Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-05-11


dell, and told the gentleman who called upon me
that would attend to it.
'Q.-You speak Of particular dispatch for the
sum Of $4,000 A.-Yes, sir.
Q.--Who was the dispatch directed TO? Who
showed it to your A.--Mr. Morwitz showed it to
me.
Q.-with whom did you consult as to what
should be done with it2 Al consulted with DR..
Morwitz only
Odd you draw for the amount7 Al did,
sir, and the draft was accepted and paid, and the
amount wascarried to my credit less the exchange.
Q.-What did you do with the money? Al
put it in an envelope and handed it TO Mr.. Baker.
Odd you take receipt for it7 Al did not
sir.
Q.-werc you requested TO do so2 Al was
told 10 take a receipt for il.
Odd you receive any money for political pur-
poses in Pennsylvania New Jersey from Mr..
Wendell2
witness-Am l really compelled to answer such
Mr.. Kennedy.--I think it is within the scope of
the inquiry
1.-THE Committee thought the question wos o
proper one, and that il should be answered.
Al did, SIR, receiUe money at pgious times for
political purposes.
Q.-Were those moneys expended for the promo
ton of the interests of tie Democratic party2
A.-Rot all of them; sorse Of ID scdS used for a
third party Schich organized 10 digeri Votes from
echdt known "the Peoples party" sifh US: the
Peoples party was in opposition to the Demo-
cratic party; we did not know there the party or
ganized as the Republican party" The opposition
TO the Democratic pcrty pds called " The Peoples
pdrtyp and 10 dipert Uoes from, that party The third
party rds organized; the object was to diUide the
Peoples party"
Q-Was such third party organized2 A.-Yes,
sir.
Odd you believe that was necessary to the
success of the Democratic party2 Ave certainly
did, or we should not have given them the money.
Q-What was that third party cslled2 A.--The
straight American Party-the straight outs.
Q.-You speak both OF Pennsylvania and New
Jersey2 A.--Yes, sir.
Q.-And of those States only? Yes, sir of those
only
Q.-Have you an idea of the amount tina; you
furnished for party purposes7 Al really could
not say.
Q.-Could you approximate to the sun7 A.
Some thousands Of dollars.
! Q.-Nill you name some number of thousands
as near the amount as you can Gomez Al nego-
tiated notes and drafts to the amount probably Of
$4,000 or $4,000 that l understood were for party
purposes bat that does not include the $4,000; l
did not understand that the $4,000 were for opera
tions in party electofS but for the papers
MR.. WENDELL OBJECTS TO BEING LEFT OUT IN THE COLD
Q.-You sued Bowman? A.--Ihave; hspe no
idea Of being robbsd Of y pqper, and then being sci
out IN the cold By Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Buchanan or
anybody else.
| Q.--Mr. Wendell, how much year do you sup
pose you have contributed? .-Ithink during the
past four years, haze contributed directly ind-
rectly, 100000.
Q.-What do you mean by indirectly; suppose
part of that sum went to the support of the Union
A.-Yes, sir. mean thai that amount was paid out
Of the profits Of my office. If clever fellow was
running for Congress, and wanted $500, and had
it. could not help giving it; but the exact amount
l could not tell.
Q-But without this public printing you would
not have been able to do it? A.-No, sir.
Q-You stated that you hau been in the habit of
contributing to elections, and you have mentioned
some districts; have you contributed in any other
A.-Yes, sir; | have item on my books Of
81 ,500 which contributed in New York; have
also contributed in New jersey.
Il Q-Were you so kind toward Maryland? A
! Occasionally have.
Q-Who called upon you? Al think Mr.
Thomas, who is pretty active in elections; he sent
over here a message that money was wanted; but
these were small amounts; l think the highest
ever gave was a couple of hundred dollars at one
time
Q.-You spoke of sums spent in New York what
other districts did you contribute to? Al went
up the river, and, among others, | contributed TO
Mr.. Nsvin's district | contributed wherever
thought little good could be done.
c. WENDELL.
PUBLISHING POLITICAL NEWSPAPERS A BAD BUSINESS.
VIM. Rice examined;
Q.-YOuwere the publisher of the Pennsylvania
A.-Yes, sir.
: Q.-Are you now? A-No sir.
; Q.-What disposition did you make of it7
think you said you sold it. A-Yes, sir.
Q.--For how much? Al was to get 81 ,oOC
for it; hut did not get it; printing political ReHS
papers &c bad business
) Q.-With reference to the Pennsylvania, l ask
you what was it's value, and what did it produce tc
its publishers? Al sank money upon Il at all dn,es
sometimes we had the sheriff Of the city, and il
helped US along.
Mr.. King.-Be pleased to be little moro explicit
y Witness.-We had the patronage of the sheriff
y had his patronage three years and the pstrousg,
Of the city two years, from 1853 to 1858; l mesI
the advertising patronage.
Q-Then the ordinary business of q newspaper
did not give it support? A.--No, cir; the people /,
our STATE ,oiH not support Democratic paper.
Q.-Nor the city A-No, sir.
Q-Whon you sold It for $4,000, had the pur
chaser any expectation of receiving those post-oic
banks2 A.-That cannot say.
Q.-How came purchaser 10 buy paper 20
: $4,000 that was losing all the time? Al va
political machine and II 'ecs used for political pur
: poses.
; Q.--Then this was apoltical papcr' A.-Itwa
: a political machine
!, Q.-I wish to ask you aquestion ns to the amour
= of this post-ofice printing, and where it went to
y A.-Wendell collected $4,000 up to July 1885
and he collected some 81, 900 for the other 81
= months.
!, Q.-Of that sum you received how much2 A.
: $4,000.
!, Q.-Whst disposition was made Of the other
y Al DO not know
Q.--Do you not know from the parties who
:, vided it2 Al had no communication with IL
. Argus which got some Of it. 1t was enough for N
: TO know that they obtained it. VIM. RICE.
~ PANAMA, April 10--Ilon. Beverly L. Clark,
. Kentucky, Upited States Minister Resident to Gu
tamala and Honduras, who has been suffering sever
in months from diabetes, died on the 9TH March. II
n fuueral ceremonies were conducted with great pom
NJ by the Catholic clergy, and Of course most Of Il
!, Government officers and foreign diplomatic agen
or assisted in the rites. Mr. Clarks wife and fani
so came passengers on the Guatamala, and leave {
Tha il llxrc "a