The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-04-11

edge, there were no combinations attempt
ed. nor on the Appropriation bill. The
gentleman is making poor shift for an ar
gument, when he undertakes to throw on
me, as an excuse for his action, measure
which he voted for himself, and other bills
which were not involved in the University
question at ALL He will have to stretch
the blanket little more. to hide his naked
ness. before he gets through with this. or
else limp ''out in the cold.''
Again, he says "agreed to deliver south
ern members votes to Lawrence for the
Agricultural College, in consideration of
votes for the University at Emporia. This
Mr.. Page learned from no southern mem
Der; but if he heard it at all, he heard it
from his confidential advisers-the Law
renee men-who got up the yarn to divide
Manhattan men and ourselves. But it
didn't win. They also told US that Man
haitian was trying to sell US out, but we did
not believe it. Time proved their yarns to
be false.
1 suppose, in consideration of the fight I
made on the University, and to testify their
appreciation of my humble efforts, the Leg
islature, almost unanimously. voted to this
place the State Normal School with nearly
forty thousand acres of the States land to
endow it; and the Govelnor,u unsolicited and
unexpectedly. honored me with a position
on his staff with the rank of Colonel. This
don't look as though anybody was ''dis-
gusted,' except. perhaps, few persons in
Pages fix, who did US ''dirt," and now
can't satisfactorily cover it up-and the
Henderson amendment men, with whom, at
that time, we would not consent to a rail-
road combination. but whose support, new
ertheless, We respectfully requested.
One other false statement remains to be
answered Mr.. Page says: 81 was told by
a reliable member from Southern Kansas,
that Mr.. Eskridge said. if the amendment
carried, he would Immediately introduce a
bill detaching that portion of Lyon county
upon which Neosho Rapids is located"
Never, in any event, at Topeka, or else
where, did say, or intimate, to any one,
that ever thought of cutting Neosho Rap
ids out of the county. The idea never en-
tered my head. And here, publicly, in
the face of Mr.. Pages district, and the one
1 had the honor to represent, pronounce.
hurl back and brand the statement as Al
base, willful and malicious lie, and Mr.. Page
as liar, unless he sustains the charge.
Now, sir, produce your witness. or bear
the brandt The fact is, there is not the
semblance of truth in the statement;
and it only shows the extremity tot
which he is driven, in attempting to render
an execute for his Shiny, treacherous course.
The idea of cutting Neosho Rapids out of
the county, if traced to its legitimate source,
will, in my opinion. be found to have orig
mated with Mr.. Page himself have no
doubt, it is now, and will be, shallow,
measure of his own, for which he
first seeks publicity by charging it upon
some one else, to see how it will take"
1.-THE wish was father to the thought"
believe I have answered every material
point in Mr.. Pages letter; and / now ask
your attention to the subjoined letter from
Mr.. 10y, confirming the statements above
made. c. V. EsKRIDGE.