Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-09-25

TO foot the bills incurred in the cleo
ton of John Scott and Mackey. II
they had kept the matter entirely TO
themselves it is altogether probable
that neither nor Colonel Scott would
have suspected the little gamc they
were going to play. But so eager
was Don Cameron TO "pinoh" Colonel
Scott that be Dispatched his fugleman
Quay TO manage me. ltseems strange
that they had learned nothing by their
two failures in that direction, but
Quay is n sanguine individual, and i'm
AGNES he can play the most difficult
rules without any danger of detection
whatever. lie accordingly called upon
me a few days after the adjournment
Of the legislature, and opened the con
yersation in about this way, ~,
You refused TO take my advice on
two occasions lately, and you viii find
out in the end that you have made q
great mistake. There is no use of
your being on uniriendly terms with
the Camerons. They are anxious to
bury the Ratchet and if you are sensi-
ble You will agree 10 treaty of peace.
Now you remember. there was an act
passed during the last session allowing
the Allegheny Valley railroad to make
an exchange of bonds of that road for
Il like number of the bonds OF the
Philadelphia and Erie road. This act
is unconstitutional The Attorney
General says SO, and he has made a
decision to that effect. Now, whit
want you to do is Just to leave these
bonds alone-keep clear of the matter
entirely. Let Mackey take the re
sponsibility Of making the transfer, if
any transfer is to be made. You know
very well that if the Attorney General
decides that the act is unconstitutional
after you have made the transfer there
will be a great deal of litigation, and
you will be put TO great Inconvenience
and be annoyed running here or to
Philadelphia for several years
"'l don't see what connection this
has with your talk just now of the
treaty of peace between the Camerons
and myself | replied What have
you to do with these bon ds--what is
your object?
HOW THE LITTLEPlNcH WAS TO FINCH.
"Wcll, said Quay, Il tell you frank
ly Just what we want. You know
that Tom Scott has gone back on Don
Cameron ia two things lately. He
has repudiated his engagements in re-
gard TO the money ii took to put John
Scott through, and then he told Sam
Moon to lot our oil tax bill drop, and
now we have determined to get even
with him. iou just do as | want you
TO do. Let the transfer of these bonds
alone, and when Mackey comes in and
Mr.. Scott wants to get his bonds, he
will haze 70 como down for s25S, 700
before be lays eyes on them
81 replied that didn't want TO take
any risk, ana that | certainly would
not make the transfer unless the At
torney General gave favorable opin-
ion 10 regard to he consttutionality
of the act authorizing IT, Quay left,
fceling that he had effected his object.
aud so reported to Don Cameron, and
the ring felt perfectly certain that
they would soon have Colonel Scott
between their thumb and fingers. =
But thought | would have a finger
in chat pie just for the fun of the thing.
"Colonel Scott and | have always
been on the most friendly terms, and
| did not intcnd TO see him blcd by
these sharks. / accordingly sent a
dispatch to Colonel Scott and one also
to Mr.. William Phillips, the President
Of the Allegheny Valley railroad, tel
ling them that if they wished to get
their bonds they had better look after
them Immediately. The result was
Mr.. Phillips posted to Philadelphia
A dispatch was sent TO mo requesting
me 10 meet that gentleman and Col
onel Scott at the office of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad company. Ben Brews-
ter, the Attorney General, was also
brought here by a dispatch from Col
oncl Soott, and in few days prepared
an opinion affirming the constitution
ality Of the act authorizing the trans
fer Of the bonds. Everything work ed
TO charm, and week or ten DAYS
before the expiration of my term as
treasurer everything had been arrang.
ed and the bonds were transferred in
due form TO the Allegheny Valley rail.
road. 1t was all done so quietly and
so neatly that neither Quay nor the
Camerons suspected what was going
on, although Don Cameron was Presi-
dent Of the Northern Central railroad
and was required to sign guarantee
of the bonds.
A PRoFANE cAMEGoSIAN.
"On the morning of the 1st of May