, 1869-05-01

1Ae New iurk Tnatx having iuti,uated
That the appointment Of the Hon. J. IL
| Ashley to be Governor uf Montana Wa, M
in,propHety, IN the face Of that gentlcm II, s
| Easlng "been convicted of, aad coufcssc,l
"to, IN act Of official corruption, lIr. Ashley
h1s addressed letter to TINT paper, denying
| IN explicit terms any and all Impeachment j
| OF his personal and official conduct, espc-
Gully denying any and all imputatioas Of
corruption, direct or Indirect H. quoted a
report OF committee OF the House Of Ran.
resentatives, who lind examined tho &C Isc
correspondence, ny evidence TINT such coru-
uittee had failsd to discover any corruption
IN that affair. The Times responds b,- pub
Listing the "Case corresponding" in fall.
Hy that correspondence it is shown that two
friends Of Ashley weze seeking the appoint
ment Of United States Marshal Of Ohio, and
That he advised one Of them, Case, to see,,
the Office Of Surveyor General of Colorado
Ihls vas In 1861. In his first letter to Case
on this subject, Ashley wrote.
cc,lsa5s want ~ eEo'hs5 to r. x,h you chief
assistant to make fortune OF asi 100 to S;.0 IN IN
nes. 1as 'oa. 'r!"!e @ns hs oe es
ocec for the next four yeaTs than my o1ce ii iht
git Of The government $40 >'s
In his next letter, March 70, 1861. le "a.
ports progress, and states that he will have 10
t1omise some subordinate p1aces to the In
diana delegation for their aid with Secretary
slaith, and then says:
Sow Frank, tl!s Is the best otlce, Ia mr. tad.
E1sni ~ the E!ft OF the President, and worii r.
i9n ,olay Nas aulc could leep i, four years.
YOU Htt IT want 10 unlsc with yoji "a fn,j n,rt
Eef In lfnu speCusAttols anl town sites.
Under date Of March lG he informs C.s,
that the salary is S3,oo0, md that the sec.
ord place, which he wants for his brtl,er
Is worth Se,oOo. Under date Of March IL
lie writes, coniidentially, TINT he wants his
authority to promise all the subordinate
places Tor MD; but three p,aces
he wanted for himself. He t,,on
adds; ~ want to have an irtercS,
- With You, if get the place, in the civ
" and town lot spcculations. The pac;f;,
:" Aailroad will go through the Territory
ana 1t will be fortune to Us, If can Get
H. He asks Case to answer his s.v,.rar
requests, and to state, on "a separate nis.a
" of paper, what he thinks Of tue town md
city lot spcculations.
Under date Of Aarch 70, after ur:,;no -,
lie general subject, be saws: "re IL
agreed that my brother Eli is to l,s chief |
cierk, and my brother William, who i,
now IN Colorado. is to have suc.l position
as he csn fill "Sow, If 1go. this. I
went to be full co-pa1tuer with YOU in
the purchase Of all tho real estate thnt
you may make in that Territory" III
ccloses draft Of agreement, to be sisued
= Casc. IN which tie two were to ln
utcezs
a letter from Case crossed this. and in il .
told Ashley, % Tie partnership is MI ! +:
right A few days later Cas-. wrote again
at Ashley nigh. hare au the appsint- :
enss' and, "orer md aboye these, tie
partnership in the lad speculatio1.,~ =
Ae agreement was signed md delivered 1F II
e parties. Case got tho of1ice. The New ?
!, 1fe 1'h"f. reviewing this correspondence.
Hills thns it did moi present case of which o
eonnntsee Of Congress could Legally lake h
It WIS not a state of f,cts q
'cn which tho House of Representatives "
,uld thle action, 1t WIS not 4 case ,,f c,r II
ptlon, viewed from a Congressional and b
Ece-seeEing standpoint, however it ,nor O
ire appeared to other people. But it was ).
arse directly addressing Itself to tue an Q
'inting roae1, Of which the Senate Was a h
Ut, and it WIS proper that tho seaat. "
'onld be influenced in confirming d uo:ui-
lt1cn tof Territorial Office Of a man who. q,
getting similar Office for friend. had O
.rsaaIed for Asee subordinate places to le ! ~ ~
led by himself, snd for share Of Ill Tie j II
WI sra city lots and sites which, his friend
Guild purchase in the Territory. S