gj."j?i3'iZ3."lkU-i
I have sworn upon the Allor of Ood, eternal boittHty to every form of Tyrauuy over the Mind of Man." Thoraw JeflWaon
II. WEBB, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
Volume IX.
liLooisHUur;, Columbia colxtv, pa. Saturday, febkuauy 28, i84g7
uiJE giai;JMi-.ia:ri!!ZZa . .
77 CO. t7.V7.tf DKMOCJiATmUbt least a right to know who wag in my
published even Saturday morning, at
TWO DO LLdliS per annum payable ... , , ... .. . ,
half urarlu in advance, or Tit o Dollar t
tijty Lentil, if not paid wit tin the year
'Exactly' nodded the Captain, 'well!'
tSo took the light, went softly to the
A'o subscription will be taken for a shorter bed, and with a trembling hand drew aside
! m i man vix monuis; nor an; disron- the curtain. Heavens! what a sight!
imunnce permiftea,untu all arrearages
are discharged.
Jil) VKll TJSJMEXS not exceeding a
square will be conspicuously inserted at
une iouarjor the Jirst three insertions
and Twentu-five cents for everv subse
qurnl nser'tion. J liberal discoun
ma le to those who advi rtise by the year
LETTERS addressed on busines,wusi
be post paid.
OFFICE OF THE DE.MOCR.YT, ings on the floor. Ofcounel thought illy-given stride that would have
oriMnrH Mr. Paul's Chukch, Main-st sirange, and wag about to retire but then "ached hilt way to Oregon straddled
TFklS ! 1 thought as it was my room. I had it pyremidi pulfe'i out the cheek.., sort
. i iei on nim,eaBi, auu winu enuugu tor
If -. 1 .- L II I
lorty iteamuosis, is many oatioons, anu
an extensive windmill' l'he matter is
we have really nothing to be proud of,
hut truth, honesty, and juince,and these
articles are so very scarce that not on
m a ihouiant! cn adjust hie cravat, jerk
Ins coat collar, and pull down his veil
wiih a noble consciousness of having
m his possession.
mm r a . a
:wy menus ai say trie text w
struggle. We struggle with circuon.an
ces snuggle to jet married; indjthen
too li equently !J likn a couple af wrest
lers hem to gel each other ('.own st rug
gle with the devil through life and, at
last, have a desperate struggle witl
Death. rool'.bh beiug: We tak
Pirne by the coat tail, pull buck will
the miithi of a maggot, and imagine w.
can hold him in his impetuous career
We mrn Pleasure to the skin 'ake her
cloak, fiock, honnet, busile and all rob
h'r of every chum in. I thsn say
there is no inch thing as pleasure lithe
vvorlu! We extinguished the torch
hat hop holds in her hanu, 8nd
lollow lightning bugf into a mod pul-
t! By superlative folly, you fright.
en IIa;.piness from your fire sides, am,'
then say that she has 'left your bed and
boaid witnout cause cr provocation!
I hus nun makes hill to tiro himsell
with in climbing produce darkness
to grunble abiu'' creates cornus to
swear at md pu's difficuliies in hi)
path in order thai he imy struggle with
theni!
We peiish, and a monument per
chance, more enduring than hum in flesh
mark the spot where he reta; but, thai
loo, IhIIs like all llimi'") earthly an'l
ihen we ate f.n gotten t Wheiher slay
er or alain, lord or lo.ifer, tlu-re wa In .'
nd the clnldi en nf fu ure goncratiou
will pilch pnnie,nr shoot marbles upoi
nur graves, us iinonsc lously as church
mice make their ncsis unli iht leave ol
pra) ar book and bibles The earil
ivill siill urow green hIiovc u, anil nu
us wonted variety of flower, weed", dm)
oait stoiiU: the iky will look down n
pronely as ever, and iU world will
wag on as usual. So goes mm vain,
conceited, pomplli Mm a rriern toy
mil plaything of Timt in'o the im
lathomed Ut-pihs of Eternii) !
Milliliter 48,
1L aii ngeic J
'SOMEBODY IT MY BED.'
CV II. J, J 'NES.
Some famoiiB writer, whoso name has
slipped my memoty, once asserted that he
never opened a book nr newspaper bu
what he learned Rome iliioj;. As nn offset to
t!iis, I cm s.tfely assert thai I never listen'
eil to the 'bur-room yams' of nny compa
ny, however unim .lieetnal an appearance i'
wore, wiihout g:iiuiii i new idea, and oc
casionally one worth r.irculntion.
