Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-04-27

we have no doubt the President had these gentlemen
neculiar "pipe and yarn" qualifications in view, when
he appointed them and we have no DOUBT he expects
70 make liberal of them, whenever the e1Igences
Of The times shall render them necessary.
These facts 70 10 show the nsncerlty OF federai
nro,n;s.s They shew that the spirit of hard cidersm
has injected The very atmosphere of Washington, ana
no matter " ho is President, impesses hun with It's aes
n;cable pecuarities. They shew that the "oeautilu
remark Of the Roman Senator IS just as appicaois
now as il was at the period when II was uttered ana
thus they who are the loudest and most prodgai IN
their professions OF public honesty, are Senefay tnose
who have the slendcres acquaintance win that opSo
letc virtue.
r1,H,ncrp-When this man was appointed ma
val agent at Philadelphia he known by every oody
who had heard Of him. and among the resi- no uouo'
BY Vice President Tyler, one Of the most caring w
reckless political cheats that the times nave
We Yesterday referred his participation IN le
nous frauds perpetrated in this city IN the years 1905
and ls3o II mus, be remembered, however, mat these
were not solitary instances. He was then pTactisea
hand at the business will appear from the suploneu
extract taken from the testimony given before me IN
vestigatng Committee, in the lnseTsot ana Mayor
case The deponent was Isaac Abraham, Jr.:
"Queslion By MIR. Ingerso Were you constable Of
eth ward Northern Liberties IN ISIS:
Ans. Yes, Sir.
CUES Was Mr. Bella Badger officer of the cleo
ton in that year.
Ans So was informed, Sir.
Ans. Yes, Sir
Cues Was he The most active partisan Of Mr.. Nay
Tor,
Ans. Yes, Sir.
CUES. Did you receive message from hlr Badger
and when, the subject of the election and what was
it-what passed between you;
fObected to by Mr.. Carkson, irrelevant, and m
competent to affect Mr. Saylor in this inquiry ana as
hearsay.
Ans. Well, Sir; Mr. Badger gave me-a man waited
on me by the of Mr.. Lcisur:ny, and told me that
Mr. BADGER wished to see at the OF Sixth ana
Chestnut streets; went down with the gentieihah
with Mr. Leisuring and found Mr.. Badger there ne
took me up stairs into room; he asked me II had
good deal of influence in the 18th ward of the Northern
Liberties | told him thought had-a good DEAL ne
told me that he would give $500 If would-(in the
first place he asked Inc what majority we wouid give W
the ward; that is for the Democratic party; tod nun
from go to 600 Notes.-The told me he would give me
$500, provided would vote the Wing ticket, and cleo
toneer it, he told call down to his house the next
evening, and he would give me the S2CO
Cues What ticket did you then and do you vote
Ans. Iyotc the Democratic ticket and always dc.
Cues Now pursue your story, taking IL up where
YOU left it.
Ans. | waited on him-went TO his house-he told
me he had no money out Of bank but if would meet
him at the Black Bear Tavern the next day, at two
clock, he would give 1t 10 me- went there, ana VI G.
Badger was therc-Ile called me out into the yarc-he
told Inc to into the stabe-we went INTO me
stable together-he pulled out his pocket book, aud
said all the money he had was S50-he gave me five
: 10 bills on the Penn Township Bank, and that was
all the money he had-and he told me to call up to his
house and get the tickets-he asked me Il could gel
any of our ckcts-a full ticket, as TO get some OF
ther'n printed near like could be-he gave me
bundle of tickets-some acas folded, and some 'caS
oose-cut off, took them tickets up to Mr.. John
Grim and gave them to him. That is pretty much
all. ~. Y. Post