The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1860-08-21
HILLSDALE, MICH, TUESDAY, AUG. 21, 1860.

period Of natursllzallon, aud any mingllng Of
religion in political Issues | despise tho Of
fort of thos, who seek to array the foreign
vote against the American and Republican
vote. by narrow appeals Of class, cast or col
or, and then turn around and seek TO combine
tho American and foreign vote against the
Republican.
THE CORRUPTION FUND,
He nsinuatcs something about ,he corrupt
ion fund Of Messrs. Lawrence, Stone and Co..
this bi and o. posed it strcnuously in all its
stages, it is hardly probable ! got any Of the
money. have sought to repeal it ever since
and Cox has either voted against it, or dodg.
ed the vote on its repeal.
THE HELPER BOOK.
He says something about the Helper book
Well, did Join in a Recommendation that y
compilation be made fr m the Helper book,
70, circulation, and did it without reading
the book The compilation "a made by Hell
per contained II grea, deal Of useful statistics
and information. but it also contained some
violent aud outrageous declamatons on slave
holders that | disapprovo as much as any
man, and every body knew it. lf any body
ha asked me in decent way, they.
would have had ny answer az to each para
graph. But Cox's associates choose to com
mence dcnnuncin9 the .igners Of the payer III
a most offensive, rude. and as thought, dis
crcditabe, and / did not ch ,ose to respond to
their iIl-te'"perel remarks except in way
consistent with y self respect. Cox would
haze apologzed--backed down and ou rs he
did in the English bill, and as he did when he
voted for Mr., Smith. 1t is a matter of taste,
which l am willing to leave to my constitu.
ents.
THE BLAKE RESOLUTION.
But | voted to refer Blakes resolution
certainly did, and will agan-Cox and ev-
cry one, not five minutes before, voted to re-.
fer an insulting resolution offered by a mem
Der from South Carolina about the shoemak.
crs in Massachusetts,. | will vote to refer to
committee, any paper, memorial, petition, bill
or resolution. whether offered by any member
or citizen Of the United States; and 80 will
every body since the right of petition WAS vim
dicated by John @, Adams, unless it relates
to slavery, II subject Cox and his hackers think
to acre d to resolve about.
THAT PRIVATE INTERVIEW.
But the main charge against Inc, and, so
far as remember the only remaining one,
is that myst 3rous alleged private interview
He parades it with all the mystery of q sur
priss after exciting curiosity by its vague al
lusion. He says that after | had Withdraw
as a candidate for Speaker-ater, as he knew
| had exerted all my energy to secure the
election of Gov. Penninglon-l called at his
lodgings while he was at dinner, at five o.
clock precisely, anl left card 1t had prin
ted Oh it, he 3'ys the words, "John Sherman"
There was nothing else on it. Lest you may
think there was something uncommon in this
German card, have with me sample of it,.
In response to this card he called at my room
and had private interview with me, and he
saws asked him TO vote for me for Speaker
He does not say whether | offered to buy him
or bribe him. He does not say whether we
partook of those free cigars and liquors. He
went home. He told his wife about the 10
terview. He had her carefully indorse on
that card when it was left and carefully pre-
serve it,. Then with the card--his own tes-
tmony Of the interview, supported by his
wife as to his contemporaueous naratiye-he
had bombshell which would prevent John
Sherman from abiding to his tortuous course
Well my friends, upon the narrative, uu-
contradcted and unexplained, most men
would wonder why Sherman did not ask Cox
for hia vote when he was candidate and
needed but one or two votes. They would
consider that hereafter it would be prudent
when Cox called for private interview to
have u witness present, AMI to he caefu about
casual conversations. They will think that
Sherman honestly thought that Cox had
shown himself face voter, and might I've
got to vote right fnr once They would think
II strange that Cox should SD dolbt his own
character for v'raci,y, that he would in a col
lateral way seek to tortlfy his testimony and
parade on the stump and in the newspapers,
the name Of highly estmable lady.
ITS EXPLANATION.
Now, my friends, | remember very well all
that ever occurred between Cox and myself
You know us both well enough to kEow that
there was no confidence wasted between US,
although had been repeatedly informed that
he was inclined to vote for me. | have no
doubt left my card at Mr.. Cox's, 1t is a
very easy way to return ca Is at Washington.
1t was when Briggs & Riggs had failed, as
was expected. to vote for Gov. Pennington.
and the election was all N doubt. | urged
Mr.. Cox to vote for Mr.. p, as Hickman and
Schwartz had done, and thus close weari.
some contest, or, if he would not vote for him,
to vote for Gov. Corwin or Mr.. Morris. He
repeatedly said he would rather vote for me
than any other Republican. | regarded this
as an empty compm mt, and as decisive that
he would not vote for Gov. p. This was the
substance of the entire conversation. and
which would have lasted but n few minutes,
when others came in. do not believe | ask
ed Mr.. Cox to vote for me, although | can
not see the least imp-oprietv iu my doing so.
1t is never TO late to call sinners to repentance
NOT DISPOSED TO AssAIL cox.
Cox thinks | was invited by his consttu-
ents to asssl him. He il greatly mistaken.
Not one Of his constituents mentioned hi.
name to me before spoke. used him only
to Illustrate Douglas Democracy, as Wa some.
times use a csricature: You hardly want me
to reply to his numerous epithets. They are
the same as hc applies to his own friends
when he gets mad at them. Perhaps You
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