New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-26

therefore, be aP rled 10 Col CIen'ehs ana lu@t W.
d. ad refer "a him 10 On the came or ne1i dag
eysop copr <-,ed ia business informed and be-
eye wh' "a H. VI. Day, who requested that his name
mie ht n'h ~ mentioned IN Inls eonhecpn y 49, sb
tee dispatch from Washington and said that ce
nslfis in Washington who mad the power 70 pass or
II.s, Col Colts bill authorized him tO demand OF me
a1o eco a. condition which they would erer .se thef
rouer in his favor. To this replied knew Who tbey
were. and named Horace II. Day. told the messenger
Il Mr. Dsy wanted talk to me ne must come himself
.,d ,ot send n third person The day Mr. Day
came and said that ne represented certain parties ~
washington in and ou; Of Congress who had me power
10 psss or defeat this bill and that II wonid pay 10
fr.nds Ia Washington els 900 and satisfy him. they "ouu
rass this bill. ] tod him that | knew VINO MS ir,ehu. "a
were: that they set Of Low letter writers ana va
updersiood his plan Of attack which was ~ HDoi 80
ct and ne and all concerned in the business aud th.'
would rather pay him and them soinethlhg Sian oe "a
beed end abused in the PsPers. pni1 sno,bsT
nud Ia throw upon perons passing along ana
said under such ercumstances he p1ssehgeI NguIa "a
well pay something TO escape wy mn t hlct gnard
Co Colt and me- but that the sum he mentioned was
rerfectly out Of the question: that Col 0"t hsi no" AZ
that time s25 900 in the wofld' 10 ms 70 a
r. snch were the case he stood chance Tor ~ e4en
s;on but that he day would communicate WIN some o
his friends whom be named, ana asceflaih wa. ny
would take not to attack US ne men ln,aeo ,' m hs
own terms were Of & different character; mat ne
wanted money for the etterwriters but other thnss
for himself About that time was called mio Court
10 attend 10 a case then pending, and ne SAID he
vould meet me that night my way to waning
to-, He did meet me IN the cars, and began TO DIS
oose the plan Of his attack. he said he would h the
pspers with assaults that members were tiinid, ana
would consider the wspaper attacks pubic optnipn
that had not gone to work as should that ought 70
have paid the outsiders a. he termed them and then
should succeed. He gradually approached the Poln OF
his demand which was that should release him from the
Judgment Of Goodyear for whom am counsel and then
apy for the extension Of patent once owned by Good
yasr now expired and let him in partner in the beD
EFT Of the extension of that patent To.his replied with
so much Indignation that he begged me to keep quiet lest
we should be heard. rejected the whole proposition as
infamous and told bin to do his worst lie to9 me t1s'
be had access the columns Of Ihe Nec I0f" fif@d,
and that If settled with him he would sho" me no" 70
reach and influence that paper When reached wash
inetop 1 communicated thefe things IN greater detalI 10
Cnl Clemens aud approx ed my course AT once the
attacks were made in newspapers all over the country
Letters from Washington, stating about corrupung men
hers Giving dinners to tue Paient Committee, spending
money Cots wealth, and all such subjects were daily
issued At last Day published one or two over ms own
name and then replied through me HrQ,d, 10 Which
letter refer, and to the iacls staeu hereh ho" III AAe
my affirmation.
