Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-09-02

lZth, and IN an editorial after his return
home, in the Register of March 10th, 1857.
a full history of these corruption cases, %
his votes thereon, and his reason therefor.
Persons wishing information on this sub
jet are referred to the above mentioned is
sues of the Register. We will only add,
that whatever his opinion about any ones
guilt, Mr.. G. will never vote to condemn
him without a fair public trial This right
is guaranteed by the laws to the vilest Grim
inal on earth. Would one be willing to
be convicted of felony on the secret finding
OF Grand Jury. without public trial
and an opportunity of meeting his accusers
face to face before the world? Being op-
G.. would have voted as he did, even if he
had been alone.
But we now come to the principal object
of the Times in its article on the "corrup-
ton cases." and it is contained in the fol-
lowing base, contemplate and false insinu-
tons with which the Times closes its arti-
Gle:
"Shortly after the adjournment Of Con-
gress after the Corruption Investigations
published in this article, Mr.. Colfax took a
tour to the North West, (he had just voted
to smother down all investigation, and to
let these thieves run riot in the National
Capital, and his paper stated that he had
gone on visit to Minnesota 1.-THE territory
in which these lands grants were made
but MIR. Colfax wrote back that he was onls
ont on an Odd FelloU escursion Ahem.
The public can draw their own conclusions
as to the real object of his visit.
y direct and open charge, however false,
is not half so mean and contemplate as an
insinuation intended to deceive. Such in
situations are sneaking. cowardly and as
sassin-like, and when writers resort tc
them we may be certain that the lie they
wish to have believed is so utterly base thai
they are ashamed or dare not father it
And when this is the case with the Editor
of the Times, Judging from his present
course, we can hardly conceive the deep de
pravity cf the insinuated lie. The Times
by its insinuations above quoted, EVIDENT,
wishes to make the people believe tina
Mr.. Colfax has been guilty of corruption
in Congress, that he gave votes there 70
consideration. that the consideration con
sisted of grants of lands in Minnesota, anC
that his ailedged visit in 1857 to that thel
Territory was to receive, secure or examin
the aforesaid consideration. The insinua
tions will bear no other construction. w
will here say, that whoever charges or in
sinuates that Mr. ColfaX ever gave 8 vot
in Congress, or was influenced in any cours
that he may have taken, for'or by pecu
MARY consideration, for or by anything per
sonal to himself, is a falsifer and the trutl
is not in him, and we defy him to brinl
forward the proof. The assertion that MI
Colfax "votcd to smother down all inres
ttgation" in the corruption cases." W
have already branded as untrue. On tn
contrary, his whole course was taken wit
a view to secure full. fair. impartial an,
public investigation" of the charges pre-
ferred In regard to Mr.. Colfax's "tou
to the North West in 1857, we reply tina
he never was within the limits Of Minnesot
in his life As the Times refers to the Reg
lister and to the letters of Mr.. c. at the tim
of that tour" it knOws perfectly well tina
Mr. G.. was invited and did deliver "Odd
Fellow" addresses at Beloit, Wisconsin
and at Iowa City. Iowa; and it also know
) that although he intended to visit Mime
sofa before his return, that he did not d
) so on account of poor health. If he ha
made the visit, it would have been for til
) same reasons that influence many others
make the trip-those of curiosity and ple'
} sure. He could have had no corrupt mott,
in the intended visit. for he voteI AGalSs
r the Minnesota Land Bill, and it was oni
for votes in favor of this bill that it W;
ever charged that land grants in Minnesot
were or could be madc.-Souh Ben
Reg.