Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-01-23

li !i1g if,ir ~ i7 connection, 20 Tn!c Irr,ilcat
ts..n:.f,. ;rd NJ uv ci"e n New York wth Il
,,i-gra,,r .ie:rr:cl; from Washington and sad that
corr.in pGrts IA WesUGioa. who he'd pomer 20
pass or t-t.a' Col. Cp- bill. ar hor7el him TO d..
!nsad ct ma SlHI''D g condition on which they
woGid eaerCs. Ih-'r power IN ls isvur: {" this r.
piieG kuo'S VII" tho wee, ert named Horace II.
Dal; .pi the sseager Il hr Day wGutet tn talk
lue. he FAUST Cu9u himself and not send th'rI
person. Tie next day Nr. Day Game and saii thai
represented certain par:;c' ;m Washington in ~?
1Gt OF Con.rre., .Gn G4d tie power /" pGs' oT !"l-a
Iii bill ara tIa, il YOU'D pa hi. f..n:s in Wash
Dgion slj uLj aud ,l'-iy hlr they would pass till
him t..,r hr'F VIM has isni- wcre: Tina: they
Hyro ..t of low iy.rr "ritt 3. oI .ha' UNDERSTOOD
s plan of attack. which va, 10 Loci 20! Colt HI,
40 ard al concerned IN ri" "Is.A"Ss, aud that
~oUlf rather pay h.'n ard them so onclh!n2 fEan br
De.r Jed and rau--a Ia til: papers; compared It "a
he r;-ss at IL nan c "sfins the street., and seeing
n'hsr .,aftrrir. mud 10 throw upon persons passing
dlJGg and said, under sCch clIG:,ns dnc' tile pas
ssng"r wo.ln do vel 10 pay sonetlI!ng 10 ESCAPE
ie d.rh aii that would pay him "nd ms irttrr '''i
;.rs I" abstain from barkunr!'HG C"i Cot ana me
but That Tho hn IN nj" "nr' was riecily oui OF
i- question; that Colonel C had not nj ihat lime
S29U U'ID III the World 10 iii. he replied ihst II sucf
were the he snod chance tor his extension
but hai he (Da,) would communicate win some u
hs rindo, whom he nnined, Hud ascertain what tnty
would tnhe NJ; 10 alta, hu then 'ntiinate thai
Ills own term, were Ut C;ftrr-n character that he
wanted n"nry tUr III; iciIer r"ii -rs. but ohrr thugs
r himself ab u; .ist time wa- called into Court tc
attend IN case Hen r!iGing AID h. SAID e w"uld
.ert ms tmat nigh; On my way 20 Washington; hr
III! NJ rt ne in al, cars n;. began 10 disclose iht
plan Attack lie -aid IL would fiji tbs papers viii
a-saut-i thai nein5er5 @rre riinid, and would con
s.ier ife Newspaper attacks pa.h. Gplnon; ;Eat
had Io: Z me- work ~ | .ou!d tha: unght IL
nave paid ito "ou;s:!cr, team hem, and ihrr
sho.il sGccacI 40 r u,,iiy apprnnci.ci the point
%! .!is ,.e;rRuj, w q: .hn sbnuld rc-ase h!n
tom rh1 tjnis.n n: 81 GS":,,ar, f'r wh"n an
'rrrs A.. ;!icn a. - "r Il! -I'e''on -; fi'tn
once c.vu.d ny G."iN-G-. now sApi:cn ant !e; him
In is paEtn-r IL ia. bench; II lr cx'-icl"n OF hri
patent ti,is -rp,! ii, uiurnin't!.m:on IN ~
he rd nc ."A., !. uuI~, lest We s"u.G be heard
+. c!c;: ;ie $ .i'. proyu.i'ia' ifnYaS, AM :u
hI.u I" 80 his wugsr lr NJ. Ihi i.r h. acres- -
IN c''gmns 4 TEs N.1 YJ.s HTa-d, nnd that. f
s"''ci w!'h h!', i- >In.. h"" {" rs:ncn aEi
iu!iI""c" i paper, u !!"ii rrGc:.e! Wa alnG''n. ]
'"mm!i 'c.ci Ia! .hI"=s IA -rcnisr detail 10 t"i.
C''.ir 5. and hn fpls"|'d Iny c"Ir--, :i "nce iLc
attacks yer" Iadr i: W ty"ro al ""'r'.s iuGn;ry
i"tt", from N.'-7.".t"i. lam. ;o'a; c"rriYtlns
,n"nh.re, g;Y,u. n.n'rr- rn II. Pu~nt Committee,
-p-Gdn. rn"nry, Co IS w-;. and al ,ucll suti-cs
.srre dr. ly s.u,d ,t ~, D ~ patti sh-C. nne "r iw.
over hi- own an, ,m 'en rrp. - r'.rnd.h Ihs
HernlL w:ic letter ri =, an: I" the Ia, Is st.t.G
;.,..r..: I r"w ~. ~ !Ii-n ,i;,.n.
