Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-07-09

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most honorable and correct men in the country
Win crimes oi the deepest dye aud tha, others have
no ilght TO expose these unfounded charges A.
sansl any such assumption enter NY protest
Your OH. st. MlCAJAH DAVIS. Jr.
Richard II. 1oler, Esq.
Now, lei us look at this evasive reply Mr. Da.
Wis says iii he be conrinced that he has done me
wrong" he will redress it. But how am TO con.
vince him He charges me with writing and pub.
lshing ialsehoods, knowing them 10 be false. How
can convince him tina, this charge is itself SANDER
Gus! Who is TO certify the convictions of my
mind Will he receive my positive asseyeraon
that II IS untrue Then lie h il. IL he will not
take that assever alton what witness " III he summo
upon what evidence will he rely ! Lave never, in
the whole course of my editorial career. made a
charge, on my own authority, which | did not be-
! lieve TO be true. That have been sometimes be
trayed into error, admit. Let him who has not.
whether he be an Editor or a gentleman Of wealth
and leisure, least the first stone" But, when |
have discovered any such error, have never hest
tated 10 it, and TO offer every atonement in
my power TO any one who may have been Injured
by il, The very allegation to which "A LOCKER
On" applied this harsh ph,ase,-to wit, as to the
compulson under which the clerks at Washington
had subscribed for kendas Extra Globe, as ce,-
tanly betiere be true as do any other fact not
coming Immediately within my personal knowledge.
believe il. because have seen il stated in letters
from Washi gon, and in the public prints. and, so
fa' my knowledge extends, it has never been de-
MED. believe it, too, upon other and more con-
elusive testimony. communicated TO my informant,
(himsell gentleman Of as high character rs any
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men whose bread might be endangered by disclo-
sure Of their names in connection with their asseye.
ration Of the fact !! And yet because, soemnly be-
eving, made this allegation, Mr.. Davis has las
sumed" the right of charging me with publishing
falsehood, kaoeing il to be false Aud when he
knows too that the allegation is farther inleiential
" sustained by the evidence before the Swauwout
investigating committee, in which the fact that Ger
ain federal officers in New York were assessed
with per cen,age upon Their salaries solcmnly
sworn to We subjoin the testimony Oh this subject,
lest the fact may be dencd
aren't S. De Peyster was sworn as a witness.
In his first answer. he testified that he had held
the situation of weigher in the custom house about
five years
10 reply to the Sd question, he returned the fol-
lowing answer
dol
lars each for tie support Of the election and when
declined, Mr.. Vanderpoel, the deputy survey
or, observed that | ought consider wheth-
fifteen hundred dollars per annum not
worth paving fifteen dollars Tor. Under the impress
sion that il the price of my situation, paid il
The above occurred during the last spring election
iot charter officers. During my holding office, Tor
about five years, was occasionally called on but
always declined, unlIl within the last two years..
Dacid ). Lynn was sworn as witness. - In an
swer TO The first question, he SAID II tie
first deputy collector of The port OF New York du.
ring the whole time Samuel Swartwout was collec-
tor"
In answer to the 2lst question, he said Il have
frequently been called on TO contribute TO political
objects while | was deputy COLLECTOR officer OF
the custom. house. The amount from twenty
TO one hundred dollars. The was pro rata ,accor.
ding to salary. 1t bore proportion OF from to
six per cent. | frequently paid part Of the 4
mount. When il was 100 high, q more than could
afford, urged them to reduce il. In one instance,
when was assessed twenty dollars, Mr.. Swartwout
told the collector of the TAX that dollars was e.
nough for TO pay. For few years back have
paid any thing the general committee, because
| could afford 10 pay he amount assessed, and
because could not conscienously longer sustain
the party. 81 believe that nearly all the officers of
the custom house. in doors and out, and the clerks
were similarly taxed and generally paid what they
were assessed 1t assessed by the general com
party denominated the Tammany Hall party.
If the indv dual did not pay the amount he was
taxed WITH the collector would remark You will be
reported to the general committeeman every body
well understood that prescription would follow.
The collector of the general committee has an al
phabetical book, which contains the names of per
sons taxed, aud the amount each individual is
CURED TO pay.'
John Becker was sworn as a witness. In answer TO
the Sd question he sald =" have been collector
for the democratic republican party in his city.
Ii is not official appointment, aud have made no
collections for This year nor have been Jlscharg
ed from said appointment" Ia answer TO the 4lh
question, whether he had ever collected any sum or
sums of money from William NJ. Price. whilst he
district attorney Of the United States, Tor the
democratic republican patty of New York, he said;
All the collections | ever made for the democrat
&c republican party were slrcty confidential |
therefore respectfully decline answering the ques-
ton. In answer 10 the l7Ih question, he said he
was the collector Of the democratic publican party
Tor five or six years previous TO 1888. Bv the
10Th question:, he was asked whether, during the
time he was collector Of The democratic republican
party in the cry of N. York, q SINCE he had known
w Hiram M PTice TO pay or contribute any sum OF
suns of money to political and party oblec he
olang confidence" In answer to the 2Olh question
he sald :" He had never known William NJ. Price
10 contribute, AT any one time, different times,
To carry election for the democratic republican
parry in the city OF New York $500. nor half Of that
| sum-" He was then asked how much he had known
! him TO contribute. lie declined 10 answer He was
| then asked whose confidence he would violate by
answering the 8 question. He answered "1he
| confidence OF the finance committee OF the gene raj