New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-20

his hands q bribery money, would not the parry or
parties bribed with it have claimed their reward -
coon as the work was dooe'
Nj, Stryker also says that Along with the IN
solicited check for q thousand dollars, with which
be conferred on Mr.. Greeley the unexpected ONCE
Of lobby and bribery agent be wrote letter OF In
structions to Mr.. Greeley, bat be fails 70 give any
evidence that such q letter was ever received. 1t
was probably lost on the way; at any rate, we will
complete this part of the testimony BY saying that
no such kttr Of Instructions ever came INTO Dir.
Greele,'s hands. But enough Of discussion
upon Mr. Strykers cloudy, imperfect, and
improbable view of the case. For the
rest, however, the reader will observe that
the simple truth of the matter, which We now pro-
coed to state, is perfectly confirmed BY the state
ments of Mr.. stryker.
In the first place Mr.. Greeley was never lobby
agent for the Des Moines Company or any
other Company. The thousand dollar check
came into his hands in very differ
ent manner from that supposed by Mr.. S!ryker
Being at Washington, be was requested BY gen.
teman, with whom be was on friendly relations TO
take charge of sum of one thousand dollars, in
order to pay it over on that gentemans order to be
subse queI tly presented in New-York. The sum
was furnished bin in the form Of a check,
which, a. we now learn for the first time,
was drawn by Mr.. Stryker, upon Mr.. Al
yah Hunt, the Treasurer in Wall street of
the Des Moines Improvement Company. In case
the order on Mr. Greeley was presented, he was TO
draw the money from Mr.. Hunt by virtue of Mr.
Strikers check; but if no such order should be
presented as he was informed might be the case,
he was TO retain the check and return it. A day or
two after this be left Washington for New York,
bringing with him the check on Mr.. Hunt This
he carried, as Mr.. StUker says, for long tine
without occasion to call for the money-so long,
indeed, that he supposed no order was drawn for
it, and accordingly he expected to return it. How
ever, one day the order came, AID the money was
drawn and paid over. Mr.. Greeley had no other
interest in the matter nor any knowledge respecting
it, not cent of the money ever became his in any
manner, nor had he anything whatever to do with
it. except to receive it and pay it over as directed
If there was airy corrupt purpose or consideration
connected with it, it was one to which he was not
only not party, but of which he was entirely ig'
norant
Mr.. Greeley himself has been absent in the re-
mote West for more than month, cut off by SHOWS
and fresbets from communication with the Eastern
States, and, as we have heard nothing from him
upon the subject, we presume he is not aware that
his honest fame has thus been called In question.
When he returns he will take such action in the
premises as he may deem advisable. Meanwhile
We would suggest to those journals that may wish
to charge him with corruption in the premises that
it would perhaps be more prudent to await the re-
suit of the Judicial investigation in the case of The
bora State Gazette which, allowing malignity to
take the place of wisdom has not hestated to utter
the most injurious libes in connection with this
very matter.