Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-22

men IreSiucnt 1lncO.n issued MS
proclamation to destroy the Southern
system of ciyilIzation-slavery- Mr..
Pershing .aid, Do not do it, you dare
not do it. and more than that, he voted
for resolutions that were before the
Pennsylvania Legislature denouncing
Mr.. Lincoln for issuing the eDancipa
ton.
The Pittsburg Commercial, says
The nominee of the Democrats for
State Treasurer was a member of the
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
in 1856, when Messrs. Bigham, and
Hilands we're members from this coun-
ty. lie was during the session, a
me.u5er of the Committee on Banks,
and Mr.. Hilands, of this county, was
on that committee with him. Strong
efforts were made that year, to repea.
the charter of the Lehigh County Bank.
The Bank Committee we're equally di-
vided about the reporting of this bill
1t was held over nearly a mouth, as
was understood at the instance of Mr..
Piolict. Daniel M'COok. a younger
brother of DIR. M'Cook, late of Pitts
burg, was at Harrisburg lobbying for
the bill. Moses Y. Beach, of New York
was the chief owner of the bank. 1t
was understood that Piollet was in treaty
with M'Cook abou. getting this bill out
of the Bank Committee. The whole
facts as proved before Judge Pearson,
before whom M'Cook was afterwards
tried, were about as follows: Negotia-
tions had been going or for some time
between M'Cook and Piollet about get
ting the bill out of the committee
Finally arrangements were made that
the money was to be paid the next
morning. All the parties were Demo-
Gratis and boarding at the Buehler House.
M'Ccok lad Col. Piper, of Bedford,
concealed, rolled up in buffalo robe
under his bed TO hear what passed at
the payment of the money. Piollet
was paid Sio0 in notes of the Plain
feld Bank of New jersey, and the bill
was to be reported at the next meeting of
the committee. Pioliet, however blow
ed on M'Cook, and laid the money On
his desk in the hall of the House, and
stated he had been offered it as bribe.
M'Cook was bound over and tried be-
fore Judge Pearson about month after
ward and was convicted Of the offense.
Thaddeus Stevens defended M'Cook,
On the trial PIollet was examined as
the chief witness. Among other things,
he stated, having gone into M'Cook's
room and resolved the S400; he re-
turned to his own room, sat down and
counted the money, aud he said he wept
to think that anybody would be, or
could be bribed for S400. Thadleu
Stevens said, "Gentlemen of the jury,
l have been doubling Mr.. Piollct's
statement heretofore. Here is one part
| suppose TO be exactly true. He tells
you about counting the money ir his
own room, shedding tears. He admit
teo that he was not aware Of its being
PlainfelG Bank notes until this point
of time. Now, he knew that Plain6eld
Bank was in bad repute, in fact be sup
posed it to be utterly worthless. These
tears fell not because Of the attempt to
bribe him-but because he thought they
bad passed utterly worthless paper upon
him. His virtue could not stand an
attempt to bribc him with counterfeit
money. Now, Gentlemen Of the jury.
had he not gotten into passion over it,
had he gone to brokers' aud learned
that he could have had them changed to
gold or silver for from FIVE to seven pei
cent, he would have pocketed the in
suit and you would have been saved the
trial of M'Cook'
Colonel A Hilands was member of
this Bank Committee, was examined
10 court and knows all tine details.