Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-01-02


The Concord On. H. Standard of la,e
GATE contains lengthy editorial, in which a
very grave charge is insnualed AGAINST ev-
President Pierce, in connection with the ,,tem,,.
ed purchase Of site for post office in New
1orN CITY. II will be remembered that the old
bricR Church was bought at the enormous sum
OF Sl|o, oO0, but the matter fell through. ow
ing to some defect Of title. The Stono1ord no .
gins ny quoting statement, said to have hoe,
MADE by sworn witness, while upon the stand
IN recent trial in New-York, that Caleb Cush.
ing, late Attorney General under President
Fierce was TO have received the sum Of 81 900
Tor examining and approving the title of the
Brick Church, in case the purchase should have
been completed. The writer of the article in
the Standard then goes on to say that he was
"tod by the most intelligent and reliable men
IN the city of New York, during the pendcncy
OF the negotiations" that of the sum slipulat-
ed for the church, $500 900 was to have gone
TO the owners of the property, and the remain
ing el|3,OOo to sharpers who hung around the
Pierce administration. On the same authority.
the Standard adds that, when negotiations were
IN progress for the purchase of the site of Bur
ton theatre for post Office, sum above the
value OF the property was to have been agreed
upon In order 10 leave the space for the spoils-
men to Obtain their per centage and that in
case either the church or the theatre were pur-
chased by the government, S25, goo was to have
been reserved for Sidney Webster, private sec
rotary OF President Pierce The writer then
observes -
we are authorized to make these statements. and
sustain them. F'0'' ~
Tine facts above detailed IRE but few Of those Of
similar character which have been placed i'm our nos
session We have facts duplicating persons about the
late Fierce administration with speculatons in ruhlc
nnds--certain California transnctons-solne tonchino
tho dismissal of appeals in land cases from that state
certain infamous transactions relating to the Mexi-
can indemnity and rights Of way over Mexican ter
ftoFy under the Gadsden treaty, the umors concern
ing which reached the private secretary of Pierce and
an Individual who fourishes in the neghborhool Of
Wmneliseoeee lake"
We do not, of course, know anything in re.
gard to the truth or ialsity OF these charnes
aud only call attention TO the matter on accoun,
OF the prominence Of the individuals referred
to as being involved in the objectionable trans
actions. 1t is not openly alleged in the SIAN
dard that President Pierce was a party to these
calculated to convey such an impression A.
To the motive aclnaiing The propagation of sucI
ISLANDERS at the present lime, the following sen
tence from the conclusion of The Standards ar
tice may afford an explanation -
More of these developments are to come if Mr.
Pierce does not distinctly take himself out of the cat
egory OF candidates for the United States Senate
The quarrel is one between the rival an,
hostile wings of the New Hampshire democra
cy, and Republicans therefore have no other in
ierest in it than that which belongs to curious
spectators. We apprehend that the quarre
over the Senatorship among the Democrats is
fresh exhibition of that sagaciiy which insists
on ::..counting the chickens before they are hatch
ed The Republicans Of the Granite Stat,
WILL we feel confident, relieve both wings O
the Democracy from the responsibility connec,
cd with the Senatorshp.