More of the Letter Wruers.-fhe effects produced by the
statements that circulated through these letter winters
wss tie reason why employed any ether assistants than
Colonel Clemens who had been employed by Mr.. Cot IN
other matters besides this found that an uniavoa
bic mpres sson and false npressOn was Oes prOiuced
in tbe minds of members, and knew of way to coun-
terec II except 10 employ person who might give
members papers and statements OF facts. passed my
word TO the person that would consider hs name IN that
connection confdentia it, however by operation OF law
and the rules of evidence am bound TO disclose II, VIII
do 30 The committee having ruled that tine witness was
bound disclose the name the witness stated tha ms sur
name is Gilbert but that bic first he does not
recllect He is connected in way with the Congress
Rubber Company in the city of New-fork The amount
expended in The employment OF attorneys or agents. or IA
the other means used obtain extension OF Colonel
Colts patent should think was not less than $1,000 nor
more tban Sc 600; but consider this private matter en-
trely which in my judgment ought not as counsel or
in last December early in January, think lie was
employed by TO aid me in bringing to the attention OF
members the papers and evdeace whch haa
counterac the effect of the newspaper and other bes ana
false charges that made against Colonel Colt pald
him fee for the which he undertook to render us
amount do not think should state have never prom
sed him any compensation WHICH shouiu oePehd o 'io
success of this bill.
Loan TO a Member Of Congress.-l was called into the
bedroom from my paror when engaged in conversation
with number of persons and the whole interview occu
MED but moment and attached no Importance to 1t at
The time and did not think of It again, that know OIL
till this committee raised. The amount named as the
reoujred loan was think $780, will say, the member
of Congress for whom the loan asked was, and 49,
personally unknown to me, and for the reason before
stated cannot mention his name When the loan was ap
piled for the person applying inmated that II the l)an
was made the member of Congress referred to would and,
directly or indirectly, in the passage OF Colts bill.
The Hon. b. Hem of lotca panted this toGH.-On mo-
Congress alluded the last questions be given by the
witness and the ayes and nays being taken rs follows
viz: Ayes Messrs. Letcher Chairman Ruthn ZolIcoi-
fer Wheeler Eliot and Thurston Nay, Mr. EDDY; the
witness Mr. in obedience to the decision of the
Commttee stated that the name OF the gentleman was
Mr.. Hem.
tion bv the chairman that you called out OF your
parlor your bedroom when engaged In conversation
with number Of persons, and that the whole interview
with person making application for loan occupied
but a moments will you state the nature oi that con-
Answer-The purport was that the applicant desired TO
borrow $500 for the gentlemen whom have named, and
said that if would lend il would be worse for the
Colt BILL or something of that kind the very words of
%sd sd 10 % o Sot Know personally mr. Heun and
have this under the pressure oil the COntees
,er and hope that it will not be considered "a any at
tempt mpute thing wrong to the gentleman named
An Er-Nember Of Congress Wanting EmPioymeHt-
Question by Mr. Zollcofer-Has Colonel Colt partner
or partners interested in the pecunay advantages OF the
patent extensions and If So whom
Ansyer-He has no partner partners directly or
indirectly in the most remote degree connected with ms
patent or bis business and Levin applied TO me, on the
stairway the hotel day. representing that he could
be of service and desiring TO be employed. told him
that he could be of any service to me- would give
him compensation such ss l thought he had earned but
declined 10 pay him anything at all. short time after
ward he to again and requested me to consider
him a engaged to assist and said be desired TO
lease e from any obligation mie mt feel in the promise
had made him. That is all that ever passed between us
about it, and that much did, being advised that Mr..
Levin might otherwise ipjure u.s. Mr. Chase has never
been employed about this matter at all lie has been en-
poyed believe by Colonel Clemens to act amanuen-
ss for him in his business generally, but has had con-
nection, i am aware OF, with this case nave no
knowledge that any OF the others nave oeen eupoyeu
ana some Of them are unknown 10 me personally.
| TESTIMONY d. A. WRIGHT.
Serenity Thousand DOIars-l sitting two or three
months ago in the piazza Of the National Hotel with per
son said 10 be the brother Of Colone Samuel Colt and
conversation sprung up in regard to duel that Judge Colt
had in ST. Louis We passed from that subject that OF
duellng weapons and he wound up by asking me if had
pistol and told him had not and he then said, you
want come up to my room and get it. Nothing was
said about the Colt patent did not 60 to his room
Some conversation of gossping character then took
place between three relation to the probable amount
that had been expended in feasis present Is, &c IN ad
amount was 500 900 or s7o Ooo but did not pretend to
adg he snhiecf hacause L hnQ