Show patriotism vs ik DE DAYS SPECIFIC I 1 I 1 VALUE OF A SEAT CONGRESS ss math e magical miti ual science has reduced the mon money ey value of everything to a dead ce certainty with the solitary exception j perhaps of a seat in iii Conr courbis bis altho although agli various jil inquiring quirina and patriotic minds have occupied themselves with the latter question we fear that we I 1 are as far fron from i the solution of it as ever deverr the th e estimates atas differ diffee so widely according to the opportunities of the fhe candidate thit we despair of ever arriving at anything like an accurate conclusion on tile the subie ct I 1 A letter from in a I 1 congressional eandi candidate dat e in the west to one ane of his friends which lately accidentally found its way into one of tb the p papers earnestly entreats ep treats 0 of f him blin to 6 assist in his elee election tion as inice in the event of his return be ne can make a session out of it we yesterday received a flaming estr of the roman citizen Ci catiz il published at ronie cipe in this state containing an expose of fire columns long of the conduct of mr M r G OB B M matteson ateon bno one of the whig candid candidates ates in a the congressional cam canvass vass now goin g m on i in the ille district and which on the strength of sworn affidavits caf charges that 9 gentleman etleman with having I 1 endeavored to induce another whig candidate to withdraw his opposition and give his H is political I 1 support jupo rt by the offer of a bribe of 25 P of nail railway vay stocks there are several other attempts it at the co corruption r rl u t 10 n 0 of f influential electors deposed I 1 ased to ah a t having a ifie been mide 1 what pretty pickings a mast W expect to obtain out offis of his congressional 11 privileges vi to induce him to offer bribes to an enormous amount to t 9 bi his is opp opponents 0 nen i 8 his hi p p must be infinitely finitely ii n more are extensive ek than those of the western candidate who modestly estimates his at a year vear if we are to form an any y conclusion from fr om the hevy heavy pecuniary abea biary sacrifices which mr matteson se seems pins prepared to make f for ori it t h his atan congress must be no an inexhaustible I 1 field of auriferous wealth to him m there there is is one gratifying gra in these I 1 curious transactions which is deavin deserving df comment we leardi tom the roman citizen fi that the parties who weve were subjected tp these severe ome ordeals als resisted w with ith spar spartan an st enness the seductions I 1 of he evil evi 1 one 11 citizens of oneida we ve irea proad of you you are the true bricks of the social ed edifice i flee N Y harald I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 |