The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-11-17
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER IL, 1870.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER IL, 1870.
SENATOR POMEROY DENIEN THE
Authorship OF THE LETTER IN
THE LEDGER. --
Senator Pomeroy writes letter to his
friend Joseph Savage, of Lawrence, explain
ing the facts about the communication which
recently appeared in the n. Y. Ledgcr, with
the authority of authorship determined by
the signing of his name. We published the
letter in yesterdays paper. 1t is a substantial
denial of the authorship ofthe Ledger article,
and of the mis-stafements it contains; which
latter have been promptly and pretty
thoroughly aired by two correspondents of
the TIMEs-both men who were there and
know what they were talking about. Now as
We are:quite well acquainted with the methods
of newspaper men who know their Business
as we'll as Robt Bonner does his, there are
some doubts pressing themselves front for
consideration about the absolute accuracy Of
the denial Of Authorship Of the Ledger
article published IN the letter written
By Senator Pomeroy to Mr.. Savage
In the fnt place no such
yarn as the Ledger aOry could possibly have
been manufactured out of the reported do
ings of the Old Pioneer meeting of the 10th
of September last, held at the Eldrige House,
Lawrence. The Journal published nothing
about that gathering, editorially or other
wise, out Of which the most vivid inagina-
ton could have inferred the things uttered As
facts of history in the Ledger article about
and by its imputed author.
Then the talk with the "social friend" in
the presence of the reporter for the Ledger,
who was undoubtedly hidden in some hole
or closet, without the knowledge of Senator
Pomeroy, must have furnished the facts, stat
ed in the Ledger story. Of course, it will
readily be conceded that the ''social friend"
made all the mistatements and told all the lies
incorporated in that letter. He is the miser-
able cuss who mislead the reporter. The re-
porter didn't guess out the mendaciOus state
ments and highfulutin exaggeration which
embellish that veracious literary perform
ance. We have no doubt the Social friend"
did all the lying.
Well, that point we will considered set
tied. Now, the editor and publisher of the
New York Ledger is undoubtedly green
horn. He would be extremely likely te4,ub-
lish story with the Hon. S. c. Pomeroy's
signature attached without knowing that eli
Their Mr.. POmeroy wrote II or procured it
written. Our theory is that Mr.. Pomeroy
and the 'tsocial gentleman" met accidently,
in room in the St. Nicholas Hotel New
York City. The subject of conversation
turned mystericusly, without any purpose
on the part of the Senator, upon the edito-
rial and report alluded to in the Lawrence
Journal. Mr.. Pomeroy, overcome with his ac-
c,istomed sensation of modesty, didn't say any
thing at all about himself The "social gem
tleman," to whom he alludes with such deli
cate courtesy in his letter to Mr. Savage, nm
covered all the carly history of Kansas. He
told the blushing Pomeroy, just what heroic
and mighty deeds he did, what splendid s:-
critics., he made in the magnificent
and perilous work of colonizing this wild
State. Pomeroy was silent. for shame at his
praise. There was conspiracy. The
reporter was pcrdu. Bonner sent him and
hid him. He (Bonner) knew that the SO
cial gentleman" was going to interview the
great Kansas Chieftain who led the free State
men against the bloody handed cohorts, of
slavery in the early trials Of this young
1t was understood that the
% social gentleman was going to lie down
the record, and that the reporter would take
it down as General Pomeroy's statement.
This theory is based entirely upon Senator,
Pomeroy's letter. There is no other expla-
nation. We submit that the owner of the fast
Est trotter in America, the richest news
paper man, should do what he may to I'M
ravel this tangle which Senator Pomeroy
has got himself, the Ledger, the reporter for
the Ledger and the social gentleman
into.
Some months ago, it is proper to state,
Mr.. Bonner published the fact |
hat he had procured as CORES
Tents of the Ledyer-twelve United States
Senator's. Other Senators have written for
he Ledger. None have repudiated their
,rticles but Mr.. Pomerov.
1t is something of further interest, while
We are at work at this business, to state tina,
he Ledger is purely literary paper and
lon't employ any reporters.
Then still, while We have our pencil in
,and, We might as well suggest that there
ire strong evidences in the letter itself writ
en- or which pretcnds to have been written
" Pomeroy to Savage, that il is forgery.
Nr. Savage knows, and as he is involved, he
will speedily inform the public of the truth.
Not knowing accurately what will come of
his, what appears to us quite middle now,
re have this consolation to offer to General
'omeroy: He will remember, and We en-
outrage him to recur to the book, what Arch
Bishop Whately did, in the way of logic,
n disposing Of Napoleon the First. lie
'roved conclusively that no such man ever
ived.
ELE('TION-RETUR NS-SEN ATOR.
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arious parts of our State come in slowly.