The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1852-07-28
GEN. Lane > BETTING.

A paragraph has been going the rounds eli
the press, that a Wing at Washing
ton city offered to make bet of $4,000
that Gen. Scott would be elected President.
and that Gen. Lane had offered to take up the
bet, when the Wing backed out. In pr-
vate letter from Washington, the following
true version of the affair was written Us, and
we copy it for the benefit of Lanes friends
hereabouts:
"There is great deal of underhand ma
noeuvring going on here between the leaders
of the two great parties, and excitement runs
pretty high, Bets are freely offered on the
Wing side, but find but few to take them up.
Speaking of bets, let me tell You the true cir
cumstances of bet between Gen. Lane and
Mr. Grantalnd of GA garbled and totally
false account of which has been the rounds of
the papers. Mr.. Grantland, Immediately after
the Convention, offered to bet from 500 to
$4,000 on SCOTS election-and meeting
Gen. Lane shortly after in this city, the Gen
asked him if he were then willing to renew
the offer. Mr.. G. said he was, whereupon
the General asked him if he would bet Sf0,-
900, to which he said yes-and then The Gen.
asked him if he would 60 $40, OOO-to this
he agreed also, when Gen. Lane said he
would take up the $4,000. Mr.. Grantland
told him that he merely came to the North on
trip of pleasure-he had not provided him.
selfwith so much money; but would stake his
note to put up the money in a month-giving
several endorsers of the highest responsible
ity, among whom was Rives of the Globe,
and think Mr.. Corcoran, the banker. Gen.
Lane then declared that he wanted money up-
on money, doubtless thinking to back Mr..
Grantland out. But Mr.. G. then offered to
pledge $4,000 Georgia State stock, bearing
7per cent interest, upon condition that he
was at liberty to replace the stock with the
funds previous to November. Still Gen.
Lane reiterated that he 'must have money
upon money!" whereupon Mr.. Grantland
told him that he should have it, and request
ed him to meet him at Mr.. Corcoran's bank
the next day. They accordingly met, the
money ON both sides were deposited, when
Gen. Lane produced e paper declaring the
conditions of the bet to be that Gen. Scott
was to get the most votes. Mr.. Grantland
demurred, stating that the bet was, that Gen.
Scott was to get the majority of the elsctora
votes-would in short, oe elected. General
Lane wanted to deny this, but was forced to
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itto umpires. Being finally rornered, the re-
doubtable Gen. sat down and signed the pa.
per. Mr. CHAD the pen in his hand, had taken
his seat, and actually placed the pen to the
paper in order to sign, when one of Genera
LANES friends standing by, cried out, "stopl
Mr.. Grantland"-and Gen. L. himself then
said, "Mr. G.. if l had known, when we made
this bet, that you were the father-in-law oil
my old friend Bayley Cor Bailey, am not sure
of the spelling) l never would have betted
with YOU" This was, to all intents and pur-
poses, equivalent to an expressed wish to
withdraw, or as the boys call it, to ''rue'' the
bet, and as such Mr.. Grantland understood
it. He accordingly rose, and throwing down
the pen, said, "if that is the case, Gen. Lane
take your money, and will take mine.
Comment on this is useless-but it exhib-
Its spirit of Dragging, and a constant en-
deavor to bluff Mr.. G off, that does the ''AIa-
rion Of Mexico little credit These facts
were told me by gentleman who had them
from Mr.. G.. himself, corroborated by the tes-
timony of half dozen who were standing
by-Mr. Dorson Of Florida, Ed. Stanley OF
N. c., &C."