Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-05-05
THIRTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS
WAsHISGToN, May 4.
H0USE


Mr. Farnsworth of Illinois offered resolution
that the Secretary Of the Treasury inform the
House whether there is empo, ed IN the Treasury
clerk assistant register. by the name OF G tr
nett, and whether said Garnett had not been held
prisoner in the Old Capitol, and whether lie
had not held position in the rebs army and
who recommended him for the position he now
holds
Mr. Fenton suggested that the resolution be
referred 10 the select committee now invesiigat-
ing the att 'irs of the Ire ,sury Department lie
had no feeling on the subject. but thought the in
qury proper
Mr. SptuIdug hoped the resolution would be
acted on directly
Mr. Stevens SAID the resolution better 90 over
until further investigation could be made The
resolution was laid
Mr. Voorhees, obtained unanimous consent to
make - statement
Mr voorhees, said that gentlemen of his State
had been wrongeI and outraged.
Mr. hatfield said that he would produce the
letter. but lie did not he VuorheeS now
called upon him To do So
The copies of the letters even do not meet the
bold and defiant YES OF the gentleman, Garfield.
who should either have the msuiine,s % make
good his charge retract all that he has said
Mr. VOORHEES, then proceeded 10 >how hv let
tiers from Judge Eckels and Mr Davis and by
the assertions of others whose characters were
unimpenchable, that these letters we're base i'm
pudent. and deliberate forgeueS; that they were
"A know lodged 10 be such by the spy who forged
them aud from whom Garfield Obtained the
copies This WAS nothing more nor less than "A
conspiracy TO ruin the character of TWO most ex.
cellent ur,vate citizens.
ii It were not tor the serious character Of the
transaction he would have pronounced the mat
ter the most slupenduus est of this administra-
ton He SAID he had proved beyond the posi-
bility OF doub, that r ,nkin forged the letters
ami eft proof of the forgery. Judge Eckle> said
he had no hope for the restoration of liberty an
the peace OF the country while Republicans re
manned IN power. and in this he (NUorhee-) was
that gentleman's true representative. Mr Davis
formerly represented the Terre Htute district.
and was TO stranger here All vino had served
with lin ~ould'bear wiling testimony to bis in
tegrity.
llr Garfield said that he hid not heard that
Judge EckeS denied the genunene>s 1T the let
ter attributed to him until this morning In pre-
senting the copies of the letters he o. rhe lid
not pretend that il w,s such eNi itnce, nj was
admissible 20 a court Of lusllc"
The letters were put INTO the hands of tie
Chief of Police at '~hyiiie. anu tue person
doing So certified under oath A. 20 the'r gefniup
ness They ~ere presented To the General q
Chief. and Gnfeld aud some Indiana oihc.rs
Weie consulted on the subject. ,nd tie, came 80
the conclusion. almost unanimously that n v
were genuine lie <Grheld) hsd accerdngi,
traced the comics which we're read 10 tho Hou-c
The answer m de by VooIh ees was printed in q
payer published "a lntana. and that vi, lie Il.
dence on which the House believe that tie
letters were forged IN th,t Site
Mr VOORHEES, replied that he paper was &C
compared by letter from that gentleman. who
said he had the document from HYDE, showing
that within his personal kno aleiee. the letters of
JUN 1863 were written in Iudiana
Mr. Garfield said the gentleman spoke Of the
moral impos>hity ct Mr. Davis and Judge
f. kes writing these letters but there sas strong
moral evidence Throu-huut the Army of the
Cumberland. these men were eievel 20 be in
sympathy with the re,es Gen. RO>ecrans had
expres-ed himself convinced of the genuinene-s
OF the letter. he wanted the original atfdavits
II convinced that they are ior.eries. nothing
would preclude retractiOn.
Mr VOORHEES, said he thought tie gentleman
would be prompt TO retract his statement. espe-
cially after the recent conversation.