Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-04-06

Q. And that the patronage should support it
A. Yes, sir; never had any thing to say abou
editing it.
Q. Do you know who edits the present organ
A. Mr.. Brown, am toll
q. Any one else A. No. sir
z. lou never had any thing to do with the pre-
sent organ, the Constitution , A. No, sir; tn
name Of the paper changed when it went ou
Of my hands
O. Who was your editor? A. Mr.. Appleton
Mr.. VIM. A. Harris, Mr.. Simeon Johnson, and Mr.
| K. W. Hughes. They were changed often.
! q. During that time were there any occasions ol
1 which the heads Of the executive departments, o.
any one Of them, wrote editorials for the paper
/ A. Ny impression was, l may say, Judge Bacl
wrote for it. ! think he wrote several articles
/ but do not know positively that any other mem
/ Der Of the Cabinet id.
@, VIII you st8 10 the committee the circum
stances attending your transfer of the Union news
paper to the person who at present Is at the mead
OF the government organ A. In March last
was desirous OF selling or transferring the Uqion
on account Of the magnitude of the business I had
on hand, and I proposed to turn it over to the
administration and addressed letter to the Presi-
dent. which was the commencement of negotiation:
-or rather the letter addressed to Judge Mich
olson, hut intended for the President. The result
Of the negotiation was, that Mr.. Bowman should
oe put in the paper, and should retire from 1t,
paying $50, 600 per year to its support. A portion
of the $4,000 was 10 be paid to the PoaHSV ViUa-
ui1a in Philadelphia, / understood, but in my
written stipulations | stipulated 10 paw Bowman
the S23 600. The consideration that l was to re-
III ie''l" vas ia 'Se VI -" nc - : -, @
~; "'7 '7"i-.li - - -. - -
would enable me to participate in the profits
w. b' you Iec'IiCC' '"e l''' ~ i"e ~
Bowman should not risk dollar in any way
'ntI l snou'd secure nun "S1lh'' d." 'oss' 'uu
auoTd hlm liberal salary Oa ms eiectioh as
printer endeaForeI 10 carry /" OUT D.' ne re-
fused TO carry out the arrangement a por'ioh
Of the arrangement was IN writing ana portion
ot 10 was verbal understanding
=, ho prepared the agreement q: II Is
IN inc possession oi the committee oI 'ne 1tuaue'
Q. Was 1t at the request OF the Fresideht t'at
You transferred the t7o7 a. cannot say
that 1t was he was very sollcitons ABOUT secur-
ing a share for the PeHHSgLUanl1n; nave not
embraced IN my statement the C0HTfSS'oaaf
FIotf printing, which l should TANK aWounts TO
$4,000 or 100000 year. but would be Will
the work for one-haIf what is now paid bv Con-
gre-s; / know IL can be done, because, as have
before stated ! have done IT,
Cornelius Wendell recailed--Q. state all the
fac in connection with the transfer ofthe govern
ment organ to General Bowman. a. On the
occasion If my transfer of the paper g. Bowman
The Cbairnan-Ees. sir. s. When l trans
Jl5u then, and he named it the C9RStnHioH. !
IL was stipulated that ! should pay from the |
proceeds OF the printing ot the Post once blanks /
$4,000 per aunum until the ensuing session oi |
ugress, when 1t was supposed DE would toe elect /
ci the Senate printer Ny stipulation was to |
continue with Bowman so long as the executive !
worl. or work claimed under the head OF eNecut-
i've work and coming from the executive depart
meats, which W then given me, should be lett
p my hands
q The executive work is the work coming from
-ae Post once, the treasury, ana the other DC
partments A The Post OhIce department mas
law which provides that either the printer OF the
Senate or the House shall DO all the work Of the
executive departments, appended TO which Is a
clause which provides that any work required Tor
use out Of the city may be done out OF the city
ana the Post once printing mas heIclolore oeen
considered to be at the disposal OF the fresident
All the other work had TO 60 by the law TO IN
printer Of the House or the senate Whlle tnat Gls
uuc'lon was made ~ the law IN relation 20 thc Fos
Juee printing do not know the reason Tor
It.
