, 1870-02-26


boot in the ponic pI4eo A1d Ast toe tArok Of ait'*
,r9 Z 5Atel q. minute. Accordicg.y tne Etnta+
leRi1iatnte pass-d vote about him, aud CoaWAt
Ye1orted, IT sp;t upon the kst11s Legtslasufe."
He vss snceeeded By Cae.er Wider, geu.lemaa
who 1etuaed to muddy nlA boots TO pi, nae tnp
popuiaee, but Enose life, uanteis. std caa.ac'et
s,xt sin ost tult'ssy loz their kpose.snea auoeR
TIE rA11oual men ef Ksnsss- Wilder wRs no: sp
d. oecsuse be cautd Eot ret enough ous Of
ne M tcnal Treasury tu pleAsa his " people, and
nc VII NOT Etronnxted-
lu Wildela place cana Sydney Ct31ko, who
seen TO have lulted the ro'!on~ OF tue Skste poll.
tsciAnf, Tor tae3 haze re-ciecte1 h1u twiee. q.
eppeAtel IL EALlas n pedd4tr OF l9 ntoiuk Fo1+,
aro altAcai1 himself 10 jin Lane, was Q4sda Pn.
sAte Secret 1r1 10 tnat Senator. Lane uAae Cla;ks
V1ostst Manb1l Of Ksttat, aud Clarke dtea.ed
t,rpten IN full u1,tu1m AID dltd tae s:4te vtln
lla deputlea saddenly, 70 Lanss d.sgu.I G nke
retQistu 10 Ro 10 Coz s1es In WLlder's plsce, and
he dd 60. tfun the to Hn OF L4wtdlce.
When LaEe committed Aplcide, ClAke aud Others
sxpect&d to get tie vacant seat 10 Inc Sdnate. III,
to tlt coz s.ern4tlou Ct Ill Of toetn, Goseruor
CrsWrora appointed EcmuId G. Ross Irum ClArke'a
stiJ toAn OF L1~Ienee, The col. or VI ne &bp43er.
Ih.s zss fssa! TO Cla1kt's hopes Of enpfd; lo' oy
The Aoau1d IealocsJ Of ne,guno1noods ptevau ng
II ouf ie pup!c. Rot3 Of LAvTtnce anould prose
d ,uccass, Cla1le It LswrsLce wonld hAse to go
uEdsr- Epncus must Lave Only oue Dsom!o; sae
otIer must cone Isbm o3snsass- RasB had Lsser
nsleo an otlce before, but he beu2v.d 81 we'll here
mat tno Legrlatu1e ccnn:ned tae Goyerrur'4
Ct o'ce, sld Ill wen. well I'LL tho tupe4cauent
iIal, when Ross oisapp.iLted hts pars, and local
II. Tnen Cla,ka srLused himse.f, n8de m Allt.
arcc with PoneroJ, AID the Two had Har7eJ.
io1mesls Of lII1o8 and, By Ill reports, a. honest
NATL naoe taoyeftoz, while The saue coalition
re:u1led Clarke 70 Congress. It ~as Calkes lntea-
,lon neat year to drive Rosa cut Of t.e S-aaie,
AID re. hls place; bu: mes atine Ross and Poue
rop have coxletced, Ard suddenly the sr4ra Of
kan.as grows stur on tho Hhoie three.
Nov, Eittout lnltnes drIa3, let nc gtve Jon
leiter, Nh.ch expE8,ts llselL II 'Ieqores 20 pre-
face, exctps 10 say that JAMES Mar Ia toe R=se-
tue supttvl,or OF Missouri, Kansas, and o:ner
rtgsonr, ard ne Was called upon 10 Ioot mo al
all sea detection OF one Speer, whose 1esease te
sus1s were declared 10 be IRON $4,000 to $4,000
stolt Tne letter aa1 natked'ptisatt:
OFFICE SCPFRv1toR h1ENA IL REvENUE
DIS1h1cT OF MIsSuunL y
1T. luCts. Dec. iG, 1859. J
Hon c. Dt'dno. Commn.'o"er ~ internal Rsetnu',
| Hash,.ytoH, D.. G:
DEAk slR: l have To-day made ny report In t1e
c1se ol ez.Coltc:or John Speer, Of ka' s4+, aud
Ieel ttat - ny duty 10 w1l.e you private lor-
lei on Tho sobjtct.
