The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-01-29
$500 A YEAR.

MT Martln, OF WashlDgton. Will
show:
According to Martins statement,
which is at least worthy of being
sifted, while the Alaska treaty was
being negotiated, Seward expressed
to Baron Stoeckl doubts as 10 the
chances Of getting tho matter thro'
Congress and ADVISED the latter 10
do something 10 oil the wheels OF
Legislative machinery. In RrrAng-
ing the price to be paid for the Ter.
ritory tho means were provided
wherewIth 10 furnish the OIL. Thad.
Stevens was tho man selected to pus
tho matter through, and IT IS al
legged the Imperial agent visited tho
great Commoner, and IN his bland
est manner laid tho matter open,
assuring him that a half million Of
dollars would be regarded az mere
bagatelle If his influence could be
secured. The good old man res
fused any recompenso, but put his
shoulder TO the wheel with will.
A distinguished Eastern member
was found to take charge Of tho
matter, and bill was prepared. At
this stage of the game, another
Eastern member, who has a reputa-
tion for smelling good things, scented
the gamo. lie had q snail claim Ola
the Russian Government, that he
was prosecuting for ali Eastern firm
Who furnished tho Russian bear
with fire arms amounting tossO0, 900.
He at once saw the first EasterA
member and lot hun know that ho
was fully posted. Numbers one and
two put their heads together and
settled that number two should in.
troduce a resolution 10 make tho
deduction from the Alaska pur-
chase money IN favor Of his clients
but should subsido when number
one raised certain point Of order.
Well, the appropriation was finally
made, and the following are repre-.
sented as some Of the items Of ex-
penditure:
To an ex-public printer, $1,000.
To a near relative of the Great
Commoner, $40, 900.
To an ex. Commissioner Of Pom
Sions, $4,000.
10 the Washington correspondent
ofa New York Radical morning pa
per, $1,000.
To Washington correspondent,
who iS on tho list as belonging to
the Herald, but who IS known to bo
attached to a Cincinnati paper,
$4,000.
To a conservative morning paper
in Baltimore, $4,000.
To the Washington Gpemal cors
respondent of the Same paper,
s5, 900.
Toa Chicago Democratic morning
paper, $1,000.
To representative of the Jones
family, $4,000.
To an Eastern Senator who had
influence with prominent journal.
$4,000.
And the Eastern Senator before
alluded to as No. l, $3.50, 600.
To Eastern member No. 2, $780,.
900. The diplomatic chief fell heir
to 100000, and the great king of
the New York lobby, who had tho
general management of the job, ro-
ceived the modest little sum ofs500,-
600. Martin pretends that there Is
evidence ready for the committee to
show that an acquaintance who
chancod to call on Baron Sloeokl
soon after the appropriation was
made saw lying on the Minister'S
desk draft for s5,OOO,OOO, which
tho Baron handed HIM to look at,
The gentleman asked what it was
for, and was told that 1t was tho
payment for Alaska. But this
said he, rs only for 100000. 1
thought that the United States were
to pay s7,20O,000.' The Baron ans.
wered; No, s'r; that is all we asked
for the Territory. You Yankees got
all the rest There is also proof
that Mr.. Seward received from
Boston, about the 4th of October,
q letter Of which tho following is q
copy;
"MT DEAR SIR-It appears :hat
some one connected with the RUS
san Legation has been telling tales
Of school and i am threatened with
blackmailing. l thought at first TO
submit to the oxigsncy If it was
not drawn too strong, as IN these
matters the least talk the better
What do you advise"