Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-09-21

Kilpatrick's Certificate of Good Char
acter, and what it Amounts to-
The Diplomatic JeTseyman ON, his
Travels-EBIs Shameless Conduct at
lFrom the Panama Star aud Herald, Aug. 3l.lI
What we know personally regarding the
conduct of Gen. Fitzpatrick, on the voyage
from New York and during his stay on this
Isthmus, considerations for the position he
holds. and the hope that little experience
might lead him to assume more dignity az
ter entering on his duties in Chill, pre-
vensed us from giving publicity to it at the
time, although we believe it was our duty
to have exposed him. Still, we should not
now allude to it were it not that he has
dragged us into the discussion and attempt
ed to prove us guilty of misrepresentation
On the steamer IN which he came to AS
pinwall, the Henry Chauncey, there was
young woman, looked upon by every decent
person on board as a most notorious strum-
pet, which her disreputable conduct during
the passage and afterwards in Panama, tul-
" confirmed. Gen. Fitzpatrick made an assO-
ciate of this woman to the disgust ofthe pas
sengers, and eventually brought her to the
captains table, from which she was turned
away after her second meal. His peculiar
intimacy with her on board attracted unir
Versal attention. On her arrival at Aspin-
wall he introduced her to the Superintend-
ent of the railroad and his family as lady,
and allowed her to be entertained by them
during her stay there. This led toremarks
afterward and then, we understand. The
General, fearing the result, wrote letter
eXcusing his conduct on the grounds thathe
was not d,oare Of the tCOmdn'S character.
Every one in Panama is aware OF his con-
.utstIN hfe etxrpD
at the hotel, and he even went so far as TO
promise to take her to Chill, but was pre-
vented by certain influence and protest
of a third party, whose name it is not nee
pssary to mention here. Previous to leav-
ING Panama he endeavored to fOst this
strumpet on to some respectable foreign
family here, for fear her reputation might
suffer by remaining alone at the hotel al
ter he left, before he could send for her
from Chill; and he even induced one of
our leading foreigners here, innocent OF
her character, to use his influence to this
end. The reply the latter got, however, TO
his first application, opened his eyes and
satisfied him of the imposition attempted
to be practlced on him by Fitzpatrick. At
ter leaving Panama the General wrote back
10 the same gentleman urging him to get
the woman of to California or New York,
but by no means to allow her to follow him
to Chilli. After General Fitzpatrick left
Panama this woman turned out most
abandoned and profigate wretch, and was
compelled on account of her bad conduct
to leave the city and return to New York.
We can vouch for all these facts and prove
them by as many certificates of the Cen
afs bad behavior as he or his friends can
desire. We regret to give space In our col
umns to this expose, as we always try to
avoid personalities, but General Fitzpatrick
is public man, aud as we said before, he
has dragged us unwillingly into the dis,
cussion of his conduct whilst travelling in
the capacity of United States Minister.