The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-17

since the advent Of the whg party 10 povSnown A. An
Irishman long settled here and not without influence
banker in this city In proportion 10 my means and that
portion Of the deposits allotted mel am prescribed
ou tMone) LOT omission In your distribution Per-
init me TO remind your honorable board that have been
true and steady whg long serving in the ranks without
asain: 1 may trust on my escutchcon, pecuniary or
since worked TO present position
feel that have claim my wing brethren, that
should not ought not to be dsregarded aud that por
ton OF the their bcstowa should be apporoned
TO who has fought their battles in evil well good
times in preference to political opponents who, when
they had power here took care to provide for their own
household only Heretofore, submitted to your Board
Recommendation from my friends, second TO in
r~pectablity and political importance in this city that
well entitled ID share Of the favors you had to
bcstow did not ask for much-but did and do ask
that should not be proscribedmy character credit
indirectly assaicd by my whg brethren in power when
thus treated "a If unworthy to be the further recipient
those iavors to which my friends had vouched for my
Governor Hunt who has some knowledge Of me to refer
10 him = = = =
The following received in reply, marked soon
fdental."
"Aln.Sr, 2lth April, 1851.
Ronrnr Conn. Esq.
Dan sm-lour letter Through mel to the wing Nom
bcrs Of the board duly received and handed to tie
Secretary OF State Nothing done for you in the
way Of tolls but there i good feeling towards you that
Will result advantageously you by and by No new
tolls will iipcn for time Necessity compcls us 10
draw all of the old tolls When again get in funds
VIII cndcavor to have respectable deposit placed in your
bank on the usual terms to security and interest
Hollis White has pressed us hard your account
which induces me to write 10 you that you may be
assured there good time coming and that you may
rely on not being forgotten when the time arrives when
acicysr thing can be done Yours, truly,
This witness further stated: When / wrote tho
letter above, the whole deposits were withdrawn
and had got none ut the previous distribution
Alter that and late in the season of 1851 received
a deposit OF Si5,pN0, with the instruction that il
was as compensation for my not having any tolls
Tor the two years previous, in which l had been
omitted. Mr.. Whites name is mentioned in the
correspondence; had req uested him when going TO
Albany, to represent the injustice that had been
done me, and my party position in Buffalo" =
Frances II. lows. being duly sworn, says he re
SIDES IN Buffalo, and is banker, connected with
Oliver Lee Co.'s bank our bank has been bank
Of deposit of canal tolls for several years past;
came to Albany in 1850 to get the tolls: got
them; employed Seth {. IIawlcy because thought
he had political influence with the board paid him
81 coo: agreed TO pay him 81 ,000 provided he got
onetlnid OF the tolls mt that point for u; did
get one third, but think one-quartcr and found
some fault, and Mr.. Hawlcy said ho would arrange
it so that the deposits should remain on hand ln-
drawn so as to be equal in value to tho one third;
to secure the carrying out Of the arrangement, we
discounted four notes Of Mr.. Iawley for $3.50 each;
one at three, one Mt SIN one ut nine, ana one ut
twelve months ] think: for the last one he was TO |!
give responsible endogser: all were discounted. [
and the money carried to his account; the reason I
why required an endorscr the last was. that in
case he failed to carry out the arrangement i'll
gard to the deposits might have a hold upon him:
the notes were never paid, the notes matured
thcy were charged 10 lawley's account. and he was
credited sum equal to tho notes, for his profess
sional service; think lie was paid 81 900 year,
tcr two years. Knows Francis II.
lsugG!es, the late Auditor: while ] was hesitating
about paying Hawley SO much, dissatisfied i was
AT being required TO pay so much for the deposits.
Mr.. Hawlcy brought me letter from Ruggles, the
Auditor. to him. The following is
copy
AIBi>y Aug. q. 1850
DEAR Hawai- want TO know whether Tows has
done what is right The time has when ! want
TO treat him well if hs deserves IT, but unless he does
have use for all the money. Yours truly,
+. III. RuGGLES.
Testimony cortinacd-In the spring Of 1851, !
think, he Oh - was going in some business. and
wanted us to discount n note, and carry il along
for him, for ST 000 it was to be secured by good
endorser; he said, if we would do il he would fight
all our battles hereafter, for tolls ut Albany with
out any pay. &c. =