Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-03-07


The Boston papers brings us state.
ment from one of the leading operators
in the recent Massachusetts coalition,
Mr., Henry Wilson, The Free Soil Pres
ident of the Senate, which presents all
the details of that disgraceful affair. gy
1t appears, by this statement, that
there was regular bargain made be-
tween the Free-soilers and portion of
the Democratic party, that they should
mutually vote for each others candidates.
The Boston Advertiser, prudent and
reliable journal, alleges that the case is
clearly brought by this statement within
The State law of bribery and corruption.
The individuals to be supported on both
sides were designated, that is, for ins stance,
the persons who were to have the Coal
iiion vote FOR Governor, President of the
Senate, and the Speaker of the House,
were all named and agreed to. These
promises, we are told by Mr.. Wilson,
were "nade an variety of forms, aud
,cith The knowledge, appreciation and
COOPERATION of he men elevated TO
po,cer." Upon this statement, the Ad-
vertlser comments in the following Ian
guage: @aE #ag3 Esr v.ra4s gn
This statement is either true or false.
If the latter, it is a gross libel, which
those Immediately concerned will do
well to meet without DELAY. If il is
true, as who can doubt that it is, i'm all
the leading circumstances then it is a
case of BRIBERY and CoRRuPTIoN. In-
dividuals have bargained that they will
vote for each other for valuable Offices,
and they have done so. Est #a e@# '1a
"Ihere is in fact no attempt to dis
guise the matter. A portion of the
Democratic party in the Legislature hav-
ing refused TO cooperate in this corrupt
arrangement, and having thrown obsta-
cles in the way of its complete fulfill.
ment, the whole of that party is denoun-
ced by the organ of the Free. soilcrs in
precisely the same language IN which a
dishonest trader would be stigma,ised:
"1hey haze received and use the goods,
and refuse to pay the price" a.0-a na
"Had the transaction been confined TO
the individuals who have divided the
high offices between them, (sihe men el-
.evated to power who, in The language
of II. W., gave their appreciation and
co operation to the bargaiu,) impeach.
ment, conviction, and perpetual disquali-
hcallon would have been the prompt and
righteous remedy. Unhappily for the
honor Of the Commonwealth, major.
ily'of the impeaching and trying powers
are Puriiceps crimi,ais. This alters in
no degree the guilt of The parties. but it
screens Them from punishment"
This Mr.. Wilson is the man who boil
ted at the Philadelphia convention, and
''spurned The bribe" of the Vice Prssi-
dency in behalf of Massachusetts. His
associates in the. conspiracy are the men
who arrogated to themselves the denom-
ination of Conscience WHO'S, and who
solemniy pledged themselves to each
other and the country never 10 vote for a
man who was not of their own princi.
plies! And now they redeem this pledge
by an arrangement which is thus desert.
bed by MIR. Wilson: "'rhey were ready
TO elect Mr.. Boutwell, without any
pledges whatever. They were willing
10 place the government of the State IN
the hands, of the Democracy, asking no
pledges for principles, measures, or
Offices" @3,g a tsagG1E 9 Eam .ssa
That is to say, Mr.. Wilson and Mr..
Sumner, and their associate conscience
Wings, were quite indifferent what dam.
age Mr.. Boutwell, and the Democracy
might do their beloved cause of Free
Soil, provided that Mr.. Wilson might be
graiifed with the Presidency of the
State Senate, and Nh. Sumner made
Senator of the United States. The
"higher law" Of these conscience Wings
was their own sordid and prshigate am
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