Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-01-06
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The CASE OF SUPERINTENDENT MOBILES
We are assured by this gentleman, and we
have no reason whatever to doubt the accuracy
Of his statement, that we did him injustice in
attributing to his agency the liberty taken by
the Minnesota Legislature in connecting it
with the affairs of the DacOtah Land Company
and grant of certain ferry rights along the
line of the wagon road he has recently located
and constructed for the Government He tells
US that in the course Of the last winter he com
pleted the loca ton of his work to the Big Sioux
river, and sent the evidences of that fact to the
Interior Department here, ere the opening of
the spring since which time the Dacotah Land
Company has been conceived and chartered.
And further, that the use of his name by the
Minnesota Legislature as one of the grantees
of that incorporation as well as in granting to
him and Mr.. Joseph F. Brown, of Minnesota,
certain ferry rights on the line of the wagon
road constructed under his immediate super
intendencs) occurred without his knowledge or
consent.
And furthet, that be has not now, nor has be
ever had the slightest interest in or connection
with those enterprises, either directly or indi-
rsctly
These statements from him are sufficient to
relieve him entirely from any odium that might
attach to him otherwise through the fact that
his name appears in the list Of grantees that
has been mentioned above
HE ALLEGED BRIBERY OF SPEAKER BANKS
We perceive that the late investigation in to
tine affairs of the failing Boston house of Law
renee, Stone Co. has revived the story that
900 of their deficit went to Speaker Banks
in the shape of bride for his favor for the
failing proposition to increase the tariff for the
benefit of New England capital engaged in
manufactures. The JOnrnoi OF Coaamsrcf
discOurses on the subject thuswise
Some three weeks ago, Boston correspond
ent OF the Albany Atlas and Argus wrote to that
journal respecting rumor then current In pri-
waite circles In that city hing the Transaction
above referred to. Ii was then said that among
the papers of Lawrence, had been found vouc her
for 80 UN paid to a distinguished member of
Congress then named, and that the further sum
OF S75,OO had been expended in other modes TO
accomplish the enactment Of the Tariff law at
the last session This statement was promptly
and indignantly denied by the political friends
OF the gentleman alluded to, as a Islander upon
Lis integrity, and IL was quite distinctly init
mated that the whole story was sent abroad for
political integrity, and in view of the great stig
ma which such a fact would fix upon our nationa |
Legislature, we hoped that the denial was bv
authority, and entirely reliable
In a recent conversation with Mr. Banks. ne
secuted the story as utterly false, telling US
that he had On one occasion borrowed some
$3,O0O-if we remember the sum correctly
from the firm, with which to make some i'm
provements on his homestead, and for the re-
payment Of which he executed mortgage on
the property, which is still in existence and
hanging over it. He said that this transac ton
only is the basis of the $4,000 bribery story.
They PREFER CIVIL WAR.-The following
extract from a late Washington letter in the
jo"rn0l Of Commsrrs, tells Of the purpose Of
the Topekaites of Kansas to reject every other
mode Of settling the difficulties of the Territory
except by an appeal to arms, and il the key to
the recent occurrence at LeavenwOrth City of
which the telegraph tells
"Neither the Topeka Constitution nor an en-
can be adopted by Congress The former would
receive no support, except from the Republicans
The latter Is discountenanced by the Democratic
members generally, who think il safer to AXE the
i.ecompton Constitution This last plan will
meet with persistent opposition, and, though 1t
may be carried In ths-senate, yet IL will have a
hard struggle In the House Besides, ii ID should
be accepted, and the State government he put in
operation in conformity with it, the rec State
men threaten civil war. They prsfer This TO the
PEACEFUL and legal remedy Of The baNot-boa.'