The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1864-12-07

liquors or spirits. nor hae any person
purchased any for me, or At my suggcs-
tlon, fos The purpose OF speculation, or
for any other purpose.
Youknow how unblu Shingly this charge
was made all over the District during the
late canvass SO unscrupulous and reck-
less was the opposition, that their paper
In this place did not hesitate TO charge
that had not only made some $4,000 or
more by LIQUOR speculations, but that
then had several Thousand dollars worth
on hand In Cincinnati. In addition 10
this WAS charged with black uadilinO the
liquor merchants of Toledo
a ran sacrcrrros.
In order ~ put this slander, and all
others OF q like character, forever at rest,
| will make this proposition. II II can
be shown that from the day first became q
member OF Congress up TO this hour, that
have either directly or Indirectly speculated
Ia whisky or any kind of liquors or spirits,
OF In gold, or In any article the price Of
which could be affected by the legislation
Of Congress. pledge myself here, and
now, and before the people Of the District
70 resign my seat In the present Con.
gresS, and In the next Congress TO
which l have just been elected, II am
guilty of any of the charges which the op-
position have made. They are susceptible
OF proof, and there is no way In which
my opponents can so certainly and 40
chedpip get me out Of Congress as by &C
cepting this proposition, II the charges
which they have made against me are
true.
The truth Is, gentlemen, I have never
made dollar, since I went 70 Congress-
outside of my salary. That could have
made money, is true; my opportunities
have been ample, but am not money
loving or money getting man, as all who
are intimate with me know. So far rs
legislation could effect prices cSn truth
fully say that there were but few, II any,
important changes suggested or proposed
to be made, either in the tariff or internal
revenue tax, which l did not know be-
tore the public could possibly know
anything about them. l might have
taken advantage of this knowledge
and enriched myselt--and a majority of
business men will say that could have
done so legitimately and houorably.
! Hundreds of monied men of character
stood ready 70 act, and were Emporium
| ing me on every hand, and l knOtc could
have made money, and that too without
myself risking dollar. My ambition
has been In another direction. | have
been, and am, ambitious to make Con
| gressional record which will stand the
testo time, and of which those who come
after me shall be proud have believed
| It TO be my duty to consecrate all my
powers to the service of my country, in-
stead of devoting them to money making.
know that, as the world goes. the mass
/ of men will say this Is a foolish ambition
but, whether foolish or wise, 1t Is mine,
| II nnf far ha
billion of the money-lover and money
getter tnoto IL had made half mil
lion, no matter hoio whether by canal plum
dering and robbing the State, or by bank
swindlinG and robbing a coufiding pub
lie, that majority of the very men who
have charged me with improper specu.
lations, so far nom objecting TO my
making the half million, would be fawn.
ing about me like spaniels and the die
honorable men that they are.
orasH oHARsEs THAT aAva BEEH AADa.
| am also charged with making bad
and unpopular appointments. Well
gentlemen, Ii may be true that, In some
localities, have not made tie best Sc
lections. l am rather inclined to think
1t is so, but have In every instance done
what thought at the time for the best
Could any honest Union man, In such a
crisis as this, justify himself for voting
against Abraham Lincoln, because he per.
sisted in face of the opposition of almost
every Union man in Congress, and in the
country, in keeping Mcclellan, Fitz Johr
Porter, Buel, Schotield and others In the
army, and men in some departments o.
the Government, who have turned ou
traitors, defaulters and supporters of tn,
Chicago Platformf Certainly not Ye
! - I'd
cause of some of my appointments, whC
were very earnest for Mr. Lincoln, yet
have never appointed traitor or rebe
sympathizer, or defsulter or a sup
porter of the Chicago Platform and its
nominees. That have made mistakes
grant, but In every instance have
done what thought for the best. IL
had never had an appointment to make
in this District or from It, am sure
never would have had the faction arrayeC
against me which have.
In the future, as In the past, intend Il
be governed In the appointments, which
l shall made by tbs dduice Of the men toht
elect me. In distributing patronage my
motto has ever been and ever shall be
JUSTICE To ALL, SPECIAL PAvoRs tt
FRIENDS ALONE"
AS your Representative have tried K
do my duty, and my whole duty. How
we'll have succeeded you and histOry
are to judge. That have served you il
most trying period in our history Il
true, and while many men who, when
first entered Congress, stood high befor,
the country have fallen short of the re
quirements of the hour, and been weighed
In the balance and found wanting, thanks
to the coustancy and firmness of sucl
! man 0r0 nnuv hnfnra mo 7 haua haav
most generously sustained, and my repu
tation rs a citizen and Representative full
ly ViAdicated.
No man claiming to be loyal man hal
dared to assAil my Congressional record
and whatever may be the verdict of his
tory on that record, know and yoy
know, that by no vote, or act, or word o
mine have the rebels or their Northern al
lies been strengthened, or the arm o
Abraham Lincoln or of any loyal mar
been weakened
No speech or vote, or word Of mine hal
breathed q single word of discourage
ment to soldier or citizen but every
where, in season and out of season, mJ
words and acts and votes have been tt
encourage, strengthen, and consolidate
into one invincible army the truly loya
men of the nation; and in view of these
facts, l feel that 1 have been unjustly
treated by many members Of the UnioT
party. go into our party caucuses anC
conventions pledged, as l think eyery
honorable man ought to regard himself
to the support Of the nominee Of the Con
vention. Many men who opposed me
two years ago and again this year, wenI
into our caucuses and conventions deter.
mined TO support their candidate II they
/ nd nd hat II nd
friends should do 80 also; but the mo,
ment they found themselves In the minOri
", they bolted and formed secret or opeI
alliances with the opposition.
ru aLLT 0uAss.s o. Tu IoI1Do sLGDs.
think that l and my friends have 9
right to complain Of such unfairness. L
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