Mr.. n re L,tcr Wj'cr@ In. cff-ct pro ,uced
b. nc RI rtti,ri.tr ta ciru.riGl trnl.E :!
l,':rr are Ms th- -..sor Why emp Yen! ANY
o.!i-r as-.-rIn's haU Cd!. C.vinrii-, VIII had been
III ,ol-d ~ Cn! & Il IN "iher ,na't~rs besides rh>
.....; found ta,t an un'iv"raj, impress IN md II
'cl-: impression wt- ben. produced IN ih- .niDt7 q!
.nul5ers, nnl ku"w al no way To cuun-ract il ex-
c.pt ~ employ SONS person wiIH might give mem
Der. pnr-is nui ,t.e:He's "t itcis pa-sed my
word 10 the person dat wnuli cOusiI-r l.s name IN
mat crur"ciinn co !.ai9 II, Iu"wvvrr by opera
tirr OF law aud th,: ruice o. cvidrcs AIN bound {.
,!i-cirs. II, will u" -" hr Conmitieu having rui-
r that ls win :. was buand L. disclose lh- ran.,
,y,, ted itu.rf
that his Il name Es DID re-,eci - is connect
g., III sumo wav with lh- Congress uhber Company
IN IL. cry ut New in'k. The amount ex, ended u!
the employment q; nitnr"cyr ~ ngvcrs or N "'her
means u--d l., ub'arI al EXTENSION of Col. Colt
patent, | should ihuk not les. rhSu S1OoJ, nor
.nor. i;IGn $6,0oC; but consider this private mat
I.r entirely wG.ch III my Judgment, ought not as
counsel f,r Mr. Colt, rn dero,Ii Mr. Thompson was
employed ls.e 10 last December or early IN January
.nnk; hY YVES employed by r1c 10 ad ms IN bring
ing to tne n-ruun oi n,m5rr. Tie p1pers ami .Y
d -nco which had prepared 10 c0unte'cct the efsc
,f t, Newspaper and n'har lites ANA Gl.e clsrscs
that wcro mad ag:ln. Col Co!li paid him afee fl
me se.vr.s which he uGde:;,k 20 rcrcer; s amount
in not iGiph -hou!i sia:. nnrr never promised
hl'r oIy cr.nUr-"iIo:. wI.CE siuL.c depend ou tu:
-Irce.s -, ii!i- t:.t.
Lo1r 10 q rarr:bcr Of CraSrtSs y was called into
ta- b-Groom i on Ery :'ar!"r, wacn engaged IN con
;cr.nuu w!:ii numnur a.: ,srSG:s, nTG IN. wnni'
;n.cryls,v occupied but ,no:acn; aud attrched NJ
..c, I'ru.'r"r f,t!!.s+t - >Vns=.I r'uut'
lie luln WI. asked was 1IL Is pe!-unaiiy unknown
To u; and f'r the reason ac'orc stated cannot n.n
ioG his nHm-; WHEN The loan '"as applied for, tbs
porson applying ninntrd that. il the loan were
made the member Of Congress ftf:rred 10 would aid
directly nr iurir.cly, IN III passsg- nf Colfs bill
Yhs E,a 8. HrHn Of l,w1 l-auted MS loan.-Ol
noilnr, nt Nj ,c"t.r, ,llnt t'!e name If the mem
b-r uf CrDsrr,. ALLUDED 10 ~ the last questions b,
riy-n ~ the win 81. md :hs ayrs and nnvs being
taken AS f...Iw- va: Ayr--Messrs. L:tch-r Char
mani. Ruff z !.iroI.r. Wheeler, Eliot and h1re
ION Ssy-Nr EDDY. The witness 'lr. DckersJn
in ID -di.nce Ia decision of The Committee, stated
rnt The r,arno # o gentleman wGs NJ. Hem.
Q,.sri"I, 10y M E'ldy-fou state in answer 10 4
Question ry the chguInIn, that you were called 0r
%, ynnr par"r ir'" your bedroom, when engaged in
conversation with nurnhcr OF p-r.Ons, and that the
whole ii.:.; 'ie" IS person ing application or
loan orcupi"i hG InolI-ni; will you low satc the
nature e! 'hHi ,nrtr at"a
An-wrr-Ihc 1nry port va. that The applicant de
,-.l 10 brrro,- 500 f.. ;hs y-nrI.msn on have
oarr 3D. and said rha; II woI' ! lend il il would he
M " rsr 81. ,h: CUt bill or something OF thu: kind
i;h- very words of winch cannot rem-Inh-rl which
| very p-rcirpinrily declined IN do. q" not know.
p.r.ounl!y, Mr.. Hem. aud lave answered this un
der the pressure Of ,i- Committees order, md
hnp. il will not be cOIslcr"d any atenpt 10 i'm
put. anything wr"rv II. ri" gart!. nan nan-d.
