Daily American organ., 1856-08-30
aAttempt of the Fremonters at Bribery. 4

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The Albany Statesman of Thursday evening
contains the following account of an attempt 10
brbe several members oil the New York State
Council to declare for Fremont at It's recent session
| at Syracuse:
| Some days before the meeting of the Council,
the fact transpired that an attempt would be made
70 produce bolt, and the Fremontsrs went so far
| as TO declare their intention to carry the Council
| against Mr. Fillmore and In favor of Fremont. On
this point We have the best Of testimony, no less
than letter purporting to be from Fremont him
self in which he says, 1--WE are preparing to carry
| the State Council Of the 26th" and in which he
| expresses confidence in the success Of the plot,
and recommends that delegates be sent who will
represent that interest," with view of going over
en- nasse to the Republicans. This is the substance
of the letter as communicated to us and which is
confirmed from various sources.
Now, we ask attention to the following letter,
which we have in our possession, and which was
read in the State Council, wherein the existence Of
the design Is confirmed and the means for accom-
plishing It distinctly set forth:
TREAsURER's OFFICE,
Hudson River r. r., 6s Warren street.
New York, August %, 1866.
"WM. MORRIS, ESQ, Dear Sir: An effort will be
made at Syracuse next Tuesday to repudate Fill
more at the State Council It is important to have
| delegates there who win accomplish this. Frank
| Cunningham is good talking man, and il possible
| he must be there as an insider. The change to
| Fremont will not be difficult one for him, provi-
ded the basis be made satisfactory So you thought
| last week. Can you do anything to help Frank to
| Syracuse When he gets there certain parties
will see him and convince him OF the proprety OF
joining in the movement. / have written to Judge
Balcom but fear he may not be at home. Please
see him and communicate with Frank at once No
time is to be lost. How does Morg. Lewis stand
Yours, in haste,
&C. G. CLARK"
Here the entire Fremont game is disclosed
1t rests wholly upon bribery and corruption. The
free use Of money is relied upon. Fremont him
self is in the scheme of corruption. Judge upon
the bench (Balcom, of the Breome Circuit is in
it Weed is in it, and it is all the party has to rely
| upon. We have another letter. written by
| prominent member of the party, declaring dis
tnctly that there will be plenty of money at SYRIA
| cuse to corrupt the State Council. Weed was in
the western part of the State, last week, laying
out the work while Fremont, himself with the
spirit of Guy Fawkes, was writing letters urging
his fellow conspirators and corruptionists to the
execution of scheme of fraud and corruption
that should startle honest men throughout the
land.
This scheme, we are happy to state, did not
succeed. The Americans were proof against COR
ruption. Fillmore and Donelson were endorsed,
and Fremont the Jesuit, utterly ignored.
Clark, the author of the letter, was formerly
deputy treasurer of the State, under Weed & Co.,
and is now in the Office of the Hudson River Rail
road company. The President of this company
is E. D. Morgan, chairman of the Republican State
committee of New York.
Judge Balcom, of Chenango, is one of the
most corrupt politicians Of the State. We know
him of old He was elected to the Assembly in
ls46 as an anti-seward man. and, for a considera-
tion, afterwards voted for Seward for United States
Senator.