, 1859-07-30

The Quincy Herald, few days ago, con-
tained M article upon the funding Of the Nc
;Allister and stebbins bonds, protesting to be
history Of the whole affair, the point Of which
is substantially tue following: That one Pen
soueau, of Belleri)lc, Democrat, after boast
ing to his friends TINT he had scheme on fool
TINT would result in rcplcnish1ng his purse
with $4,000, went to New York,
ostensibly for the purpose Of selling
swamp lands, but really to negotiat
with The holders Of tue nbove mentioned bondt
III relation to funding them; that for this pur-
pose he remained six months in New York,
mud on his return to Belierillc made no con-
cealment Of the eucccss Of his mission; that
the facts coming to tho knowledge Of DR.. Ro-
man, Democrat also, he wrote to Gov. Biz
sell calling his attention to the resolution
which he {Romau) had introduced in the Leg
islatu.e in tho session Of 1887, and which
passed 10th Houses, prohibiting the funding
Of these bonds, to which Cor. Bissc1l replied.
stating TINT this was the first time his atten-
ton had been called to the resolution, aud that
he was not before awaso Of its existence; that
subsequent to this, Governor Bissell himself
entertaining doubts as to Lis authority under
the law TO authorize the funding Of these bond,
dispatched Nathaniel Niles to Senator Plato. Il
Kane County, to procure from him q written
opinion upon the question Of his authority to
fund these bonds; that Niles was authorized
to pledge Plato tue sum Of $4,000 should
he be able to give the law a favorable con.
struction; that PIatots opinion was decid-
sdly favorable, md TINT as soon Is 1t was re-
ceived by Gov. Bisse1l the scheme Of funding
these bonds was commenced, and went On
until 1t was arrested BY tho timely interposi-
ton Of Dr. Roman, Democrat, and, as the
H7ah says, "a gentleman who enjoys Just
ly deserved popularity in the Southern part o.
the State"
Now this story invented bY the Herald, and
which is being echoed By ali tho Democratic
journals Of the State, is, in every particular in
which it assails the integrity Of Republicans,
false from beginning to end. 1t tis not true that
Judge Mics had q personal interest in the INIT
ter; it is saos trua that be WIS dispatched by
Gov. Bissell to Senator Plato to procure
m opinion as to his authority to fund the
bonds IN question; it is not true TINT M. Plato
gave IN opinion decidedly favorable to the
1onding measure; it is not true that Judge
-Naes ohessd Nr. Plato $4,000, or any other
sum tor bis opinion in the premises. But it IS
nae 'hat tho only parties named by the ReruN
who wore interested in TIC funding Of these
bonds-Dr. Romau and Pcnsoneau- Dem.
oczats; It i tzne that Judge Niles went to see
n: Plato at tie instanoe cf Dr.. Roman, with.
out the knowledge Of Cor. BIssel, and that hi.
opinion was decidedly unfaSorable to the
scheme which these prominent Dcmocsats had
in hand it eannos be tsue that d.. Ro,nan wrote
the letter to Cor B:asen which tho Ae,uld
attributes To him, because TINT gentlaman held
that the resolution Of 1857, Of which he {Ro.
mani was the author, wes not tntended to in
cisae tue 1ends ia question. =:
These statements are based upon the N.
thority Of the letter Of Judge Niles, published