A week or two ago, during my piricrina
ions through Nuithern Pennsylvania,
fpreading knowltdge among the denizeni
thereof, ( sell buok!) I 'Just dropt in' a
a comfortable inn, where 1 concluded to re-
innin for a day nr two. After a good sub
stantial supper, I lit a 'York Couniy Prin
cipe,' (ibe like which sell in these legion?
M the rate of four for penny ) and seated
myself around the barroom stove. There
was the brawny butcher, the effeminate
Irtilnr. a Yankee fiddler, two horse dealers,
a Kpeeulator, a blackleg, the village Escnl
apuis.and 'the Captain' who in consequence
of being able to live on his means, was n
peisou of no small impoitancc, and there
fire allowed to sit before the fire-stove wiili
a poker to stir the fire a mark of respec
grained only to pusonsof standing.
Yarn afier yarn had been fpun nd tht
hour fur retiring hvl arrived the landlon'
was dosing behind his bar, the spirit ol
the conversation was begiuing to fla'g.whei.
the doctor whispered to me that it I woulc
pay atUTition, he would 'top off with a
good one.
I believe, Captain,' 6aid the Doctor, thai
1 nover told you about my adveuture with
woman at my boardniu house, when 1 was-aii'-ndiiig
the h-ftiirpf?'
'No, lei' have it,' replied the individual
addressed, who wa a fliort, flippy, f.ii
in in of alioji liny, wr.h a highly nervuii
ii'iiippt a.nent, and a verv red fare.
At ih lime I atterided ilie Sieinres, 1
h arde(! at a li nise in wliii-h there were nn
! m.iUe, Imi the landiaiiy and an old colored
lli rj ihe diirior made a nhg'il pise; &,
(tie ('a.il iin hy wy of requiring him to gn
on, snd'W rii
'1 of:en felt 1'ie wvm f-unle sicielv
10 s ifien the severe Uh.irn nl deep hindy
mid dispel llie KXM'I lo ttlilcti 1 . n,' .
jeel '
' Well,' said llie Capuin.
'IJiil as I feaied that formtng nrquin.
tances anions the ladies might interfere wit1:
my undies, I avoided them all '
'Well.
One evening after lintenirig lo a long lee
ure on Physical Anatomy, and after dis
eeeiintf abrge negro, faiigued in body and
mind, I went to my lodnings '
Well,' said the Captain.
'I went into the hill, took a lurge lamp.
and weiit directly lo my room it being then
about one o'clock- '
'Veil!'
voting girl I should my an angel, of about
18, was there asleep
Well.'' laid the Captain, oivinsr his
ehaii a In trh.
'As I gxzed upon her, I thought that 1
had never witnessed anything mors beanti
lal. From underneath a little night-cap
rivalling the snow in whiteness, being a
slr&y ringlet over a neck and shoulder of
nlabaster '
Well!' said the excited Captain, giving
his chair another hitch, '
'Never did I look npnn a bust moie per
fectly formed ' I took hold of the cover
lid.' -J:
Well! said the captain, throwing his
right leg over his left.
And softly pulled it down '
'Well!' said the Capiaim bcttaying the
utmost excitement.
To her waist'
'Well!' said the Captain, dropping
paper, and renewing the poiiior. ol
legs.
She had on a nijht dress, buttoned
before, but softly I opened the two first
notions '
'Well!' said the Captain, wrought lo the
highest pitch of excitement.
'And then ye Gods! what a sight to gaze
upon a Ilebe pshaw! words fail! Just
ihen
'JfFJ.lJ !?' said the Csptatn hitching
his chair right and left, and squiuing his
tobacco juice against the stove that it fairly
fizzed again.
'1 thought that I was taking n mean ad-
'anlage of her. so 1 covered her up seized
my coaf and boots and went and slept in
mother room .'
'It's a lie!' shouted the excited Captain
jumping op and kicking over the chair.
It's a lie! I'll bet you fifty dollars that you
or into the bedJ'IIarrisburg, Pa. De
cember, 7i.
the
his
up
A SHORT PATENT SERMON.
nr now, jr.
You may find my text tornewhere in
these words:
Slayer or slain, il matters not.
We struggle perinh are fnrnoif
The earth grows great above tho giii!
And the calm heaven looks mi rnly on.
