Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1857-03-05
From The N. Y. Tribune, Feb Is.
About that Thousand Dollars.
CHIcAGo Feb. j,

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/ yesterday emerged from behind the
barrier of broken bridges, washed out
sluices, foodedprairie andsunken tracks
which bar the circulation ofnew spapers
and dispel the monotony ofrailroad tray
cling westward of this point, but did
not find time topost myselfup thorough
ly in the news Of the day, so that was
rather startled last evening at Wauke-
gan by the tidings that messenger
from the House of Representatives had
been looking for me! As / did not COM
prehend how any one could have really
looked for me without finding me, / re-
manned in the fog until my return to this
city to day, when ! discovered that the
looking aforesaid was performed in New
York, some thousand miles or SO from
the region where | was known to be,
and OF course without any positive re-
suit. And yet, | judge from what see
in Eastern Journals, nothing but the in
PREVENTION of the fearful Burdell Murder
has prevented my achieveing at least
momentary distinction without being
personally aware of it; just as Byron
says, Il awoke one morning and found
myself famous" Even the chronic dull
ness of Harper,s Weeklyis enlivened by
the announcement that | was Sent for
officially to explain certain mysterious
81 900 draft, but could not be found
that is, in New York, at a time when
my letters, appearing every two or three
days in the Tribune, showed that was
westward of the Illinois, at least, and
probably of the Mississippi. How many
other Journals have contained similar in
formation cannot here ascertain; but
observe that my excellent friend of the
Buffalo Express, (who was candidate
for Clerk of our present Assembly, and
didn't get my support, and couldn't have
been elected ifhe had it, dilates at length
and unctuously hereabouts on my some
time efforts to reform Congress, and in
dulges in sundry sneers at my "disinter-
estedness. Now, as to my efforts at re-
forming Congress, must acknowledge
the corn.
Years ago, when | was younger and
greener than now am, Ididlabor hope
fully to reform some of the grossest abu-
SEES of Congress, and was rewarded by
general derision. Perhaps the Knockers
were right on the practical question; and
yet were | once more in the House,
as | trust | never shall be, | should feel
bound, as matter of duty, to take the
course l did before, no matter, with what
personal, or general results. But from
the imputation of "disinterestedness" |
beg, once and forever, to be excused.
If "disinterestedness' implies DISPOSE
ton to work for nothing and find your
self | amvery sureI am not disinterested;
| trust | never shall be; and if ever
was, (which / doubt l have long since
outgrWn the folly. And if any com
mittee or member of Congress should
ever be bored by suggestions or solicita-
tons on my part looking to the advanc-
ment OF any pecuniary interest whatev-
er, beg said committee or member to
infer that | am not only paid for my eff
forts in that capacity, but very well paid.
And if it had been true that was hired
by any railroad or other company to en-
gineer landjobbing bill through this or
any other Congress, and had been sup
piled with 81, 900 by said company, l
feel very sure that no Congressional
Coruptional Committee ever need come
smelling around after | had paid myself
what ] considered a fair compensation
for my own services, there would be
nothing left wherewith to bride men,
bers of Congress-no not the first dime.
But l am confident that no one has
testified that / was paid 81 900, one dol
lar, one cent, or any other sum, either
for my own services as an agent before
Congress, or to enable me to retain any
one else in that capacity, simply because
such testimony would be false Mr.
John Stryker is said to have testified
that he paid me $1,000 for some pur-
pose; and in fact, just as ] was leaving
Washington for the last time, / was en-
trusted, on behalf of Mr.. Stryker, with
draft for that sum on the treasurer of
his company in New York, which draft
| understood was to meet one of ike
amount which would soon be drawn on
me by an agent employed to look after
the interests of the company in the an
ticipated absence of Mr.. Stryker on a
western journey.
Accordingly, Ibid receive in N. Y.
notice of such draft on me some three
or fours weeks thereafter, and, after con-
sulting the Treasurer of the Company.
| accepted said draft on me and paid it
with the proceeds of Mr.. Stryker's draft,
which up to that moment had remained
in my pocket-book unpresented, and of
course unaccepted. would here give
the name of the drawer of this draft on
me; but, as he is certainly not a men,-
Der of Congress, and has been already
before the Investigating Committee, and
doubtless told the whole story, l for
bear.
Let my Buffalo friend note herein the
warning against what he calls "disinter-
estedness" -a falling to which he is
probably addicted. Had / really been
lobby agent for this Des MONIES Com
pany and anxious to conceal that fact.
my name would of course have never
greeted the public in connection with
said Company's affairs, but, as | never
was hired by said Company, never paid
nor promised, nor offered any thing by
it, and never had shadow ofinterest in
its prosperity in any way, except that
knew one or two valued friends were
among it's public stockholders, | find my
name bruited all over the country as
one of its hirelings, and there are prob
ably some men so malicious as actually
to believe the SANDER. Well let them.
HORACE GREELEY.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT ERIE.-A
WhnIe IIncE. Consumed W. Loo.