New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-06
50 MYSTERIOUS TRANSACTION"

To the Editor Of The N Y Tribune.
SIR: day or two ago saw in one of our Terrific
rial papers an article copied from The Boston Courier,
under the caption Mysterious Transaction" in which
alufion is made to q certain sum Of Five Hundred
Dollars which was paid by Farley Hammond, esq,
TO the worcester Kansas Aid Committee on the
18th Of November 1852 and in which article the edi-
tor Paws:
"The wav is thu. pointed out of sscertaining the
exact purpose to which this $500 was devoted. II II
has had the faithful and wise application 20 the
cause as above promised 10 the contributors by those
who raised the funds, this must have eventu ally
gone into the hands Of the final board OF distribution,
namely the National Committee, 10 be by them e1-
ptnded.' Now, without giving the names of the rest,
there two Of that body who must OF course be poe
sessed of the information required They are Thad-
deus Hyatt and Abraham Lincoln curious query
may arise here whether Mr. Hyatt did not lie 80 long
ia jail at Washington in order 10 avoid questions
which might impicste bis associate Mr.. Lincoln 1t
is evident however, that Mr.. Lincoln is the proper
person to apply To-. And we do not see how Honest
Old Abe can honestly decline 10 answer inquiry on
this poiat &c. Let rs have an explicit
AZ swer from Abraham Lincoln of Illinois, Of the
National Committee of the Friends Of Freedom in
Kansas as TO what was done with the 500 drawn,
&c Let us have the facts.
Asa member of the National Kansas Aid Com
mittee beg to give briefly few facts in regard TO
this matter. On page 76 Of the report of Mr.. Masons
Senate Select Committee Of Investigation in regard TO
John Browns Harpers Ferry invasion, you will find
| that testified ss follows:
Abraham Lincoln Of Illinois was appointed at Buff
fac on that Committee but when he notified t6a
| he was appointed he declined the appointment. lie
was then the Eecor for the State, and took The posi-
ton that this matter that had nothing TO do with
politics ard therefore be did not wish 70 interfere.
WE appointed in MIR. Lincoln place. l then lived in
| lllinois.'
Az occupied Mr.. Lincoln place on that Committee
Of course it viii be proper for me to state what know
| about i" the five hundred dollars"
The last Of July beginning of August, 1860,
when was in New-York city Mr.. Hyatt, President
| Of the National Committee received a letter from
| Farley Hammond in which it stated that 81 100
Is had been collected in 1856 and 1857 that in No
vember, 1859, he paid to the Worcester County Com
mtee 500, and desired TO know from Mr. Hyatt what
disposition had been made of the money.
We were both totally ignorant Of the existence Of
such fund until the receipt Of the letter. Mr.. Hyatt
responded at once, ard hope Mr.. Hammond viii
publish bis Iesponse. Mr.. Hyatt laid in jail in defense
Of principle and rot because he had anything which
be desired to withhold. He emphaticaly stated that
ne wes willing uoiuntaTly TO testify. The Senate re-
fused to receive his volun AIRY testimony, aud endea-
yored to him, and in that they failed. Mr..
Lincoln il " SoT 4" the proper penon 70 apply to,
and Honest old Abe " "cau honestly desline to
arfwer inquiry this point, for he kno'rs nothing
atoW Il, and had nothing to do pih a. Bat 1t seems
TO me that Party Hammond, The Worcester Times
end B0uoa Courier should if they honestly des're ln
formation on this subject, AK at home OF the "or
| oester COMMITTEE" what was done with the money
and not attempt 20 charge incorporation upon
Honest old Abe Lincoln or others, who did moi
| knos word about the matter till few weeks ago
Win Mr.. Farley Hammond INFORM the country Why