My hearer". I don't see what wn hsvt
to lir -i i cr feel pionud of. We nre no'h-
i.g hut detached masses iifcummo.iclay,
)OHirs mi; p'Mvei nl luco inlion, and
mbtied ivnh thought and filing. iva
i'ncoes ol humaniiy lolli ig down
de's hill; with increasing velocity, into
he daik vale of death! Coming gener
.lions approaching in mighty Ihiongs,
villi low, irrf.;iui thunder and a per
''eel lush, like fl.rU of sheep or herds
it bufliloe. ue cMnilmr and tumliog
i i y i''i" " er i he f. arlul precipice.
I) ,u we n, hoys with all our great'
hi., and hoaMed honors! and Ihe poas.
nt ploiiti'iorm, m he guides his sbare
n tiler tim- amonjj' our ashes, will not
iitise lo consider wheiher the 'heap
hat wen a king' will grow any belter
potvoes than Ihe mortal rtfue of a poor
peony less foul.
Then my fneod, of what have we j
iiel so almigh'y proud? Of a fine.nob'f
ppearance? as wtll might I horse or
i jickas. Of elegant apparel? so mav
a leopard or a pearock. Of riches?
ihey are ours hut for a day: old Ocean
haih them forever, and yet behave jtisi
a? he would without them. Of reason,
itiltliect, and understanding? they an
the gifis of God, and we ought to feel
Tho Bribery Case.
eAfg,'t County Bank Corruption Invet
ligation .
FKBnuABY 16, 1816.
The Committee of'fn-estigation met an
organized in the Easi Committee room
the Capitol. Piesent .Tessrs. Knox, G
loway, Owin, Trego, and Nicholson.
On motion of Mi. Trego, the Committee
adjourned to the supreme Court room.wbere
ernor vrsnted something more than her
word for it and giving her the amal
comfort of word of lympaty and kind-
nej, eant her awiy lo devim ways and
means to provu the innocenae ol her im
prisoned brother:
She returned to N?w York, and find-
ling a place, agun resumed her domes
tie service, and indefatigably labored,
(8 time and opportunity allowed wha
ws now ike great end of her life. And!
whit will not preservance nd love ac-
chieve? Hopeless as the attempt migh " w again organized.
ippear ihe found the men who compo.- Mr. Speaker Patterson was called upon
-d tne jury mat convicted ner brother, and presented a package of money, lealed
mo oomoeo. me rnmes oi every one on Henry Buehler. iworn-Saw ihe nacK
l A nrt t f m haIii mrt a.ll im.i t s .1 k I
' m fc. W tnis morninff in Mr. 1V)!1oi roorn.
liniT irftlim ariAki in hid a 4 a anI Ij- I
",La n. , A I Mr. McUook then rose and inquired
mf the intrru i i inn or f t pruiirA rlrm .l 1
ncv in his behalf Wuh this netition ,he committee were then going to invest!
he devoted sister hurried to Albany ; U16 "i" caso, and answered in the nfT.rrti
mil full of hope, she presented it to the hive. m Mr M'C. ihen asked if ihe invesuga
iJovernor. he was move ) hy the in. lion was to be ex partt Mr, Knox lepl
ensily of her purpose, and the arden- J that the committee were anxious ihai jus
ttce should be done to all parlies, Mr
M'C. then asked that the committee wou!
desist for a abort time until his counsel ur
rived, which was granted. Mf. M'O. also
proposed to give an affidavit of the who!
transaction but receiving no intimation from
I placed the light upon the table, and ashamed of our-clve that we make ni
commenced iindrefsing. Ifiad hardly got. belter use of them. Of superiority o-
niy coat off when my attention was allraci-:ver 11,1 ollcr let otn? the lion
ncKeu ine unicorn in a imr Dih', ann
then went about hir budinea.i .
thoiich nolhinir r,f ih Linfl Ka-I lnn...
Ve;i." said the retain, who began to' d one of u. ,,rom Ki,rK
ed to a frork, and quantity of petticoats ly
ing ni; a chair near the bed. '
el.ow signs tliat he was gelling deeply in
terested. 'And a air of beautiful shoes and stock.
Trim thn Mother's Magazine.
STORY OF A SISTER'S LOVE.
A few days ago I was at ilia Sate
Prison at Sing Sing wheie I heard tin
facN I am about lo relate. '1 hey fur
nish as louchinn an instance of devotion
s I have lately met and they show us
that in ihe humblest walks, even in the
i1 nmepbere , vice) and ciirnr, then
m-y flourish come of the purest passion,
thai ouijht to win our chanties aud make
is respect the poor,
A young man in Nova Scotia came to
the city of AVw Yoik and Itll amonii
heives. IJe became the companion ol
criminals himself. Cf Mainly he was ar
rested on a charge of crime, was tiied,
convicted, and sent to prison at Sing
aing.
