Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-01-07

while Mr.. Polk, through his Private Secretary, was
calling for the moneyed means the Globe to AID his
plans and the calls were heard and Needed and buried
grea' many OF Mr. Bairs fa3entS and mine in neigh
boring Stat 10 aid his pans-Mr. Blair had been bar
gained Oft by them to his enemies, and marked as their
victim. | was not sold, because as suppose, they
thought had talents enough to make myself Us eful
to them Cameron's bank Shouts fail not dream
ing that could write any person up, write any Per-
son down.
The sale of Mr. Blait was not known certainly a;tb
er to HIM myself until after Mr. Richie was INSTALL
ed in the Globe establishment, or he never would have
been installed in it. He would have appealed to the
country and have stood up against the ungrateul at
tempt 10 sacrifice us Tor our fidelity our party But
we did not know at that time OF Mr. Tylers overtures
TO Mr Polk and, therefore, yielded press 10 what
we induced to believe was an honest and unset
tlsh, though Mistaken decision the part of a new Ad-
innIstration requiring organ and soliciting the
discontnuanee OF the Globe surrender tie true
men OF the party now know tina; the course of the
obe was TO be arrested IN consequence of agree
ment made IN the summer OF 1874 in consideration of
Nr ylers withdrawal from the office holders nomi-
nation, which he had managed to get at Baltimore
Inc plausible preexts to the appeal made to in
duce II, were laid before who had the slightest
suspicion that the very heart of the Jackson parry was
to be stabbed whenever it could be reached in any of
Inc states, as Precipitation to those who had counte
nanced VII Iylers policy. 1t will be seen from por-
IONS OF Gen Jackson's letters, which | furnish Mr.
kche Tor his history that the old heros sagac y pre-
|
Alter the fate OF the Globe sealed, Mr.. Tyler
Withdrew from the canvass; and seems he was not
nnmndful OF the part he was to play, resulting from
the arrangement If Mr.. Tyler stopped the career of
the Globe, ii was but fair that he should provide the
ways and means to enable his successor to up an
oshe organ IN Its place. to carry out the muua schemes
OF the contracting parties How was this to be done?
Fifty thousand dollars, if more, were necessary to
accomplish this. Neither Mr.. Tyler nor Mr.. Polk nor
any OF the parties, could spare such round sum; and
it they could have done it rather risk to stake
it on establishmenthe Globe in the field against
It, This was the state OF things for which they were
TO provide.
| There was tempting fund within Mr. Tyer's reach,
which little stretching would enable him to lodge in
an ouof the-way place, where another INSCRIPTIONS
hand might give oblique direction, and turn what
belonged to the nations purse, into private pocket
answer this purpose. Fifty thousand dollars taken
timely from the public Treasury, put into the nest of
cunning, intriguing, trading politician, who had been
himself printer, might alter few months incnbate
or come out Just such national organ as Mr. Tyler
desired for Mr. Polk.
Mr.. Tyler is probable wanted an organ 10 succeed
the Globe, that would uot spy into abusesthat would
not dig up the baried contracts given to relations and
friends and sold by them at premiuul-tha would not
expose and put down the spoliation claims which be-
sIeged the Halls OF Congress in the hands of parzan
lobbers-that would denounce the sale of offices
and Spectators 10 the public funds the part of those
who had the control OF them The Globe was not an
organ of the sort. On the contrary educated by Gen
Jackson had awaysb been, Mr.. Richie says, some
what OF Cerberus at the door OF the Treasury Mr..
Tyler sure, if he ntrusted the egg of $50 600
| 10 certain SIMON cameron, 10 natCtl out oil
tional organ for Mr.. Polk. it would be very little like
the Globe which he resigned his Baltimore preenslons
| to get rid of.
The adrojt Simon-not Simon Pure-had sienalized |
himself by feats of pecunary and political egerdemain
That dexterous trick played off by him the Indians
(the Wnnebago tribe, if recollect aright when in
trusted commissioner TO pay oil their claims,
enough of itselfto recommend him to Mr. Tyler In
that the transit OF the public money from OF
his pockets the other, cleverly ana ged that
the transfer of it from side OF him the other
nj The
and the United States 10 great part OF this money.
and make lit Mr. Camerons as haveIbeen informed -
Middletown nine miles from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania,
OF which he was sometimes President, sometimes Cash
Ter, but always Manager, that great convenience |
to him in his pecun'ary and political operations. The
screw OF this bank it said, has helped him in some
instances, to turn the scale in the Pennsylvania Legis-
ature where little dust in the balance would effect it,
lts facilities have ingratiaed friends in his Sena-
toria election when he had surplus OF the $4,000
his hands believe all the true men OF the Democracy
then voted against him. / exonerae the Wings for
voting for him, their only object being to give the color
of his character to the Administration he served.
Mr.. Tyler could be easily made TO understand by
Mr.. Cameron how the putting OF $4,000 of the pub
lie money in the till OF his bank, would enable him to
use it, or some other money for his purpose, just lea
wing memorandum to be counted as cash, like Mr..
Bi3dles memorandas were counted in the bank ofthe
United States Mr. Cameron . being assured by the
it should not be called for during the next two
orhree years, could arrange for lis timely return
through the result OF the investment, and that he |
and his b1pk, and the patrons employing him |
could rest in the disposition OF the public money
Accordingly on the 4th day of November, 1874, as
soon as the signs showed the probability of Mr. Folks
election, the stipulated $4,000 were transferred from
the Governments deposit in Philadelphia, to Mr. Ca
meron's bank in village-not even county seat |
nine miles from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. There |
was no object ,hee to which the Government money |
could be apped-no creditor to whom it could be paid. |
If there had been check Philadelphia, or on bank
in Harrisburg, the capital Of the State, it would have
served better than one on Cameron's bank in the |
country. But the fact is that dollar OF the
ney was ever paid to any Government creditor;
but after having answered the uses tor which was put
into Mr. Camerons hands it returned in 1947 in
easy nsalments the Treasury repositories And it
is remarkable, that whilst Mr. Cameron setting on
this egg laid by Mr.. Tyler aud out of which Mr.. Folks
organ sprung the with Mexico raging, and the
Government of the United States borrowing mo-
ney. Here is the statement taken from the books of
the Treasury showing the dates of the transfer Of the
$50 900 to Cameron's bank, and its withdrawal
Statement of the Bank Of Middleton, Penn.
1874, Nov. Ito transfer from Philadelphia Bank, |
Phade phia ......,... $50 900 90 |
1885, Dec. lO-To deposit by w S. Wilson, 525 70 |
$50 ,525 70 |
1S45, June 2s-By transfer Mint,
Philadelphia. 49, 900 90
IunRo I'll v trans ter ASSia.