An RI. Mem ber Of CDugc-s, ma,;ing EmpLcyment -
Question by Mr.. L '!c, iEcT-U - Co! G"It pertne:
p1ItItcr' ih''TrS 81 III nc pi'i'''f vi
the patent extension. aud u 20, wilJnf
Auswer-H- has no partner NOR partners, directly
or iudir.cv il the imo.t Remote degree CONN., c'rd
with hi- rhrut ur his business; aud Lsvn applied IN
ire on tho stairway Of bs noTr Uu- day, representing
In; n. could beci service, and d-sirag 10 br TN.
,,lnyed; irli him that u he Could b" III any service
:, m. [ wnui give him compel sii:un such as
Thought he had earned, bu' declined - phy him any
thina AZ ali sh"r' tiIn- acrward he came TO me
ay.;n and r.questrd ;ne tn cnr-i.er him as not Ell
pag-d 10 s,!.t me, and said lie desired III relecsa IN
from any Obligation mi sht ic Ia the promise had
mad. h!ln; that is all thHt ever ps-s-d between
about i nnd that much did h"inl advised that Mr.
Levin :n.h, "ihrrw:sr H. Irg "s; Mr. Chnse ha'
n.vv. b-rn -in !ryed ahuut ~ ';'n'er at all h- hHs
been -mp mpoy- Euiiuvr, by C"I Ciein-irs 10 nct ~
for u in his bgsIirss generally, but hh-
h.d ~, runrc az. | na awnrs ri, with this rns-
have no knuw!.dge tlct any q; The "ihers have
h..n .n,,l,,.d aud soGnc of them are unknown td
he personally.
TESTIMONY or D 4. WRIGHT.
Ssr,n,v 7aou,aad D0ilars i "rs sitting Two OF
Avs a.n, ~ ,hu rinzzl of The National Hotel
,y n prrson said - "c the brother o. Col. Srnne
co., and . cu,:v. r.atiGT s7rung up III regard 10
duel Tia; jig. C"lt had IN 81. L1ni'. Ws passed
from that subject - ha u du..lnk 'rcrp ns and he
wnrud VI by aski'S NC II hnd pistol ""h toi'
lam had no; ard he n"n ss't, Il y"n want On"
= nm. M - my room ANA grt ~; n"t"g was sud
phcu, ~. Col; patent; cic not 10 his room; some
conver ann OF gp--i .ims char :crr hen took pnrt
b.;w,.u u. trrrt' ~ r.h 'i'h IL III: pTn'no" "uu
ih.r bnd hrrr .xprmi.d IN frs, prs -ui- &'' II
,iI of CuIs bin, nrG ihrusi hl; th= gossip VA
.hht ,hn anoun, WA 81 00I cr s'00Oi 5gi d not
nr.,e - 20 f!.- slj.,h, r kun .riS' "n he suJjec
l., cs:s- F,l 20. i'.a ii !nt So ar'w'. d.
Jl.. .; he Baa7Vl's- AID G'or.s and L1f''i:-Ac
car ..uz 10 ny r,t'n,r'I." va in -" it',iI' Gilbert
D RON u'ls night ;awrr.! n!r'-ht. /! . clock
p.,iao-; Mr Drsn u-sd !i.nae':' s;yl"s hc si''
:, %, nn 10 o,:r % Dci;-r,nn- rnpp=r. h- GNhcd
M To- say there nni amu'o myself nn:i! his return
an! dad 20; when hr DAD rriuf; he " me 'rh'
-; g.. b n male NJ Inn e. ~ tor Ia" re;eWa! %
rl, patent md he told ga- th- particulars; he -hit
,sy wnn "a, n. Il 10 Lin ~ table had p'csoed Colt
cau-c wlih grrst drri "t A. anl "hrh he cam,
=, hrL nl M. rrasGl he: championship, she ri"
CIR had. .-:t her hx-= ut XII gloves tom Paris
I a.k-I D-smhnw H.. gong 10 vote IN tho bi!i
and i,. an s.a;l.t = l doi rcco!i-c; with sufficient
xs,.rn.,a t., ,n-nr!o :. -m,;.= IL the suppe:
% .r,y ,hs. Mr.. ID. nj; a'.en'!e6.
TEsrIx,sY cP HORACE Il. DAY.
e,y- HisI.e4 T'aoasa4i D,ans-Early ii the
ru ,.n-u.ti .i..; sifp.;s d.s gne.l - be made
=, ,ffrr the nx,ea..,i"f "a. W. d.ua paon ons o!