The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1872-02-29

A NICE APPoINTMENT.-A short time ago
Mr.. Grant nominated for Governor of Wash
ington Territory one James r. Legate, and It
we are not mistaken the nomination hangs fire
in the Senate through the opposition of Senator
Sumner. The character of this man Legate is
in keeping with that of many of Grants ap-
pointees, and ia such that our Chief Magistrate
certainly cannot plead ignorance of the tel
lows antecedents. Ross Paper, published at
Coffeyvie, Kansas, gives an account OF the
manner in which Senator Pomeroy OF that
State endeavored to sell his vote during the i'm
parchment trial of ex-President johnson, from
which it appears that Legate was the agent OF
Pomeroy in his negotiations to that end. After
the House had passed the articles of impeach-
ment, Pomeroy, seeing that the vote in the
Senate would be close and the result doubtful,
and being DESTROYS of turning an honest penny,
wrote to Mr.. Edmund Cooper, the Private
Secretary Of President johnson, telling him
that "any arrangement made with his brother
in-law, Mr. Gaylord, would be carried out by
him" Pomeroy gave this letter to Legate
with instructions TO give it to the aforesaid
brother-n-law, who in turn was to exhibit it to
Mr. Cooper. Gaylord accordingly called on
Cooper and opened negotiations, and the price
agreed on for Pomeroys vote was $4,000.
When they went to count out the money Gay
Ia hot ~ Of in
shape of a check on one of the Washington
banks, and he refused to take it for fear that it
might lead to unpleasant developments. Cooper
insisted on the check being received, and Gay.
lord then left and went to Jackson square
where Legate was awaiting his return, and
the former then told the latter that there was no
use talking further, and taking Pomeroy's letter
out of his pocket, be tore it up and threw itaway.
After short conversation the two worthless
separated, leaving the park in different direc-
lions, but when Gaylord was not of sight, Le-
gate returned, gathered up the scraps of the
torn letter, and pasted them together on a
piece of card paper, which he afterwards had
photographed With this he blackmailed Pome-
roy TO large amount. The latter paid Legate
considerable sum of money for the negative,
believing that with it in his possession he there
by destroyed all evidence of his rascality, but
Legate was sharp enough to have two negatives
taken of the damaging mssive Pomeroy
has since that time paid large sums of money
TO Legate as hush money" Failing in selling
his vote for acquittal, Pomeroy Immediately
became extremely jealous for conviction, and
even went so far as to offer to advance TO Ben
Butler and others large sums of money TO
be used under their direction 10 secure the
necessary conviction; and 10 his efforts in that
direction, Legate was his man Friday as be-
fore. Senator Ross explains why Pomeroy
then became so anxious for conviction By say
ing, 1t was well understood that in case OF
Johnson's conviction and removal from Office,
Senator Pomeroy and n certain member of the
House were to have the entire control under
Mr.. Wade's Presidency. of the appointments
10 the Internal Revenue bureau, from which
he could in few months realize ten fold the
amount he was willing 10 advance to secure
conviction. The paper from which We gather
the foregoing facts vouches for the truth of
the statement; and Senator Ross states that
the facts were given TO him by Legate him.
self, with permission to use his name as author.
ity. and that the essential facts are also abund
aatly corroborated by Mr.. Cooper" Not
withstanding the dsgraceful part played by
Legate in these schemes of bribery and cor
ruption, Grant dominates him to the import
ant and honorable position of Governor of
Washington Territory. How do our neighbors
like the change from Solomon to Legate7 or
is there much choice between the twol The
Springfield Republican, in noticing the appoint
mept Of Legate says, that although his
transfer from Kansas will unquestionably be
benefit TO that State and its people, the plac-
ing him over those of Washington Territory
oaly increases his capacity for mischief"
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