paper was thenread as follows t
• WaswijcotoXD. C.,Df osmbsr 51,15C7.
?• £i& •1 have appointed C. Weddell. Fsg., to mot at
my scent in relation to Post Office.bl*nk«, «k*. Tbs
oraeeptoase transmit to him. who will sire them dee
W. AICE.
*• Hon. A. V. Baowa'.’*
Q Had he not the same Tight to make the snuii.
meutwunyou to do the work as either of the tww Git
named look, off
a. The same ruhtuudertkelewr
ft. Yea, sir; I meant*o» this; Di 4 you make an ar
ranfemer t with Mr. Steadman to do the pnetmg of the
Boses for him i •
A. Yss.slr _ -
ft. Had not Mr. Rtoe the same ncht to make an pr.
rangsment with son as Mr Steadman had to make one*
A. Yes- sir: l presume he hsd.
ft. X uadentsno from the testimony that you have al* -
ready given that yew had done the printing for Mr.
Rice*
ft! And I understand frpm your testimonr that yen
m&e anArrangement with him tor forty-three cents
l Y Giving Mm forty-threo cents in the dollar; yes.
* I Q. And that you oeased, after a time, to pay him the
mtma r, under that contract, and sitoivirdi paid a part
of it to the jirgne.
A. Yes, sir.
ft. Did you rreeive any written or verbal order from
the President of the United Mates, or the Postmaster-
General, to divert any portion of that money—that for
ty three percent.—from. William Bice, who, yousav.
was entitled to reoeiro it tinder your agreement, and
pay it to the Argus t « *
Monda\, May M. A. No written order.
CORNELIUS WENDELL mailed. ft that Mr. Be*
IThe witness laid before the committee a few printed vanif should jwrfipipate in the forty*three per cent, fp
pages of his testimony taken before the Senate commit*
tee. and stated that he had been unable to obtain tbe Rice, whiobwaain Beoember. there wm» y*ra»i nn
wbole ot it, out would produoe the remainder as soon o.ersia lAiDjjhrt Mr. Se veins, of tbe par*
TJhJarmld h!eotLKSiLnnoi’ it 1 tieif jto in tots forty-three per cent. The idea was that
there any other district in mr. Jt-os’s fortj-three percent. should be rednoed to
PennSlvania^orwhich you‘furnished, money, that is twenyr-one and a half percent.
not rnentioned in vour testimony of Fndaylast ? W. Let me stop yoo here fora, moment. Was not all
not mennoned in vour ie ot mentioned there, his that matter after ro\x declined to go oamthyourar-
I did furnish money there. rangeraentwithllr. Mce. . ..
d n tjJi H d ,?A ? A No, sir. it was before. The idea wag that Mr.
i* T«fS«w not say iit was for two elections, the elec- Rice** share-sbouldbe reduced to twenty-one and a half
*i«« of fftisSSd also the election of 1838; I furnished percent. The other iwenty-one and a half per ecat.
moner m that distriet for both elections $ l think ns was to be dtyided bstwa» MnJMyana u 4 my««lC‘ If
«l MO. ’»t least, and perhaps more; if my my memory server me, that wPM uademaadmk* 1
, m*mnrV serves me it was more, that is, ft r the.two eleo waaoomplauuPK that Igot mr profitafpom ihie Work for
»mn?oriBM and 1853., ' eMtoJPinf to® lomstod mpoa having the
WJ vSont was th.it money paid ? Post Office. Itwaa an eternal struggle
a I think a part of it weepald through a draft of the between Rioe and myeelf who shoald get the profits,
treasarerof the local county cosflmtitee on me, And 1 bJ. toe CiUi*wup—(>. Wnat do yoa mean by &
am not clear but l gave Mr. Jones himtCUConie direct- ‘‘verbal understanding W ith whom was that onset
ly : but my mind is not dear on that head. I remember B «to ( Us*‘ T ,- . i _ ~ ..
