The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-04-05
sTRoUDsBURG, MONROE coUNTY, PA. APRIL 5, lss0.

but which he called loan. When ask
ed, "what did you do with that money I"
why" said he, "don't put this down as
evidence; used it to carry elections in
Penusylvania. More than double that
was spent in 1883, but it did not damage
you any referring to myself Il will
assure you did not give dollar to your
district | asked him "wbyl' He re-
piled, "when Mr.. Buchanan handed me
letter asking me to furnish thousand
dollars to beat you. told him it was DO
use and was only throwing mouey away"
The matter then got into the New
York Tribune and came to Mr. Buchan-
ans eye. He sent for Wendell and said,
II want you to deny the truth Of those
statements" Wendell replied, II can
not" He came and told me what bad
taken place. And Why was not this tes-
timony published A majority of that
committee were Democrats.-But,g gentle
men, We have a committee now that will
probe these fellows to the bottom. It is
for this We struggled eight weeks, day
and night, for victory, and though you
may think it small, hope there are great
results to come from it, Wendells testi
mony, lately taken, will show you
that he went into the doubtful districts of
Pennsylvania and expended large sums
of money to defeat US. Whilst suffering
from the sting of guilt for engaging in
such transactions, Mr. Buchanan sent
that pious letter to the Pittsburg Cente
nary Celebration, relative to the uso of
money in elections, and tried to throw it
off on US. This is the power behind the
throne, and which is used in the North to
PROSTATE and crush the liberties of the
people. [Applauso.] 1t would take me
whole day to develop this corruption,
and | have only given one or two cases as
specimens. Wendell was subsequently,
brought before fbe committee after We
had traced enormous sums of money into
bis hands we asked him to testify. He
refused, when we referred him to the law
framed By Rtche, of Allegheny, which
gave US tho power to imprison for coDtu-
macy. He came back, the next day aud
testified, for giving that testimony and
for refusing to go to jail for two weeks,
the name of The Union was changed
to "IHe Constitution. Wendell was
thrown overheard and Bowman brought
in. Wendell then threatened to divulge
the whole concern, but just before the
meeting of Congress they gave him a
contract which would pay for keeping
quiet. Great laughter and aPplause.)-
Gentleman. [ am a party man above all
considerations, and believe that the in
terest of the party which | subscribe to
is the interest of the country Ap
plause.
AN prepared TO enter the contest
We have to elect the our members of
Congress, our Governor, our President,
and rescue the eoutrol of this government
from the hands of the spoilers; If they are
allowed to retain possession four years
more. the N machinery of the Government
will become more complicated, and it is
unlikely that We shall be able to assume
the power Of the Government. Threats
have already been made that, if we elect
Republican President, it will dissolve
the Union. So we we're told if We elected
Speaker. During the last contest for
Speaker, scores of speeches were made
declaring that in the event of the election |
of Republican President, the Union
should be. dissolved. This threat, Mr.
President, and it gives ue pleasure to
state it, has in no single instance come
from Southern Oppositionist or Repub-
liesn, but in all cases from the Southern
portion of the Democratic party, and ac-
quiesced in By Northern doughfaces.-
The object was to scare new beginners,
but the result has been, to scare nobody
but the Democrats. have been in
Washington now FIVE years, and let me
say, that the proudest feeling Lover at
tanned is, that during the whole struggle,
this corrupt Government, with all it's
money, patronage and power, has never
succeeded in corrupting and bringing to
their support one single man belonging to
our party. (Applause.) Others have
been bought by the dozen. (Laugh-
ter)
Voices-Tell US something about the
army of Utah.
Well, l have little information in re-
gard to that, for have obtained great /
deal of experience as we'll as observation,
whilst chasing up thieves for SO many
years. This Utah matter was not war to /
conquer the Mormons, or else why was it
not done. 1t was war to conquer the |
freemen of Kansas. The Government
had not patronage and power enough
1t wanted Office TO bestow upon the rela- I
tives of members of Congress.
These, gentlemen, are samples Of what
is done at Washington to support this
corrupt ADMINISTRATION, to defeat your ta-
riff policy and crush out freedom from
the territories. (Applsuse.)
A Voice What did Hickman sayl
Hickman said, in the face of the whole
of them, looking at them boldly, 81 have E
been offered more for my vote on the
Lecouptou inquity than am worth. >
applause So will Mr.. Hsskip, OF New