Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-04-03
THE SERGEANT AT ARMS TO MR.. SUYDAM.

THE SERGEANT AT ARMS TO MR.. sUYDAM.
[coNFIDENTIAL.]
SENATE Rooms, CAPITOL, Albany, Feb a. 1851.
s. A. SUDAN, Esq =
Dear Sir Il am gladto be able to say to you that
have succeeded ia getting Senator Robinson to postpone
the introduction o. his bill lin regard to which called
on you last Saturday, for few days You will see
once that such help other business continues
to accumulate, and of course puts this just for back
Every days delay is great gain. hope to be able to
stave off action till is too late to get it through the
Assembly this session. if do not kill it here.
have retained two members, who lawyers, (ostens-
bly, to defend in suit) who are to speak against it,
should it come up in shape, and who to assist
every way 10 KILT. have agreed to pay them 1925
each; and have also made arrangement with the First
Deputy (Mr. Mls to assist tor $780, Other expenses
put down in gross at $50 more making $3.50 over
and above what those interested in the defeat may think
should have for myself.
l will keep you advised OF any new moves, and as
sure you will kill the thing somewhere.
hope TO hear soon from you all.
This is written to you in masonic confidence.
Yours, truly, GEO. w. BULL.
PRIvArE-BURN.
ALBANY, March IT, 1851
S. A. SUyDAM:--
Dear Sir:-On the other page, | send you copy oil
the bill spoke about when in New York. | am hap
ply to inform you that, by the aid OF good counsel
have got the committee TO decide that it shall not be
reported back to the Senate and have the original
in my hands, There no copies in existence ex-
cept few which caused 10 be privately printed TO.
day
MY expenses paid, and for which stand pledged
amount to within fraction OF $780, without including
pay for my services. Will you do me the justice
assist n making up what should be paid me- and have
it ready when come down next Saturday
Yours, &c. GEO. w. BULL.
Particulars when we meet.
THE sERGEANT-AT-ARMs TO THE LEGISLATIVE COMMIT
TEE.
AsroR House, New YORK.,
March "a, 1851.
Messrs. ROBINSON, JOHNSON and STONE:
You were appointed committee of the Senate on the
bill introduced "or the efiectua suppression of
gambling, &c" desire to ask the said bill is finally
disposed of for this session. and right in the opin-
ion that it will not be reported back to the Senate?
Your answer on the other side OF this will greatly
oblige your sworn officer
GEO. w. BULL,
Sergeant alarms of the Senate.
THE LEGlSr. ATlvE COMMITTEE TO THE sERGEANTAT-
ARMS.
AsToR HOUSE, March "a, 1851.
say that other business pressing upon the time OF the
Senate will prevent any report or further action upor
the bill mentioned by you on the other side OF th
sheet.
C. D. ROBINSON, Chairman.
S. Il. JOHNSON,
AFFIDAVIT OF MR.. SUDAN.
City and County Of Ne,o York, SIS.
Samuel A. Suydam personally appeared before me
this day, and on being duly sworn, deposed follows
On the twentysecond of last February, (ihe day
toned in his letter oil the 27hJ Mr.. Bull, sergeant at
arms of the New ok State Senate, called at my house
in Barclay street, and requested private interview
which granted; he opened the conversation by iniom
ing me, with marked gravity, and seemingly deep solic
tude TOR my welfare, that very stringent bill tor the
more efiectua suppression OF gaming was about to be
presented in the Senate hatit was in his power to
vent its passage and in all probability its introduction
andth hat he WOuld
he furnished with the necessary pecunary means.
These declarations and propositions were vountafi'
ly made by Mr. Bul in an easy business-like manner
plainly indicating that, while he and his pompters and
co.partners in rascay, were exceedingly familiar with
such negotiations, they regarded system of craven
ptful pilfering, from the preparation OF which the
common highwayman or burglar would Indignantly re-
COIL perfectly legitimate portion of their duties
legislators for the greatest State in the American
federacy. Previous to his calling on me, | was not
aware there was such person as George w. Bull 10
existence. Although his first letter to me is subscribed
in what he has been pleased to term masonic con.
lidence," did not know him mason; neither did
owe him any confidence, or promise him any immuni-
ty. 1t was not, indeed until after he had voluntarily
committed himself rather unguardedly that he exhb
tied any anxiety about having the matter shrouded in
secrecy and his first apprehension the subject, be-
willy and experienced individuals Tor whom he seems
TO have acted, in such delicate operations, sort Of
out door agent or pckernp. The three letters accom-
panying this affidavit, and endorsed by me- were re-
ceVeu as IOllOWs.- lHOse udte Sfu
and March 9Th, received from Albany, and that OF
oath of March, dated at the Asor House, in this City
and embracing the request of Mr. Bull to Senators Ro-
bnson, johnson and Stone, together with their reply
| | obtained from Mr.. Bulls own hand Those epises
tell their story. No comments add to the in
| fanny which they unblushingy confess.
solemn OF the duty, which, as citizen, owe
society, coupled with the earnes. solicitations OF those
in whose purity and sound Judgment implicitly con-
ide alone prompts 10 the course am pursuing
Mr.. Bull informed me Of several large sums OF money
which he had received in this city for the purpose stated
in his letters from persons whom well know, but whose
names do not ee at liberty 10 give unless necessary
10 subserve the ends of justice. lie expected 10 receive
five hundred dollars from me- and he said this, together
with all the rest collected from other sources. was fol