The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1847-01-21


Dodge for U. S. Senaior-sald should have
a damned fat office, and that need not pay
him what owed him. AS soon as he began
TO make these offers. told one or two-Mr.
Goodrell and Mr. Wallace about ii, / at first
refused 10 go into, his arrangement My
friends advised me 10 take all that could
get, and then lay the whole. matter before
the House. Que time met Marshall and
ne told me about the cancnsing, that they
had determined TO drop Dodge and then
Hall was 10 be The next man, who he want
ed me TO vote for. He told me great many
tales of men in high offices growing rich in
doing The same as be wanted me to do Mr..
Speaker, | was never in Legislature be-
tore, but since Monday week have seen
AUD heard of more. corruption in this town
than ever dreamed of. Several, besides
Marshall have approached me, but have moi
Offered me money directly. They urged me
TO vote for Dodge-Marshall said could
have the 800 and as much more ps want
ed, and whenever | wanted money the dem
ocrats of The South would let me have it,
He Told me thai they we're now going for
Dodge aud Judge Wilson. He told me if |
would go Tor Dodge | should have ins,ruc
tinns IRON my constituents insrucing me 10
90 for democraiic Senators and as lived in
a democratic county,. il would pass off well
enough. On TUESDAY evening | saw Mr..
Marsh II and he gave me Two receipts one
Tor money | owed him and for VIII I owed
SCOTS of Wes Point. He also gave me five
dollars and said conld have as much more
as wanted, The instructions came, aud
the names OF those who were my opposing
candidates were IN them. MIR. Speaker il
is true | live in democratic county, had
two locOfocos running gainst me, butt knock
ed the sand from under both of them. If it
was for road or the like of that they might
instruct me, but 10 matter such as this
consider myself instructed by The ballot box
Mr.. Speaker, am alhomespun man have
money enough TO carry me through The win.
ter. With no child 10 support and two dol
lars day is enough for me. could have
much more from them bat all want, sink or
swim, live or die, is 10 let The world know
what kind ofa man Gen. Dodge was. | took
the five dollars and the receipfs-he re they
are (laying them on the clerks iable,) Mar.
shall told me that il was Dodge's moasv and
they had plenty mere of il-that a 81 900
was auihing 20 them In short, by comply
ing with their reques, 1 was TO receive as
much money as wanted, aud good fat Of
aS-7r------ ~ al S1flisss -.t0f
They held outthe idea TO me That fshoufd
have fat Office and that it would raise nc
in The estimation Of the sterling democrats
Of the South. To say all in a word, they
promised me every thing that was good and
great They have told me at diffe tent times
recently that should be the Lion Of the
STATE. He is that some already, if we may
put in an editorial expression here. Said
Marshall to me on certain evening, king
YOU have il in your power TO raise Dodge 10
Heaven or sink him to Hell. Now, raise
him, and damn me if yon shan't travel as
long as you live. We have plenty of money,
call on US al any time and you shall have
what you want. A thousand dollars is no oh
jec, to US. II we can get one Wing vote
them damn p0ssums may GO 10 hell, for we
can elect Dodge any way" Said | to my
self, very fine fish, Mr.. Oyster. s- sE
MIR. Speaker, ii may be said hareafier thai
the reason Twas willing to. expose this hor
rlble thing, is, that they Were not men Of my
own party. Bni, gentlemen, this is not lht
fact. here soemnly say ihaiif ii had beer
the best wing in the world that approached
me in this manner, Iewouid have exposed
him, sirs. When ever any man, care no
who he is, thinks that can be bought for ;
few hundred dollars, or that my own senti
menIs, or the sentiments of my constituent
can be battered away say when they thinl
this, they are barking up the wrong sapHnq
When they think that | am the man througl
whom The political affairs of This government
can be sold, they are on the back track ant
in the short rows. They have walked D
the wrong passenger this time, and as th
saying is, they are deiunct in the abstract.
I aIs.G l&k -sa .4.sH s-9.slal s..!
! During this statement, says the couespor
dent of the Hdpk- Eye, Mr.. King was fire
quenlly interrupted by the locoioco member:
even after he had obtained leave of tn
House to proceed. If a bomb she'll ha
/ been thrown IN their midst, the locos coul
moi have been more amazed Than they wer
at this exhibition of viihnous corruption O
the part of some ofiher favolile leaders. Th
bIanched cheek and agitated frames Of Sc
eral lobby members, who had been enga &c
in the Satanic attempt to corrupt wing men
bers of the House, plainly evinced their fe'
lest they might be exposed in this matter.
is most awful stated of things when me
who stand high in community and in who'
], that community have coufided1fby eleva
inc them TO high. honorable OfflceS-me