M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-10-01
RRIRERY and CORRUPTEON.

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BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION,
TOM FORD, THE BLACK REPUBLICAN
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF OHIO,
CONVICTED OF BRIBING PRESSES!
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
We stated sometime ago that II.
B. Swope, Chairman of the American
State Central Committee of Pennsyl-
vania, had promised to publish some
startling facts relative to the Fremont
bribery election fund, used last fall to
purchase the corrupt press of the State.
He has redeemed his promise, and in
the Daily News, Of Philadelphia,
gives the public an insight into some
of the mysteries Of the lastcampaign.
1t will be seen that Lieutenant Gov.
Ford of this State, was made the dis
uibutor of this fund.
The question may be very perti-
nently asked, why was 1t. Governor
Ford, of Ohio, selected for the per-
formance of that servicel Why was
not some Pennsylvania proposed9-
Was it because the $4,000 was rails
ed in Ohio9 And how much of that
came out of the State Treasury thro'
Mr.. Gibson? We should like to have
these questions answered. We were
told, sometime since, that Lit. Cover
nor Ford had stated that he could con,
mand any position he desired in the
State government. The key to that
may be in this very corrupt transac-
tion. Ford knows where the money
came from, and we think that had
Sparrow and Wright done their full
duty. they would have had both Chase
and Ford before them, and questioned
them as to their knowledge Of any
misapplication OF the public funds by
Gibson. We present the following
portion of Mr.. Swope's address:
"To THE PEOPLE OF PENNSYLVANIA.
"FeHOac Cttjgen8:-ln speech re
Gently delivered in Jayne'S Hall, Phil
adclphia, and on other occasions in
different parts Of the State, | promis-
ed to publish, with the proof Of its
gcnuinenesS, certain list of subsidi-
zed papers which was furnished by
Gov. Ford OF Ohio, to a correspond
ent of the New York Herald. | now
redeem that pledge and present, here.
with, to the people OF Pennsylvania,
Gov. Ford's list of expenditures, with
the aflidavitof DR.. W. W. Woodward,
which explains the circumstances un-
der which it came into his possession,
and which will be more fully under
stood after reading the following ex.
tract from the New York Herald OF
the 18th Of November, 1856, imme
diateIy after the late election:
"-Messrs. Fry and Gibbons, in
Philadelphia. were the leading man,
ayers, and lost the battle by then
blunders. Governor Ford, Of Ohio,
was furnished with $4,000 as a sub,
scription for the country Papers IN
Pennsylvania to support FremOnt."
The affidavit and list are as follow :
CRY OF PmLADELHAIA, IS.
The annexed statement of moneys
expended by Lieutenant Governor
Ford, OF Ohio, in subsidizing the op.
position presses Of Pennsylvania, was
furnished 10y him and given to me al
the Astor House, in New York. The
reason assigned for placing it in my
possession was, that with the facts
thus enumerated, might be fully
prepared to disabuse the mind of the
editor Of the leading political !journaI
in New York, who by indirection, il
not indeed, by positive charge, had
accused him OF the misappropriatiou
OF the particular fund entrusted to him
for the object above specified.
w. W. WOODWARD.
"Sworn to and subscribed the I'd
day of September, 1851, before me.
WILLIAM OGLE, Alderman.
John j. Clyde, Presidentofthe
American State Council,
and publisher Of the Harris
burg Herald, $1,000
Shippensburg News, $50
Carlisle Democrat, $40
Gettysburgh Sentinel, $50
Bedford Inquirer and Chronicle, 500
Mercersburgh Journal, 45O
Lock Haven American Watchman .423
McConnelsburg Republican, 425
Altoona Tribune, 425
Milton Democrat, $50
Muncy Luminary, $50
Mitlinhurg Star, 325
Perry Advocate, 25O
Lykrn's journal, $50
Lewistown Gazette, Is
John j. Clyde, for travelling ex., 95
$6,4OO