New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-06
MR.. COx-THE COVODE COMMITTEE.

To The tdHoT ~ me ~ T. IFipuHe'
SIR: AS your Washington correspondent has given
a false aoco Mt Of certain testimony, affecting not 80
much nv political relations as my personal pro5ty,
YOU c with justice and decency, publish the nclosed
as wieely as you did your correspondents letter. If
YOU cam OF accord this TO political opponent, the
Pres, of which You are 30 large part, and of which
/ used to be ii small part, needs new " code"
Colgmlps, Ohio June 2, 1890. Yours, &C. S. cox
MIR CoX-GEN. WILSON'S STATEMENT.
From The ohio S,afemaH, JuHez
Since the preparation of the article found elsewhere
on this subject, Mr. Cox unexpectedly arrived AZ
home and late has; evening sent the following note
in relation to tine testimony Of Gen. " lson:
Columns, Friday Evening.
DEAR COL: Called home on urgent business, saw
at J;,sville, this morning, Tie Journal of to-day,
containing the garbed testimony of Mr.. Wilson. 1t is
taken from THE y. Y. TRIBUNE. l would give il 10
attention, but that heard at Newark that Messrs.
Galloway, Warner and others referred TO it in the rat
ifcaiion meeting there last night, and drew false and
mean deductions
Before left Washington Yesterday, Gov. Wnsow,
Of the Committee, advised me OF the Wilson testi-
nony. | read it. 1t really amounts to little. The
essential part Of it ia that he, while uninendly
Tern with me, came 10 Washington, and without
my know ledge pretended 20 bear a message from
Gov. Brown 10 me- requesting me TO vote for The En-
glish bill and promising The favor Of the Admins
iaton. This i tue. Mr. Wilson does not fully ray
how treated this request. need not Say here how
him evasiye perhaps diseourieous answer.
! offered mysll 10 be swOrn before the Committee.
Mr.. Coyode and Nr. Train (Republiears) said they
needed no ontb only my word but insisting on being
sworn, stated substantially:
First: That, during the pendency of the Lscompton
and English bills never bad one from the Admins
raOn or ON any other approach me with any
monetary, corrupt, improper appliance or influence,
10 my support vote for either of these bills,
unless these two instances can be thus tortured viz
That Mr. Wilson, as above stated, came, and re-
ceved above. never had any sort of co nmanica-
ton from Gov Brown or any other member of the
Administration, Otherwise than as above stised.
AClin-Judge jackson, NJ. &. from Georgia, a warm
friend 81 uIe, ana on the same COGlmtre with me,
| al broiher.in-aw Of Gov. Cobb, wanted me to BEE
Gov. Cobb. do not know that COBB requested n,
but Judge jackson said he thought Gov Cobb could
convince thai could vote for the English bill aud
justify my,elf and act with my party. said to him
that had ade mp my mind 10 see no one connected
with the Admini6tI ailOn If that WAS personal DIS
courtesy TO GOV. Cobb, he must excuse il; on the
ground Of self protection. wanted not only to he,
but 10 seem above suspicion OF any such influences.
Judge JacksOn confirms this statement fully. fOu
shall have lis statement.
Sccond: That no promise Of appointment for any
had the slightest influence my vote, such
prcnse ever made and none sought Long after
the English bill passed. told the President that my
position was Fuc that could neither ask for nor re-
GIVE any favor from him. lie cOncurfed in this.
THIRD: IL is false that ever sought TO remove Gov
Mcdary. His appointment was made at the request of
Gov. Denver and Mr.. Craig, NJ. G. of Missouri. They
asked me to urge it. refused the ground that /
did not know Col. Medary wonld like il. lie might
thin Was nmical TO bin and wanted him out of tue
Post-O Office, which did not. When his appointment
to Kansas made aud yacacny created, | in
srled on the reinstatement of Mr.. Miller who had been
n moved my account. This was done. II was
eight months after the English bill and had no refer
ence TO NV action oil it-nOne IL done under no
promise or implication Of promise.
This * ihe substance of my own statement. From
il, ii Will further appear that the only friends
suited out OF Congress were Gov. Walker aud Judge
DOuglas and my own judgment.
ielcgraphed my wife 10 send YOU from Washington
a copy OF Wilson's testimony and nay own. Coyode,
Tram aud the rest OF the Committee were entirely
satisfied with the statement, aud thought ought 10 be
thankful 10 the Committee for giving the chance 10
forever stop these llsehoods. When these statements
come YOU will sce that actedas independently as any
man ever did IN any relation. 5. ). Cox.
We print Bir. Cox's letter as he sent it, but
regret that he could not have couched it in more
courteous terms. We are sure our correspondent
has not intended to misstate facts to Mr.. Cox's
prejudice, and that Mr.. C.'s talk OF faIsehood and
deeency is as misplaced rs it is uncyil.-Ed1