The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-02-14
DAILY PRESS.
Mo.
Monday Morning, February IA. 1870.
senator Pomeroy Defends d.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. s, 1870.


WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 8, 1870
Mr.. EDITOR In your issue of the 4th il
slant, you made use OF the "caSe of Senate
fomeroy of Kansas" to illustrate your leade
Oh 100 sudden wealth." wherein, the "to
sudden acquisition Of toeolh by publ
man, a'ho has no uidble source of income bu,
ms salary, Is justly regarded &C., &C.. as
suspicious circumstance. and one that in In
aoseace Of explanation, places the person &
sohom 1t relates in an unenriable position.
was duly and, otherwise than in use of tb
instance TO illustrate, properly expatiated uI
Oh. Some general statements were mads IL
said leader about the attention giysh her
and in the West TO this ease" Ind to th'
comments made thcreupon Ex-senator Pome
roy's party associates. Tne wliter being ig
norant OF the found~uon IN your mind, ex-
cept as referred 20 below, for these sweeping
remarks c.nnot reute them in detail. Blu
| afle,~ards in the specific instances OF SHINING
] It is mentioned that the Kansas Legislator,
invited him to resign; next, that he was poo
when he came to Washington and now he il
rich though engaged in no business: and, tha
he offered co vote for the acquittal Of Presiden
johnson for specified sum.
Touching the first allegation, the fact i:
thai when an opponent OF Senapr Pomeroy
did offer such a resolution in the Kansas
Legislature, reference to a conuiatee was
at once demanded as well as investigation,
and said committee reported Sme time ago
that there was no foundation for the state
mpnts as recapitulated in your leader, and
this committee were therefore discharged.
On the second head, he was not poor when
he came here, and he is now not worth one
cent more than he wa at that time, except as
his landed property has increased in value.
On the third, his Gnial in writing over his
own signature NUT suffice for refutatlon.
No one acquaintel with the orlsinators OF
that story would question the relative weight
to be given to assertion and denial in this in
stance.
1t is hardly air whep one has been thus
summariIv arlaisned Ior evil doiDgs worthy
"the whipping post" that an opportunity
should not be aforded to speak well Of the
alleged culprps, if there is foundation for so
doing.
In the first place, then, Senator Pomeroy is
ono ~r-ne hestaousrd men iu this city. He
has time and time again been pilloried by the
Democratic journals, in company with Gen.
Howard. 1 only need mention Tue latter
name to Maine readers to show that good
men are not exempt from assaults OF SANDER
or evil speaking. SO lar nom his name be-
ing in any sense commonly associated with
evil and corruption, he is well known as a
consistent and active church member, promi-
nent in every reiormatory movement, radi.
cal temperance man, and generous in public
and private charities. In no one matter have
his good qualities of head and heart been bet
ter displayed than in his friendship for Gen
Howard and his consistent and persistent de-
fence OF the Freedmens Bureau. Now that
the woik OF that Office has gone Tito history
and become chronicled as a complete success
as well as a wonder OF economical admins
tration, it is easy to forget the fierce and VIM
on it in its head, its officers and its policy and
execution. In its early beginnings, while the
colored man, newly free, was under ban anC
could not buy land here on any such terms a
were eagerly made to white men, and wer'
thus practically shut out of all chance to &c
homes of their own, Senator Pomeroy will
insly allowed his name to be used as Truste
In the purchase of a large tract of land nea
| this city, designed 10 be cut up 1to sma
lots and sold on easy terms TO thes
new men. 1t was done when friend
| questioned the expediency and policy of do
in J, it-wheu it requires pluck and backbone
to do it. Now that this plan has been a grea
success and upwards of two hundred tami'ie
| live in decent cottages ON the lands they bav
| paid Tor in little sums and monthly install
ments, and have thus proved that worthless
niggers" can get along about as well as other
men when any reasonably fair chance is given
| it will not be lust to the sagacious and goot
| men Who originated and carried the plaI
through, 10 foreet TO praise them.
When The Howard University was charter
ed some three years ago, many good me
were afraid or ashamed 10 allow their name
to be mentioned as incorporators. There WI
felt, though unexpressed disgrace in thl
associating ones name with these low dow
people. The very name of university"
in connection with the colored race w
laughed at as an evident absurdity. Sc
ator Pomeroy at once assented to Il
use of his name. He took a dee
| lafo -, fhn mt Il vi
gress, and has since, in cloud and in sunshin
been the warm friend of the institution.
| is now a success. Generous iiiends here an
at the Narth have contributed 10 its endov
ment. 1t has able faculties in its Law, 4
Medical and its Normal Departments. A
ready it is receiving from the many schoo
established among the colored people at Ii
South scores of young men. If any ON
doubts the capacity OF these persons or th
wisdom of establishing this University pei
sonal visit and inspection would remove ther
all.
In his attempts to solve the one question
the desire or capacity of the colored man I
acquire property and make homes of the
own and live like other citizens; or the otht
question, of the need or utility of educatir
the colored man, Gen. Howard has found 4
warmer or more trutsed adviser than Senate
Pomeroy.
1t is therefore reiterated that in Kansa
Senator P. has not been found guilty OF I'll
charges suggested; it is not known here nj
believed that he is bad or designing mar
and lastly he has not been cast off b. b
fellow Republicans as unworthy of confiden"
1t is true that lie has enemies. What p
man has not? As IS above remarked, eve
that noole and pure man, General Howai
has not escaped the shaft of envy and malic
The people of Maine cannot be interested
the complaint or personal grievances of Sci
ator P.'s enemies, un ess they have some pu
lie or general significance, II your reade
have observed the charges made against hi
they will now understand that there is a
tally different side of the case. =
Pleasant Amusements
Very often, when children get togeth
they want to have some kind of amuseme
that is new. They get tired of the old ones
who knows new play?"
Let me tell you about some plays very co
mon at the est among children. They m
| be lie " to some OF Won at least.