Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-10-05

NO. 40.
so heedlessly, circular recommending Tom
Paine's Age of Reason, you would never
have found him prevaricating, nor apologize
ing, nor deprecating he would have simply
and cody told his adversaries to make the
most of It, Oh, that some Republicans
could be, not merely almost, but altogether
such as he is in this respect, however unlike
in every other! HORACE GREELEY.
New YonK, December 6, 1859.
So much for Mr. Greeley On the same
day the following note was published from
Mr.. Douglas:
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9, 80.
Nh Dear Sir: Your note is just received
informing me that Mr.. Kellogg, of Illinois,
in the course of discussion in the House of
Representatives to-day, made the following
charge against me-:
sMr. Kellogg, of Illinois. l charge that
Mr. Greeley was, again and again, with
others, in consultation in the parlor ofJudge
Douglas planning and scheming the election
of Judge Douglas to the Senate of the United
States from the State of Illinois"
Now, while it is true that men of all shades
of political opinion have been in the habit of
visiting my house for the ten years | haye
kept house in Washington, and while it may
be true that Mr. Greeley, among others may
have visited at my house with that time, it
is aohollg untrae that l ever planned, Or
schemed, Or had any arrangement whatever
with Mr.. Greeley, at my house or elsewhere
for the purpose of securing my reelection
to the Senate of the United States. On the
contrary, the charge, IN all its parts and
imports. is utterly false.
Very truly, your friend,
S. A. DOUGLAS.
Hon. J. 4. McCLERNARD, House of Rep
resentativss.
And yet this calumniator has the unblush-
ing efrontery to say that Mr. Douglas new
er denied the charge.
But this is not all. 1t will be observed
that Mr.. Greeley states that bis conversation
with Douglas was in the presence of wit
ness-Black Republican Now it happens
| that this witness had the manliness to rise in
the House of Representatives and give his
testimony. This was Mr. Colfax, of Indi-
ana, as decided Black Republican as Gree
! ley, or Kellogg, or Burlingame, or as we
presume John Hancock" to be. Here is
his testimony; we quote from the Daily
Globe of March 10th. 1850:
Mr.. Colfax-I will state that there were
two members of Congress present at that in-
terview between Judge Douglas and Mr..
Greeley. Those two gentlemen were Mr..
Clark B. Cochrane, of New York, and my
self. Mr.. Greeley was in this city on bust
ness What called him here do not now
remember Mr.. Cochrane, I think, sugges.
ted that Mr.. Greeley should call upon Judge
Douglas The interviews were not very long
and they were not private-that is to say
nothing was said which could not have been
said publicly upon the streets. | have tax
ed my memory TO recall all that auos said,
and think can state it fully.
Both of those gentlemen-Judge Doug
las and Mr.. Greeley-have referred to me
as proof of what transpired, or I should not
here, or anywhere else, on the demand ct
any person, have spoken in regard to them
There was nothing said about the sencto-
riol election IN ILLINOIS, to the best of my
knowledge, recollection, or belief. 7 am
positiue that the senatorial election was not
referred TO. The only subject of political
character referred to was the Lecomptor
constitution, which was then pending before
Congress-: the necessity Of its rejection. and
the means by which its success could be a.
vefted. They were talked of frankly and
| freely. Nothing aras then said by Judge
Douglas ohich he had not before said pub
hczy. He is politically hostile to me, and l
desire to see him, If nominee for the Pres
idency, defeated. But bear this testimo-
ny because it is due to him.
There was another subject discussed, =
That was, the rise Of property in Chicago,
which, suppose, has nothing to do with
this matter.
Mr. Kellogg, of Illinois. I wish 10 ask
the gentleman from InniaDa if iu that con-
ference, the position of Judge Douglas OF
the slavery question was not discussed?
Mr.. Colfax. It was not, except that he
said he intended to resist the Lecompton
Constitution to the bitter end, regardless of
the results To- himself
Mr. Kellogg, of Illinois. | ask if his
position upon the slavery question was not
discussed
Mr.. Colfax. It was not, to my recollec-
ton.
We have row the positive, unimpeached
and unimpeachable evidence, of every party
to the conversations alluded to. either as
participants or witnesses, except Mr. Coch-
rane, and he has not anywhere, at any time
or in any form, whispered syllable of de-
nial to this unanimous evidence. We held
ourselves justified therefore in prorouncfng
the charge against Judge Douglas false
and foul calumny, which no honest man
will circulate after he shall have been pre-
sented with the evidence Of it's falsehood,
and we call upon the Bulletin, which we
doubt rot copied the statement in ignorance
of the facts here disclosed, to have the can
dor to withdraw the charge.
But we are net done with Mr. "Joan
Hancock His next charge is, that there
was coalition between Burlingame and
Douglas, and to prove this, he quotes from
a speech in which Burlingame commended
the Douglas Democrats for their consistent
opposition to the Lecompton Constitution.
That matter can be disposed Of in SEN
uonrr Wise stood bv the Sida