The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-17

tent on anal departure friend Of his met him on the
an0 %s that vi naS
versation:-
B. Yes, I'm of at last.
A. But not for goods
b. Yes; I'm not coming back in q hurry.
A. Then you've got the appointment you were after
B. No. have not got 1t.
A. Then you've got some other Officer
A. All but you have had certain promise that II will
be all right
A. No?
A. What got promise, nor nothing, and yet going
b. (sighing deeply.) Yes.
A. Why, thought you stood excellent chancep
b. Wen, 30 suppose did, and 80 most persons
A. Your petition had great number Of influential sig
B. Yes, that's very true.
A. And your private letters TO the Governor from
some of his most influential and best friends.
Yes they were equal to those brought by any
A. And yet you've given up all hope Of succecdngG
A. Well, but why2 Surely you must have
W reason ,1 i1r coming 10 such conclusion
Kissing slow, solemn Whisper Last night had priuate
| look at Thuylo,c Weeds slate
A. His slatep
A. wens
| b And my name not on IT,
A. That's enough.
B. Good bye
"A.
And that's enough. If mans is not Thurlow
Weeds slate it is "good bye to all his prospects at
Albany He is the Oliver lie Dan Of the present State
government-the great State Barber Of New York. His
hand is in every mans dish, and he must have finger
in every mans pie He is going to be much greater
it were, in night, from nothing HIS trade of bar Der,
however, has not been recently taken up by him. he
made his first appearance barber, years since,
at Rochester, there he shaved remarkably we'll
that every one took him for Morgan, until after the eec
ton; and he has gone improving in shaving until at
last he has obtained the high Office of HGraud State
BARBER
All the cunning Office seekers that 20 TO Albany are
in the habit OF FIRST calling upon Thurlow Weed to get
shaved and dressed He takes them hand as fast
they come fixes shaves feeds and dresses them up aud
keeps regular record OF all his customers Those that he
considers all right after he he has shaved them he puts
down the names on his slate if they don't suit him, he
leaves them off Those that thus put down the
slate stand certain chance Of getting an office, and rice
| versa.
poinments that have been made by Governor Seward,
which have given much dissatisfaction aud puzzled the
Oldest politicians TO account for No one has the least
chance for an office unless first well shaved by the
great State Barber This is the reason why neither Peter
| s. Townsend nor Dr. Childs got an appointment They
went TO other barber TO get shaved. The
the with Sandy Welsh; he a common barber
to get shaved and paid his sxpence instead of going to
the great State Bar ber The result that his
not Thurlow Weeds sate and with the host Of
| other disappointed applicants. The State Barber
passes Croswell in his management. He is most ef-
cieut and will make large fortune aud he deserves
IT. all for his excellence in shaving and dressing the whole
State. He is the actual GOVERNOR it is of consequence
whom the wing party nominate for Governors for
Turow Weed there the spot, and he will per-
manent Governor 30 long as the wing party in power
Governor Seward may well retire Auburn at once
for his barber carry the shop without him We CO.
therefore, for Thurlow Weed as Grand State Barber and
acting Governor for the next four years; and in the
Of next week shall give copy OF the record
from his sate-bcing fac sinlile, taken by Ariel, at
Albany.
ROMANCE AND REALTrY-A NOVELETTE,
| CHAPTER l.
| from the Albany Statesman Jan. H. 1851
| GREAT TRUTH.
The duties of legislators always arduous and perpex
ing have been rendered distastefu and Of
late years by the growth and prevalence Of the practice
OF employing agents to surround them In their halls aud
sG' Behalf f' q bs ID w6s a9a
corporate interest involved These agents gain access
seats So general and so annoying is this practice that
lobbying has become trade, often gainfu but never
crediabe It's existence and its tend to create
general repugnance all bills in yolving a private in
| terest.-Gorern0 Morgan in his annual Message
CHAPTER II.
LIVING EXAMPLE.
was stated by Of the witnesses before the House
Committee, about two weeks ago. that SIS 900 had been
paid by Lawrence Stone Co. to rhurow Weed Esq, OF
Albany.-NeU York Herald, Mdy9, 1858.
With all the seempgs Of truth in this statement the
facts when they known, will show how easy is TO
either from Messrs Lawrence Stone Co. nor from their
agent, Mr.. Wolcott, any amount Of money. We have
with either of those gentlemen the subject of money
We did however receive authority the latter part OF
March 1857 from friend in Boston, TO draw him for
$4,000. That authority was from gentleman whom
we were associated in raising funds for the Presidential
election and the money was designed to decien-
cies-Erening journal, May 10, 1858.
Mr. Thurow Weed testified that March %, 1857, Mr.
Ezra Lincoln Of Boston, paid him IS o0O partly for SER
vices in forwarding the passage the tariff blu partly for
political expenses Of the campaign OF 1856 Me- Weed had
paid 50 900 out Of his pocket during the Campaign
for legitimate proper election expenses OF the
received from Mr. Lincoln account Of the tariff not
cent was paid by Mr. Weed any one for corrupt pur-
poses II was put into bis own pocket jus.
uon ior MS trouble in assisting the passage Of the tariff
argument and by the presentation of statistics bearing on
the subect-Ner Fork Tribune, May Il, 1858.
From the New York papers Of May 81, 1881
LAWRENCE, STONE AND CO. Is TARIFF ACCOUNT
Jarvis Slade, member Of the firm Of Lawrence Stone
Co., was examined by Messrs Stanton and Moore in
philadelphia his health not permitting him be removed
TO Washington. He testified the sums paid out by
the firm on the tariff account extended over period of
two or three sessions, commencing in the session ending
in 1855, in which sesson Mr.. Lawrence member OF the
rm spent the sum Of five thousand dollars in Washing
ton There nothing of any magnitude however paid
out until the last Of the last Congress when
large sum was paid out, and Mr. wolco was the person
who disbursed or supposed have discussed H. the
Boston braach Of the firm paid OOo and some SIS 600
which he drew for his expenses, besides the he re-
money beside this that the Boston house paid out was
80 600 to Thurow Weed, which paid through Mr.
f. Lincoln Of Boston; he did not know Of any of this
money having passed into the hands members Of Con-
gress.
THuRIow WEEDS TEs1xoSY-ms Iopsy SERVICES wop,u
FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
Thurlow Weed-Ih consequence of sickness in Mr.
weed family he could not attend before the in
Washington, and two members of the commtee-Messts
Purvance and Wright-were despatched to Albany I,
examine him. Being sworn, he testified as follows
That be received Of Ezra Lincoln Of Boston the sum
Of goo about the 23d OF March, which sum was paid
deponent in part for service rendered 10 promoting tue
passage Of the tariff of 1857 and part advanceents
made by deponent in 1885, growing Of political rela
tons and connected with the Presidential election Al
one time deponent made Advancement out Of mis- pr
vate means to aid In the Presidential election OF SO 0O
Was any part Of the IS 900 corruptly used in pro-
noting the passage Of that tariff A. No.
Was any part Of said paid by you 10 othcrsp A.
No "
DO you know Of any moneys having been paid TO any
member Of Congress- the offer agreement TO pay am
money IN consideration Of the OF said member for
that tariff A. No.
.. DO you know John W. wolcottP A. No; / am not |
acquainted with him personally, and only know him by
reputation growing out Of this Investigation
a L..