The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-08-11
a Specimen Brick from COyOeie's
Great Book.

| We may learn the character Of Mr.. Covode ,
revelations from a single Specimen Brick
which We propose to lay before our readers. -
Let them treasure it up in wrath against I
| party that could be guilty Of such iniquity
and vote accordingly next November.
The subject Of inquiry is. How was tn,
odious Lecompton Constitution carrict
through the House of Representatives, with
an acknowledged Democratic majority O
some twenty against its passage. Cornelin.
Wendell, the confessed agent of the President
in ctfecting the passage Of this Bill agans
the openly avowed hostility of this Dernocra
tic majority, is still before the Committee. -
After a severe examination, in which he estab
fishes very clearly, that the end was achieved
by his disbursement Of large amount Of
money, or according to the testimony of Mr.
Bean, of "a bushel of gold" (page 1884, Mr.
Train sums up all by the following comprc
henSive inlerrogatory, which Mr.. Wendell
answers quite as Complementary, to wit:
BY Mr. Train.
Question. The amount of it all is, that
you swear you expended thirty thousand dol
lars and upwards, upon three men Bean,
Hay and Walker-to carry this Bill 1.-THE
Lecompton,) not knowing how that money
was to be expended, who they were to intln.
ence, or in what manner that money was to
be brought to bear, to effect the passage oil
the Bill!
4inswer. Yes, sir not knowing or caring
| how the money was to he expended desired
fter the money left my hands, not to know
| ANYTHING about it. lpage 1881
The honest reader will at once see. that
herein is the unavoidable conclusion that the
Bill was carried by the corrupt appliance OF
money. but inst let him follow us little
further, and he will see how Mr.. Wendell
confesses the fact.
By Mr.. DIN:
Question. Had you no idea to what use il
was to be put. no conversation as to how il
might be used eiltctually?
| Ansrer. | do not know that | had.
might of had. have paid larger amounts
tnan that, without asking any question as tc
what became oft.
Question: You expected it would be used
inisome particular wavl
AnS,rer. expected it would be used te
accomplish the end.
Qn>tion. 1t strikes me. that money would
hardly have been paid without some definite
object or purpose to be accomplished with
the money.
An$uer. The object was accomplished
and the money was paid.
BY Mr.. Train:
Q"est'on. But the money was paid before
the object was accomplished, was it not
Ahswer. think some of it was paid
before the Bill passed.
On the 4th of March, 1923. Mr.. Jane.
Buchanan, then a member of the House Of
Representatives from Pennsylvania, and now
President o! the United States. in speaking
upon the dangers Of corruption in a Repnbi
can governmet. cnunciated the following doc
trlnc: All ofllce-holders are but enlisted
soldiers of that Administration, by which
they are sustained. Who that reads Johr
Covode's Report, can doubt the tru h of thi
announcement. and that Mr. Buchanan ha
conducted his Administration upon his prn
c'ple! Every public speaker in the prcsen
Presidential canvass, should get a copy O
Mr. Covodes book, and bring its contents
before the peovle.-BuN Patriot