Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-12-07

lillian, 70, sum n money, and situation
the fs<sesH- ue denied TO witnesses. tia =
haa received any money from Mr.. NJrr3
2 ,taiter ne had in fact received it) as staf
IN the evidence of Mr.. Gourle, TN
lount paid to him foi the Services erform&
him, aud the whole aspect oftbe traf-
| IN, clearly shews to the, cornittee that
rs madt use Of his Official st.ion totxtorr
| icy from fair applicant tone legislaturey
| ne hasIendeavored to intrfere IN the ba-
s,s OF the legislature, am Offered hims,H
ans services as the sub;ct OF barter and
Such a man, in the ,pinion OF the com
ne. ought not to be rermitted any longer
taId station near tbs Senate.
le committee beg cave TO remark, that inS q,
tihry part of ther investigation, they ex- !.
afd MIR. Thurlcw Weed, of Rochester,
wwas in this city a portion of last winter
DS evidence il would appear as if Mr..
bsli, of ChenangO county, was acquanted
! wilaets which could or might implica
Miakeiey the Assembly. The conn
teeenslately sent for Mr. Birdsail am IN;
IN having iysd in whichlG -.
.clieo inns city, rney nave cUhsIdered it rro-
per 10 examine MIR. Blakeiy himself. in r.rard
TO the transaction, and they are fully satisfied
ny MS oath, as well as the previous exsmioa-
ton oil Mr.. Morrison that there are no grounds
OF snspeciing Mr.. BIakciy Of having H..n a.
reciiy or indirectly benefited by the passaro
OF ihe Chemical bank. Under such circnn,
stances, the committee could not DELAY th.;r
report To the Legislature. In the examinatinn
oi marx Spencer, one of the directors of the
Cnemicai bank, It will be perceived that hs
gives u as his opinion, that The S SO 400 of re-
serv-i stock, was intended in part. Tor soms
mehher or members Of the legislature. and
that 1t vas held in trust for them When tha
COMMITTEES heard this evidence, from an rs
Iec'abie source, they did consider il their
duty to investigate II in all IFS bearings.
=, Ihe evidence. however, of MIR. Seely. M.
morris"n' MI. Stebbins and Mr.. Pos, sa.
as'nc'or'iy explains this transaction, as fund
Pieasea TO various friends of hlr Morrison.
ana That ne has -avaed himself of the onnor.
tunity, with the Mesa Post, generaIIv. ,nf,.v
on! the interest of those friends In this stncL :,
low rate and all the persons are named i
his eXamina ton. ~
IL VII, De perceived that the testimony IA.
ken oy the committee, necessarily iutrudurps
the names of several persons, who act.d "a
agents Tor the Chemical bank, aud who cen,e
w"hih the scope ofthe Concurrent resniutio,,.
IN .he inquiry instituted by the committee. 10
discover 1t any member Of the legislature h "a
been improperly influenced in hrs ole. il he.
came necessary 10 examine Mr.. Morrison and
tue agents employed by him. And the evil
uence thus elected is certainly far from Grad
.'dpie 10 any OF the persons engaged. inc,,d-
ing nir. MorrlsoD, to see men holding iudicia,
stations, and others claiming rank in societv,
congregate at the seat of government. for ,bs
purpose vi letting themselves out, FOR such re-
WARDS as may be extorfed frsm the fears or
.he hopes OF applicants 10 the legislature, must
De a source ofdeep regret to all who res,,rct
the purity of legislation. But when il app,.ars
that the votes Of members of the leo,sInturs
are actually pledged by the Lobby, without
'he most distant communication with them.
ana ny thpse means rumors are spread abroad.
duplicating the legislature, and all for the p,,r.
pose OF extorting money frorn desperate or
,''n'd man, 1t becomes the sacred daty of the
legislature, to expose to the public, The names
OF the individuals who are guilty. The testi-
mony d'scloses The names Of VIM. M'DonaId,
now OF Waterford, Col Matber, OF Rensse.
iaer, Aaron Hackle5, late FIRST Judge of ST.
Lawrence, Halsey Rogers, first Judge of the
county Of Warren. Ward Il. Howard of ,hs
ciy OF Ne~ York, Isaac Kibbe, of Buffalo.
Thomas HIatchim, Of Montgomery. Gen. Gar,
peDte, of Ti"ga, w. j. Caldwell of NV
rek, "A. moody, of New York, Cornelius
;y"strn, OF Pen Van, and Gen. Swartout. ~
Nv iofK' The letter Of Gen. Swartout TO
~. snhic'ently shows the interest taken
ny MN T; and the course pursued sutseopen,I,,
oy Decatur, must lead To conclusions which ~,
irresistible OF some understanding existing he
tween The latter gentlemen. General So,
pu' was duly subpened, hut can not he found
" a"e COMMITTEES, he having left his lodgings
% sunday last and Col. Decatur ia o,, oe
ne n'nis OF The state, as is proved before
mem " would be proper here 10 renarl
nai ward u. Howard and William ! Cahi-
'eu' wele engaged by MorrisoD. to assist bio,
me iail Of S25, and that Howard exoec,e,,
situation ~ the bank, ifthe bill passed. TIE
omphuee do not object to gentlemen attend
oS the lesslsiure for the purpose ofsolir;linr
ne s passage OF bills at fair compensation, and
n ~ Tue county or city they represent, has
!, o'rect interest 10 the question. what in
ne opinion Of the committee constitores dc
poTai guilt, and deserves TO be seyerelv cor
u1ed, Is the practice Of persons regularly meet
ns al Albany, from various parts of the s,ate
make u business to lend their aid " for
dy, 70 any application, and opposing apDi~
auons' unless they are paid TO he encouraged
= y ,o'eratedilus obsiructing the regular conrse,
u legislation, and casting suspicion as 10 The
purity OF Legislative acts. And painful az 1, 10
o me committee, they are bound to saw. ,hat
o"e % me agents ~ the Chenssl bark 40