New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-23

What FRI Does any one believe that sum
was paid to an ex-sub-cle for his influ-
ence" whether with members or any one
else2 Mr.. s. testifes that he never gave his
brother the Senator q cent of this money,
(which nobody can deny;" but the question
is, To rhdt end was $550O-half Mr.. Bald
wins pile-paid over to L. Is. Sessions! Is
there on earth o person who believes that sum
was paid him for his personal exertions and
influence in favor of the billl If there be
such black swan, let him step forward and
crafty the public by q sight of his gentle
manly proportions and rayishing physiognomy.
Then Mr.. Frederick S. Littlejohn--how
comes he to have such large sums at his dis
posal, with the most unlimited allowance q" for
" my personal expenses 2" Who does not know
that bis brother was Speaker of the Assembly
and vepy influential in all its doings! There
is not d shadow of proof that penny Of this
money ever went into the pocket of Mr.. De
Witt C. Littlejohn; but suppose be had not
been a member of that Legislature, is it prob
able that his brother would have been en-
ployed to engineer such measure, with
number of others, (see his testimony;) or that
at the end of the Session he would have been
begging his roommate (see Mr.. Alyords state
ment) to accept check for $500, saying that
he d. I" had been paid literally and well for the
" business be had done ~ Does not this mat
ter explain itself! Who that ever spent three
hours in Albany could think Of giving Mr..
Hugh Hastings 81 900 A" for his influence as
legitimate Influence" he might WELD would
be dear at ten cents
And this brings us to consideration OF
what Mr. Avord had to say as to the legitimate
agency Of outsiders in shaping the course OF
legislation. Mr.. A. was formerly Member OF
Assembly from Syracuse, was once Speaker;
he is now again a Member, but not Speaker
circumstance for which he is probably more
indebted to Mr.. +. S. Littejohn than TO all
other of his icllow.citIzens. Mr.. A. says he has
Winters nj Albany, or to give his own words:
IN the hsbi; for years past Of coming to
the pia d.ng the Winter IN relation 10 matters Of lega
tion 10 which my Interests involved well those
ny neghbof. and constituents, Sig business hs, been TO
ayleaf before committees Of this body. and 20 Arguments
wL scueneu Of the Legislature In regard TO tie subjects
affecting those interests believe that iis course j. entirely
legitimate and proper and shat Ia the arguments brought to
members ~ to the questions that come be-
action the interests Of the peopl- Ia all sections
tie STATE .hohd be represented IL 10 dent 20 ell who
TO reside here dufirg legislative 'esior iha,
be expected 20 Terio these dutie. without
c-ivns comp-n'son fo his services and ei2en,e' Ia
receiving .uch conpsnsaon from those whose n,sFe.t'
hr alter have done If this House considers
1. 10 be wrong
l..k 4. AZ A Ia
Salt-bollers had bad fewer agents" at Albany
during the last five or six years, or those
agents had been less successful in banlboozling
the Legislature, there would have been more
money in the State Treasury and less pocketed
BY the great Sat-boilipg Monopoly, and that
better Justice would thus have been done.
We agree fully with Mr.. AFFORD that the
business OF Legislative agent, as he describes
1t, though not eminently reputable nor popular,
is yet legitimate and proper prorided there
be- no false pretensc about it. Whoever goes
up to London with Railroad or other bill OF
local interest engages Parliamentary bar
rister,' whose business 1t is to appear be-
fore Committees at their call, and submit the
mort compact anu ioE'loI' hdtuui'ubS hc 'hH
offer in favor of Tie, interest he Is hired 10 ad-
yocate. But his card tells you exactly what
he ia; and my Committee he is permitted to
address gives To his arguments precisely the
weight they seem intrinsically Ia merit-no
lees no more. And he no more presumes 10
ject nearest hi- pocket anywhere else than IN
that Committee than he would venture
to ask the Queen 10 do his washing.
Has Mr. Aiyord been careful to Jet the mem
bcrs OF pact Legislatures clearly understand
that be- was in Albany NJ the paid agent Of
the Salt Monopoly or Whatever " interests of
4" my own as we'll as those OF my neighbors,"
he Was there TO uphold or ADVANCE Ii he has
then We see nothing in the fact o; such agency
which should subject him TO reproach And, in
the absence OF adverse proof, We will presume
that he has done nothing that he should be
ashamed OF, even though Mr.. +. ;. Littejohn
dm SEQ lit last April to make him a present OF
$20O-ior drawing bills ard giving advice as
10 parliamentary tactics.
But we INSIST that Mr.. Roya! Phelps has
very necdlcssly put himself forward Us the
whtewasber OF II very dark and dirty transac-
ilon. He says that
Psfiic, fou Albany told the Trustee. fol N. Dut,h
hufc tey could obtain the u the bill r.Iss
Ing the tito wtLou hoy Ial.ed ths money Ihsy there
i.ed IT, aud Il not fair charge them with corvp
iion.'
Who uere these "partles from Albany
Were Messrs. +. :. Llttleiohn, Hugh Hastings
and l.. Is. Sessions among them The people
have right to know who they are who tell