that the district host toe pretty heavily; my habit was .A. Ths Postmaster General; the orders esuue tbrnush
to distribute some itt the Congressional districts, in- him; but it was understood that it was by tbe direction
sfe*d of givins'sll to the chairman of the fiteto com- of the JPresidf**.:
mittee L’fgtiveeometothechainiffluof theßtateoora- Mr. wikslow—ft. Da you mean toaay toaitM
ibtitee 1 " ' Poetmnetetbesersl'gaveyuttavasbal order to direct a
1 ft. ( , , . . „ poUionof the aoney toKioi and payitto toe Argus t
A. Colonel Forney was the oTialrman of the State A. About tn«;iune. of the revoeatieii of oik oMer,
committee i»18M. f tecollect giving, him a cheak for whioh you have jntt read.whrahiravpastirm; if tnvme
general purposes; I thick a portion of ?he money I mory serves
- deMUnding wa» created that iha mousy sttoslu betli
tnct—waeiiaid to the money officer of the county com* vided differently f.om what it fnrsißly amd boeu. •
mittf P, sod a portion to Mr. Jones in person; bat I _ft* You w that Jmdthpwrwtmg ofto«port
t oould not Oistinsunh the amount*. ' ■ Offioe ttMtterftd it tow, jottt*ay
,-ft. ftaveyou those drafts or aoeounU? .? hua forty-three . •
Hunt theimpowlSlrty of d* lin rashm K Aha? i 4 Thai was* contract between yow Md JSr, Rioef
me p^ -1)0 t l?'GS2?2l*iU2 l thi ‘Ptemdewt orthe
-my oheck in Philadelphia, and swap oheok* waih sorhe ! Portmattst the
friend in Philadelphia who would give me the money 1 mon «t due Rioe. ssuLheod'rt over'iw«t.;Be
forini draft on my banker here; and I would divide the Vfae.tAat a par* of TOUvraptratt swtkßioef
money up and give it out to difierent patties; l would, ! iLwaanviolatsena* sJtarstidiret tiiaebw
psrhaps, makes bet of $6OO. and give from *OOl to . trap!wttoßice; iJoekedapuaMseanakafauoo-arvio-
Bijno in different distnots. Bat this.was aU naxed ,u» lation of theopntract. • u- 3 s wy.*
m that I really could niit tell ezaolly how it vaa.au - ft*,»fe wen not a part toe contract witkltr. Rws at
,done, as I did not keep a minute of ttkkatt f •• '
/ thpogh my books will show the entire amount l spent A* No,sir tnotapartoi tbeongiaalpoatraot - *
WfisacLY PHEBB.
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thf'd "ts« l “'~ tt: *** Ul * *»««Jitt« O* amag
d&rz^s^teissugi
J^.P'di o * WiMy'isim«y« i rkk him mm tht
tr^t*? tof th ® ,a ConrpfnHil di^
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A'. No, air; f csiLriot ny that U«r«*«r« My mnr
made, •Jlrr**i — irmnniTTfnnifrifiraiihJltniTau
jtnMr tiothS^or:?
piyd'ildflrtfj;
amwsS
ee<* the Preeident, whether it wee woftsUty or Vereroa
sS^H-S&SSSSS
xpiasafa^i**’-
PSjUdo^fafc, Ini bjoiVwap, utfCjnMl,.n*ttr
mbieit<Ap.fpQ? ’ ,
A. Yee.eflf.' * 1 '■
Q,. And too left the eventarof the coovemtion with
,h • .-v., ;. .
Br Mr, Yoo do not wichitto bo eon
posed tfcetthePresdenc lojewbedaer «Lthe momr l
A. Wo, sir; note reds he did got.blnd we X tfcoegat
he ought to. . i , ~
By tha ChA] jtMIN.-ft. .Bid pot.tfra Praaiikcttnaka
»m« Monu*A »E istnmM* to.yoq istu avntpryair
bJattlrn* finely ! . , .
1 think fwae domf erer^Uine.tEttttafcxecimTe Aed
q. You epote etxmt irihinn?eocei exeeeejf tier did
aot'znsfce roavhofetabieeaßMtfajiM; Whetexpoea
wee itf oo ih euoeed tojnehe i •
A. when dial nr thntT
q In-Philedelphie.
a. WheedwU prowoee-thet?
q. The letter » wt of the eonuaer.
a. Idos&treoaueefcit.*
Q. Juet refteot;& atoaenfep-in oonaeetioo with their
dunMioftra otbrnldai imioinu <
A, rdoßotrenemher..' <-r.'
