Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1868-07-08

aeouittal of the President. and tor Inc
details Of the plan Of operations was re-
ferred to Gen. Ewing. who was largely
engaged as attorney to contractors 10 the
Indian Bureau. who shereupon referred
Lceatc TO Perry Fuller. for further ex-
animation Of the mod,ts opermdi. Mr. Lee
gate being assured that ho should be ena-
bled in seaie form to realize large sum
of money either in purch sing goods for
the Iadian department or otherwise;
Upon heing referred to Mr.. Fuller,with
whom he had before familiar acquaint-
ance. Mr. Lcgate called en- MIR. Fuller for
directions as to the best method ofprocced-
ing to procure the aequital of the Presi
dent Mr. Fuller informed him, in sub
stance. that the best way 70 accomplish
hat result WAS to 'inaugurate movement
to nominate Mr. Chief Juntice Chase for
the Presidency. aud to interest Senators
in such a movement that it was very
desirable that Mr. Pomeroy should be in
ducod to take part 10 such movement
and vote for the acquttal of the President
because Mr. pomeroy's vote would be a
justification of Ross in tho same direct
ion, whose vote, Fuller assured Lcgate,
could be obtsincd. if necessary. Legate
was further Informed that large sums Of
money could be procured to sustain this
" movement degate being willing, as
he says. to make some money, consented
to enter into the scheme. and agreed to
aid it promising to secure Pomeroy's
vote, which would excuse Ross. Leg,te
early learned that the Chase movement
was Synonymous with procuring the votes
of Senators by purchase by money or Ex-
eGutive patronage. or both sad it was
gree between him and Fuller that for
$4,000, of which $4,000 should be
paid down, if he would undertake to pro-
cure Pomeroy's vote.
Edmund Cooper Eheu ontered into ne
goraNens with Legate, revealed to him
the prospects of the trial, told him that
they could have Ross vote for acqnital if
necessary, and sent for Mr.. Gaylord.
relative of Pnmeroy's. The letter whirh
was published purporting to come from
Pomcroy is declared by him to have been
a forgery, and Mr.. WykOf and Mr.. Wor-
rell, clerks in the Treasury Department,
testified that Mr.. Luce also Treasury
clerk, had said in conversation that he
had been offered $1,000 ty some persons.
whose names he refused to tell to the wit
nesses to write letter and sign the name
OF Senator Pomeroy to it, pledging his
support to the confirmation Of the Presi.
dents nominations, and also 10 case OF
and that Luce had further
stated that he could write Pomcroy's hand
so that Pomcros could not distinguish it
from his own signature; that. wircn Of
fered this SUN. he was assured the letter
would oaly be shown or read and then
would be tseught back to him and de-
stroyed ia ms presence. so that he nigh,
be safe from prosecttion for forgery
Legate. it seems. obtained from Pcmeroy
4 letter to Postmaster Randall. asking for
his appointment as a mai agent in Kan
sas. which letter was produced from the
Giles of the department. Another letter
was shown to Randall by Cornelius Wen
dell. purporting to have becn written by
P"meroy.
UNITED STArys SENATE CHAMBER, !
Washington. April l6 1868.
Dear Legafe Watt you to sec the
Postmaster General in person. and ask
hir for the Post Office At Lesveuworth,
md if he will give it to you to-day. he
may count on my support for his nomina
ton; and should either himself or the
President get in trouble, eveo it it be i'm
parchment. they can count ON mc to aid
IN getting them out, by word and vote
and you may say so to h,m Don't 90
home without making the trial. and make
it. in earnest scnt for YOU last igbt,
but could not 6ud you. Burn this a.
sooa as you have read it. Very respect
fully.
s. G. POMEROY.
True copy G. W.
The original of this letter Wendell
would not leave with Randall, aud the
copy was at once carried to the President.
Wendell processes to know nothing a.
bout the original letter.
now MONEY WAS RAISED.
Ralph W. Newton told Senator Wilson
that he was present at the Presidents
table when the manner Of purchasing
votes was discussed and he les
tiled to the raising Of 100000 by vii.
liam II. Appleton Of New York, ITO be
given to the President. if he was turne.l
out Of office" 1t also appears from the
of L. H. Webster, Collector of
the port Of Baltimore. that s25OO was
raised among the emnlnpes nf lhn nnn.an,