Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1851-01-23

The personal controversy At pre-.

Inc personal controversy al pres
ent going on between Mr.. Rives Of
the GlObe,and Mr.. Richie, Of the In
ion, has brought about disclosures as
10 political movements at Washing
ton, that will require explanation
from parties implicated, most Of
whom are still living. Mr.. Rives
charges that the $4,000 paid by
Major Heiss and Mr.. Ritchie for the
Globe newspaper was the funds Of
Government, removed from the SUBJ
treasury at Philadelphia, and deposit
ted in the Middletown (Pa.) Bank, Of
which the Hon. Simon Cameron was
President, for the purpose of estab-
fishing Tyler Organ. That Presi-
dent Polk consented to its being az
forwards used for purchasing the
Globe, and 2ledging himself that the
bank should not be called on to re-
fund it for some years, and then in
small installments. Mr.. Ritchie, in
reply TO this charge, makes the fol-
lowing singular statement:
"Mr. Rives is attempting to estab-
lish connexion between Mr.. Came
ron and ourseIf. Now, he has
told US a great many things Of which
we had no previous knowledge
We never knew anything, for ex-
ample, of the $4,000 deposited
with Mr.. Cameron's Middletown
Bank by the administration Of Mr..
Tyler. We repeat once for all, that
if Mr.. Cameron advanced one cent
towards the purchase Of the Globe,
we know nothing Of it. To this day
Major Heiss never informed US from
what source he derived his funds for
paying the installments for the Globe.
He has delicately yet firmly de-
clined to inform US, though we have
recently published the assertion, on
his authority, that he did not OBJ
tain the money from Mr.. Cameron.
Major H. had previously engaged to
advance the money for US. He was
the business partner Of the firm, and
we looked to him exclusively for
these advances. They were made
by our worthy partner; but whence
derived, was fact which he care
fully kept from US. Mr.. Rives is,
therefore, utterly at fault when he
asks US whether it was not Mr.. Came
ron who made us the "still more bril-
liant offer" to which we referred
Still more, of course, is he biunder-
ing, when he intimates that we knew
il was 'the identical $4,000 OF
treasury money which was in the
control OF Cameron that was offered
TO- (us.)"
Mr.. Rives also asserts that Mr..
Tyler withdrew as an independent
candidate for reelection to the Pres
idency, on an agreement with Mr..
Polk that he would turn his back on
the Globe, if elected, and get up a
new paper in its stead. Mr.. Richie
states his disbelief in any such collu-
sion, and calls on Ex-President Ty-
ler and Mr.. Cameron to clear up the
mystery which Mr.. Rives has crea-
ted. t.--- -lt-
Mr.. Rives introduces a number of
letters from Gen. Jackson 10 Mr..
Blair to show the unfavorable opin-
ion that he had of Mr.. Richie, and
also his knowledge Of the movement
on the part OF Messrs. Cameron and
Tyler to establish a new paper, or
merge the Madisonian into some 9TH
er and make il Mr.. Polk's organ.
The following is from one Of Gen.
Jackson's letters TO Mr.. Blair, dated
Hermitage, Dec. IA, 1874, and ad-
dressed by "my dear Mr.. Blair"
"But there is another project on
foot, as void Of good sense and bene-
fit TO the Democratic cause as the
other, but not as wicked, proceeding
from weak and inexperienced minds.
1t is this: TO bring about a partner
ship between you and Mr.. Richie
you TO continue proprietors and
Richie the editor. This, to me, is a
most extraordinary conception COM
ing from any weIl-inGormed mind or
experienced politician. 1t is true,
Mr.. Ritchie is an experienced editor.
but sometimes goes off at halI-coek,
before he sees the whole ground,
and does the party great injury be-
fore he sees his error, and then has
great difficulty to get back into the
right track again. Witness his course
on my removal Of the deposits, and
how much injury he did us before
he got into the right track again.
Another fduz pas he made when he
went off with Rives and the con-
and advocated for the
safe-keeping OF the public revenue
special deposits in the State banks,
as Il where the directory were cor
rupt there could be any more secu-
rity in special deposits in corrupt
banks than in general deposits, and
il was some time before this great