The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-12-24
SENATOR DOUGLAS AND SENATOR JONES


The Washington Star of Yesterday afternoon
PubIlshes an article from the Galena Courier, Nov
"a, and letters from Senators Douglas and Jones
OF Iowa, in which sharp personal issue is made
between the two Senators,
The courier accuses the enemies of Mr. Douglas
OF OF having started at the last hour, the Islander"
that IN his action in securing the Illinois Central
Railroad grant, he wilfully sacrificed the interests
OF Gaena, and in refutation ofthe alleged SANDER
says that Senator Jones had it in his power to de-
feat the measure and had avowed his purpose to do
so, because the bill fixed the terminus of the road
at GaIena instead of Dubuque and Mr.. Douglas
the champion OF the measure, after full cOnsulta-
ton with the whole Illinois delegation in both
Houses OF Congress, yielded to Jones demand ra-
ther than lose the bill. To prove this statement.
the Courier publishes letter from Mr. DOUGLAS
dated August 7th, which very distinctly confirms
the statement in the Courier. Mr.. Douglas saws
that Mr Jones and his friends "insisted on defeat
ing the bill unless he would extend the road to Du-
buque;" and also saws that "anv insinuation or in
tlmatiOn on the part of Gen. Jones or any of his
friends, that had any colluson with him, and was
willing to sacrifice the interests of Galena to those
famously false"
To this Senator Jones replies in letter dated
November 9th, in which he accuses Senator Dour-
las OF Wlltul misrepresentation and falsehood He
says: say "lcJW misrepresentation" :" because Won
say you '.have distinct recollection of the facts in
the case' and because the journals and debates of
the Senate prove your staten to be wholly des
titute OF truth, so far you refer to nv COLLEAGUE
lGen. a. Z. Dodge myself and our friends as hav-
ing ever expressed or entertained the idea as you
say of defeating the bill unless the road was ex-
tended to Dubuque
on knew well that neither you nor your col
league. Gen. Shields, ever had such consultation.
either between yourselves or your coIeaoues of thn
House, before | offered my amendment to make the
road terminate at this place. instead of at Galena.
J ~ moreover knew equally well, tlat when | ao
preached you towards the close of the debate in the
Senate on the bill with my amendment. and asked
you whether you had any objections to nv Offering
1t, stating as | did that it was merely to extend
your road to Dubuque, II or Is miles further West
that you not only freely assented thereto, but
thanked me for the suggestion, and that I immcdi-
ately thereafter, in your presence and hearing OBJ
tanned the assent also of your coearues 10 tha
same effect That | then offered it. and il was
passed without dissenting vote or objection from
any quarter whatever, the records show
Senator Jones then says that Col. Baker, of Hi
nois, insisted that Galena should be the terminus,
and that the statement by Mr.. Douglas that Sena-
tor Jones or any of his friends had determined to
defeat the bill on the ground stated ''or for any
other reason whatever is false" Mr.. Jones also
says that Mr.. Douglas at the celebration in Du
buque OF the completion Of the road to Dunlieth,
compllmented him in exalted terms as the person
VINO procured the amendment making Dubuque the
terminus. This Mr.. Jones alleges was intended for
an Iowa audience, while for his own purposes Mr.,
Douglas, appropriated to himself through his allv.
Erpress and Herald the merit which BELONGED to
Mr.. Jones. After denying that he had the bower
to defeat the BILL Mr.. Jones says:
"Ihis, sir, is the third time that YOU have made
EifomousLy false accusations against me, and that
L have been compelled to lasten the lie upon vou"