Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-01-03
Wasllinrfnn Gossip

We attach hut little crcdence generally Il
spicy gossip aud tart scandal di-hed up 50 pro-
fusely by epistplary cooks in Washington, bu'
when statements eifeeting the integrity OF high
officials are put forth in deiail--wth nnmes and
circum stances it i well that the people should
be made acquainted with them. The correction
is easily made when they are false. With this es
PLANTATION of the feeling that prompts Us We give
the following for what it is worth;
DARING ATrEsrr To Ion TIE UNITED STATES OF
$4,000.
is the exclamation of tho "NATGoNAL DEno.
GRAFT" over the following extraordinary hitter:
WASHINGTON. Dec. 2sth. lr5l.
can send yon some rich facts in relation 10
an effort mnde by Forney, Cushing. and the
President. to force Secretary Guthrie to surren-
der. illegally, S2u.o1U of the United States mo-
ney into the hands of the proprictors Of the
Union At the 81 1se of the last session of Con.
gress. the House passed resolution increasing
the pay of the employees of the House twenty
per cent Under this resolution Judge Michel.
son and Forucy put in nearly S20,00o eAtra pay
as public printers. But Secretary Guthrie r..
fused to allow il. ii did not come within tie
intention # tHe resolution of the House. pom
this, ioIney went - the President, WHO imnte-
diately wrote a note 10 Guthrie asking Inn 10
open the case until he could obtain the opinion
of the Attorney General. This request was
complied with. and Gushing wrote ont Long ar
gument fortified by aeorruboratlng opinion from
n distinguished politician of Alabama. With
these DECISIONS Foney again called on The seefe.
tary and demanded the 100000; but the Old
kentuckan siil refused, even without stopping
to read Iu-hngs long rigmarolc SAID he, I
am n good "A lawyer rs Mr.. Gushing; but tbs Is
not question Of law at all it is simply ques-
ton of fact, and of the intentions of the House
in the resolution tthis Forney took fire, and
his language was 81 far insulting that Guthrie
brought his sodge hammer fist down upon the
table. rs he exclaimed WELL I'll be ID If
pay it,"
Forncy went again 10 the President, aud told
him that cold Guthrie says be will he ID II he
will pay that money when the President flew
into a rage, smiling the table with his ilst, aud
exclaimed. IN be- ID If he shan't pay it,
II 2 instantly dispatched Il pote to Guthrie, ask
ing him To call nj the White House ON the mat
ter Of the ''money due the Union" The secre
tarv Immediately obeyed the summons, and. after
some little talk .aid. Mr.. President am your
officer but still am responsible, to some extent
for the conduct oi my department, ana Ia l'ay
this money would not only greatly dnlnnge my
character, but II l. opposed Ia my sens" OF night.
1t will give me gfeat pleasure to reign either
voluntarily or ON receiving letter requesting
my withdrawal from YOU
This bold ,'nnd taken hv the Secretary put
Forney, Gushing and tue President to Their
trumps. Congress Wa To meet IN twenty days,
and to allow Guthrie 10 resign at that time, IN
der such circumstances. would be opening II
breach which it would be impossible to close
The matter was therefore put off until the end Of
the present Congress. These are facts without
establishment oreNaggeiation.
AN INSIDER.