Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1860-08-17
Fremont Journal.

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following extracts;
'Mr. Oovode said il was thirty-two years
since he had been here. Thirty two years
ago no lived and labored in Rochester. He
had been around looking for the houses in
which he once lived, and found the city so
much improved that he couldn't recognize
the places where they stood. He purposed
10 talk Of the corruptions Of the democratic
administration.
aMr. Oovode then went on to give de-
scription Of the means used TO corrupt Con-
gress. General Burns of Ohio, went first
bought by the promise Of a marshalship,
and then BY restoration of his son TO the
postoffice at Keokuk, Iowa. Mr.. Cox, Of
the same State, went to ruin next---bought
by something else. The history Of Mr.
Covode's investigation showed that the OBJ
ject was accomplished not only by means Of
Office, but by direct payments of money
He related the history of the BEAN case
and the connection of Bean with Judge
Hall, of Ohio, a member of Congress who
went over 10 the Lecomptonits on the very
day whom a certain check for several thou
sand dollars was dated-the which check
was found in the bank at New York where
it was cashed, with the name of the man in
whose favor it was drawn erased so thor
oughly that not letter Of it could be deei-
phered. Some members who backed down
wero provided fog by Judgeships, others by
foreign missions, others by contracts, and the
sons and relatives of others we're provided
for in various ways. The famous Utah ar
my, Mr.. Covodo believes, was raised for
Kansas and not for Utah, as will be proved
when the documents connected with the OK
pedition come to be subjected 10 public
scrutiny. Every means was taken to make
that army effective as political agent.
"Mr. Covode was glad to be ablo to say
that, notwithstanding all the buying of
members of Congress in that memorable
contest about Lecompton, not one Republi-
can succumbed, while the administration
got as many Douglasites as it chose to pur-
chase. The money was paid, the votes were
obtained, but nobody could tell how much
each mau got for his share, nor who paid
it 70 them.
"Next, the system by which democratic
members Of Congress were elected-meu
who could be bought-was examined, and
Mr.. Covode showed how fraudulent natur-
alization papers were issued. Over six
thousand Of these papers we're issued, and a
sample was shown. 1t was stated that they
were circulated by one Brown, an officer of
the Customs in Philadelphia. Samples
have been distributed through Pennsylva-
mia, to prevent the same rascality from be-
ing perpetrated at the election this fall.-
The men who were instrumental in prepar-
ing these frauds had their salaries raised by
Buchanan, while some of the mon who u.s.
ed the papers and voted on them were con-
victed Of illegal voting and sent to the Pen
itentiary. The base of all these frauds is
slavery"
Mr.. Covode could not let the occasion
pass without saying word in favor of ju-
dicious tariff:
"In 1928, Mr.. Covode said, he labored at
manufacturing in Curtis building. Then
we had no Tariff, and Mr.. Covode got SO
or 50 per month. He was as we'll paid as
Others, he supposed. Subsequently a tariff
was passed, and there was an Immediate
advance in the rate of wages. A history
was given of the effects of a repeal and grad
uel extinction of the tariff. They were so
disastrous as to PROSTATE the laboring in
terests, and the workingmen determined to
have an administration 10 favor of protec-
tive tariff. They were cheated by Polk and
Dallas, it is true, but that was their misfor-
tune more than it was their fault. 1t could
be shown eonclusively that every move to-
wards protection had resulted favorably, so
far as its effects upon the industrial interests
ofthe country are concerned"
Mr.. Covode has no fear of disunion. He
says that the strength and quality of the
'disuniOu sentiment depends upon what the
Southern politicians drink, and that it pass
es away with the drink. We quote again
"Mr. Covode said that being working
man himself, he liked to talk to working
men. The man for whom he worked in
Rochester was probably in the room. He
was in the city, at any rate, a day or two
ago. Tho object of the Republicans was
to keep the territories open to emigration
for the poor white man, so that there should
be privilege for not only this, but future
generations of working men. The idea that
the Union could be dissolved was ridicu-
lous bumbug. We are going to elect Lin
coin, aud inaugurate him too. If the peo-
pie know what the character of the southern
five-eaters was they wouldn't feel afraid. 1t
depends on the beverages southern mem
bers of Congress have been drinking wheth-
er they are disunionists or not. At night,
after visiting bar-rooms and saloons where
Bourbon whisky is kept, they are apt to be
pretty warm. In the morning they can be
as cool as anybody.
SAT the end Of his speech an inquiry was
made as TO the time when the testimony
taken before the Covode Committee would
be ready for distribution. Mr.. Coyode re-
piled that il was about ready. He had an
unbound copy ofthe book on the desk be-
fore him. 1t contains over eight hundred
pages. He concluded by stating that Hon.
George w. Jones, of Tennessee, who has
for sixteen years been Democratic mem
Der Of Congress, told him in private conver-
sation that the investigating committee had
saved the government million Of dollars"
Ex-Speaker oRR Of South Carolina has