The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-02-11
FIRST EDITION
Card from Ex-Secretnry OF tho Interior Jacob
ThOmDu0n.
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Card from Ex-secTs.nry lcy OF the Interior Jacob
Hon. Jacob Thompson, Secretary of the lnte-
rior under President Buchanan, has thought il
necessary to reply to the charge OF a Cincinnati
Judge, that he (Thompson) and Secretary
stanton quarrelled in the Cabinet the cdSus
belH being alleged to be that the former had
stolen $4,000, ,002 of Indian bonds. Mr.. Thomp-
con says
Indian bonds TO the amount OF ss7O,OOO (which
sum Judge johnson did not hesitate 10 carry up TO
98,0O0,0OO) were abstracted from the Interior De-
partInent while presided over IL. At my Instance
and by my request q Committee OF Congress
thoroughly investigated the whole transact0n The
report OF this committee forms part OF the history
Othe times. IL is found In the reports OF Commit
shirty-sixth Congress, report No. 7s. refer You
also to statement made by me through the columns
OF the NJ Y. Herald, more than a year ago, which
shall 4 request the editor to print with this card,
ia reference TO this abstraction Of Indian bodds.
Thus yOu viii be advised OF oil other facts 10 the case
and YOU can Judge how wanton and unjustinable
Judge Johnston has been TO have been slandcred
on this account long enough, and ask OF you that
defense only which Justice and truth give me, and
that contempt for Judge Johnston which the SLAM
derer and lalsifier surely deserve at your hands.
since the war have sought prlvacy and retirement
In every way have refraned from thrusting my
name before the public. have not even defended
my self when falsely assalled. have waited with
the hope that TRUTH with her slow but certain
march, would oyerta&e falsehood, with her passions
and pre- judices, and Overwhelm her. now speak
because my feelings are outraged by this false repre-
seDtaton Of the personal relations OF Mr.. Stanton
and myself Our intercourse, both before and dur
ing our service in MIR. Buchanans Cabinet, was free,
cordial, intimate, and confidential Sometimes we
differed questions brought up for action. We
both were frank in the expression OF our opinions,
and never was there the slightest personal
feeling the part OF either on account Of this differ
ence or the slightest impeachment of the motives
OF either. on the night before my departure from
Washington Mr.. Stanton came TO take his leave of
me- Our conversation turned upon the gloomy pros
pect looming up in the Immediate future, and we
both saddened at the view Just as he left my room,
where my family were with some friends, he called
me out and said MIR. Thompson, Ged only knows
what may happen To us and our country. Bnt my
dear sir want you 10 carry this assurance with
you; am your friend and will continue so and If
IL 80 happens can in any way serve you In the
future shall not forgive you II you fail to let me
know how do it." This was the last time we ever
met, and there was no correspondence between us
afterward. His subsequent course was, IN my est-
nation, the result OF his ardent, impusive nature.
When he saw that the Constitution OF 1881 was
buried, and a war upon che states begun, have no
doubt he felt It his imperative duty TO form new
political associations and pursue new direction
and this he did as all must admit, with great zeal
and ability Whether in this he acted with wisdom
and charity, s now question for posterity Now
that lies labors and his earthly record is
made up, would inscribe in great sincerity upon
his tomb "Rtquiescdt Ia pace"
JACOB THOMPSON.
oxford, Miss, February !, 1870.