The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1885-01-15

Though w. has iS4c thsm 70 Fhlbsb -
Letters written by him. In the mesntim
Kansas ysllsieisn named Legsis ha
''sosissssl- that he acted for SlJohn srs
/ ala make The ofr referred 10. The srh
stance Of The matter - ooniasssa 10 In
iello.isg despatch:
IA can be proven 30 The snihsuiy Of I
| letter wfiiien BY Mr. Iegsis 10 J. y CLARK
aor. dated October -, 1854. that Mr.
Legnie had consrlted StJshn ard has
boon Authorised 10 AT for him. Ia TIM
letter 81 John. through Legsis. agrees 70
specified snm 81 money 10 set sor'
throat and retire ffom tho canvass On
Deesn. Der Sis, Mr.. Lsrs,s wrote 10 Mr.
Clarkssn demanding arsinrn Of all lstisn
and dispatches sen, by hin rslai.sr 10 thu
81 Jehn matter. The demand was me-
con Piled vish and the letters are nov u
Mr. Clslsons possession. They will b,
published In due time and they will prove
esnclusircly the efforts Of ST Jshu TO sell
oct 10 The Republicsps The hAoes- Iirvaorro
however has undertaken . double con
tract to prove that sst oniy did sLJohr
otter to sell himself to the Republicans
bat that he did actually sell himself 10 ths
Dsnscra.s All The facts will cose oul
In due time. Meantime StJobns chal
lsngs for the production Of any letter
written by him demanding money from
either party should bs treated a. ban
cembe Nobody asserts, % far ~ We know,
that StJohn wrote any letters on the sub
jec.. He ia rather dull man. but be
has done too much Of the peculiar kind Of
political work of which bis conduct in the
last campaign is sample. to give him
self away IN letter"
In connection with the controversy be
tween StJohn and J s Garrison and others
respecting the alleged offer Of StJohn to
withdraw from the presidential canvass
for money. the SlLouis Globe Democ'aI
publishes the following letter addressed
10 II. q. Kerins Of that city. The words
in brackets are the words supplied by the
editor Of the Globe- Democrat.
CLEVELAND, Ohio. Oct. 10, 1854. Dear
Sir:--I made mistake In coming here.
| should have gone 10 Detroit Have
been comm unicatiDg with him john
BY telegraph. / have said to him THAT
1t the CONFERENCE 1t was two-fiflhs down
in Philadelphia tomorrow night aud three
fifths by 18th, and he insisted up 16 10th
for second payment. provided he loft for
Philadelphia today, and our Up" Senator
Plumb told me it should be done Just
got this from st. John "All right Leave
in short time for Philadelphia Will
cancel all west Of here. Meet me 10
Pittsburgh tonight. sent you telegram
under name OF johnson because did not
want to use my own panIe." ] confess
made the pledge quite wildly, hut Plumb
told me to make 1t. Imean by that, he
told me to keep St.John quiet in this
state and get him to Cincinnati and you
will give $4,000 or $1,000. and then said !:
Suppose ] pledge him $4,000. Will
my pledge be good?' and he said. Eyes,
Kerins will bring him $4,000" SO if |
have cut big hog, the pork belongs to
Plumb. Now am going to Pittsburgh
to see him StJohpl lsit not possible for
you TO send some one over from New York
to arrange with him and fix him then and
there? | am little guilty because you
don't respond to Johnson's call for aid for
his country. 1t was not possible you
were seduced on the read home and thus
lead astray, nor that you arc drunk, for
you are too good StJohnite and love
Sunday schools. have got St.John ont
Of the State and made promises TO him
that in some way want redeemed. You
may not care d-n, but have to live
with him, and you don't; so does, Plumb,
Simpson. a omnie geai. Sic.
Truely yours.
JAMES F. LEaATE.
Legate claims that the letter purporting
to have been written by him is so changed
as to be practically forgery and that ST.
John had nothing to do with it. He says
he viii soon make statement explaining
the matter.
Fred. W. Willard, nephew Of Legate,
publishes card IN which he says that
at Mr.. Legate's request he wrote and
mailed letter to S. b. Elkins OF the Re-
publican National committee before the
elcction, saying in substance that st. John
would leave the field il it were made an
object for him to do so, and that Mr..
Legate was the only one who could man.
age him. Legate received a reply, but
Willard did not know it contents. Soon
lfter, Willard at Legate's request sent O
telegram to StJohn In New York State,
he wording Of which he did not fully
but it was sufficient to con.
fince him that Legate telegraphed to 81.
John for instructions. Afterwards when
,s ASKED L-gate il he had heard from the
despatch the latter replied that every
hing was lovely"