The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1870-04-01
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damaging TO the individual who desires
10 he considered as the leader and repre-
sentative man of the Radical party in
Indiana. Itappcars from his statement
that he was snntnalily elected from his
Office upon false charges. To Us his ow n
language. the charge against him was
tiiat ne had placcG certain blank receipts
signed by himself. in the hands of a dis
tiilcr. and had permitted guager To sell
stamps. This proposition was copmu-
,,nicaied 10 Dr. Lewis by senator Morton.
who. in note to that gentleman. said
he had asked the Revenue Department
time that he might make his defense :
that he had asserted to that officer lis
conviction Of the perfect integrity of
Dr Lewis. (which could not lee shaken
but by the completcst evidence" and he
Uniformed DE- Lewis. i'm conclusion -
I" The matter is accordingly suspe pended
for your answer. ! shall he at the CON
Iven'ion next week, and will be glad 10
sec you there
Dr. Lewis, accompanied by Mr.. Will
lliams. the Revenue Supervisor tor Jnai-
ana. called upon Senator Morton while
on his last visit to this city. 10 attend the
Radical state Convention. and the facts
connected with the charges made against
HIM We're fully discussed. Or. Lewis in
his card saws
This was satisfactory 10 Governor
Morton, and he so stated il to Mr.. Will
Iliamsand also said that ii | would make
The proof as stated. that he thought there
would be no trouble. i, was then and
there understood that tho matter being
suspended for nv defence. as stated 10
~. la.-, \ 4.
the lhh of February. was a. soon as
possible 10 prepare Il statement of the
Facts with the proofs as stated by me.
and forwarded them TO the Governor al
Washington. immediately on nv re-
turn home prepared my statement, and
supported il by the aflidavits Of DR..
lSharp. Henry {. Jaques, and o. NJ.
,ISoper completely and .!nphatically dis
iproving the statement That ! had placed
the orders in the hands OF disriIlers. as
reported by the Supervisor. btit that on
the contrary they were never ont OF the
hands or possession OF n revenue officer.
II also proved by the deposition Of Mil
ION 7. Ghee, Esq, OF Sincennes. who
! twas Mr.. Shepard clerk. tina. il had been
Mr.. Shcpards practice from taking effect
Of the law of July 1868. 10 the end Of
his official term. To sign these orders and
ltaN-raid stamps in blank. and intrust
them 10 the e.orekccpers and Guagcr.
tn he used by them when the tax on the
spouts represented by Them WAS PAID.
These papers were mailed by me to
Governor Morton. then at Washington.
on lie morning OF tie lst OF March, and.
in order that lie might know HAT was
40. delaying the matter. dispatched
,hin the same morning that had mailed
them. THIS done. iiaitered myself That
II had not only furnished the authorities
at Washington with satisfactory de-
tense 10 the charges preferred against Inc.
but That | had been able 10 do 30 with
olit keeping them waiting un unreason-
able length oftiinc for it. In this wasl
mistaken. for thc telegraph announced
on the morning Of the 2d ot' March thatI
lGcnclml Ncatcl had been nominated. andl
on the morning OF the 81 it was an
lnonnced that the nomination had been
confirmed on the od. On the same day
iGovernor Morton telegraphcd me that;
The commissioner OF Internal Rcyenucl
demanded the Immediate confirmation
iof General Ncatch. and that he would
Write letter to him tGovernor Norton
lrindicaiin" my integrity which he would
publish. On The same day the Governorl
writes me saying that before he went to-
indiana he and senator Pratt had sent
i'm tic maine of General Veatch for nom
iination. with the understanding that |
was To have time 10 make my defence to-
the charges preferred against me. but
that the Commissioner ihcn said that
nothing tina; Could do would prevent
my removal. and HAT he would take NY
papers. and il they bore him ont would
write letter 10 the Associated Press
lvindicating my integrity.
We do no! propose 10 discuss the guilt
or Innocence Of Dr. LEWIS, o. whether
he committed an oilensc that justified
his removal. We know tia; Dr. LEWIS.
stands high among his neighbors as ri
lhigl-mindcd and honorable gentleman.
and the Radical papers in his district. and
likewise the "Staie journal" vouch iurt
his integrity. These facts only make it
the worse for MORTON. who w.ls consen-
ting to tllc dccapitaiiun Of Dr. LEWIS. \
and entered no protest against The re-
moyal Of man who could and had vim
,dicatcd his official integrity. Our OBJ \
licct is TO show the hypocrisy. tho iniidcl-
ity. the iailhlcssnesS OF MoRToN. The
Story told by DR. LEWIS. and no one who
knows him will question the truthful
css.cxhibits the utter heartlossness, and
scliishncss. and uniruthfuln of MoR- I.
ToN. Such is.tle man. all DER de.ilcd
a. Il