Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-30

] responded 10 the call requested TO leave tn,
/ House aud go into the Senate he being informed BY
| the lady that Mr. Toombs expected 10 speak Mr.
! Clingman replied that this bill up, and he was
opposed to it, and wanted to stay; but upon farther
solicitation he left the House, and | aftersard
him in the Senate until after Mr.. Toombs had con-
elndei his speech; will do Mr.. Cngman the justice
n ag that he has since informed me thai he left the
li1uz that day not account OF the solicitations
nf the lady; but because for certain political eonsid-
crifons he desired that the bill be suspended aud
neither passed nor defeated at that time.
1 starg Of Horace H. Day.-Afier the application
ar tie extension Of Cot Colts patent had been made,
I ti.te1 hew Yorl, and while there received note
from C5l Clemens importing that Mr. Horace II Day
had applied 10 him to he paid for not opposing Colt 5
application, and that Mr.. Day said tina. | would not
speak him. aud therefore be applied TO Col Glenn
en-. and That Col. Clemens had referred him 10
O the same next day person connected in bnsi-
ness a. am informed and believe, with II. II. Day,
who requested that his name might not be mention
81 IN this connection. to which request assented)
called AT my office in New York with a Geographic
despatch from Washington, and said that certain par
ties in Washington, who had power TO pass or defeat
Col Colts bill authorized him to demand Of me
$4,000 rs II condition on which they would exercise
their power in his FAY or to this replied knew who
tloy were and named Horace II Day; told the mes
senger If Mr. Day wanted to talk to me he must come
himself and not send II third pc son.
The next day Mr. Lay came and said that he rep
resented certain parties in Washington in and ont of
bill uEl that if | would pay his friends in Washing
z15ppo aud sNtisi hd they would pass the bill
tnd him thut knew who his friends were TINT they
were ST OF low letter writers,and thai understood
lis plan Of attack, whC h was to libel Col. Colt and
mr aud all concerned in the business, and that
would rather pay him nd them something than be
beled aud abused in the papers, compared II 10 the
tlsc of crossing The street and seeing another
gathering mud to throw upon persons passing along
aud said, under such circumstances, the passenger
woud do well to pay Something to escape the filth,
and that would pay him and his ietcrwrters to alb
stain from black guarding Col. Colt and me, but that
the sum he mentioned perfectly out OF the que5-
ton. that Col Colt had II ct Mt that time $4,000 in
tie world TO this he replied that If such were the
he stood no chance for his extensions but that
he day would communicate with some of his
friends, whom he named, and ascertain what they
wonld take not to attack u.s. lie then intmated that
his were of u different character that he
wanted money for the letter writer's but other things
for himself about that time was chilled into Court
to attend to then pending, andhe said he would
meet me that night on my way to Washington heidi
meet in the cars, and began to disclose the plan
OF attack he said he would fill the papers with as
saults that members mid, and would consider
the newspaper attacks pub lie opinion that had not
pone to work as should that ought to have paid
the "outsders IA he termred them and then should
saeeeed he gradually Apr cached the point oil LIS de-
mand, which was that should release him from the
Judgment OF Good ycnr, for whom am counsel and
then apply Tor the extension of II patent once owned
ht Goodyear, now expired, and let hlm III is part
il The benefit of the eXte nsiOu of that patent 10
tn replied with 50 much Indignation TINT lac beg
gel me TO keep quiet lest should he heard; ! re-
eciel the whole proposition as infamous, and tod
him 10 do his worst he told me thtt be had to
the columns Of The Ncw lark Ueratd, AMI that, if
settled with him, he would show me how 10 reach
and Influence that paper. When reached Nashla%-
tn, communicated these things in greater detail to
ii Clemens, and hcapprovcd my course, mt once the
attacks were made in newspapers all over the coan-
tr letters from Washington, stating abort corrupt
in members, giving dinners to the Patent Commit
ter spending money, Colts wealth, and all such sub
nrs ware daily issued; at last, Day published
two pter his own name; and then replied through
TheHfal3 to which letter refer and to the facts sta
tel therein ! now take my Affirmation.
I'm 10 member Of Coagrcst--I WAS called into
The bedroom from my parlor, when engaged in con-
yersation with number of persons, and he whole
interview occupied but moment, and did not think
Of il again, that know of, till this Committee WAS
raised; the amount named as the required loan Wa,
think $500, will say the member of Congress for
whom the loan was asked was and is personally I'M
known TO me- and for the reason before stated can
not mention his nome;when the loan was nppied,for
the person minated that, ifthe loan made, tie
member Of Congress would aid directly indirectly,
in the passage of Colts bill
II. I'm. y. Uean. Of Io1cd, ,rn,'ed Hiy loan.
On motion, of Mr.. Xocotler that the name Of the
member OF Congress alluded in the last question bc
given by the witness aud the ayes and nays being Ia
ken follows, viz: Aycs--Messrs. Leteher tchair-
man, Rutln Xollicofer, Wheeler, Elliott, and Thur
ston Nay-Mr Eddy. The witness Mr.. Diekersoal
ia obedience to the decision of the Committee, sta
ted that the name of the gentleman was Mr.. Hean.
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