Z. Has the President oeen in me haolt OF us
en'lns 'nis f'st O,Hce PilA'lUs ~ W. %
lone by contract until 1896. tank then the
contract expired ond It reverted 70 the printer oi
-oosIe7s. Judge Nlchois9n was lheh i'uteI NE. anu
The editor OF the organ ana IL reLerted Q. MIN
q Inat was In 800 A. tAlhN IL was IN
I92'. ,n.oo
Gr ''1f'n ly me -FHlah-- ou S'a'eu INA. 80
lvo were 10 he q Lo"ed out Oh I'o l1'NlS VI '"e
Executive prntIn to"arus supporting 'ie % gan
lnier zen. bo"man a. Nnen p"l1esN win
{ iu March last, found that pyalns hiee ana
sew efh-' 1gdlu not sustain 'ng mon In .le
'rohtS of the Executive WORK ana tH4IeloIG pro-
'oSed 10 give X 70 any party lna' ihs"' 'o 'e''s
a.eu ~ l"e l[eslden'' ..:...o
.. "o ulo you maze lDls liol,'S''lo- , l,, - ~ n
the fresloehtf anu TO pay Sio''uD le' Auiuiii
!
10" -iI. DaAeI' 1l. o;i'SC.ot VI B-l1,,l-
---o ''"" ~ ii', -; son mn ,o.
nd hnally had 20 acce"e 10 glIinE S-o''gg te-
nnum' Slo'oYo Per anhum oI "nIo-i - ~ -. ~
D'Aieo lo' ,,le e,i'i5l 1o odo ros f- tho
ZINC" tA"l 04o'V0V "- lDe 80: :; ;b NJ
'ennsylvanlan; but my oohEatloh is WIN 'iI, ,
jo"uan lor S-o'V9ui lHa' oo' st'i.' -
Nists; ana there mas pee4 no "clto" ~ ~
ION TO 1t, owing To- MI bowman tg'u5". ~ M giI
y out has part ot the enga "'oH W. 10
should DO the senate pIlu.liE II. III ~ Por
.iected Printer to the senate; PaU ui -
nan $4,000 in advance when ne TOOK tae C%.GH'
md the balance l secured 10 MN = s'iH7 t
lrlers on the Post-otnce work. "Hi0h N0 0'''' --'
iraW, having no orders on H.
q. You PAID MN o2oUV "ny4 H7 - ~
per A. When he took tne CHDn s''0
hat amount as a capital to start WIN . r
Y. Did You pay MN any Hlol' Oli -, Tho
he 100000; A. l gave HIM orders on lne
'ost-oiee Department in pursuance oi an aJ1oun'
he rendered me OF what was due hlh' "llSn l.l, "
iers subsequently coUntermahueu' On H00''"'
u hls not carrying out ms engagement. If
Q. What did those orders amount 10
ny memory serves me, l gave nm ofuciS 70 'N'
AMOUNT Of $ 900 or SlO,OOo. -. D..
q. Has he not received paync9H' holioro
1ffce Department Of those orders n "0''0'0
lot yet l do not know .--o..-.s
e. Was it understood when you oao -t,IS
Ihf taioH TO Mr.. Bowman tnat 9-p'VV0 g.
De Inverted OUT oi the proceeus VI v =;
printing by you to its support a US S"'
that was the understanding
q Between whom A me PaPs, "Is -...'I1
p jy Judge Black It was between Mr; bowman
and myself, we being put forward as 'le '0'''0
men.
q. Was the President consulted IN relation 70
it at any time? A. I first addressed a note TO
the President-to Judge Nicholson who was my
friend in the case for the President, and he took
itup t. him IN that note stated that II t0as rather
oneoly 10 me {, be oblqed TO support the Unan. and
,cFqt desired 10 do. / suggested that Mr.. Nc
Donald. formerly a member from Maine, should