St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-03-08

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MARCH,. H.: ..88..t" s .1. =: 1880
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Philadelphia. Sums ranging from $500
to g., 900 were paid to various Democratic
papers designated in Pennsylvania by Bu-
chanan., He also paid over $50, 900 into
the corruption fund Of the Democratic
State Central Committee, to be used to
purchase voters and influence the election
Large sums were contributed to carry the
elections in New Jersey, Maryland, Ohio
and Minnesota. Some $4,000: were sent
to the latter State in 1851 to secure a
Dtmocratic victory We all remember The
outrageous frauds committed at that cleo
! ton; and see now where the funds came
from by which they were tnacted. At the
Congressional election in Pennsylvania in
1858, Wendell testified that lie went into
the ''doubtful' districts b, Buchanan's s
advice and directions, and spent money
with lavish hand to return members who
would support the policy Of the Adminis-
tration. He also bled profusely to support
Buchanan's personal organ, the Constitu-
tion, aud his pet editor, Gen. Bowman
Several others testified, but none of them
discredited Wendell's damaging rcvela-
tions- You remember Bucl,anan's Pitts
burgh letter deploring the prevailing de-
basing custom Of employing money to in
auencc elections? How does its hypo.
critical prccepts comport with his polluting
practice? The Committee will, it is said,
summon the old sinner himself to testify
in relation to the frauds and rascalit;es
connected with the public printing Of the
Thirty fifth Congress that. came within his
own knowledge. Senator Bigler, Secretary
Floyd; and other high Democratic mag
mates, will have an opportunity afforded
them to let a little is ght shine on dark
places. It is said that when rogucs fall
out, honest men get their dues. Had not
Bowman and Wendell quarrcllcd, the rich
developments forthcoming would have
never been placed before the public in
tangible tom. -l. :,..... -:
! Bowman has contracted with the Globe
Office to do most Of tue public printing
A portion Of it he is sending to Jewett &
Co., of the Buffalo A,1rertiser, which as
sisted in defeating Fremont, and is cxpcc-
ted to play into the hands of the Disunion-
lists in the next contest. Wcndell's nam.
moth establishment is lying idle, and he
is in fair way to be bankruptcd. He
has sued Bowman for $50, 900 damages,
and freely testifes to all he knows, before
the Investigating Committee.
Mason's Harpers Ferry Committee have
so ar been pursuing cold trail. They
have had before them all the prominent
names which rumor's malicious tongue
implicated in Old Browns undertaking.
Judge Army, Richard Realf, Senator VIII
SOD, Dr.. Howe, Thaddeus Hyatt, and sew
cral others who were supposed to be in
possession Of important information, have
all testified. and not a fact has been elicit
cd which shows, that they or any other
Republicans were parties to, or cognizant
of, Old Browns raid. The testimony has
cxonerated the Republican party entirely
from all responsibility in that affair. Old
Mason is very much chagrined at his bad
luck, and out of temper. He conceived
it to be essential to the success of the Dis
union party at the next Presidential cleo
tion to inrplicatc the leaders of the Repub-
lican party as aiders and abettors of Brown s
foray; but thus far he has made water
haul. ,''<
The answers given by Uncle Joshua to
some Of Mason's questions were decidedly
spicy-especially those in regard to the
"higher law" and the powers and duties
of human governments. Giddings held
that no enactment invading the Divine
will, or natural law, to be Of any moral
validity whatever; and that any law which
seeks to deprive an innocent human being
of life, liberty, or the pursuit of happiness,
imposes no obligation upon the victim,
and copfers no authority upon those who
would deprive him of either Such enact
ments are but ross usurpations of dcspotic
powers, and render those who enact and
who execute them. accessories to the crimes
committed under them. jeff Davis asked
him if he held such doctrines in his public
lectures. Giddings answered, certainly,
and that he was shortly going to lecture
in New York on this very subject, and
would send Davis a copy of it when he
published it. He thought it would provo
useful reading, if attentiveiy pcruscd.-
Davis said he would be happy to receive a
copy. Mason told Old Ashtabula he had
no more questions to ask, and that he might
,,travel." He evidently had sent for the
wrong witness. ! -" ii j +. .. II
The blackleggs arc reaping rich harvest
since the members have drawn their pay
They have cleaned out several already Of
every dollar received from the Treasury
Night before last Democratic member
from one of the Western States visited