The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-08
New Lobby Devslnpsmsnts-Gro q
A"~aosr Committee OF Isves.assaon ii
Ccngvess,


The publication by Mr. Kilbourn, the late
Pre- sident Of the La Crosse and Mil~aukie Rail.
road, Of pamphlet justifying the action OF
himself and associates in corrupting the Exc
cutive, Legislature ard Judiciary of Wisconsin
IN the matter Of the land grant for railroad
purposes, has revived the whole subject of the
operations of the Washington lobby We first
borrowed az extract from this extraordinary
publication to show how the Times oorespou-
dent and vote broker il Washington had &C tually
hal in bis pocket contract giving him fouc
thousand acres Of land-valued by himself at
sac 0O0-for his services in the passage of the
Wisconsin land grant bill, at the very time that
he swore before the Investigating Committee
that all the interest be had in the matter was
thst he Was 8 told BY outside parties that ii
the bill! passed he should receive certain com.
peusstion. We again borrowed from this pam
phlet to illustrate the moral views Of Western
railroad president, who could see in the whole
sale bribery OF the entire State government
nothing repugnant to the stricsest principles
of humanity" And to day We revert to its
pages for some other facts aud revelations,
opening up a magnificent ground of inquiry
into the operations Of the Washington lobby.
1t appears that when Simonton attended be-
fore the directors Of the La Crosse and Mil
waukie Railroad to press his claims for the four
thousand acres or its equivalent in cash, under
his contract with the agent Of the Chicago, st.
Paul and Fond du Lac Railroad Company, be
informed the directors that the whole prize was
not coming to himself alone-that he had to go
shares with another reporter for New York
paper-whose name he gave-aud with two gen.
tlemen in Washington whose names he did not
give, intimating that they were members Of
Congress.
Now, We should like very much to get the
names of this reporter and of this pair Of honor
able members under the rose." Mr. Byron
Kilbourn being at the confessional, and soon to
be, as we hope, in the hands Of q pious father
Of the church. cannot do better, as partial atone
ment for his bribery of the Legislature and Ex-
ecutive of Wisconsin, and for his dreadful
heresies proclaimed in the Review we have
been quoting from, than reveal all that he
knows on this end kindred subjects, and inform
us, among the rest, of the name of Simonton 8
repOrtorial associate. If Mr.. Kilbourn should
happen to fall into the hands of one of the
pious Jesuits Of Fordham---to whose attention
we have commended hi;n--he will learn that
without full confession and atonement he
cannot hope for absolution; and therefore, he
must out with all these damning secrets.
Should Kilbourn, however, still persist in his
errors, it may be that the pilgrimage which
poor little Simonton has been making to Salt
Lake City will have had good effect upon his
scheming soul, and will have produced in him
q humble and contrite heart and it may fol-
low that on his return he may unburthen his
conscience and reveal to the world all the lobby
iniquities of which he is cognizant with the
part which each New York editor and each
member Of Matteson's band Of forty thieves has
borne therein. Such revelations would be very
apropos at this time, when that immaculate
chieftain of the lobby is again seeking the suf-
frages of the republican voters Of the Utica dis
trict, and bis other chieftain, VIM. II. Seward,
who is ambit GUS of being President Of the United
States As u sort Of refresher to Simontons me-
mory, let US, in connection with the Wisconsin
land grant, for instance, call bis attention to the
following bill of expenditures presented to the
La Crosse and Milwaukee Company by that
identical Mr.. Wheeler, who signed the contract
TO him for the 1000 acres of land. We clip
II from this same extraordinary pamphlet
which we have had such frequent occasion to
quote
srATININr AND IxPESsss OF rKE CHICAGO, ST.
PAUL And FOND Du LAC RAILROAD COMPANY, IN
AND ABorr PROCURING LAND GRANT TO THE
STATE OF w1scoSsIS.
To wit
Cash expenses and personal disbursements by n. X.
Wheeler ~ washington. .................... e3,lAo
Sssh Paid for printing and for map: and pcicn:
and TO editors and reporters Of newspapers, and
jor newspaper articles, messengers, telegraph
&c, &c In all foil $500
Ossh paid for Statistics, &c, for making commit
tees report. ........................... 100
$500
n. X. Wheeler, services before Congress and In
person st Washington and East, in ali for full six
-, services at wsshInei,n and New York WV
for sbou, the same time .;;..:.....:.....:... 5000
Tor same time. ........................... 1000
TOTAL cash expenses. 900
and Tend dn lac Railroad Company, issacc 10
seents In AID o. grant ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1000
eco shares Of full paid stock u Chicago 50 Paul
sn5 Fond du lac Railroad Con psny, sent 10 "
X. Wheeler n Washington In aid Of grnnt.. 20 900
fvsrcd.. .:.............. 1900
u shnes same esued 10 party al Wash ngion
from New York onlce In payment OF services In
aid Of grant $500
Total 100
NE above exclusive OF all conditional contrasts pro
vded the above company obtained the grant from the
state Of Wisconsin themselves and docs not p,luds
any part Of some t7s eco expended BY the LATE R.V
Company In oforss 10 OBTAIN sad grant
There is great deal in this account which
needs explanation, and We have no doubt that
Simonton--if he comes back in a compuuct ious
mood-might be induced TO supply II. s3,1iO
il pretty high figure for cash expenses and
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