New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-24
ABOUT THAT THOUSAND DOLLARS

Slilt huO, tO. 10. 1901.
yesterday emerged from behind the barrier of
broken bridges, washed cut sluioes, flooded praires
ord suDken tracks which bar the circulation Of
newspapers and dispel the monOtOny of railroad
travelling westward Of this point, but did not fiod
time to post ny self up very thoroughly in the news
of the day. so that was rather startled last even
ing at Waukegsn by he tidings that messenger
from TIE Hcuse Of Representatives had ben lookog
for me, As l did not comprehend how any one
could have res ly looked fer me without finding me,
remsir cd in the fog until my return to this city
to-day, when discovered that the looking afJre.
said was performed in New.York, some Thousand
miles OR so from the region where I was kno Rn to
be, and Of course without any positive result Add
yet, l judge from what see in Eastern journals,
nothing but tie Intervention of the fearful Bdrdell
Murder has prevented my achieving at least mo-
mentary dstiI ctiOn without be Dg personally aware
of it; just as Byron says, 81 awoke one morning
land found myself famous" Even the chronic
duness Of Harptrs' Wehly is enlivened by the
announcement that l was sent for officially to
explain a certain mysterious 81 1000 draft, but
cou'd rot be founo-tbat is in New-York at time
when my letters, appearing every two or three days
in TIE TRIBUNE, showed tina, was westward Of
he Ill NOS at least, and probably the Mississippi.
How many other journals have contained similar
information l cannot here ascertain; but observe
that my excellent friend of The Buffalo Express
(who was candidate for Clerk of our present As.
sembly, ard didLt get my support and couldn't
have been elected If be hal bad it diaes at length
ard unciuously heIeabouts on my sometime efforts
to reform Congress, and INDUCES in suntry s1eers
at my " dsintelestedress. Now, as to the efforts
at reforming Congress, / must acknowledge the
corn. Years ago. when | was younger aud
grsener than l now am, / did labor earn
esly ard hopefully to reform some of the
erossest abuses Of Congress, and was rewarded
by general derisior. Perhaps the Knockers
we're right on Tie practical question; and yet, were
once more in the House, as trust never shall
be, / should feel bound, as a matter of duty, to
take tie came course did before, no matter with
what personal or general results. But from the
imputaton Of % disinteIestedness" beg, on and
forever to be excused. Ii " disintere.tedness"
implies disposition TO work for nothing and fod
yourself, sm very sure l am not Interested;
trust never shall be; and if l ever was (Which
doubt), l have long sine outgrown the
folly. Ard if any Committee or Member of Con-
gress should ever be bored by suggestions or So
Iictatiors on my part, looking to the advancement
Of any pecurisry interest whatever, beg said
Committee or Member TO infer tina. am not only
paid for my efforts in that capacity, but very well
ps;d. And if it had been true that was hired by
any Railroad or other Company to eren es
land jobbipgb1l through this or any other Con.
gtess, and had been supplied with 5 coo by said
company feel very sure that no Congressional
Corruption Committee eyer need come smelling
around sfter that 81 COQ; for, after had paid my
self what l considered fair compensation for my
own services, there would be nothing left where
with to bible Members Of CODgress-no, not the
6rst dime.
But am confident no one has testified that
was pad 81 coo, one dollar, one cent or any other
,um, either for my own services as an agen! before
Cougrsss, or 10 eI able me to retain any ese in
hat capacity, simply because such testimony would
be false Mr.. John Stryier is said - have testified
bat be paid me 81 600 for some purpose; and 10
fact, just as vas leaving Washington for the las.
line, was intusted, on behalf Of Mr.. SIyksr,
With draft Tor that sum on the Treasurer OF his
Company in New York, which dIaft | understood
was 10 meet ore Of ke smount which would soon
be drawn on me by an sgent employed to look after
'he interests Of the Company in the antic pa,ed
abstIce of Mr.. Stryker on Western journey.
Accordingly, did receive in New.York notice of
such draft On Inc some three or four weeks there
after. snd, after consulting the Treasurer Of the
Company, / accepted said dsft on me aui paid it
a In ,hA rcceida Of Mr. S,Iiefs draft which LID