The New York herald., 1851-07-13

(From the Albany State Register. July II

the Attempt 90 DrAhe the Attorney General
on she Canal Biii.
[From the Albany state Register. July III
Gr Townsend from the select committee appointed 20
inv, certain matters in rsl~tion to alleged
'tnpt to bIibe the Attorney General made ~ritteE
por. th,reon, which he Rad a. follows -
10 THE HoNoRAslE rnE AssfMpL,
The select committee appointed under the resciation
~ the House ed the seventh day a July in sta Mt
nd which Is in the words following
Whereas, the Honorable Noble g. Ederkin Il reported
in the .s6oy .9rg have used the following language
on this floor on the third day OF July -Hr klderkin
crossing at Ii had been passed in esucus-thouxh
there rumpus tNereand might sit here till
do. ms day, and we could get no amendment could
the Senate rttrainng the Attorney Gen~sai az inst
bringing an injunction Mr. o. Ahen-lt Is In the
House now Mr.. II knew that Notwit hstanding that
officer had been entreaed to dest from bringog an in
junction against this bil-no withstanding he had been
offered $l0 coo IL he would not bring injunction
against the b-you could not stop the passage Of this
bill by this House He offered to prove-no man could
stand up here and depy-thSt that officer had been Of
this bill. daughter Still there were those here who
going to pass this bill, notwithstanding all these cir
Therefore resolved, That a committee Of hve be APP
pointed by the Chair to investigate the charge that the
committee have power to send for and papers
and to examine the persons under OATH and that the
committee have leave to sit during the sessions Of the
House ana that they report TO tns house % wnou.
kin appeared before them. That he asked for an ad
jour- ment Of the proceedings until the morning Of the
sth nst, which granted That ut the hour to which
the adjournment had he appeared and was examin-
before the committee, and his examination was taken
in writing by the chairman, in the words following
IS COMMITTEE. July 8, 1851.
Present-Messrs Townsend, Briggs, Heath, Maurice
and curtis.
Mr. Nozzle g. Elderkin present.
Questiop.-Win you state what you know relative to
the subject Of the investigation Of this committee!
ssy know nothing only know what have heard
from what cau good authority
Own you state whether you ha We been informed by
any that bribe Of $40 0O0 other sum- has
been offered to the Attorney General. If SO, by whom
you informed and when!-and what was lid to
you!
A-To the first part Of the question answer have.
hereinafter explained by the Attorney General him
self; don't know when, precisely but since this extra
session commenced. The ATTORNEY General said to me
what tie person eripg said to him the Attorney Gene
raj that he had the promise Of contract OF $0e0ooof
half million contract the wcrd and that they dare
not cheat him-tbat If he the Attorney Gen.raI may
not exactly the words Of the Attorney General but
you will get the dea-woud let this thing alone bring
Injunction, he would give him one quarter of that
contract that ne need not advance money nor turn
his hand and he would guarantee that quarter OF
the contract should be worth to him ten thousand
doars
Odd the Attorney General state who made this
proposition to him,
Ale did not The Attorney General went on to
say that the person old and particular personal
friend and that after he ascertaned that he could not
succeed in buying him he begged Of him not to mention
his name and that be said TO him that he would not
mention his but that he should the circumstance,
and offer. and attempt.
Q-pid the Attorney General request you to commu-
nicate The circumstances TO the IiouSe'
A-No sir; he did not.
Q-Did you ask his permission TO communicate them?
Al asked him if he willing that 1t should be
made known he said that he had no objections
Ibid the Attorney General inform you Of what po-
liticaI party was the perse making this oger
Ale did; he sad he was a whig
Q.-pid he say when the efIer was made,
Ale told me the same day that the oher mad been
madebat during the rst two weeks OF the session
Q.-Do you know from anything the Attorney General
said from any other source or from your own know
ledge, who made the cfersPoken of
II do not.
Q-Haye you any further knOwledge or information
than you have stated this examination respecting the
tuth of the charge contained in your remarks quoted
in the resolutions,
By Mr Briggs-Did you ask the Attorney General the
Of the person making the offer and where he re-
sided
Al don't recollect whether asked him ais
directly; think did say this because there were
others present at the time the first was had
some enr may have asked him the question, but the
question put 20 him who IL and he said that he
liberty to tell for he had said to the man he
would not expose him think he said where hs resided
in tho Western part OF the State, think.
C.-who were present at the first conversation you
referred to-
present At the first conversation az some conversation
hir Dart had been present-he roomisg with me-snd
the Attorney General In the next room TO US; think
Others were presspt; csunot name them.
by Mr. curtis-Q Did the Attorney General cay that
be had commenced contemplated any proceedings
against The person who made The Offer FOR the attempt
AZ bliberyf
Al do not recoect hearipl: the Attorney General
say .n thing that subject his to the person
after the offer msdtbat he surprised that
b. voa,s make oder OF thst kud 20 him; that there
money enough Ia the canals to buy him. be said
that hs did not believe the intended to commit q
crime or do q wrong NOBLE :. ELDERkIE
Taken and sworn this eth day of July, A r., 1851.
JohN J. TowSsrsp, Chaii man.
TIE committee further report that the examination Of
NJ Edekn having been concluded the committee were
desirous Of examining witness Mr. Levi s. Chstheld
the Attorney General; but Dir. Chathed although duly
summoned refused TO appear before the committee TO
tstry TbsreuIen. the committee directed that the
iest nony Of Mr. Elderin should be reported 10 the
uOuse. oil of which L. respec ctfuly submitted
JOHN TOWNSEND Chairman Select Com
NJ r stated ths, he bad written 20 toe Attorney
Gspe-al desiring Es attendance before tho committee
rIG had received q communication Of very peculiar
character shch he would send 60 the clerks desk that
II u'ght be read 20 the House