Butte record., 1855-02-24

serving that the President was advancing
upon him with an uplifted cane, he fear
ed that it contained sword, which
might have been thrust through him be-
| fore he could have been protected by
the crowd. And when interrogated as
| to the motive which induced him to at
tempt the assassination of the President,
! he rcplisd that he had been told that
| the President had caused his loss of oc-
cupation, and the consequent want of
money, and he believed that to put him
out of the way was the only remedy for
this evil but to the interrogatory, Who
told you this he could not identify any
one, but remarked that his brother-in-
law, Mr.. Redlern, told him that he would
have no more business, because he was
opposed to the President, and he be-
lieved Mr.. Redfern to be in league with
the President against him. Again being
questioned. he had often attend
ed the debates in Congress during the
present session, and whether they had
influenced him in making this attack on
the person of the President, he replied
that he had frequently attended the dis
cussions in both branches of Congress,
but that they had in no degree influenced
his action.
Upon being asked if he expected to
become the President of the United
States, if General Jackson had fallen
he replied no.
When asked whom he wished to be
! the President, his answer was, there
were many persons in the House of Rep
resentatives On being asked if there
were no persons in the Senate, Yes, seve-
raj and it was in the Senate to which
l allude. Who, in your opinion of the
Senate, would make a good President :
He answered, Mr.. Clay, Mr.. Webster,
Mr.. Calhoun. What do you think OF
Col. Benton, Mr.. Van Buren, or Judge
White, for President He thought
they would do well. On being asked if
be knew any member of either House Of
Congress, he replied that he did not
aud never spoke to one in his life, or
! they to him. On being asked what bene-
fit he expected to himself from the death
Of the President, he answered he could
not rise unless the President fell, and
that he expected thereby to recover his
liberty, and that the mechanics would all
| be benefited that the mechanics would
have plenty of work. and that money
would be more plenty. On being asked
why it would be more plenty, be replied,
it would be more easily obtained from
the bank On being asked what bank
he replied the bank of the Uaited States.
On being asked if he knew the President.
directors, or any of the officers of the
bank, or had ever held any intercourse
with them, or knew how he could pet
money out of the bank, he replied no,
that he slightly knew Mr.. Smith only.
" On being asked with respect to the
speeches which he mad heard in Congress
aad whether lie was particularly pleased
with those Of Messrs. Calhoun, Clay,
aid Webster, he replied that he was,
because they were on his side He was
then asked if he was well pleased with
the speeches of Col Benton and Judge
White He said he was, and thought
Col. Benton highly talented.
When asked if he was friendly to
General Jackson, he replied no. Why
not : He answered, because he was a
tyrant. Who tod you he was tyrant !?
He answered it was a common talk with
the people, and that he had read it in all
the papers. He was asked if he could
name any one who told him SO He
replied no. He was asked if he ever
threatened to shoot Mr.. Clay or Web-
ster, or Mr. Calhoun, or whether he
would shoot them if he had an opportu-
nifty. He replied no. When asked if
he would shoot Mr.. Van Buren, he re-
piled no that he once net with Mr..
Van Bnren in the rotunda, and told him
he waa in want of money, and must have
it, and if he did not get it, he Mr.. Van
Buren, or General jackson must fall
He was asked if any person was present
during the conversation He replied
that there were several present, and
when asked if be recollected one of them,
he replied that he did not, When asked
if any one advised him to shoot General
Jackson, or say that it ought to be done,
he replied: l do not like to say On