The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-08-06

with infamy in publishing his attacks on me.
And when at last those charges were investi-
gated-when Washburnc had an opportunity
to provo al, after his clerk sent to my native
city Of Philadelphia to hunt up my past career
had failed to discover single fact against me
when ut last the miserable wretch failed
Applause and had to come forward and &C.
knowledge his failure, the Press has never
retracted its ISLANDERS, but has sought to give
the impression that 1 escaped only by tho
magnanimity of that great and good man, f.
B. Washburne!
wl1EELoCK's GRAFTON.
10 Wheelock. VINO sat in the back part of
the hall, here rose and said, in voice trem-
bling with rage:
II pronounce that assertion a falsehood'
Misses.
A REBETTER.
Mr.. Dounely.-I like that; always like
debate. 1t makes things lively. 1t adds spice
to controversy. Now let me answer that
Washburne said he could have proved his
charges true if he had desired to do so, and
this 10 Wheelock and Fred Driscoll published
with the comment, that Washburne had been
misrepresentation he had not retracted
A voice. addressing Wheelock-" You ain:
got anything to say to that, old fellow!']
y SCENE.
lfany voices-Put him out put him out.
Great excitement was manifested by the audi
cnce. Hundreds raised to their feet looking
IN the direction Of Whcelock and rush was
being made for him, when Mr.. Donnelly
quietcd them: But for Mr.. Donnelly's mag.
nanimi,y he would have been kicked out and
roughly treated.
wIIEELoCK RESCUED BY DoNNELLY.
Mr.. Donnelly-No-no! hold on. Letus be
peaccablc. This is my newspaper. am run
ming it and will insert all articles presented,
[applanse] I have been black guarded for
5years and it is my turn now, (cheering) and
think shall convince these men that one
honest heart and one determined will, are
more than match for any newspaper on Gods
earth. [Great applause
CATCHING A TARTAR
Washburne thought could make no resist.
ance. He looked at me probably, and said
"This Donne]ly is a fat, soft, good-natured
amiable fellow, with something Of corpora.
ton On him, and l guess will crush him out,
as / have done many rivals before, and get
my brother Billy his seat laughter He
once said to Senator Wilkinson, about that
time, "This Donnelly has made himself OBJ
noxious to me, and I have written a letter to
his district to extinguish him and wipe him
out. thought that the best way to serve him.
Old Thad. Stevens said it reminded him of
some fellows who made a plot TO steal a mans
calf out Of his barn at night. The man over
heard it, and put an untamed bear in its place.
One of the fellows slipped in after dark, and
the chaps outside, hearing great struggle
said, "Bill, have you got the calf?' ''Nor'
said Bill, ''the darned calf has got mel" [great
laughtcr.] I think we demonstrated that
when the people of Minnesota picked out
man to represent them as Congressman, it was
one that the whole Washburne family could
not smash and crush at their pleasure. [Great
applause.]
Although I challenged investigation into
my whole life and character, the Press pub
lished the statement that Washburne had not
retracted his charges He produced not a
single witness to substantiate them, after MAX
ing great efforts to find them, aud refused to
allow me to present witnesses at my own ex-
pense to disprove them; but after all this the
malicious, miserable wretch tried to leave the
insinuation that he could have proved some
thing if he had tried.
sPanful as it is, therefore, for me to be com.
PEELED to make these personal statements, I
have been at tie trouble procuring ashdavits
disproving all the Washburnc SANDERS. These
are too lengthy to read now, but desire the
papers to publish them.
The afidavits are is follows 4
Samuel fitzpatrick being duly according to law
deposes and says:
am resident of Philadelphia in the State of Pensyl
vana and have been for than twenty years past
engaged In the real estate and collection business
my Office being at No. a. South Fourth street. above
Walnut am well acquainted with the Hon. ignatius
DOnNelly now MEMBER OF congress from the State of
Minnesota and have known him for twenty years past
was intimately acquainted with his business affairs
from the time he attained his majority in November
1852 down to and including the time Of his departure
for Minnesota the 18th of May 1857 during the
whole Of that period in almost daily intercourse
with him.
MIR. Donnely admitted to the bar to practice as
Attorney at Law in the spring of 1855 During the
four that interviewed between that time and his de-
parure, he practice law in the various courts of the
city and county Of Philadelphia never heard at that
time nor have SINCE of any complaint his pro-
position of Secretary five different societies Hekep
record their proceedings and paid in each case