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n AT CLEVELAND.

ers. The Office was a fat one, and there
was a scramble among the faithful 10
get il. 1t fell TO the lot Of certain lead
ers Of the Locos, and they went to the
work Of winding up these "swindling
Banks" good honest men! under a saIa.
~ Of 81 800. This vas demonstrated
against at the time. But six receivers
Of tho hard money class were appointed,
receiving this amount on pay !or ser.
vices to be rendered.
1t would seem, however. that the
"sPoijsmon' were not al peace among
themselves. Complaints were made
against certain receivers: they we're re-.
moved. Yet no revelations were made
But the lime arrived when, by law,
they had TO report their proceedings TO
the CORTLAND al the late term held at
Cleveland, an order was served on them
to this effect. Reports were made
from each Bank, and on Tuesday, The
22d instant, the question came up before
the Judges for acceptance, or rejection.
Judges Hay ward and Coe for their re-
%jeclion filing "a protest" to that effect
-RissejI and Warren for their accep.
lance.
And now a fno scene was enacted in
court-qui,e dramatic wilhal -illuslral-
ing how ~"spoils" men feel, and What
they will do II. B Payne, one Of the
Commercial Bank receivers stepped first
on the boards. lie denounced the pro-
tests and its authors, The former was
false. All It's charges as 10 speculation
and dishonesty were base, and the au
thors Of it-a polite men this Mr., Payne
liars. Judge Hayward responded
briefly. The Protest must 90 on the
record-ihe public could judge as TO its
correctness. Meek as was this reply,
lit did not soolhe or satisfy the offended
parties, and up rosa Il. Rice, one Of the
receivers Of the Cleveland Bank, who
made o furious attack on Judges Hay.
ward and Coe. The whole matter, he
SAID was, a Locofoco quarrel. 1t was
dog eat deg. lie meant TO expose and
disclose, and he did so in manner and
terms as follows:
"Iu relation 10 the salary Of $500
each, Mr.. Rice charged tina, Judge Hay
ward was The first to suggest it, and 10
duced the other judges to agree to that
sum-that after the Receivers had en-
tered upon their duties and much clam
or was made about the high salaries OF
the Receivers, they were approached
and cou6denHalIy advised That in case
Mey uould diride their salaries Wih Ger
tain persons, the $500 salaries would
be continued by The COHrt!-lhal said
Rece ivers were advised and instructed
10 dismiss the Clerk o. the Cleveland
Bank, because he waS a Wig! and 40.
other one selected from the party for
them, and this was 10 be done 10 secu re
the favor Of certain members Of III
bonch--that secret caUsuses and plot.
lings were held, the removal Of two Re
ceivers resolved upon, and certainly one
substitute appointed, and his bail eugag'
ed, even before any proceedings were
had TO ~remove-that probably the OBJ
jacti0us of a member Of the Court 10
certain compromises Of the Bank, arose
from the fact thai he could not compro.
mise his debt as he pleased; and that if
he would pay up, il would be some re.
lief to ths poor bill holders.' Judge
Hayward here salde, if reference was
made to him, he owed the Bank moth
ing. Mr.. Rice reioinsd, that his name
was 10 the Bank, and he had never heard
that it was claimed atOrgery
Such is a specimen Of the language
used to, and the grave charges made
against, Judges Of our Court OF Common
Pleas, and this, while sitting upon the
bench and in open court.
His Honor, Judge Hayward, in an
swer to Mr.. Rice, said, among other
things, that there was an issue OF rera
cifg between them which he would set
lie sISeW uc IoBISl'Vu NV
exhibition Of so much passion and bal
feeling, and thai he felt chagrined that
such a controversy should exist between
brethren Of the some political fai'h-
that he should do his duty in relation TO
this insoIvent Bank Iearlessly, and pro
lect the bill holders as far as in his
power.
: That in relation to the $500 salaries,
Mr.. Rec first came to him, end inform.
ed him. that the stockholders had fixed
upon that sum-that he should not &C
cept the office unless it was allowed
and as the Bank was able to pay The bill
holders. the stockholders should con
troll on this point and that il was then
that he insisted upon that sum, all the
other judges yielding, although they
thought il TOO high, save Judge Warren
who wholly objocted-lhNt he should en-
deavor TO fix the salary, each quarter
hersaI,ar accordipr 10 the services.