Ar. Spetr is editor AID proprietor OF Tho Law.
lelcs 1r1butt, ole Of the nost, II not tho n ast
I1Genual Republican papesa IN kaus21 HIM
Sicley G,arte, II. G ,tsto &c candidate for tho
| ULNed States >tLate when R3as goes cut Tia
Tribune L. his must powerful organ, aud C!arke II
| OIL speerl boru as Collector. 1t Is cay 70 see
wty Cla1ke Is Arx.ous to Esvs thls matter settled
~1tbout damage 10 his OWN pocket or apeef'a
reputation, 1td 1, II quEc 1a1ural thsr ns snou.
ee. Before want to Kansas to 1rquto into the
Iscts this cs1e, ClA1ke AID l. Worden, A1als-
ta1r Aises, OF at large for kz1aas, cane 10 ny
o11ce, md WoEden proposed to me, IN tue pres
etce Of Clarke, tna' saoald nske = favorable "a.
po1t On these clAl1us At that time, and without
mailing any investigation.
| Tor thia coI1uct Of Mr. Wo1deu hops you will
| d1Irrl1g hlru.)
| Idecl1red to obl!ge Nj. Wordsu In tbas way, and
Mr. Clarke 9lted me, In general term, - Aelp
SPeeg out Ct bis dificullg, ad II up for HIN, 10
he would no: Be J1teo thai 1t Has Leceaaary 70
h:a tclalkes> success, petaonAl!5 ato POLITICALLY;
that Speer MAS ali r'2ns, AID good deal mols OF
lie tslk, aEd, In conA!oezstiou, promtsed NO hts
cordial and hearty Eiendantp and support, a also
| trat Of his field, Senator Pome1py. told Af.
| Clarke would do What could for Mr. specr, coz.
satenlly with ny duty, and l really did nope
| night md The latter IN kuch condition 1hA: |
could conscient1ouslJ help NJ. spser cut Of h!s
| en4tar1ataUentR
| III 1epott deem strictly 3u1., aed regret that
1t will not ueet tho expectations OF As SpeeF and
nj. tlafke, t6d tGttK hun eloQ6 fr1encGt Who Rave
eEceAyoIed to hide the truth, ard who kago BE-
sorght ne, at nj hazards. to spare MI. speer
AZ am eorrJ cannot doi,: for conress I nave
| tlupatby fcr h!U, Oh account Of the position ht
occupies. AID OF account Of hts uAcy friends who
held prcmLeLt poaiuon IN tee party a. be
| does.
Irresums ny report will securs for me The
bcarsy ard cordial hostility Of ,he Hon. Sidney
C1srke, and o,hets Of kanpas, OF which Jon VII
hear not q little; but canroi honestly discharge
ny dut!es without encouraging such hostility ant
opposition. Ie1psct, however. tho department t
sustain ne IN tho faithful discharge Of M dutles
Eotutlhssa1d,tg Kay srouse powerful oppoe&
llou- Truly sou1s, JAMES NARa. snpervtaor.
The remarkable FAC: about thll letter Is, that
when It reached the Office Of Comm,ssones De.
| 1aro, enclosed in Ar. Aarrs report upon tho case
| OF speer, It uas hidden kray b. 4one clerk OF
other. AID oRly discovered after several Neek1
and then upon streuuoua application.
| Inn told tnAt when 1t was found, Delano, WITH
| &sr1sved TOOK, sa:d:
"Wen! l fear Il e impo7Glble 70 collect I reye
| uuo hope1tlJ under democratic form Of govern,
msnt whsn party IL pushed 10 hard upon dulJ.''
Lei tho people Of KarsAs pardon these things IL
their htalts- That Is The pioneer S:s:e Of feIaie
s1ntage, LNt 1t lcof 70 III III indeed, It has
| any manhood suffrage IL It. GATH.