The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1860-04-17
@. Was the President consulted in rela


ton 10 it at any time2
A. first addressed note to tho Presi
dent--.o Judge Nicholson, who was my
friend in tho case, for the President, anC
lie took it up to him; in that note stated
that it was rather onerous TO me to bt
obliged TO support the Union, aud what ]
desired to do; suggested that Mr.. Mac
donald. formerly Member of Congress
from Maine, should take the paper and
become its editor; he was competent
man, supposed; but in the course Of two
or three weeks Bowman's name was men
toned, and | assented to il; we met al
the Attorney Generals office, and Judge
Black drew up the papers between us
which consisted in nv conveying the Ua
ion to him.
q. To Bowmani
A. Yes, sir, to Bowman, with the stip.
ulation to pay the money also.
@. The editors of the Union were desig
mated by the President while you had the
management of the paperl
A. Yes, sir; while | was the owner Of
it.
Q. Was any one OF those editors in the
employ Of the Government
A. Not when they were appointed edi
tors: Mr.. Appleton was afteward appoint.
ed Assistant Secretary of State, and Mr..
Harris elected Senate Printer.
O. You have spoken Of you liberality
be kind enough to state whether out of the
profits of the public printing, you contrib
u,ed, in 1858, certain amounts to secure
the election of Members of Congress in
different Districts in Pennsylvania; if so,
in what Districts?
\. spent a good deal Of money in pol,
tiles; but, wiM aH dete; eace to the Com,
mittee, I must decline to answer in Uhat
Districts.
q. Was there or was there not pro.
pounded to you before the Senate Investi.
eating Committee inquring into this sub.
ject, a question Of this purport: "Whcth
er the President Of the United States and
yourself had any correspondence in regard
to the use of money in tho elections in
any State ?' and if so, what was his re-
spouse upon the subject?
A. There was question Of that kind.
q, State what your answer was!
a. The answer | intended to convey
was this, that pending the Congressional
election Of 1853, | suggested to him the
suspension of the payment of this month
ly stipend to the PennsyIvaniaa and 1r.
gus, and the appropriation of that money
to party purposes, to be used in different
localities. 1t was my own suggestion to
him that, in my Judgment, the money
was usee S. ly expended in keeping up cf
fete papers, and that it could be used to
better advantage in getting out voters, cir
culating documents, dc. | told him that
| thouaht it would be better for the party
to apply it in that way, and that would
take the re possibility of doing it. l as
sumed the responsibility and did it, he not
dissenting from that course; but there was
no specific direction from the President TO
me 10 DO il. 1t is justice to lin to state
that he had authorized the payment Of
certain moneys, at certain rates per annum,
out Of the profits of the printing, to the
PenaS9loaaian aud TO the argus, and that
when this election occurred, |, acting upoa
the belief have already stated, took the
responsibility Of making this suggestion
and carrying It ont, 50 that the sin or
blame of stopping what always deemed
an unjust tax upon me, as the mechanic
performing the work, and Of diverting the
money to other purposes, if it was sin,
rests upon me alone.
@. By the Chairman.) Did the Pres
ident agree TO your suggestion?
\. He did not dissent from it.
@. You made the statement you have
just given us to him2
A. | did.
Q. Were your relations with bin of
very intimate character during your con
nection with the government organ as its
owner?
A. Yes, sir.
Mr.. Wendell said, in conclusion, in re.
ply to the question whether he had con
tributod sn money in 1858 in any Of the
Congressional Districts Of New York city,
that he had contributed, he believed, in
nearly every District.