Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-12-27
sCHENCK.
His C%onneciien with tho Little Emma
RIininE 9ehcmo-Tho Attack q en-.
Ing from Rebels.

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A New York correspondent Of the
Cincinnati Commercial interviewed
United States Senator Stewart Of Ne
vada, OH his return from Europe,
where he had been in the Interest OF
the Little Emma Mining Company, In
reference to General Schenck's con-
nection with the scheme, with the fol-
lowing result:
Correspondent-But Il there not 2
secret about the origin of tho attacks
which Is not fully exposed to us this
side of the waters?
Enthusiastically. People don't
know that a set Of Id rebels III Lon
don, who lied their country for their
country's good, now living In Eng
land, began this silly war on Schenek.
These S%outherncrs represent all the
malice and pique Of the malcontsns
! who lost honor at home, aud all their
money In Confederate bonds. They
| are furiou. over their defeat In trying
70 have the slave and Confederate
| bond questions considered as bases OF
action In adjusting the Alabama claims
business : and as Schenck was ex offlclo
the primo mover In the adjustment ar
ranged In the protocol Of the Joint
High Commission, thcy seek a petty
revenge by calumny and defamation
through tho columns of two London
rebel sheets, the Economist aud the
Telegraph.
Correspondcnt-That Is q new phase
In which tue case Is presented. But
what basis have v 9 these British
Union hators and banished rebels Tor
their gross charges against Schenck IN
connection with this mine?
Senator-Nothlng! absolutely moth
ing, air, OF n substantial character.
r6e facts are General Schenck had no
more thought OF buying an interest IN
a silver mine In Utah, before being
appointed Minister to England, than l
have OF seeking to succeed Thlers In
the Presidency Of France. Everybody
knows that Schenck was counted out
In his race for reelection to Congress /;
that It was by a chain of political cir
cumstances he was offered the minis
tership |; and that he hesltated about
taking 1t In consequence Of tho Pc
cuniary embarrassments 1t might occa-
sion. Every dollar Of the salary Of
that office Is consumed by expenses;
20 there Is nothing to be made. Tho
salary Is so meager that our Minister
there must needs hunt over the city OF
London for cheap quarters; oven at
this day our Legation archives are
stored, at General Schenck's expense,
over n stable. From $lS, 000a year he
must pay most all his public as well
as his private expenses. Schenck Is a
Door man. He Is in debt for his home.
and desiring, rs any honest nan
would, to engage In such legitimate
and honorable enterprises In his own
country rs came within his small
means, In order to secure his home,
nav off his debts, and lay by o little
for fast approaching old age and tho
rainy day In the autumn Of life, he
accepted the kind offer Of a wealthy
friend who proposed to loan him the
money at six per cont. interest with
which 10 buy a share In the Little
Emma silver mine. For this money
he gave his note. For some time aftor
that, he was urged by those Of his
count.ymcn who owned interests In
the mlne, to accept the place OF d.
rector In the organization Of the com
pany. Hc did not seek the place, but
upon reflection, after repeated re-
quests of other Americans that he look
after their Interests to some extent, It
being impossible for them to DO In
| England, lie consented reluctantly,
only after being Informed that tho
whole Board OF Directors were men OF
the highest social and business stand
ing, aud that the place pressed upon
him was merely nominal.
Corrsspondent-ls there, Senator,
| any emolument to tho Dictatorship?
understanding. l believe about
s. $1,000 per year-a small item toa rich
man, but considerable to a poor nan
like Schenck.
Correspondent-Of course le has
taken no active interest In represent
lug the value OF the mino? #
Senator-Nonc. Some letters am
to him and Golne personal calls were
made on him, inqulring about 1t, but
uniformly the General referred them
to others who knew OF Its merits, and
In fact cautioning the few who wrote
or called, to be careful, rs mines were
| deceptive. He himself had been oon-
vinced OF Its valuc by tho results of
the working of tho mine, rs repre-
.ented to him by Jay Cooke s. Co.,
and others In whom lie contided,
through whose hands the ores had
passed from the mine to the place Of
assignment.and sale In England. But
no avoided carefully any advocacy Of
Its interests before any Il In Eng
| land.
Correspondent-Did the General re-
gard himself as trespassing upon the
custom-rule Of diplomatic circles for
bidding diplomatic representatives
from engaging In commercial transac-
lions In the country to which they
were accredited?
Senator-Ccrtainly not. It was aE-
ter due reflection upon 1t that he de-
clded that permitting his name simply
to be used rs n Director In a mining
company In his own countryside Uni
ted States-wlth an office, a hcadquar-
tiers, an agency, technically, In Lon
don, he could not be regarded rs en-
gaging In any commercial transactions
In the country to which he was &C.