True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-07-07

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How Mr.. Lawrence and the Ohio Shan
Democratic Delegation were sold
generally.
The harmonious Democracy are agaiT
In hot water. The men who carried thro
the English bill can't get their pay, ant
some of them have gone home and de-
nounced the President and his Cabinet al
cheats and traitors. Some Of them com
municated their troubles to the sympa
thizing correspondent Of the New YOrA
Tribune, who thus relates the story:
The passage of English's Kansas bill
depended on the Ohio Democrats in Con
gress, especially on Cox and Lawrence,
both committed against Lecompton, and
both week men, susceptible to influence,
and sure TO yield if strong pressure were
made upon them. The war spirit, stim'
ulated by the prospect Of call for volun'
teers to serve in Utah, regard violently in
Ohio, and a regiment was organized there
ready for immediate service whenever
called upon. Every possible agency
was brough: to bear upon the President
and his advisers to obtain for Ohio the
privilege of furnishing regiment
Washington swarmed with aspirants for
glory and commissions from that State
The President and the Secretary Of War
replied to all application on The subject
that nothing could be done or would be
done until Congress passed the Kansas
bill and the Deficiency bill. Mr.. Floyd's
word, his word as a Freemason, was
pledged to the Ohio men here, particularly
to General Sargent and adjutant Cross,
that as soon as those bills passed, the
Ohio regiment should be called out. Mr.,
Latham, Mr.. Floyd's private agent, who
figures in the Willett's Point inyestiga-
ton. made similar pledge. So did
Banks, Steedman and Mclean, public
printers. All of these gentlemen were
agents or associates of Secretary Floyd in
financial speculations, and were UNDER
stood to represent his views and 10 speak
by his authority.
Accordingly, the officers and men in.
terested in the Ohio regiment, both here
and in Ohio, set themselves to work upon
the Ohio delegation in Congress. Tho
their influence, Mr.. Lewis Campbell was
induced to give his support 10 The Def
cheney bill. Through their influence,
Messrs. Cox and Lawrence, after hard
pressure, and after the receipt of innumer-
able letters and dispatches from home,
were induced reluctantly to 60 for the
English bill. 1t was given out that com.
panies of the proposed regiment should
be taken from the districts represented
by those gentlemen, and the whole weight
of the volunteer militia, organization there
was brought 10 bear upon them to over
come their Anti-Lecompton position
They gave way, and the bill was passed.
On the Tuesday following its passage,
the Ohio Democratic members, excepting
Mr.. Cox, who had The grace to be some.
what ashamed Of his sudden conversion
and pleaded illness as an excuse for keep
ing away, called on the President, accom-.
panied by the officers of the regiment
who were in Washington, to congratulate
him and to receive his thanks for their
services in elfecting the passage of lie.
compton. They were graciously recei-
we'd, and were promised SO explicitly that
the regiment should be called out, that
some of the officers actually went and
bought their uniforms
Nevertheless, the regiment was not
called out. A new pretense for delay
was found. It was now said that moth
ing could be done till the appropriation
bills were passed. Renewed assurances
were given that as soon as those bills
passed, the regiment would be accepted.
The appropriations have been made, Con-
gress has adjourned, the volunteers are
not wanted, and the gentleman who en-.
gineered the passage Of the Kansas bill
have gone home with their uniforms in
their trunks, the bills for the same in
their pockets, and IN their hearts an agree.
able consciousness that Mr.. Buchanan
sold them and they didn't get the pay.
A "Slow Race"
The Cincinnati Commercial of Tues.
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