Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-03-20

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"no snou'a pas 'n' o''''
All that was necessary was ior'no mem
Dor 70 take cay hundred thousand ae''
lars In Texas bonds giving ms note 'o ''
twenty shousand' payable whom 'no D'l'
should become law. II the OIL passed
the sensfor would make net prons OF NJ
~ she"aand dollars and would incur no
los u u failed - his note would become
due only when The blil had become u
law.
This mode OF obtaining votes was not
LEES corrupt than the payment OF tho -FOUR
teen thousand dollars which Sweony 'oP''-
sonts Gilbert a. having received on the
passage Of the law In favor OF Inp'efs
book. They wore precisely parallel cases;
yet We hs>isate not In saying that scores
Of memoen Of Congress TOOK As~as oon"'
on thoee terms; and wo th'nk very lew
who were opposed 70 the OIL 'a''ea 10 1e'
oslve olIers Of stock on 'hoso TERMS in'
deed they were na"ksa ''0"na ''s ns''
81 representative opeh's anu P"''.'''
ana members were puo'ie'y solicited 70
sake snem. Inc party =" power. """ ''.'
ny wno nau personally opl"so" '"o'''""''
tod IN TINS general e'fsup''on' "n'e" ''''
Out minority OF "e'"o''s un''''"p''u
These things were proclaimed on tue "oo'
OF Congress anu through INC I,ho''' l"esS'
but 90 'noro"sn ana genera was 'ns
CUNT that no o'ic'a' exposure e0u'a "
made
When Mr.. Webster was invited 70
seat IN Mr.. Fillmorc's Cabinet he inform
cd the Boston merchants that the compcn-
sation was too small. They, with some
from New York. agreed to contribute fifty
thousand dollars towards inducing him e
go into the Cabinet. Scarcely had he be-
como warm IN his seat before no gave
Boston banker the benefits Of paying 'n'
iasta''men' when would occo"e ""e sno''
OF two years, anc though Others were a''x
ions to take Il on conditions. which would
have saved the United States az least ONT
hundrs'i thousand dollars. he let those
have u who were believed 70 nave contrib
used q few weeks previously, the MT,
thousand dollars for hIs sensh'. bus'h''
was closing upof Mexica'I war; eonnec
ted with plan OF extending slavery
And when Charles A'ien--a name "h'c'
wiz " long H'''''ea " tue = ''e,'s"' ts'
p'e-st''u UP "o'u'y IN .no no'ss =
Representatives, anu p'oc'a'mea ."e''
"ee, an" o"''eu 70 prove. '"s''' anu Nc
mand'a = eomm's'eo TOT 'nas p"p'ss' !"
was assa''c'' v'''''eu, ana o'''" ns''"e'
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VINO does not rccoi'ec' tho scenes
1904 wnsn the nansas'Ne o'asSa o''' wa
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ieafen inc people, aa'ea not .o'e ',' IT,
Inc "Sn'ns'o" = '.'"' 'Ps'~''s '"' 81
umen's OF the ADMINISTRATION Jay a''s
day and week after week. enaea'o'ea
stimulate members 70 come up 10 III
work;-ous s'''i 'hey 'a'tere'' r'na''y
came OUT sname'ess'y ana uno''so'"s''
assuring members 'na' u 'nc'' eon','.o'n'
rejected men, 'no i''''''as "ou'a CIV
better Offices
The executive thus wentopcn'y into II
market. and advertised for slaves to q
that nefarious work. Tho people cou'
not compete with him, and by his opc
undisguiscd corruption the measure WI
Well do Wo rccollcct that n distinguish