The gazette and Democrat. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1860, 1860-04-05

printing. in case he was elected Printer
10 tbs Senate; I paid Mr.. Bowman $4,000
in advance when he took the Union. and
the balance | secured TO him by giving
him orders OF the Postofflce work, which
he, could not draw, having no orders on
liz.
2. Was it understood when you trans.
ferred the onion to Mr.. Bow man, that
$40, 600 should be diverted out of the
Posioffice printing by you to lis support?
A. Yes. Sir that was the understanding
Q. Between whom A. The paper was
drawn up by Judge Black; it was between
Mr.. Bowman and myself, We being put
forward as the active men.
@. Was the President consulted In re.
ation to it at any timer 4. l first ad.
dressed a note to the President to Judge
Nicholson, who was my friend IN the case
for the President, and he took it up to
him; in that note | stated that it was ratb-
er onerous to Inc TO be obliged to sup.
port the Union. and what desired to do;
l suggested that Mr.. Macdonald, former
ly member Of Congress from Maine,
should take the paper and become it's edi.
sor; he was a competent man, supposed;
but in the course of Two or three weeks
Bowman name was mentioned, and |
assenied TO it; we met at Attorney -Gener-
ais office, and Judge Black drew up the
papers between US, which consisted In
my conveying the Union to him.
Q. To BowmanP A. Yes, sir, to Bowman,
with stipulation to pay the money. also.
+ A. The editors Of the Union wee de-
signated BY the President while you had
the management of the paper? A. Yes, sir,
while | was the owner of it.
Q. Was any one of these editors in the
! employ Of the Government A. Not when
, they were appointed editors; Mr.. Apple
ton was a(terward appointed Assistant
Secretary of State, and Mr.. Harris elected
5 Senate Printer.
Q, You have spoken Of your !iberality
, be kind enough to state whether, out oi
r the profits of the public printing, you
contributed. in 1858, certain amounts To
secure the election Of members of Con
gross in different Districts in Pennsylva-
mia; il so what Districts? A. spent a
y good deal OF money in politics, but, with
. all Difference to the Committee, mus. dc
/ cline to answer in what Dstict.
9. Was there or was there not pro.
. pounded to you before the Senate Inves
= t;gating Committee inquiring into this
subject, question of this purport
e whether the President of the United
States and yourself had any correspon'
/ dence in regard TO the use of money in
= the elections in any State2" and if SO
what was his response upon the subject
D A. There was question of that kind.
y O. State what your answer was? A
;. The answer intended 10 convey was this
r that pending the Congressional Election
: Of 1858, | suggested 10 him the suspen.
r sion of the payment Of this monthly sli
a pend to the Pennsylvanian and argus, and
). the appropriation of that money 10 party
: purposes, to be used in different localities
1t was my own suggestion to him that
!, in my judgment, the money was useless
) ly expended in keeping up effect paper
}, and that il could be used TO better advan
| tage in getting out voters, circulating
e documents, &c. | told him that
n thought it would be better for the part,
l. to apply it in that way. and that l woulC
t, take the responsibility Of doing it.
il | assumed the responsibility and die
3, il. he not dissenting from that course; bu
d there was no specific direction from tn,
II President to me to dc it, 1t is iustic,
ro him to state that he had AUTHORIZE
l. the payment Of certain moneys at certain
s, rates per annum, out of the proitS OF tn
N printing to the oenDsylvanian and to tn
Argus. and that when this election occur
IL rel, |. acting upon the belief | have al
D, ready stated, took the responsibility OF ina
l. king this suggestion and carrying it out
10 so that the sin or blame of stopping villa
;. always deemed an unjust tax upon me
6 as the mechanic performing the work
and of dlyerling the money to other pur
ID poses, if it was SIM rests upon me alone
Of Q. BY tho Chairman. hid the Prcsi
> dent agree to your suggestion? A. H
y did not dissent from 1t.
Is Q You made the statement you hav
" just given us to him? A. | did.
r Q. Were your relations with him Of
<, a very intimate character during You con
r. neclion with the Government organ a
its owner? A. Yes, Sir.
N z. Were you in the habit of seeing hir
y frequently? A. Very frequently.
t? =, How frequently? A. really canLc
re say.
rs Q. How may times a week? A. lavel
aged two or lhros times week; som
a? weeks more and some weeks less.
s. Mr.. Wendell said, in conclusion, in re
ply to the question whether he had cor
~ lrbutcd any money in 1853 in any Of th
Congressional Districts Of New York city
til that he had contributed, he believed. i
ne nearly every District.