His sister in Nora Scotia hearJ of tin
fate of her brother, and resolved to se
cure his deliverence from prison. She
was only a servant girl and her scanty
purse waj barely sufljcient to defray
her expenses through the long jnu. nej
to the city. When she reached New
York, she learned the only way to ge
her brother out of prison was hy par
Ion from the Governor of the State, ami
lie was at AHny. Sne had no mean
o employ counsel to aid her in makin:
he application, nor even the little tha
vas necessrry to pay her own way It
ihe fett of ihe Governor. Sue went It
aervicein Ihe city and wotked faithful-
y till ahe had earned money enough ti
defray her expenses to Albany, and wa
oon there, a stranger, a young unpio
tected woman, with no oiher recom
mendation than that of having a broth
;r in the State Prion. She inquired
he way to the house of tho Governor.
b;ained an audience, and then with al
ihe eloquunce of love so bent up in her
own bosom, siie mnde knwn her reques..
The Governor said he must have somt
reason for granting the pardon or li
oou'd no! in'erfere.
' ;l my brother is an innocent man,'
strength of her affection. Zrjt he stil1
lesitated.
'Why,' said he you must parJon
my btother. I shall never leave you
until you do, I shall stay j 1 1 t hre an
pray forever, and if you wish me u
go away you must pardon him, and
will bless you, and God will bless yoi: oommittee did not present il. Mr, M'COR
ha long it day you live. lief prayer- VII'JK apnearin' as counsel for t!ie accused
anu tears so W prevailed as to extort a U, proceedings were rene wed.
primne (im. we woum unite imnittiuii .. ., r4-lim(1.i W u
ttT 1 1 i tI A lnf1 trift naan H , A tf lltetr iiiak.J
"i'iiugi mm tut. .h.ti,j iu ll UH-V u c H i f 1 If O 1 P ' 1 1 I
r , a i I . uuu' m. iu vwii a iuiic wttHH U i) gpc
i, ,M ; n i. a .smi i..n..i i ,.n e i i.
Ion by a cerliao day which he nam-d, """ ",a ,u,i," ,c'" B"u ,uu,,u ",!"
hrotlt-h the matl, lo the prison, al Sin, i""nng unuer gteai excuemen; ne opened
Hue ' drawer in his bureau, in which lay a Urge
Once more the noble hearted girl re bile of notes, and asked me lo count tha
terns to work, and wait for the idow I nooey ;I proceeded to count it at his lequ-
wccltlowear away. I5ut Ihey Hv ind while counlinu it, he laid he had btei.
las.et vynen sno riougn. mat tna nm. iniulled by offi!rof for lhe o(
s. V V m V, i Ihm liliurli drain nass I In. I 1
, , , Jf , , . f influencing nn acuon as member of the
was lo be the reward of her toil and suf-L, . .
fering.
Committee on Danksj counted the monev
On Ihe very day which the Gomnm iml maJe 11 400; he desired me lo eeal it
had named; the constant sister make "Pi HnJ 1 d'J J endorsed it, this is the
ic-r appeal aiice al Ihe door of Ihe priioi package as sealed by me; the seal has not
il Sing Sing and informs the keeper )e0n broken; there are two qiaripr PngPt
hat Ntie nan come lor ner oroiher wii i,i,iiB , ; in h,t, . inJ
in that day was Ij tie pardoned by tlx
Governor. Bhe was tohi that no par
Ion had been received. Her heai
link within her, Was she after all !
'ifi disappointed? 'Hut Ihe Governoi
"aid he would send il by the post, an
i-iotis banks; have not a disiinm recollection
if all tho notts believe it was mostly oi
I'lainfiold money: this occurred about 2(
ninutes past, 9. A. M. Mr. Piollet sated
hat his friends, Messrs. Laporte and Bur
would be hero tu day. lie will kee ell, had gone lo the House, and he wanted
his piomise I know he wil The keep
rwassiiuck wi h he r appearance an
ile-hl i iieies'ed in her n a uwr. 11-
i old her in con.e in and he would send li
he post oflioe. While the messenge, wa-
jrine she walked ihe room in gieat ag'
ation, irembliug between hope and lea
md when the word whs brought tha
o have them see il, he was very much ex-
iiod, and al limes regretted thai he had
tot avenged himself for the insult, but Ik
tad anted by the sdviceof his friends.
