Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1860-04-27
The Printing Corruption.

ing investigating k~o'"Hf'''
Senate has been printed. u masesl !
voluminous .documsn,, mach Of which b
OF little interest. except As showing the
corrupt means by which somr Of The
campaign expense of The Dfmocra''e
party have been paid. and how certain
administration organs are Sustained.
Cornelius Wendell, who was chosen
+ rinirr Of The Senate at he last Congress,
testified that he agreed to pay $4,000
per annum out of the profits OF the
public printing SO long as he held the
Office, towards the support OF the Wash
ingion Uaion, the leading organ OF ihr
administration, and the PsnRsylran'an,
the leading administration paper IN
Philadelphia. Mr.. Wendel was the
proprietor of the Uaioa at the, time he
was elected. The following extract
from, his testimony shows that the nice
little arrangement By which the O"io"
was, 10 be sustained. was made by an
agreemen, with President Buchanan:
About the close of the last Congress
was very DESTROYS TO make some change
in the paper aud tue performance OF the
public printing, and | made proposition
to give the. paper to the Administration
to place it at the disposal of the Admin
istration, offering to contribute from The
profits of the work $4,000 per annum
TO support it mean from the profits OF
the work at the disposal of the President;
made the proposition to the President
direct: after some considerable nego-
tiation. the transfer was made; this paper
was written to express our views and
sentiments, and Mr.. Bowman took pos.
seSsion-the amout being increased from
$4,000 TO $4,000 per annum, as Is
expressed in that stipulation.
@. AT whose request OF suggestion
was the sum raised from $4,000 TO $50,
600? A. cannot state whether it wa
Judge Black or Mr.. Bowman; abou
the time the Philadelphia people wer'
/, anxious, and the Collector was dow
here, if remember right, and | hav'
Z the impression that il was al his instiga
: ton; he stood godfather for the Penn
!, sylvanian; | allude to Mr. Baker.
@. You made this proposition, of $40,
a 600, TO the President? A. Yes sir.
It @. Was the President a party TO thes
e conversations and consultations A.
q made the first proposition in wrltin!
e through Judge Nicholson, who had bee
i a partner of mine, or | of his. He Va
a formerly, gentlemen will remember, Pm
r ter to the Senate. | had been his bus
/ ness man during the whole of his conne'
ton with the printing. l had purchase
t, his half of the Union and through hi
Ds opened egotiations with the PresideI
m which were consummated by Jud;
Black on behalf of Bowman. | b;
little. if any, conversation with Bowma
n, | do not remember any until We went
ed sign these papers.
n O. You said the proposition was
IT, writing? A. Yes sir.
en- @. To whom was it addressed?
is think TO the President.
Jet @. Then he was party to this trar
er actiol? A. In so far as c0mmrnci
er- negotiations. Subsequent conversatio
irs were held mainly with Judge Black a
Hon. John Appleton.
al @. What other sums of money oil
,or than these two have you been call
ate upon TO pay or have you paid T! A
paid to BIr. Rice, of the PenHsylran''
as, under an arrangement with him, 81
The 1913 70, besides the two sums you la
tn mentioned.
isb @. Any other sums, Mr.. Wendt
- A. To Mr.. Severns. of the PhIladelp
Argus. rising $4,000. The total cha
-, is $3.50, but portion OF that was
Mo- directly for the Argus. Those may
MO- considered by the direction Of the
..k ecutive.
the @ Do you say, to the Argus, by di
ton of the Executive. A. Yes Sir.
c. Q. thought | understood you.
49, other day, to say that there was no c
pulsion exercised upon you to pay
you considered you were, to Ger
extent, bound TO give TO the ATg"s
=. Under the arrangement with Rice; a
r me TO say that Rice obtained the cont
and then Severns and his friends clai
-: a part, and was directed to reduce
- amount 10 Rice and pay an amour
Seyerns.
$50 @ Who directed youf A. The
- eculive.
-. G. Whom do you mran by the
cutive: A. james Buchanan.
Ar Cbd.lt-Y Won said won ba