The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-29
TINE CHARGE OF SENATORIAL BRIBERY.
Ysw YoRK, Oct. Is, 1867.

Hr6 YoRK, Oct Is, 1867.
N fHE EDITOR TIE HERALD:-
As yoa have given publicity attack made on me
BY lhe Buffalo Express OF most false and slanderous
nature ask permission through the same channel to
make brief reply. when, sftsr full consultation
with eminent counsel or the Citizens Association and
other gentlemen OF character landing consented
70 lodge az information against senator Humphrey
vas quite prepared for violent and combined onsaug
from the whole phslanx OF eorruptoust members and
journals hrou ghous The State. am therefore, not in
the least surprised at the statements OF tho Erpress
To these reply
Firs'-I am not and mover have been "Alhany lob
ryistn went 20 Albany the accredited clcia and
Adreotor Of the FIRST Underground Railway Company,
al the sessions OF 1854 and 1865 10 supentend an APP
pckion for act to authorize The company known as
the Metropolitan Company to construct tunnel railway
branches of the legislature, but did not receive the
Governors approval for published BY his Excel
lency after the adjournment OF the legislature
Seclnd-lt ia totally false that turned ont or
this or any other company. On the contrary, have
always enjoyed the confidence, SYMPATHY and earnest
support u nv colleagues In the first mentioned CON-
pany we'll az In the present one.
faiyd-Ths Metropolitan Company applied again Tor
authority 10 construct tho work con aed al the
session 1866 when John Sessions Esq, legal gen.
tleman OF SIX u ana ability, was commissioned to take
charge OF the application, and visited Albany several
times TO sdvise viva him the subject. Finding The
application opposed by praical parties, who at
tempting buy bill throu b, obliged To act
that session.
Pturtl- A coalition Was formed during the recess or
The Legislature o. 1866 between INV friends. were
the chief promoters Of the undertaking which had
originated and those who bad opposed US a, the then
last session These genemen, after the meeting the
Legislature OF ls67 withdrew from the coa
Lon known as tho Manhattan Company and
formed lobby company, in connection with
several old ana noted lobbyists and and INV rriends
roma mel and still remain possession and control OF
the organization. have omitted 10 mention that both
Metropolitan and Manhattan companies organ ized
nUAn he raj al 1axvg no o.,
ing tho plsca and tho Of the former whose ar
had expired.
FghI never published article in the Times aileg-
Ing that one hundred and eighteen members the last
Legislature gnilty of bribery aud corruption The
articles n cues were written by another gentleman,
VINO formerly nailed from Buffalo. as Informed and
believe, who sisned himself ''The Tribune Correspond
snt y
Sirth-I not subpmnaed before the Albany Grand
Jury 10 consequences Of the appearing OF these letters
alleged ny the Buffalo Express did not dsobey the
subpoena Of tho District Attorney as ALLEGED but went
10 Albany b. arrangement with that Official but being
under summons to attend before the Corruption Com
mlttee OF the Convention advised counsel to 20
Drs before THAT bodv This caused delav some five
orsx hours reporting myself to the District Attorney,
In conseq ence Of which he issued an attachment for
contempt which acted upon.
Srelh- Humphrey did not oppose the underground
pro- Ct, as alleged, all through He joined Senator'S
VII Jams am Sutherland, the three forming the ring
OF the Railroad Committee in the Senate, Ia reporng
underground bill IN favor OF William Richardson and
Others on The lat day but of the session. and did
his best pass thus intending TO confer on these
parties The franchise Richardson Co boasi ed that
they rad the control OF majority OF both branches OF
the late Legislature, and IL Is well known fact that
they raised amongst the horse railroad companies In this
city very large sum OF money 10 influence legislation
At Albany.
II WILL therefore. be that the article OF the Err.
pres Is tissue OF falsehoods from beginning end,
and must have been cooked up before Humphreys ar.
rest, as that took place only Friday afternoon In
Acghany county. and the article appeared Saturday
morning, when the teegrsphlc of the arrest had
reached Buffalo, tho object being create sympathy
for him. As there other charges against
besides mi
and other Witnesses II would be improper for me to
make any comments on the proceedings / have
instituted against him under the advice of counsel
and the counenance Of the Citizens Association do
not care what the corruptoniss may say Their praise
ought TO be regarded with suspicion by honest men,
and with such their abuse can do no harm
ask the journals that have given currency to the
ialsehoods OF the Eren to give me the benefit of pub
fishing my reply. II B. WILSON.