The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1863-10-29
NUMBER 5.

communication, was mistake of Mr.. D.
j. Morrell l am reluctantly forced to
the conclusion that when Mr.. d. j. Nor
rell wrote his card, or had it written Cor
him, he deliberately falsifieG the record
In his possession, and thus exhibited an
amount of malignity which units him
fairly tojudge OF any respectable mans
actions"
There is Mr.. Pershing's whole defense.
Let me dispose of it thus: 1 necer said
that Mr. Pershing tokd me he was chair
man of the Judiciary Committee-ny
Card dies not sag it, 1t was my mistaken
impression that he was Chairman of the
Judiciary Committee. In the CanaJria
Tribune Of the 9th, 1 corrected my mistake
by the following Card:
"CoRREcTIoN Mn. EpIroR: An error has
been pointed out to me in nv Card of last
week, which | hasten to correct, although of
no material Importance. l stated, believing
it to be so, that Mr.. Pershing was Chairman
of the Committee on Judiciary, TO which he
had so LAUGH of the Governors message re-
ferred as related to the payment of the wages
OF labor. Mr.. Pershng, it appears, was not
Charm an, although an active member of that
Committee. l was led TO the error by coz
founding in my memory the Judiciary with
the Committee on Federal Relations, of which
the Honorable gentleman was Chairman.
scot. 5, 1868. D.J. MoRRELL."
This card is dated Oct 5, and was pub.
lished il the Tribune of the 9th. Yet on
Monday, Oct. II, with my Correction be-
fore him, he charges that / deliberately
falsiGed the record" [ leave the public
TO Judge on which side The "malienity"
lies. 1t is point of no Importance save as
illustratiug the aRimus of Mr.. PershineSs.
If it has done him harm to state that LOT
was Chairman of the Judiciary Comts s sssrS ~
I-tender an ample apology. / apoit
to the Legislature also. 1t seems it neral
not compelled to 60 so low for Chairmaihe c
Of this important committee, as to take.
Mr.. Pershing, although denounced by him
as one of the most venal bodice ever
assembled at the Capitol. do state with
certainty what Mr. Pershing "told me-"
He did say, in effect, that he considered
the subject one which could not constitu-
tionally be Legislated upon, and that such
must be the report Of the Committee,
which would, of course; kill the whole
matter.
Mr.. Pershing says he never made such
q statement, and says it would be so absurd
that no man Of common sense would max @
it. This is a question for Mr.. Pershing.
IF there was no Constitutional objection
to such Legislation, why should it, not be
practicable Why did Mr.. Pershing
instruct the Committee to inquire "wLat
Legislation is practicable" ?" Why did no
instruct the committee "to report by bill
or otherwise ?" In another part of Mr..
Pershing's Card, where be tries to state
what be did say, he says:
~ further stated that a man had
right to sell his labor, aud take bricks,
straw, paper, or whatever suited him, in
payment, and how far Legislation could
iute.efere. with the right of party to
make his own Contract, was to say the
beast, doubtful"
l am no lawyer, but it seems to me, that
applied to the so-called Scrip BILL this
opinion is conclusive of its unconstitutioa-
ality. Whether Mr.. Pershing's state
ment TO me would be made by "a man Of
common sense" or not, one thing is GER
taiu-no man Of common honesty would
make il, aud then, for political effect deny
it. Mr. Pcrshing misstates the converse
ton had with him after the bin had
been passed, aud when it was believed the
Governor either had signed or would sign
IL. lie says nc tOlu ne LIZ 1cr.JJuID6
had recalled its first statement, and an
nounced that Gov Curtin had not. signed
the bill, aud would not, and as the bill had
not become law, its provisions were in
operative" | remember nothing of this
/ would need no tremendously learned
counsel to inform me that a bill
which "bad not become law Was inoper-
ative !" ss
What Mr. Pershing did say was, in
effect. that the so-called Scrip bill passed.
bv the Legislature was unconstitutional
He said it was not law-not for the reason
that the Governor had not signed it, bu:
because tie Legislature could MOI coastitu
tionaHy interfere srith the right Of. controc:
Letageen man and man. / cannot lie mis-.
taken about his having given such an
opinion. This is the sole question in this
controversy. Mr. Pershing, in his ros- Of
'.Artful Dodger," does his best to dodge
it He says "I have never, in my profes-
sionallife or in any other capacity, publicly
or privately advised any one to violat
law" He did not advised thr- av;nIe,;n. ins
of any law | have'not CHARGED i snon on
him. lie advised n,.s to make no obap.,.'
in the Company business, because of - :
unconstitutionalty Of the law. Ths.s:. 10 10
told me, or | 50 understood - n -, ~
Company night "o- !. ....,,,, that tHI,
doing hr-s ,,,a.s she;s mode q