The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1843-04-15

William overfeld promised him the ap
poin,mens' he was seeking, IL he would
sustain the veto.
The fact, then, being established by the
oath ofJacob Hill, nothing remains for the
committee but TO report it 10 she House.
The Legislature is the guardian Of its
own puri,y--it has the power 10 expel
member for open corruption, and it has the
power 10 impeach funciionary of the gov
eminent for corruptly influencing the votes
Of its members. II is invested by the con
stitution with full authority TO vindica,e its
character and preserve its integrity. The
reputation of the whole people Of the Com
monwealih is implicated in the character of
the Legislature. II would be false to itself
false to the people whom i, represents,
and whose interests it has in keeping, and
regardless of the maintenance Of our form
ofgovernment in it's original purity, did it
permit its privileges to be attacked, and the
official integrity of its members TO be assall-
ed by coordinate branch OK the govern
ment, without resorling 10 its constitutional
authority to uphold its independence, pre-
serve its virtue, and defend its honor. What
COutSC vi dStlOu tlC lLCHioldbuiO OuBnt w
pursue ip the present case the committee
will not undertake 10 decide. They leave
it to its own sense of self respect, and its
fidelity to its constitutional obligations, TO
determine.
The committee offer the following resolu
ton:
Resolued, That the committee be dis
charged from the further consideration of
the subject.
JEFFERSON X. HICKMAN,
E. JOY NORRIS,
J. H DEFORD.
Testimony in the case 9th Canal Com
naissioaers, taken .Hpr,l lSt, lS43 :
JACOB HILL, sworn!-I think it was on
Wednesday last, to the best of my knowl-
eGge-Gen. M'Culoch and me were walk
ing together, and l was going to turn up
towards Princes. The General made men.
tion,we would go up the other way opposite
to the Capitol. He broached the subject
about some appointment out at Freeport.
We thought the appointment was very un.
popular-ihe appointment was Alexander
Scoit-he had been appointed for seven
years, the present board re.appoinled him
This spring. There was good deal Of
talk backward and forward between me and
the General, relative TO that appointment.
Then lie told me he had been up, and seen
Major Reynolds. who, think, he said was
sick in bed. He told me if would say
The word, that could get that Office my.
SELF told him | had family and could
not attend to 1.-THE said if did no. want i'll
could appoint some one under me, told
him I did not want to do shat, or else he
said tha, could get any man appointed
| would choose il. 4 saw Mr.. Reynolds.
and had conversation with him; and ali
mat ne had to say was, that | could have
lhe once myself, or get any one appointed
that ! would say. That dav towards syen.
ing. went TO his desk, or 10 MIR. HnI,z,s
desk, asked him what | was to do If I
accepted these Offers. He said he did no,
know, brt of course they would expect me
TO sustain the veto. He said likewise ,ha,
Mr. Reynolds had told him that he. and
Mf, oVerheld were opposed to the appoint.
ment' ana leu it TO Butler;who had appoint.
him. ! did not apply for the appointment,
myseii. have never asked it for mvse!r-
Yesterday morning Mr.. Oyerfeld and I.
were talking together at Mr.. BuehIer's ont
IT the doors and at the stone s,ens. Af,er
alking about one thing and ano,her
mentioned what l understood from Gen
M'Culloch, tina, they were willing 10 MAZE
new appointment at Freeport, He said
,e was not IN favor of the appointment at
irst' and he said then that The Legislature
'ad got them into tight place; and If I
you'd help them through and sustain The
dovernor's veto, they would appoint anv
nan ! wanted, was just 10 write one or
wo lines on piece of paper, and put nv
lame to it; and send itup, it would BE snf
lclenl. He said the reason lhev wanted
nat was so if they went out into ,ha,
oun,ry, and the appointment was no,
'opular, they could show it. | understood
distinctly il would sustain the yeto.I cnnld
e' me appointment; | told him | wonld
'udy' and see Mr.. Harms about il, that he
new The men In that country. Mr.. Kerr
nd walked together the other evening.
We got talking together that Scott was nn
opuisr out there, he told me, he thought
ouId gel new man appointed out there.
CroSS-eramined by Mr.. Barrett, for
ne commissioners. Il cannot tell exactly
Fhere first talked about IL do NOT ,h;ol
lat can name him, told il for one 10
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