Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-06-02

tween AtloEnAy- Gsnsral Black and Colonel Tor.
ney,in rslatioa 70 NE Public Printing, and tho
lattesss editcsiei coarse. A certain Phladelphia
lawyer ,uanasd Wsbsasf scisd - the modium Of
oommsnicatioa bstwssn thsss worthless, and gives
his tsssinosy before NE iadonitsble Covods a. to
what happsnsd. Alter Forney had shown posi.
tive tokens sf.breahiDg with the Administration
on the Lssomptoa issue, the alarmed friends Of
Old Book speedily DO thought them Of plaster
for Fomey's conscience. in the share Of slice Of
fat plsnder. Webster minated the thing to
Black; Black eagerly nibbed u the bait. ''Cows
here immsdiaisly," said he. III you desire TO do
our highly salsed ssd sysed friend (to.wit For.
ney) great service" Webster rem immediate
"; Black anbosomsd himself. A job estimated
as worth $4,000. was placed at Forneys disposal.
on condition that be would not "opposc tho Admi-
nistration." And Mr.. Webster declares upon his
oath Hat Forney refused, even indignantly" to
accept the generous efer, despite the said Web
ster's sdvice.
On Wednesday last, . Captain Freder ok Eagle,
Of the Philadelphia Navy Yard. was itness be-
fore Covode, and testified to the number Of sine
cure oaisss 10 that yard, filed by politicians for
meaber of Congress from Philadelphia, another
is the Naval Storskesper, Mr.. Wilson, one Of the
clerks Of the last Houss Of Representatives under
Forney but now . resident Of Columbus, Ohio,
and . sonin-lsw Of Sam Medary. late Governor
Of Kansas, former Postmaster at Columbus and
for thirty Year, past the leading Democratic edi-
tor in Ohio. has also been called to the
stand by the Great SmelIer. This gentleman tes-
tilted that Mr.. Miller, who was Postmaster Mt Co
lumbus during the Lecompton 8gnt, was removed
because Mr.. Cox, who then represented tho CO.
lumbus district in Congress, voted ,an.t Lee
compton and was opposing the English bill. Viii
son was asked to state whether Postmaster Gene.
raj Brown did not send for him DUNG tho Inst
Congress to use his influence with Mr.. Cox. OF
Ohio TO change his course in favor Of the English
bill. Witness raid he deemed il improper TO an
swer the question, as Postmaster Gene. al Brown
was dead The Chairman inquired IL tho witness
did not know that the member of Congress- alud-
cd TO was not dead. This question settled tho
matter, and Wilson answered that Postmaster Ge-
neral Brown requested him WILSON, to say to
Cox that il he would vote for the English bill it
would entite him to the highest consideration ilh
Brown. Witness said he communicated the 70.
quest Of Brown to Cox that three days after.
wards the latter voted for the English Bill that
Miller was immediately restored as Postmaster at
Columbus. and the Administration used all its in.
fuence to return Cox to Congress, in considcra.
ton Of his vote The witness was commissions
to go to Mobile, during the last Congress and ar
rest .fllibnster Walker, He returned without nun
king the arrest, and made report to Il , Attor-
ney General. which has nevor saen daJ iient
John Forsyth, late Minister to Mexico, and
present editor Of the Mobile Register the leading
Douglas organ at the South has been sent iog by
Covode to testify relative to the operations Of
Benjamin, Slidell and Elwood Fisher, ia conncc-
ton with their transactions under the Sloo con.
tract with Mexico. Mr.. Forsyth is said to be tho.
roughly posted on the subject, and in consequence
thereof. the sagacious patriotic and far smelling
Covode. desires to have familiar talk with him
on that. and kindred TOPICS Covode has also caus.
ed Mr.. Davidson, ex United States Marshall Of
Illinois. 'tobe subpceuasd. Mr.. d. having hereto
fore stated that member of the Cabinet had ur.
god him TO 20 for Lincoln, If 1t would defeat Dou-
glas in the Senatorial contest in Illinois, the
Pennsylvania gentleman bsing an earnest search
err after truth tsspscially where Democratic off.
cals are eoncernsd) l. .solisitoas to form the &C.
quaintanse Of the gentleman from the Sucker
State, and has indicated the method by which
meeting may be brought about. The details Of
certain other similar discoveries, Tor which the
country il indebted to Coyodc, have already been
Published 10 THE paper, and 1t s our intention to
rsfresh ear readers with those yet to come.
Thsss tnansactiops leave the Administration in a
most disgrascful and odioas attitude 1t is q good
time for the supporters Of Old Bnck's protest
to break out anew in their denunciations of the
Chevalier John covode. and Of his sharp invssti.
CATIONS
The following article, observes an exchange,
which we copy from the Huntsville, tAla) DEM
ocrdt, suggests the idea that the delegates from
TINS and other Southern States. who remained in
the Charleston Convention, alter tho withdrawal
OF the disorganisers. were not governed BY tho
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