The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-14
British Gold In United States Electfons.
METROPOLITAN HorRI., Oct. II, 1852.


TO THE EDITOR or THE HERALD
have just read in your paper of to- day the ssssr
dated London, Sept. "a, 1862, signed by wllAsas
& Lockhsrt, enclosing you fifty pounds (S25Ol M
authorizing you to draw on them for one Thousand
dollars more il you effect their object, which u 70
defeat the election Of Gen, Walbridge. Ihsve alss
read your comments, and impressed with the impor-
tanoe Of calling the attention Of the American Poo
plo to the fact that persons in England arc using
British ianatcism and British gold to influence
elections, deem il my duty to state corrobosstivs
faots within my own knowledge.
In 1912, Mr.. Clarkson, then and at all times nhs
active Of the British abolitionists after oou
ference with the American Consul ut Liverpool, adj
dressed him letter advising that the American
ab0ltionsts should go for adiss0u0n of the Mon,
as I he surest and most effective means Of accom-
piishiog their object, copy Of that letter was
transmitted to Mr.. Tyler then President, who oaUs-
ed it TO be published in the MadSonidn The letter
from Williams x Lockhart refers to their friend
George Thompson. and says that he has written to
his friends in the United States advising them what
to do, and that If deemed advisable no will again
to the United States for the purpose OF inter-
fcriDg in our elections II is we'll known that this
George Thompson is the employee of certain persons
connected with the British East India Go npany and
Tint they clamorous for aboishng African slave
ry in America although they enforce at the point Ok
the bayonet much more revolving slavery in India.
The motive which governs them Is transparent. IL
they can abolish African slavery in America, then
they will have monopoly of the supply of tropical
products; and it is now notorious that the East
India Company WAS not only able, In years past
to bride the King on tho throne and his ministers
in the cabinet but is now. and has been for many
years through its great resources and immense pa
tronage, able to control the elections and regulate
the policy Of the British government Hence negro
emancipation has become the leading feature Of
British policy because that, once accomplished Al
the world must pay tribute to the British East
India Company, who will then m0nopolize tho trade
in sugar. cotton, coffee, and other tropical products
which they will then obtain from the cheap labor Of
India, on terms that will enable them to drive all
others out of the market IL is not surprising,
therefore, that they should send money, and employ
their agents to defeat the election Of candidate
for Congress who will exert his influence to defeat
their objects and policy
But in further confederation Of the fact
that British gold is to be used to aid the
fanatical movement in this country, deem It
my duty, under the circumstances, to say,
that during the summer Of lSf3 Was in Lone
don, and that an eminent London banker oon-
suited me as to the propriety OF their house oon-
trbuting to large fund which he told mo was them
being raised in ondon for the purpose being used
in ths country, to aid in the election OF Mr. Clay and
the whg candidates for Congress under the pretencs
Of getting the United States government to assume
the payment of the State debts. mention this fact
to show that an effort then made to influence our
elections by the Of British gold. not only told
the emir lent banker who consulted me on the sub
ject, that the proposed could not DO accom-
pIished, but wrote, and published in London, sevo-
raj essays intended to show to those who ints-
rested, that it could not be done.
do not charge that money was then sent to the
United States, to be used in the elecon, for heard
nothing more Of the movement until after 0aIno
home, when we had rumor that one Of the editors
Of leading paper in this city had further and
moro direct Communication with the parties. Ono
thing is certain if my recollection aeryes me rightly,
he was not opposed to the assumption Of the State
debts by the federal government