Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-02-17
Iowa CRY, Feb. Is, lS47.

wv u MI L GU. ~, 1911.
Dear Sir--Be assured that highly ap-
preciate the friendly motives which indu-
ced you 10 write me your letter of the
l2tA ms. You correctly remark, that I
must have ''learned through the medium
Of the public prints, that statement was
made in the House Of Representatives, on
the 9th of December, 1876, by Mr.. Mel
son King, of Keolsuk county, in which
reference is made to your my name, as
having furnished money through the aeen-
cy OF ,. L. Marshall Esq, OF Lee county,
TO be used in influencing the votes Of mem
bers of the General Assembly in the Sen.
atorial election-and you ask tina, l will
furnish you with the facts in relation to
the same" will do so, as far as know
any thing Of them, although not generally
in the habit of noticing attempts that have
been made TO asperse my character since
first became candidate for popular favor
-preierring rather that my acts and con-
duct, both public AMI private, should be
my defence against the imputation Of
crime. The charge that | have used, or
attempted TO use, money TO bride members
Of the Legislature to vote for me or any
one else, is without the shadow of founia-
tion in truth. The statement which |
shall herein make to you is one which |
am ready TO verify with my oath at any
m, nett. and before any tribunal: The
last and OILY the ever saw S. I. Mar
shall to speak to him, s.as on the lst Mon
day of August, ls45. was then iatro-
duced 10 him at Monirose, in Lee county.
1t was the day upon which was last eleU..-
ed Delegate to Congress. 1t was about
fifteen months prior to the convocation of
the present General Assembly and just
one year before the adoption OF the Con-
stitution of our State. Nothing passed
between Mr.. Marshall and myself, saye
yer; few words in relation to the cleo
ton then going on; and have never since
had any intercourse with him or CORES
pondence touch.iae the election of United
States Senators either by letter, message
or in any otherwise.
In the newspaper accounts OF this mat
ter notice, as connected WITH Il, the name
of Mr.. Silas Hcaigh and Of him ! have
to say (although l have known him much
longer as OF Mr.. Marshall, that l have
never interchanged single word with him
in relation 10 the election of Senators from
our State either directly or indirectly.
The name Of my esteemed friend Col.
VIM. Patterson, of Lee county, has also
been connected with it. With Col, Paiter-
son | have had frequent communications
upon the subject of the election in ques-
tomas | have had with him at every
other election at which | was a candidate
since came to Iowa; but Col. Patterson,
as well as myself, will aver under oath,
that never intimated to him that desir
ed him TO give or offer, by himself or
through the agency of any other person,
pecuniary or other reward to any member
or officer OF the General Assembly of our
State, 10 vote for or use his influence 10
elect myself or any one else TO the Senate
of the United States.
The allegation which learn has been
made, that had money in this city to pro-
mote my election, is equally false, and
base as the other charges to which |
have replied. So far is this from being
true, that the fact is, | had not dollar in
Iowa at the meeting of the Assembly, nor
until my return. My family accompanied
me. when | started for Washington City,
on the 23d Of November, to pass the win
ter at the house ofmy fa,her-in-law in St.
Genevieve county, Missouri All the
funds ! had--about one sixth of the amount
mentioned in this Aagitious report-save
enough to bear my expenses, were left in
charge of my wife in Missouri