Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-02-23

SENATOR CALDWELL AND LIEUT.. GOVERNOR
JAcksox.-Since the publication of the report
of the Special Committee of the State Senate
in relation to imputations the official charac-
ter of Lieut. Governor jackson, by Senator
Caldwell we have received the following state
ments of Mcssrs Caldwell and Segar:
srArENEST OF Mr.. CALDWELL.
To Vessrs CoghiU and others, Special Commit
tee or tie Senate, dec.
GENrLEMEN: have no charge to make against
Lieutenant Governor w. L. jackson, for fraudu-
lent or other improper official interference upon
the question of consolidating the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad and the Northwestern Virginia
Railroad Nor have heretofore intended to be
understood to make TO Mr. Auditor Bennett any
such fraudulent or improper official interference,
upon that question, with Senators. On last
evening, met member of the House of Dele
gates, who told me that Lieutenant Governor
Jackson intended to have n reconsideration of
the vote by which the consolidation bill, on
yesterday afternoon, was defeated; that but
| few minutes before, Lieutenant Governor Jack
son, talking about the late defeat of that bill,
! had said, WE 'cHl beat goa inert time; and that
he (the member) had lately caught the Lieuten-
! ant Governor electiOneering with Mr.. SrSar, of
the House of Delegates, in favor of the bill.
| This information, together with the fact that
discovered very broad smile upon the face of
Tie Lieutenant governor OH yesterday All TnOOn,
upon the occasion of my offering resolution in
the Senate, directing the Committee on Finance
| to enquire into the eXpediency OF authorizing
| the Board of Public Works to purchase of the
| City of Wheeling its 5000 shares of the CAPT
| tai stock of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
very naturally added TO the excitement under
which had been laboring during the tendency
of that consolidation bill-a bill which had cx-
| cited my constituents at home, as a measure SUI
| peraddiug to the injustice which they had re-
ceived and suffered from the fraud of that Rail-
road Company. Under this state of excite
| ment, met Mr.. Bennett, the kinSrnan of Lieu
tenant Governor jackson, in the rotunia of the
Exchange Hotel, aud animadvcrtcd very severe
ly upon the Lieutenant Governor; and though
cannot now remember my expressions know
that they such as would likely emanate
from me whilst under high state of excite
ment. | certainly did not then, nor do now
desire to be understood as intending 10 charge
Lieutenant Governor jackson with malvers.-
alton in his office, by electioneering with Sena-
tors. 1t may be, that in my excitement, may
have said several things which did not intend
to be understood in their literal sense. very
much regret that the Lieutenant Governor did
not address me a note, asking an explanation,
which would freely and fully have given to
him, with all the facts and circumstances with
! out reservation.
tbs proper that should here state, that with
in the last two hours, Mr.. Sweeny (who is the
member of the House of Delegates that gave
me the Information hereinbefore referred tor
called upon me and says that Mr. Segar, to-day
informed him that the conversation which he
| tSweeny) overheard between Mr.. Segar aud the
Lieutenant Governor, was in consequence OF,
aud in answer to, Mr.. Segar'S application to the
Lieutenant Governor 20 explain tn hun the mei-
its Of the consolidation controversy. l there
fore eNonerate the Lieutenant Governor also,
from improper Interference upon the question,
with members of the House Of Delegates or
otherwise, SO far as | know.
AIFRED CALDWELL.