The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1864-05-25
Letter From ]. w. jenkins, Esq.
WAsHrSGros, May 18th, 1854

w ASHTSGTOS. May III, i-Oh-
Editors Palladiuu
The New Castle Courier Of the 18th
Of April published letter from the Hon.
IN Geo. ". Julian in which he pro
fessed to give the motives which actuated
me in writing my letter of the 18th Of
March and published in the Palladium
Of the 22d
am sorry TO take up so much Of your
valuable paper in reproducing this letter
of Mr. Julian's; but his friends have de
rived so much comfort from its publica
ton that 1 trust you will CRAFTY them as
well as do me q favor, by allowing this
truly dignifed letter of the distinguished
Statesman e. to be again presen ted to
the reading public.
Mr. Julian's utter recklessness and
disregard of truth is so palpably mani
fest ia his letter, that, but for the fact
that silence on my part might be taken
as an evidence that his assertions were
true-I need scarcely reply.
NV letter was written the 10Th of
March, but did not leave Washin gton I'M
til the 10Th and was not published until
the 22d No one saw the letter until it
went into the hands of the publisher. Yet
Ece days after my letter was written and
ttc0 davs before it was published, Mr..
Julian writes that my letter is "a string
Of mean and malicious falsehoods' the
extraordinary impetuosity on the part Of
Mr. uljap to make this wholesale deni-
al of the charges / brought against him,
shows conclusively that he has no regard
for truth and that he is willing to say, or
do anything which will gain him Q vote.
Why deny nay statements before their
publication because Mr.. Julian suppos-
ed by publishing the fact Of my imprison-
ment as charged, coupled with the lie
destroy the effect Of my letter as l could
not reply before the election, and he
would thus have accomplished his object.
The truth is Mr.. Julian felt guilty and
feared had, or would write such a letter,
hence his haste to make this broad de-
NAL but in doing il, he did too much, and
shows the eleven foot in his BilIingsgate
style ofletter which is as follows:
"WAsn1yorox, March 20th 1861
"DEAs SIR: The letter Of J. W. Jenkins in the Pal
ltfu,a is string Of mean and malicious falsehoods
written because refused to bail him out of the Old
Capital Prison, where he has been confined charge
of embezzIeEaent Of the funds of soldiers. ! did
bail him because good men here who knew AL about
him. told ne he unmtigatcd scamp and urged
me to have nothing TO do with him. He is Also and
has long been a dirty tool of Holloway Co.
q hope this may reach You in to use ii if
need be. Very truly,
"GEO. ". JULIAN"
1t is an easy matter to write such q
letter as the above; but Mr. Julian will
find it a more difficult task to prove Its
truthfulness. If he never placed his
name on the books of the Chase Club as
a member of that association, let him
produce the affidavit of the secretary
that his name is not and never was there,
and l will publicly acknowledge myself
liar.
Mr. Julian dare not attempt to prove
single statement in my letter to be false.
As to the cause Of my arrest and impris-
onment, Mr.. Julian when he wrote his
letter, knew I was then at liberty. and
that the charges against me were not
sustained.
Mr.. Julian was never asked to bail me
ont of Prison and consequently could not
have refused. determined on publish
inc my letter as soon as I found he was
my arrest. So far as the good men who
told him l was an 4unmitigated scamp"
Is concerned, l have only 10 say that
have demanded their names from him
proof that he is either ashamed of the
character of the men himself or else it is
a lie of his own, manufactured out of
whole cloth.
As to my character and standing as a
business man in this city upon which
Mr. Julian letter was evidently intend
ed to reflect, submit the following let
tiers as a complete vindication.
WAR DEPARTMENT, v AsHtSaroS CITYJ
Apri eqth. 1854. !
J. W. JENk1Ss, Esq, Nashfngton, u. c.
SIR. In answer to your note Of :his date say.
that you were arrested Feb. 18th 1851 upon charge
Of defauduC Soldiers and others of Bounty and Pen
sion moneys: that you discharged from custody
March > 1854. b.csuse upon investigation there
failure Of proofs s1sEain the charge; and
further state, that you requested - hold yourself
ready DC called upon witness against other per
whom the investigation discovered 10 have been
the guilty parties. TOUR obi Servant,
tSgued. l.. c. TURNER,
Judge Ad7oca.e
TREASURY DErATaESr, 2SD AUpTroR's OFFICE
April 30th, 1904. !
J. W. JENKINS, ESQ
SIE: In reply 70 your note of yesterday. have to