Victor E. 'toilet, sworn. Is a member
f the committee on II inks of the House nl
!epreseniaiives. The committee cousins
a victory, we "liould hare thrust our nr,dsiesifi the gu l, who had never for
ir.to our breeches pockets-'hrown back
he head pul futward ihe breast and bel
a mo;
mant indulged the thought that he couU
have beett jjuilty of crime. The Gov
litre was no panlon she proiesied ihsi f seven members. Al our first or second
I would come, and she could not leav- meeting Dr, Samuels preconted for lhe ac
. i. . .. i i . .1 'P i. : .. i i. .
ne prison until num. ine.iiiu no.ri- lnn of ,ie (jomrritlee a memorial ami pa
.11 a t. I . - - 1 I 1
e.u Kper iuok t.ei iu o.Miuose anu pt-. l(-ers containing chsrges against Ihe LehnI.
mitted her to Slav there wailintr lhe ar .. , . .
J ll:iiiitlflf'iiilfiiailk.iiitftai warn Isuin nn
1m , m. vvoiiii if tun ino viinit q iiu main ill'
ril ihn P.ttornnl'l hilar IS J 6
next dav it came-the pardon came- 1,1,1 nc,e, lPon' anU w,,,,e8'f8 10 1,18 ,,u,n
' ti f..- ...i I 1
md she embraced her bromer fbej aimr" 01 1 ",r were 8Ul'oe;,ae"' y permission
freed bv his sijter's sacrafice and love, of :he House, and it was made lhe rpecia
The pardon was accompaied by a lei- older for to-day.
ier from the Governor to the prisoner. was casually introduced lo.lr. M'Oook
urging him in strong and impressivi ,, Thursday or Fridey last, in Mr, Hueh
m.ihuhr .0 coomuc i nimseiinereaiierir ler's bai room.'on Saturday, as left the
i manner worthy of the noble sister ol , . i in i
, , , J , ' lar room to t;o to my room, Mr. HI Cook
whom he had reason lo be proud, and , ,. . . . . . . , ,
, l if i. . , 1 r fo owed me saying 'hat lie wis hed lo dpeak
iVnnSff l Pnv n J anil tora va n net .1 Jo I
. .. . , ..., .. T 1 -
'ort hp was indebted for his liberty.
I wuh me I opened the door 8 ml told him to
l'he bi other and sister icpieing in their pva, ln ",r- M j- la"' llial ll,cre wa' "
e-union and ihe boon of freedom Pci"vt'gal'ori going on before lhe Commit-
vful'y won, took their way from the tee on Hanks, of certain chains againsi ihe
prison houe and are doubtless now ir, Lohioh Bank. and ihatil was upon that sub-
ome retirement earning an honest live
ihood.
I dwell with peculiar interest upon
his 'nstance of sisterly atachmenl. I.i
'eaches mn not lo look only at the re
fined and elevated circles of humanity,
'or examples of pure and constant Ijve
It tells me the poor and nejt'ected heart.
tnd that Ihey are as keenly alive lr
pleasure and pain as those in the mor
I'ghly favoured walks of life.
TEXAS.
The Kentucky Legislature has passed t
aw, levying a tax of two dollars each on
evolving pistols, duelling pistols, bowie.
kiiives and Arkinst.i tooth-picks.
STiT-.'jtagwJ
The Legislature of Tennoisce hss repenl
id the law of 183f, which prohibited the
retail iraffin in liquor, and supplanted il hy
in act which authorises any person lo re
tail who will pry a fperified tuf.
jpet that he wished to apeak lo me.
He exhibited me a psper upon which
there was a written statement of lhe number
of New York Sum published by Moses
Y. ?6ach(nd of two other papers pub'ish
ed by said Beach The number of weekly
circulating was about eqtul to 800,000.
I'nat M(. Besrh had engaged in the Texis
annexation affair thai be was one of oui
siionfest political friends. He stated fur
ther that Mr. B. had been offered two sep
arate appointments as Consul, by the Presi
dent, hut had declined them on acoont ni
his extensive business engagements. He
jtattd thai Mr. B. was in'crrsiei) in twn
Banks in Ohio, I think in his. flVfr M'C's;
neighborhood; th Lehigh County Bank ai
Allentown. the Plan, Geld Bank, N. J. am'
a B.mk in New Ilampshite. That he Mc
Conk was also interested with .Ir. IJ. in
these Uattks. 'J'hnt a very general interest
had been manifested ly aevtral plitiral
.friends in the inveitigatinn of lhe Lehigh.
n ti i .
wuiiiv ohiik. lie mentioned that Mr. IJ.
had once assisted Ohio in paying her inter
est and hud always been his intimate ami
'onfidemiNl friend. I mentioned to Mr.
