The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-10-04
A ISLANDER REFUTED.

Some time since the following article appear
ed in the Davenport Gazette, which we ex
tracted from that Journal at the time, but nj
having the report before us, we concluded te
delay it's publication until we could get a copy
i of the r-port on the Colt Patent case from
Washington We now have that report before
rs and an exhibition of the gross careless.
ns s., or wanton malicousness of the editor OF
the Gazette, we place the article from the
Gazette muilated as its quotation from the re-
port 10 by the side of a faithful extract from the
report and call upon the editor TO retract the
slander which he has visited upon an innocent
party mss
The following is the article from the Ga
zette.
BRIBERY IN CONGRESS.
The committee appointed to investigate the
charges of bribery against members OF Con-
Vress, in the case OF the extension ct the pa
tent for Colts pistols, have made vouminous
report Our fancy Senator, II would seem by
the following extract from Clingmans testimo-
nv, has not deported himself SO uprghtly in
Congress but that he has been esteemed ap-
prnachable upon the delicate subject:
of teother House. and said to him that | un-
d-rstood some offers had been made, some-
thing hal been said to him, the subject OF
Colts extension He replied that gentle
man had SAID to hun (Jones) that he could ge,
fifty thousand dollars it he would go for this
thing. MIR Jones said further. that he did not
ask who it who made such declaration
then asked Mr.. Jones' who was the person
who made The statement to him. He answered
that he would no, tell. said to him that il
he should be called before a committee he would
have to tell He snswer d did not make any
inquiry about it In the evening Of The same
day Saturday las., about sunset, as was going
up the avenue, met Mr.. jones in front OF the
Kirk wood House. Mr.. Wallace, of the Star
Newspaper was present Or about the spot. Mr..
Wallace remained in conversation with Mr.
Jones instant, while was tnlking to another
person. Mr. Jones turned round and said to
me in the hearing Of Mr.. Wallace, | think.
Z" Clingnan, the man who spoke to me about
that matter was Nicholson, the editor of the |
Union He said to me one day when was in |
his Office, jones heard a man say you could
get fifty thousand dollars if u would vote for
the Colt bill. - did not ask who the man was |
nor did h- say then inquired Of Mr.. Jones
y neither, the remark was made to him in jest
or in earnest. He replied tina, he did not know,
for he inquired nothing about IT. Tha, was
the end OF the conversation.
The following is the extract from L. l.
CIngman's testimony taken before the select
July 18Th. 1854
one day spoke to the Hon. G WJones
Of the House, aud said to him, that | under
stood some offers had been made, or some hing
had been said to HIM, on the subject of Colts
extension. He replied that gentleman had
SAID to him (Jones) that he (tne gen,lenen re-
terred to) had heard person say that he (Jonesl
could ge, $500 y if he would go for this thing
Mr. Jones said, further, that he did not ask
who it was whp made such declaration. |
then asked Mr.. Jones who was the person who
made the statement t. him. He answered that
he would not tell; said tr him that if he
should be called before committee, he would
have 10 tell He answered, | did net make
any inquiry bout Il. In the evening of the
same day, Saturday last, about sunset, as | was
ging up the aves,ue, m Mr. Jones IN from,
Of the Kirkwood House. Mr.. Walach. of The
Star newspaper, was present, or about the same
spot. MIR, Wailach remained in conversation
with MIR. Jones an instant, whsk kl was talking
10 an pther person Mr. Jones turned around
lnd id 10 mr in the hearing Of Mr.. Wallach,
think: " Clingman, the who spuke to
me- about tha matter was Nichols H. the editor
If The Union. He sad 10 me one day, when
was in his office jones', heard a man say
1"u could ge, $5O,000 if You would vote for
he Colt b H. did not ask who the man was,
,or did he say" then inquired of Mr. Jones
whether the remark made to him in Jest
,r in earnest. lie replied tina, he dsd not know,
lie had inquired nothing about il. That was
he end ot the conversation,
We have i'a!icised that portion of each ex-
ract wherein, the record is mutilitrd.
1t will he seen from the last quotation above,
hat Geo. w jones of the House is referred TO
Ind not Geo. w. Jones of the Senate.
The Gazette would do well to right this
natter.