The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-01-19
That Letter.


presses regret that his letter written
to his brother, the President, about the
frauds of the Chicago Revenue officials
has found its way into print. He
asserts that at the. time he wrote he
was misinformed, and having discoy-
cred his mistake, he wrote another
letter to Ulysses expressing his regret
for having unintentionally prejudiced
him against honorable men and good
officers. Now, there are some things
in that letter that cannot be explained
away in that manner That Mr.. Cros-
by was the confidential assistant of
Bloomfield was matter within his per-
soual knowledge; that Crosby made
the proposition to him, Orville, that
if he would get the distillers to raise
the money ($2OOOO he (Orville) was
to retain a part as his fees, is matter
about which he could not have been
mistaken. He could hal d!y have been
misinformed" when he wrote He
gave me such assurances that he was
authorized by Bloomfield to make
such overtures that, I know that he
and Bloomfield had discussed the
question, and that he (Bloomield) had
instructed Crosby to make such prop
ositions.v There are certain facts
stated in the letter of which he pro-
fessed to have personal knowledge
and which he was able to swear to and
prove by men under oath, that can't
be explained away by the. assertion
that he was misinformed. #
The correspondent who first
brought the letter to light asserts that
the President replied to this letter
from his brother that he would see
him on the subject, and that he did
SO during his summer excursion, since
which time Orville has become recon
ciled with the man whom he asserted
he knew and could prove were de-
frauding the Government, and who
he now asserts, are honorable men
and good officers, and without inves-
tigation into the matter of the alleged
frauds they are retained in Office
People will have their own opinion as
to what brought about SO suddenly
this reconciliation, and who is inside
the Chicago whiskey ring.
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THE telegraph, a day or two since,
spoke of a letter received by Hon. 4.
G. Thurman from a prominent Repub-
lican of Ohio, approving his course in
opposing the San Domingo project
The following is the letter referred
to: itef '
MANSFIELD, o., Jan. ?, 1871.
Hon. Alien G. Thurman: m
My DEAR SIR Please accept my
thanks for the promptitude and ability
with which you obeyed the " "instruc-
tions" of Judge Scott and myself in
your opposition to the scheme for the
annexation of the Dominican repub-
lie, and also for your happily con-
ceived and well timed vindication of
Mr.. Sumner. Throwing aside those
who are looking to Executive favor
and mere partisan patronage, / do not
believe that there ave thousand men
in Ohio who are in favor of this pro-
Ject of annexation or any other pro-
ject aiming at the same end, which
can be devised. On the contrary, l
believe that the almost universal sem
timent in regard to it is one of dis
trust and disgust. You will do me a
favor if you will show this to Mr..
Sumner, with whom have not the
honor of q personal acquaintance, and
add to it my hearty God bless him. 1t
is not a new experience to him, nor to
me either, to stand alone in allegiance
to ones own convictions of duty; and
neither of us, presume, ever felt the
position so painful as to deter us from
Drawing its penalties, should occasion
require,
Judge Brinkerhoof is supposed to
be the writer of the letter.