M'C. thai ihe charges against the Lehigh
County Bank were of a grave and serious
nature. Thai besides the petitions ihera
were statements from Jacob Oillinger and
others of the best men in Lehigh county.
That ihe investigation would be a fair on
and that if ihe friends of ihe Bank could
meet lhe charges there was no disposition
to prejudge lhe case on the part of any mem
oir ot ihe committee so far as I knew, lie
staled ihai Dr. Sjinuels was prejudiced a
gainst the Bank and that the opposition of
Jr. Uerlinger and nthin was not of a kind
'hat ought to be considered. I told him
'hat ile prejudice of Dt S would not in
ilnence others of the committee that they
would do injustice, nor would ihey impiop-
er!y expose any of the books and papers of
he Bank. I endeavorad in what 1 said on
this interview to convince Mr. M'C. that
there wai a perfectly fair disposition to)
wards the Bank. He laid that it was not
ihe policy of ourputy lo war with lho
Bank?, (hat it had injured our party in ()
no, and our friends in Washington were a
raid it would injure us in Pennsylvania
lold him that so far as I knew ihe s ntimenu
if the committee on Banks, there wis no
lispbsiiion lo wi:-e a war on Banks. He?
eferrcd to lhe Lehigh County Bank again
aid I assured him the Bank had nothing U
;ar if the eiiargcs wrr grnundlessi Con
versation nf a general nature ensued andMr,
IfCook look his leave,
n the course of Ibis day (Saturdiy) I
nentiuned to Mc. Burrell that there wm
onsiderable interest exciied on the subject
f this investigation; thai some nf theso
things were to me inexplicable, Mr. B. sai!
hat there were things that had come under
lis noiice thai convinced him ihai corrupt
neans would be employed. ( convra-
inn is here related, in which Mr- Burrell
dvijtid thai if anvthing nf a corrupt nature
hould be offered, it would be best lo lei it
$o on and dcvelope itselfj On Saturday
norning I was sitting at my fire in my own
om, smoking a cigar, Mr. M'Cook camn
into my room, drew a chair, and look a
eat by mo. the first word he said was, I
lave written for vour father to coire here,
he remark siruck me by surprise, and I
Id him he had done very wrong, thai my
titer was a gentleman of 72 years, and
ery feeble, and could not nuke ibis j lurny
it litis season of year, and inquired, what
do you want of my father? He said thai
'te wished him here lo help him in this Le
ligh Bank business,! lold him n y father
was unacquainted with legislation, andjcoulil
lie of no use lo him, he replied, have
written to him, and have offered him three
hundred dollars to come down here, and as
s ist nie in the investigation going on be
fore your Coniuiilice, I said it was all
nomensB to)writo to my father, thai ho
!id not know him. and he would think it
veiy singular. Hs ihen inquire.! if I knew
tny one else, thai he could employ. I
told him I did not, that I did not think it
vas necessary for him lo go to any expense
of lhe kind, that, as I had before staled, the
Committee would treat the whole
natter candidly and fairly, and that I did
not believa any one could inH ienco the ac
tion of the Commiitse. Hmoied lint htt
wanted the report of the Cmnmitee in fa
vor of the bank. Thi i ihrt e of the Com
miitee had agreed to report in favor of lhe
hank, hiii! that ho would deposit $300 with
ne, or with any person I could name, if I
tfould vote for a leport in f.ivor of the bank
in lhe Committee. I was verv strongly
xcited, il had not appeared to me before
; hat I was to be approached in th.l direct
manner. I said very little, for it 'as diffi-.-ult
(o conceal my emotion. I said to Mr'
M'C. fnriher.that I would think of it lis
irgi'd me, to name s f iend with whom
Me could confer, I replied that I would th'.nk
dit and probably snid that 1 would Fee hiro
tint. M'Cook said he Mould sec me on,
Monday night in niynom. A few min
n'.ce id'cr he went out wetit to Judge La.
portc'6 room as Wed bun ii.'-o my loom and