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Matanzas, consigned to the United
States Consul there, and that the
powder was shipped from Mantanzas
into therebel porss for use Of the rebels.
There seems to be no doubt that
Morgan did ship the powder to Man
tanzas at that time. He may not
have known it was to 60 to the rebels,
but it is difficult to see how 50 clear
sighted a merchant could have mag
med it would have found any other
market from the point from which he
sent it.
Matanzas is an obscure port in Gu
ba, a population of considerably less
than thirty-thousand including slaves.
1t is very near the Florida coast. and
opposite the point TO Florida, which
divides the gulf from the Atlantic sea.
board.
At this time Morgan was Governor
of the State of New York, and it
seems almost incredible that he would
have been engaged in such a traffic,
but at the same time this, like other
charges against him, remains undenied.
The republicans are considerably
disturbed by the American Alliance
disclosure. One of their organs took
strong Know Nothing grounds, which
is tho only one admissible, of the facts
not cnntroverted.
l DO not see that any Of the news
papers here attempt to deny any por-
ton of the facts, but most Of them un-
fairly consider some portion of the
narrative apart from the rest.
1t Is difficult to see how even this
helps the matter, because the person
al interview of Hayes with the com
mittees, are quite as well authenticated
by the names of many witnesses as the
letter of Hayes Secretary, Lee, is by
the handwriting. Any fair consider
alton of the case of course requires
that all the documents be considered
together, including the letters OF de
NAL of Lee on Sept. 23d, in which he
gays the story that Governor Hayes
ever Endorsed sentiments by letter
or otherwise is utterly false"
General Hayes is left in a very
awkward position; ho must now either
deny the matter in face of all the
proofs and lose the support of the
American Alliance, and be regarded
by the Alliance as lacking courage to
stand by them, or else he must adj
NIT the genuineness of the documents
and interviews, and lose the support
of all foreign born voters, their chill
dren, and many native born citizens
who regard bis conduct is unbccoming
ii Presidential nominee.
Considerable has been already said
about a transaction Of Mr.. Wheeler's
with the stockholders of the Ogdens-
burg, Champaign and Saint Lawrence
Railroad in 1864 and 1865. The ex-
animation of the record in the matter
shows that. by Chapter 142 of the
Laws of 1864, provision was made for
the reorganization of the railroad, up
OH obtaining an order of the General
Term Of the Supreme Court, which
order was to he final. In pursuance
of this law, such an order was obtain
ed; but, in 1865, Mr. Wheeler drew
and caused to be passed by the Leg
islature, law contained in Chapter
oil of the Laws Of 1865, authorizing
an appeal to lie taken to the Court of
Appeals, the highest Court in this
State. At the same session he also
put through a law recited in Chapter
226 of the Laws of 1865, giving to
the General Term of the Supreme
Court power to allow and award to
the trustees adequate compensation.
Thus not only making tue unappeala-
BILE case app, a!able, but providing for
payment of tie three trustees, Wheeler,
Brown and Eldridge, whose time had
expired.
The amount awarded under this
authority was $4,000, of which
Wheeler and the other two trustees
got $1,000 each.
They previously received $1,000 a
year each for all the time they served,
and this $4,000 apiece lcas for four
gears salary IN adrance for time they
nerer loOuld serre.
The balance Of Il e one hundred and
fifty-nine thousand dollars went for
other expenses, DC, in some of which
Wheeler had share. The whole
sum, of course, came out Of the prof.
its of the stockholders of the road,
who we're forced to pay whatevcrsum
required to get rid of the trustees;
one of the Judges who made the
award was partner Of Browns, one
of the trustees. His name is A. b.
James, and he is now a candidate in
Ogdensburg district in this State. A
suit was brought by the stockholders
as soon as they got possession of the
road for s159, 900, under the allega-
ton that it was obtained by black,
mail.
Judge james, before whom the case
came off, gave judgment against the
company, and the case was removed
to the United States Court.
Edwards Picrrepont, now our min
lister to England, was attorney for the
stockholders,
1t is unpleasant to report such scam
dalS, and | endeavor never TO do so,
except when they appear on examin.
alton reasonably well founded. This
case has unfortunately for Mr. Wheel
er, that appearance, and the effect
of the charge has now been before the
public some weeks, and that it has
met with no reply, is sufficient evil
dence to entitled it TO some considera-
ton,
IntimidatiRg Voters.
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