Ih ToidonotiMDUmi .: :ry i
A. l’donoMo;irtr<- I tee* bee* a Uttln yWertneb*
of ßumn?iC&hp Mtwftgtnfdnltv MdSSbwjfe
exoctewmU Jwre eetd egeee Hwage» ref her reft 1 cw ;
nderedthat- t'trew hftrdlF treated, eadme* fcsrwnid
; > *• ~j .
q. B>d .ttwrwet £uMe giewtyon the nfriwge they
oroaieedfoar; . «<•*»
. aZTbmk »fMßtas*wsts genereiiyfay insdiaattoaiSet
‘*Ct ojlSiveqr<Ni 0 jlSiveqr<Ni fat ear pa*roi tec* or itttmtla aayeoe
twwf .v •• m a .> .*i
they k*r»- tikfe.
•vert bit of‘ yatranu* 1 lonMrlr njoiM. Tknrmr
eovereduevritk iMnud mntmmm U IWBaSßfig.
I may have mstteeotee r—erh*mrf*a*d*o»w*nM.
Me>totdt£i3«»*dgdrt'o« nuiikiaifMWM.
Imay toviwal* vtupt attersinrMtl miimt '
htmpretty*fa*yeveryday. i;- '
- ftr Who ft ad tbeaheot—e rtmtrtH of thisweik? ~
a.'Tie Tin •
UvKiT«a it to-the Mad; 4jf jfce rejeitneale Mt »**£-
catioß# faarebees sad* directly to tht PimamSt
Jt b. Yon stated that the President directed jcmipmtim
certain permeate or iMtethtajt of that kisifc Wutvu
the expression; yoo made see of J .
A. *'Cert*aarra#*eeiaßt*?v “to makeeatisfaetory
arr*a«einent*.” Be sever vpat iato; detail*udMJtf
*• you ihull give Rioe ten thoaeand douare aed Severs*
three thousand del ars,” hot ere vere teioske a&tiiac
ir>ry arranietuent* and sot botbtT faun sfaost it.
By Mr. ftominsos—Arrangement* snth Rise aad
Severn* £
By Mj^Wihslow— Q.'A* I naderst&od it, Rioe cot
the vork end you executed it sad **ve him forty-three
Mr cent of the amount foretime; then you enrecfed it
aoth&Moa rot the won, end the forty-three per cart.
yruoontmaedtobeepeDtbrioe. - t
A. Ye#, «ir; ud of Chet Severn* got tome u well &*
B]
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Brtbe.OHAWMAH—Q. Who diotated that wTsfcge
jeatl >* ■ * ■ 1 „
A.. 'i heee gentlemen. Bioe and Severn*, who h«l their
-dvoeatse, prominent me* m the State of Ps**-
dylvanla. 1 and they advocated them M they were
identified with one party ’or-tbeother.:' There eras
aeontmaalstruggle going;onldr a yew.' Every two or
three weeks there wouUroe effort* made; IwasaiUov
ed asd disturbed by them, and 1 thought I would tale
the responsibility and cnt them all off, and 1 did to; and
the old gentleman thought he would take the reepcnn
bihty and oat me off. nod faedid it. i) -
0. £o you m*an that you lost the profits of the work
bsoffUM you would sot continue' to make these pewtn
butions? ' - ’ '
A. Mo, sir; this arrangement got to be ee hot and
beavv tlmt fwsnted to get out of it; I aroposedto eeU
the iTaiffit newspaper or give it away to somebody.
Q. To whom an* you make that proposition ?
f. To the President, and also to Judge Nioholana.
Q. Were nay of the members pf the Cabinet Oonsnhsd
at that tim*
A- sir; not at that time. •>- •
Q,. Who were the parties in ecraemdi&g the arrampe
a. Judge Black was the only memtm of the’Cabinet
that took anaotive part;! bel eve he drew up the pavers
between Bowman and myielf, whes Bowman wentlnto
the paper; as I suggested to the hoaorable eoamittee
the other day, they will understand this Whole matter
better if they- will first get my testimony before the
Semite Committee and-look it over.