, 1865-09-02
PARDON BROKERAGE.
How the Business Came to IN End
Tom C0rSyln 0nd MAstln +. Conway
Mixed Ntt in IL.

MA1eo up Ia H'
washington Correspondence Cincinnati Gazctte.]
An Associated Press despatch, manifestly
authorized, recently undertook t. to explain Ger
dons, that certainly admitted Of explanation.
Re!cIriu. to the case Of Mr.. Foster, Of Rich
mond, il stated that s'he applied to gentle
man Ii Richmond to prepare the papers for
his pardon and urge its passage. Tint gem
tlcrnan did so, and the warrant was made out
on the table with hundreds Of others for some
time, awaiting bis signature. :.
It further explained that Mr.. Foster, becom-
ing impatient, H offered claim agent Of this
city lee Of $500 to procure It from the Prcsi-
reputation, called upon the President at one
OF Ills general recept{ons and requested him to
take M nj. Fnster,s nartlon and sion II. in
;InrsinF ihe annlicant ma leaving The impres-
sion tS,t W S1r fEnster wns ne1s9ns1 friend nf
h,s and that he nsled for f. nnnr that cTound.
H. Ie in m ,nnnner re,,Tssantei himself M ar.
f. Fn.tar's r. ~ atso-nar Tlc rennest vas oranfei
nnI tha n"rtinn ac1trated II Kim > And It
cnncin;lea ca1 ~ Win - noroI 1essnn .Iravn frnn
this iittie story. to tho effect that hereafter
NJ T,ardnrs vii tc ae1,ycrci tn o~enfs or at-
stnca en- mnc,, 1,oa heen +o1d and since son1c
nonera bore % snv;lionsIv I e,;ren tf,e nnme ofnne
ppe9eha aaants l., +ho 4-er5ao otton n MAJ ha NJ
we'll tn M The veii and te11 t1ts Whoie story Of
the M narf1ontne business. ~ S''' ''~'~
The q rcutlenan ia Richmond " Is Hon. N.
The HClafm Accent Of Rational reputatioo In
this ciiy'' ia lion, Thomas Corwin, OF Ohio.
And tbc facts in the cnae. fairly stntea. are
abnut as Goliows:
snns lime apo. Juaca Conway sett1ca in
RicSmond. desISnfnr to make that civ his
10 tbe nrsctice II his rrofesslon. When the
A,nnssFv proc1sm afion rama mn ,umhars If
leadinr merchants, coming under the saO.000
exception. uaturally appl;ed to him--ps q
noted Congressman, belonging to the
party in power, and therefore likely to bo
akilfHI attorney in the u,atter-to prepare their
applications for pardon, and take charge of
thcir cases. Among tie first was seventeen
gentlemen who had been known as the AM
6ulance Committee" Others Immediately
followed, till Judge Conway found himself
With thIt5 .tlvS repentsnt rebcls On hs hands: .1
business, that it was out Of the legitimate lioe
of law plactiee; but that he would put their
applications for pardon In tho oflicfal form,
see that they went through the official chan
ncls, and allow the applicants to fix their own
fees for this service. He presented the thir-
ty-lye petitions In q body !; the Attorney
General examined md approved them; they
| were laid before tho President for his signa-
ture; he told judge Conway he would sign
them, but preferred to delay It little while !;
/ and these facts the Judge duly laid before his
clients.
| at the delay, and with keen commercial
sense of tho way things were done in such
I government as they we're used to, concluded
that money was what was needed, 10 laston
the pardons. Judge Conway was accordingly
] admonished that he had better "gzease the
his disposal. Hereplied that he knew no way
| 10 make It useful. Sundry of the parties