The Portland daily press., 1868-08-01
Business Items.

The following correspondence speaks Tor itself ana
should be read before perusins the late card OF Mr.
Ward where he attempts to wrggle out of the mpu-
taton of having uttered what he knew to be false or
else knew nothing OF. We may add that Wards last
card asserted that the Secretary OF the Treasury has
stated that the differentiation of imported gouus
20 per cent, statement wholly unfounded, the
Secretary has said such thing.
BROADWAY, Cor. CHAMBERS ST.,
Nav YORK, July 8, 1868.
To the Senate and House Of Representatives
GENTLEMEN:-A short time since, our atten ton
was called to printed speech purporting to have
been delivered by E Ward, of Detroit, before
Manufacturers National Convention, held at Ceve-
land May 27th 1868. The address to have been
prepa ed and printed tor distribution among Sena-
tors and Members of Congress, in the evident expec
tation Of influencing them tavorably to the interests
OF the manufacturers whom E. b. Ward claims to
represent. The Speech as printed contains gross
libel upon us-on reading which, at wrote
follows:
SIR,-our attention has just been called to print
ed copy of speech purportng to nave been deliver
ed by you before the National Manufacturers
Convention, at Cleveland, 9th ut., in which after
mentioning several plans which Senator WADE had
suggested beneficial to the manufacturing interests
of the coun try, you say: -
allow each leading trade in the United States
to appoint agent, who was TO be authorized to
a view 10 prevent the immense under valuation,
which enables Stewart, and few other favored
importers, to undersell all other traders and whom
the public believe have made their vast fortunes
through this indirect MEANS
Now sir, we declare. that this statement, insinu-
alton, Whatever You may term it, so tar as it
laes to u.s. is totally fass in every particular, and
you knew at the time you uttered it, either that it
was untrue, you had not the slightest grounds for
believing 1t otherwise. t't
We shall be pleased to hear what you have to say
this subject, before taking further action in re-
gard to it. ~ -
Respectfully, A. t. STEWART s. Co.
To this he answered:
OFFICE OF E. B. WARD,
Detroit, Mich, June 23d, 1858.
Messrs A. T. STEWART & co. = = -
GENTs-Yours of the 18th inst. is received. In re-
ply, have to say, that never referred you or
speech at Cleveland OF elsewhere or in any other
Communication. Respectfully, E. B. WARD.
This extraordinary denel led us to again address
him thus:
NEW YORK, JUNE rs, 1865
Mr.. E, B. WARD, Detroit. Mich,
SIR: We have your favor of the 23d inst, in
swer to our letter of the 18th. We must inquire
what Stewart " you referred to in your speech at
Cleveland May 9th, 1865 printed for general circu-
aton, as I. importing goods at an immense under
valuation to enable him to under-sell all other
traders" &c: A copy Of this art Of your speech
was given n iu in our letter OF the 18th inst. An
| early answer is request d.
And we have the following answer from an
Individual evidently in E. B. Wards employ: 5F
OFFICE OF L. b. WARD,
DETROIT MICH, y UHE 30th, 1865.
MEssRs. A. Il. STEWART & Co., New York:
GENTS :-Yours of the 23i is at hand. and in the
absence OF Capt Ward beg tor reply can only answer
as to how the matter is understood here. 1t seems
that several Z" Stewards" claim to be the persons
TERED to-one who carries on large trade between
Montreal and the Northwest, who is sometimes
called ''our Stewart and another" Stewart McDo-
maid, OF the West, is little uneasy. Some of the
Inspectors well leading ree-trde men, are also
very bitter Capt. Wards Cleveland speech if the
letters received are any indications OF their feelings
AS Capt. Ward has never said anything about par
tcular individuals, he must either refer to "our
Montreal and Northwest Stewart" a class of
that name who seem to be large operators West,
well as East. This is The best explanation OF the
subject can give. Respectfully yours, g.,
$3.50 5. NJ. HOLMES.
From all of which, it is evident that the person
who uttered the SANDER is not worthy of further
tice from us, nor would we now notice his ialsehood
had it not been printed and distributed our 81
lence on the subject might be misconstrued. +
We are, very respectfully
A. L. STEWART s. co.