Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-08-22
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Justice TO Whom Justice is Due.

W w ACIl SutIlCS u pue.
1t will be remembered by most Of our
readers that, during the late congression-
al canvass in Kentucky an extract from
private letter written by Hon. r. III. STAN
ton to Col. Pike, was published, in which
the writer said, if reelected to Congress.
he " could make great deal Of money"
Unexplained, the expression had an ugly
aspect, which has caused the press, gen.
orally, to handle Mr.. 5. without gloves.
Among the journals, which severely criti-
cised the letter, was the Louisville Jour
not, which, on receiving an explanation Of
the facts, has stepped forward, frankly
admitting its error and doing Justice TO
Mr.. Stanton, who has been reelected To
Congress by handsome majority of mere
than five hundred.
AS VIC, among others, were disposed TO
condemn Mr.. Stanton, we consider it our
duty to republish the Journals article,
particularly as he is will known in Wash
ington. The Louisville Journal says:
Hon. r. Ii. STANTON.-A few dayS ago
we copied and commented on paragraph
from private letter of the Hon. r. H.
Stanton written from Washington city TO
Mr.. Pike, then an editor in Covington.
Probably the passage and our remarks
upon it arc remembered by our readers.
A friend of Mr.. Stanton has favored us
with explanations which satisfy us that
we did Mr.. S. injustice. We have always
regarded him as one of the very clevereSt
Democrats in Congress, and we rejoice
that he is fully rc-instated in our good
opinion.
MIR. Stanton said in the passage referred
to, that, if he could remain in Washing
ton a month longer, he could make five
thousand dollars" 1t is evident from the
date of his letter that he did not speak of
! making his money in his Congressional
capacity, for Congress was not then in
session and was not to be in session for
some months. But on account of his well
known fidelity and efficiency in the man
agement of business, many applications
were made to him 10 take charge of claims,
some against the departments and some
to be collected in the West. and liberal
remuneration was protfered to him. The
fact of his being member of Congress
and thus spending large portion of his
time in Washington would of course in
crease the number of such applications to
him, and hence it was natural for him,
after saying in private letter to friend
that he could make five thousand dollars
in month during the recess of Congress,
to add, that, in the event of his re-elec-
ton, he " could make great deal of mon
cy." To be sure, this does mt read very
pleasantly in a printed document, but
there was no harm in writing it to
friend, for it implied nothing dishonora-
bic or unusual. There is no member Of
Congress who does not take charge of
claims and feel at full liberty to receive
pay for his services.
We copied statement from Mr.. Pixies
paper, that, before he published Mr.. STAN
tons private letters, his own were eN-
posed by that gentleman. We are assured
by Mr. Stanton's friend that this is
mistake-that Mr.. S. never published or
exposed Mr.. P.'s private letters. Two of
the letters of Mr.. Pike recommending in
dividuals for Office were published per-
haps through Mr.. Stanton's agency, but
they were public and not private letters.
They are on file at the Post Office Depart
ment at Washington, subject to the in
spcction of every man in the Union.
II the facts had been laid before us and
cur attention directed to them, We should
certainly have done Mr.. Stanton justice
before the election just as freely as we 10
now. His constituents have yindicatcd
him.