The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-06-11
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charging that 10 1862, while Moore
was q soldier, he called upon Mr.
Colfax ID Washington, and was
treated with insulting Indifference
and rudeness. You very properly
inquired after the military pedigree
of this man Moore. but / perceive
that to-day's Sentinel gives you no
light on the subject.
Surely. Mr.. Golfax did not thing
there was any need Of denying that
statement TO us. I%ndianansl With
d admirable arrangements for the
safe keeping of lunatics and imbe-
Giles, we fatter ourselves that we have
nobody at large among US who would
believe such a charge as that against
our favorite fellow citizen, the next
Vice President. But the libel was
for the purpose Of prejudicing per-
sons not so intimately conversant
with his history as are we, and it is
well that the denial is published, and
the lie nailed to. the counter as
you expressed it. Let ne give the
nail a little cliHch,"
Remembering that the name of
Schuyler Colfax had met my eye sew
eral times while running over the
list Of contributors to the Indiana
Sanitary Commission during my term
as General Travelling Agent, | this
day communicated with DIR. Hanna
man, late President of the Commits
sion, desiring to know what amount
Mr.. Colfax had contributed to that
fund.
Mr.. Hannaman being on the eve of
his departure to attend a meeting Of
the Managers Of the Soldiers Home,
could not furnish a written statement
in time for this letter. He states.
however, that he remembers that on
one occasion, when an appeal for
funds was made, among the responses
came one 500 apiece from Speaker
Colfax, Joseph A. Wright and Henry
s. Lane. On another occasion, while
In Congress, Mr.. Colfax sent a hun
dred dollars, and finally when
Congress adjourned, and other
members drew their mileage and
pocketed it, Mr.. Colfax drew his
mileage and sent the entire amount,
$500, to be used under the direction
of the Governor and Commission for
the relief of the sick and wounded
soldiers. 1t is notorious that the
e benefactions of Mr.. COlfax were not
restricted to own State, but the
0UONC may -SGAuCC W dnoNCI III >
pensions of those who, while Mr.. Col
fax was not only giving his money,
but exerting his utmost energies to
secure such legislation as would af-
ford ample supplies for the my
were crying, Not another dollar nor
another man for this Abolition war. "
re But Mr.. Colfax will pardon me if |
mention another circumstance, show
b ing that if, as Moore has it. = he had
no time to fool away with soldiers, 7
r. he had some precious time to gice
away for soldiers, as well as money
too in the betrayal of his own ex-
gH pensss.g at aaf 1ni4uf V~ayfr-
Our people will remember that no
sooner had Governor Morton, e the
noblest Roman of them all in the
lof galaxyOf Union Governors and friends
lmto othe soldier), succeeded In getting
Sci our men home from the war than he
1905 projected the enterprise which, has
a eliminated In the establishment OF
our beautiful Soldiers Home at
-Ho KnightstOwn Springs. rqr. =
uaaf The Soldiers Home Association
had fitted up the old Military Hospi-
ai tai at the Capital as comfortably as
possible, and already had near a hun.
ydred fragments of men, who had left
part of their bodies on she battle
1ol field. As yet the State had made nc
provision for the Soldiers Home, and
81 Capt. Atkinson and myself were run.
ming everywhere begging funds to de.
fray expenses. We were also getting
up festivals, concerts, and lectures
for the purpose. To our delight,
Schuyler Colfax was the first and by
far the most liberal respondent we
ever had to our call for lecturers. He
wrote me con enting to come to oul
State Immediately upon the adjourn
ment of Congress, and deliver eight
lectures in behalf of our " Home; -
but instead of accepting compensa
tion for time and expenses, he stipu.
lated that he would not accept Of
anything whatever. But let me quote
from the letter before me: " L state
distinctly that | shall cheerfully give
both time and expenses, so that The
whole gross proceeds can be given t.
so meritorious and patriotic a cause.
Thanks to our patriotic Leglsla
ture, before Congress adjourned, anC
Mr.. COlfax could come to fill thes'
engagements, the State took tn,
Home under its care, thus obviatinl
the necessity for the lectures in it
behalf; but, true to the instincts of
nature whose ~benevolence is onl,
equaled by its patriotism. he turned
this benetaction upon the Crane
Army of the Republic. ~acceptinc nm
meTOus invitations, not only in Indi
ana, but all over the country Z,
lecture under their auspices. in be
half Of the crippled soldier. an,
the widow and the orphan. We re
mamba- the vast crowd %bo+ o-no.o