The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-10-31
DslrOit. oslObsr IL. 1874
STATE or MICHIGAN. ;.
Wayne Cnul g.


william s. Drisgs. Of Detroit. IN SAD
eaun'y and state. beng duly sworn. says
on Wednesday he Oh Day o '0clobsr IN
slant, he left The eiiy,oi Detroit fol IN,
purpose OF gsing 10 Saginsx ia this 1t .,
and a,eerI~nIng the ises aud eireum
,lsncss relative 10 ,Ihs noninstion Of
James G. Biney. Esq. 10 the Legl.l,.
lure Of tbs s,ste by he =" Democrats
party in The county Of Saginaw ibai on
Tie 10 b tzy Of October inst. he eslIed
Al the dseIling house Ct B. Garland.
ESQ. about nine 1silts from SsglnsS
Guy, and held eonvsrssucn Of consider
able length With him; ,ha, said Gsrland,
informed. dsronsnl that be, said Garland
wa,a msmher Of the democrat c parry
that no wss mesbsr OF the Democratic
convention Of ssid sopniy held q, Ssgi.
ns~ CITY o. ihs 2ssh day OF September
lasIsfs.he purpose Of dominating can
didssss for county Officers and Tor Repre-.
sentative in tse Legislature Of ihis state
that he. said Garland, sttsndsd said con.
sento> sharh vas hid O, The house of
z Jsssps aha Jsoss G. Brney. ESQ.
lsho resdes &. iossr Saginaw in SAID
sasinsss eouray) cas- then and there nom
mated BY sa:6 corvenlioa ss the e sndi
d.ie VI The Denosfstic party Tor such Re
preventative by . anapjmaIs. ss,s-; that
he. said Garland. bad .sevetsi converse.
tons 9th sad b rnty. come dsys pew.
Gus to The mevtlns Of said con, en,ion, in
referen<s " sad Birnsy's becoming such
esnd,dsse 70 which .hs latter expressed
10 him h. (ssfd Buhey's) Willingness to
excep, .urh nomination, IemsIking that
he should be Quite ~i.ling 10 seceet il, d
l. ndsIed 10 HIM. and could if el,c ed.
serve the conn,y,to the best Of his abil.-
ties, snt reirsn fom ssiIaIing the qGf..
ton of ALoIltios in The House. thai hr,
said Birasy, was . Jeiersnni.n nrmocrs,
and always hsd been. Said Garland ais i,
stated 10 this drpo.eni 1hd' whtn'in
tie said convection he was Questioned by
other meaber. respecting Mr. B,rney's
political sen Imehts and opinions, and
that 10 answer. he sisted to The conven-
ZION what he III stated To this depo-
nsnt dsponent thea asked him shs,
other authority he bad Tor making said
sls.eaent to The convention! 10 wh,rh
he rrrln d tba, he had 10 h,s possession
Litter from Mr. Braey himself. author.
isiag h a 10 make such state uenl; depo>
nen, thens requ, strd' him 10 show him
the Letter. SAID Garlaad declined, REMARK.
ing that he would show tito no one TN.
less sad B rney should deny having 40.
ihorized hun 10 make such eta emen,. in
which es- he world produce IT, Sad
Garland isr man of respeetabilsy aud
good standing and Democrstof iniu.
encs 10 ssidcouny: He expressed his
determine loo 10 vote for Mr.. -Bnney and
TO do all in sis poser Q promote he eIsc.
ton. sfirsisg that he tBrnry) "" the
regularly nouins'ed rsaJid lie OF the par.
". aud VA, those If the Democrats aha
had declares sgaInsi k,m constituted but
sipsss faction: lie sIso p.s,e,i that he
vss sell acquainted EI,h Mr. B.rney.
and ,ha, The later wac il the hsbit Of ire
qaenily stopping q. hts House. Depu-
neni theu rsauei tied said Garland to m Ike
m sffilavt OF ha facts b lad .,hus pa
ted, but he refuses, aIl.deiug ikstshe had
been infntmsd -thsi Mr.. Bnaey's uon,ima-
zion v,s prodOcix some excitement
abroad and reshap. i"jaring the Demo-
cratic party. aaa Ls was unwilling 10 do
any thing which pish. bsve ,hs, sfTec, =
Dsponsnt further says, that on the
d y bef1e he bad d conversation with
Mr.. z. Jsseu. the keeper of the house
q, shich said convention WA hsld. and
va. iaf'rssd byIhIm that b. heard said
Gs,i.ad s,sts 10 SAID convention in pub.
lie m inner. that Nj. Birney had prof. g.
sed To h,m to be Democrat, and pso-
mIsrd Il elected. Ito cary out Deco.
ca ssie principles" Said Jeweu rsfus-d
i" gave deponent o VII ten statement Of
his facs Tor 'hs ssns reason given by
Mr.. Garland FIR his gefnssi. bul,the fact
b, I said Garland. did make. such - dec
lsrsliou IN tlx N van ,iaa-,s IL, ttas m ~.