Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-30
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Dr IT. have heen examined and we
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From tho Daily Tribune Of Ang % 1917
E,moj, I,auence I,,nnlov,d Tho money H..
been used. os evidence show.. in pnvinp the costs
and ch,rgos i,cur,ed in ge,,ing nm costtv and a,
,roy,c,nt entertainments 10 which Indies and
Members Of Compress md others were Invited
with n view q, f,rtbe,inp the sncoess of this men
,oro. The ladies having been first dnIv imnress
ed with the imnnrtnnce of Colts Pistol x,en.
sion Inv nresonis of Partisan gloves nre invited
ia those entertainments. and the evidence shows
,bo. wbile the,e ,,e,nhers of conyross ore .nroaI
cd In he thar, ia fnyor this narticnIar measure In
the language of . witness :. dead set wns made
AT tho Hon Gilber, Dem to induce him TO go for
thu renewal If Colt,s Patent Whether the
same sort of sociaI influence and apnli,nco WINS
brought IN be,r nnon otbers who were invitod IN
dina ar sun ot Tim, handsome establishment, wa
have no means of ascertaining. ,s Mr.. Diokerson
has NOT given us the names of his quests and
hos M, ,be,ocnro fnr ,isbod M with tho noons of
getting Mt tho facts. Mr.. Diokerson seems 10
have aJopted the rule that
"To reach the heart or get the vote
The surest way Is down the throat"
4 Ten. Thousand U0iiar Bribe.-We find that
persons who had determined to oppose Colts
Extension unless they could get some satisfacto-
nv arrangement which would protect and pro-
mote their own interests utter taking the necos-
sary steps to make ihoir opposition effective, re-
turned home, mud from tint day TO this we hear
nothing more Of ther opposition to Colts bill. II
is in evidence also that contingent fec of So
600 has been offered by Diekerson to an active
opponent of Colts bill, To buy off his opposition
und to secure his countenance and support to
That measure Those parties met on several oc-
casions to agree upon the terms, and to tho dis
gushing detnils of their conferences on those oc-
casions. as detailed by themselves, the under
signed invite the attention of tho House, assured
that there can be but one opinion, aud that en-
tirely unfnvoruble both to Day and Dickerson
RdscaIIy Letter Uriters.-The evidence shows
another important fact. TINT the letter writers for
the daily press, who hive beon admitted to desks
on the floor of the House. very generally re-
garded as the most efficient agents who can be
employed by those who have measures to advance
Although these letter writer's before they can oh
tain "a seat within the Ilouse, are required to
give a personal pledge Of honor that they are
rot "omploy ed rs agents To prosecute any claim
pending before Congress" vet we find that, in
utter disregard of this pledge and its spirit, they
bnvc been employed in many of the railroad
pntent, and other schemes, which have engaged
the attention of Congress during the present
SION.
The class of men, controlling the newspaper
correspondence OF the country, moulding public
opinion aud fixing the public estimate of men,
cam exert Il power over those DESTROYS of notorio-
tv more iniurious and destructive than social in
6uencos or venal temptnions
TESTIMONY OF THE HON. r. l. CLINGMAN.
An inIioas Gierk,-Iho Hon. Mr.. Noble of
Michigan ul-n mentioned to me in the House,
lnst week that he had n conversation with II
f,icnd or acquaintance of his, who, think, he
represented to be "a clerk in ono of the depart
uicnts; this person expressed great anxiety to
Ii IN that the Patent bill should pass; on his eX-
pressing his opposition, this person went ON to
saw TINT it, passage would help him pretty
4,nmt;" on Mr.. Mobiles asking him chow muchl"
a.. ~nd he would get $500 if it passed; did not
d, him thouame of the Clerk, nor do know in
aich If the Departments he is employed; Mr.,
\ ohle said lac iocaarly aud langhinrlv remarked
t. the Clerk, that If the sum was $1,000 it
II tpht be an object but that 5000 was too
: anil
,Ierer FtIiors.-Nlr Mntteson Of the House
o,,c, or twice remarked 10 me, this extension is
altogether wrong; many of our acqunintances
,e,od. clever fellows. said he, are very anxious
/, r the passage of this thing and are saving that
4 would he something very handsome for them
4 II could pass: bnt snid he. il is altogether
wrong. he snid there was n GREAT measure by
=, mo Of onr nconniutances who were rood clcv-
rr follow. ,hcy were nrgnc It's passage, and
said it would bo II handsome thing for them;