The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-02-12

Lstasr Asn nssass esssasy.
An attack hes bsen made upon Horace
Ceesssy ~ NE Rsslagsea State GassAas
and ssveral other Democratic papere in con-
nection with the Des MONIES River I'm
prosement Co. These papers made the u
bsloss charge that Mr.. Greeley he'd acted
- libby agent for said company. cad &C.
cspted $1,000 a. bribe. A. the Burling-
ton Gazette was At the head of this attack
so seriously affecting the character Of Mr.,
Greeley. he has broagh, suit against the,
paper. II turns around and attempts to
establish its position by making few gar.
bled extracts from some Of the evidence be-
fore the Investigating Committee, evident
ly aided BY the Democratic clerk and mem.
bers Of said committee. To at once crush
the charges, Mr.. Greeley has written let
ter to the Iowa City Republican. Below We
give the prominent part OF the letter, which
entirely yindieates himself, and places GER
tain persons connected with this Investiga-
ting Committee in a disagreeable position.
Mr.. Greeley is warm politician, and zeal
ous in his advocacy of every cause and prin-
eiple which he thinks right. and just a. We.
aement in opposition TO what he believes
wrong. He has a. warm friends and as vim
die,iye enemies as any man in the country.
II. e. e. La NJ,
word or action of Horace Greeley, which
had not its origis in hoaesf motives. Mis-
taken he doubtless often 10, for to err 10
human, but that Mr., Greeley Intentionally
eirs, or that in his private or.puhlic life he
would descend TO ai,hsaest action, no man
Who knows him would for = moment BE-.
heye. We do not wonder that having pre-
served perfect purity OF private character
during the struggles OF his youth for subss.
tence. and the hsrrassing lsbors OF his man.
hood for osiecu dear to his heart, tina, now
on the verge Of old age. no should feel
sentative when touched upon that which be
mos, values, and with which the public has
the least right to NEEDLE. But here 10 the
extract from Nr. Grsslsy's letter:
went 10 Washington at the opening oil
the long eession Of the present Congress.
| Deesmber let, 1855. and remained there,
| with bnef intervals Of absence, until about
the middle Of April last. During Ill this
| tine, I cannot remember that once heard
Of THE Des Noines Company; and an We.
| ~ sure that neither this nor any Railroad or
other Company or claimant employrd me to
do any service, or paid me one farthing on
any account whatever. Ia Z sinsle instance
only did an old aud esteemed friend ask me
to aid him in securing for his claim the "a.
thought Il deserved; bot he, on my explsin.
ING 10 him my position, and the annoy ancs
and embarrassment TO which any connee.
ton with measures involving pscuniary in.
terests, would inevitably subjec, me, drop
ped the subject. and never renewed II.
About the 25th Of June, returned 10
w shington for week u %, to watch the
Proceedings in the House on the question
Of admitting Kansas ~ Z free State, under
the Topeka Constitution, and remained IN.
Ill the day after that admission wss defeat.
Cd By vote Of LOT to lo6; but neither ct
this visit nor formerly did say one word to
any member 10 behalf of the Des Moines,
nor any other Land grant Or Railroad Con
psny, nor Ia favor Of any measure of : pr.
vate Or peculiarly character; nor wes I
ever employed or paid to do anything Of the
sort.
A. | was leaving Washington for the last
time up to this present, ON or about the LIST
Of July last, friend handed me drsft for,
one thousand dollars, drawn on the Tres.
surer. in New York, Of the Des Moines |
Company, which he asked me to take with |
ne and use to pay Q draft which he ssid /
would probably be drawn on me BY an agent
employed by said company. I TOOK this
draft, accordingly, home with me, and held
II until vas apprised, nearly four weeks
thereafter, that dram on me, answering to
this one, was coming on from Washington
Immediately, and for the first time in my |
life, visited the Office OF the Des MoiAes |
Company, and found therein a. old and val |
ued friend. Mr.. Alvah Hunt. formerly Trea-
sarer Of our State. and now Treasurer of |
tails Ipes MONIES Company. said to him !,
Mr.. Hunt, do you know OF . draft for one
thousand dollars on your Company, ayable |
u my order" He answered ayes, un.
derssandil" rejoined, do you know thas
have no interest in said drsftf" He said,
Yes, know eli about it." "Then," said
|, SHALL ] accept and pay the draft drawn
against it!" He said, "Csrlanly;" and I
presented the draft In my hands, which be
paid, and with the proceeds paid the one |
thousand dollar draft drawn from Washing
ton on me. That draft 10 nov in my pos |
session.
Th hnt 70 Zen, L. ~
immediately on the story being started that |
| had been employed BY this company,
made afhdasit, in due form Of lsw, and trans
mitied the same to the lnvestigs rating Com
nstss OF the Iowa Senate, conoborsisd By
the statement Of Alvah Hunt aforesaid, that
! never vas interested ia nor employed BY
said Dss MONIES Company, aud never was
paid nor promised BY il one farthing for any
service whatever. believe other leading
members Of the company, familiar with the
facts, addressed similar statements TO mem.
bsrs of the Iowa Senate. AT oil events, nv
atddasit and the statement of Treasurer
Hunt we're forwarded to Hon. J. B. Grin
nell, Of that Senate, and by him handed 20
the Committee Of Investigation. And YET,
IN full view Of these facts, the secret AZ
cnives OF that Committee are drawn upon at
pleasure for 9srbied evidence 10 bolster up
charge with its responsible authors know
20 be wanton csMmny.
Whether there woplI have been any cuI.
pabiiity In my acting Is agent for said com.
pany, had done ~, il 10 not necessary 10
consider, since it 10 certain that never did.
sss nearly i've months in daily at,en.
dance upon the doings Of the present Con
sress; and during that time | never was
paid, nor promised one mill for anything
did or ried to do in Washington to advance
any interest whatever.
can only stop the deliberate, int ntional
cetraction Of which | have been made the
subject, BY asking the verdict Of an lowe
jury upon it. All the favor l have TO solicit
l. that, in adjudgng the case, politics shall
De utterly forgotten, and justiee between
man and man only regarded.
Yours, HoRAes GsxIlsY.
lowe City, Feb, 4, 1857.