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ioven,or Morgan, 81 New York. IL seems, G,and
that his friends, in iher lobbying poxfprsaane ca

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out that his friends, IN ileir Iobbypg periqraans "a
around legislative bodies were producing unfasora.
bic consequences. Ii is true neither he nos his
friends objected To this snoble performance un,il
Matteson 4 Co. had been exposed here and until
after the public became exceedingly anxious to
know What pr. Greeley had done with a certain thou
sand-tolar draft nor until the common voice erisd
shame, shame, upon Seward endorsement and puife.
ny of Matteson In his last aII1s speech at Rome.
Observing the injurious consequences resulting
from these things GOV Morgan. 70 prevent their
extending in future, fires net hard hot-shot 20
break up entirely this infamous business, bat the
following blank cartridge. which, though pointed in
words and highly descriptive of his political friends,
was not intended either 70 kill or seriously TO
wound those Of them who have SO long followed lob
bying in Albany and here as profession. a.g ".
EItraa from Gouonoy Ao,yan's aae message.
The duties of legislators always artiuors and perplex
ing have been rendered dsiascful and irksolne Of
ate years by the growth and prevalence Of the practice
OF employing agents 70 surround them their hlls and
TO wayay them in their walks with representations and
opportunities in behalf of bills in which personal or cor
pore interest is involved These agents gain access to
the legislative halls, and follow members TO their
seats SO general and annoying is this practice that
ODOylnE bhs bccpme uaus, often Btnful but never
cTeditable Its existence and its tend to create
general repugnancc to all bills involving private in
terest M - l@ss.sss - ~
A claim or other bill affecting private interest may
properly be explained and commended by the person OF
party interested, or by some authorized to speak In
his behalf, who should confne his efforts mainly TO
the committee committees having in charge the
measure in question. Beyond this lobbying is OBJ
cotionabe and when it follows members TO their private
apartments and nudes upon hours reserved for study
ing documents and preparing reports is nsufeable 1t
Is my deliberate purpose to discourage these practices
and To dsapprove all bills which shall have good reasons
10 believe have been passed by such
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Tue KENTUCKY NoMINATIoNs.--T LouisrWe DAILY
Courier thus contradicts despatch sent eastward
giving the proceedings Of the recent Kentucky DEM
ooretic State convention and insinuating that Mr..
Boyd's friends were defeated because that gentleman
was Jealous supporter of the Lecompton policy of
the administration:
If the individual who sent it to say that Ma
golins over Boyd was triumph over Lecomp-
tonsn-and his words evidently designed to convey
that impressionhe is most intense liar. Both Magof-
fin and Boyd warmly and thoroughly in favor of
the Lccompton policy Of the administration and that
question did not have the slightest influence in tho bal
lettings between them 1t for moment
thought Of, in that respect both gentlemen stood pre-
csely on an equal footing.