The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-02-11
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suppressed note from the President; and he re-
ferred to the chief Justice, who, upon being in
terrogated, gave you the authentic information
that such a note had been written, delivered,
ard suppressed. TheTeupou YOU sUlemnly pro-
missed if you ever had occasion to refer to this
subject again, YOU would TELL THE WHOLE
TRUTH. Besides, Judge Chase, after my review
of YOU wrote me a letter from Suudusky, Ohio,
in which he said that he bore the note in qUes
ton and mentioned that he had also written
to YOU. What he wrote you OF course do not
know, but he certainly did not give you one
version ard me another. You had, therefore,
the written statement of the chief justice, III
addition to his verbal assurance. With all
these lights before YOU, and with all the obi
cations OF common veraCity, strengthened by
an express promise to tell the truth, what do
YOU do in your second article! Why, you sim
ply stick to your first story Nay, you take
great trouble to smuggie the truth away, and
bury il ont of sight; for instead Of producing
Judge Chase's letter to yourself in winch Tie
fact no doubt, is fairly stated you give US an
extract from another letter written by him 10
Cameron from which you are permitted 20
uuote''-nothing whatever on the subject oi
that important letter. l iUrbeaT to say much
that ought to be said about this part OF Your
behavior, because the distinguished gentleman
before spoken of has taken you IL hand, and
will doubtless Jerk an acknowledgment Of the
facts out of YOU, il spite or all your shuting
VIA word before we par about the two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars BASED out
OF The treasury iUr Gov Morton. Taking our
account OF the business correct, proved in
nv former letter that it was in tie ig hest ds
gree criminal. You lett no escape from the
conclusion that the parties were SUiLtY oi en-
bezzI eraent under the act Of ic4G. Iout mar
ration of the transaction impressed with all the
marks of what is called il the fash language
Of Washir gt0n, IA big steul.' You Shove!
that the parties themselves so understood II at
the time, Tor you put a cJnF erSa!iou into their
mouths 10y which they are made 10 admit their
liability 10 prosecution and Imprisonment
saw plainly th4t this could not be tue -
Mr. Stouton's worst enemies Lsyer barge him
with that kind of dishonesty, arJ GOV. aOr,0a
had q reputation which placed him lar above
the susuiciLn OF sucu b,scugss. Both oj them
may have had serious faults, hut they would
not rob the treas sUly under any circumstances
or for any purpose. | asked three members Of
the Indiana delegation whether there was any
foundation for your ASSERT they al aI.sa cred
and gave ire the explanation "h.cA I used IL
nv published letter.
Your publication 10 this point is Cue Of tie
most astonishing parts OF all your wonderful
Productions. l denied chat MCssT5. Stanton
and Morton had committed felony, AMI gave
a version Of the affair which showed them both
to be perfectly Innocent. You grow i'll tenn
pered and vItUperutive upon this, and CGar5e
me with "uucoucealed, rot 70 say osteuJatiuus,
mallEnlJv.' ] confess JLle : turning jle Ia
bles upon me in a way could not have cX
pected In general, the ma,igulty Is p. esUmCd
against the party who makes aU Injurious
charge, not against him who ropeis it.
There might have been some hopes for you
vet if YOU had reCaute your first assertion, OF
made some effort to explain away the effect OF
it, by showing that you did hot mean hat YOU
said. But you hold fast TO every word Of ii;
not a syllable DO you TetrUct. On the contra
~. you insist that 1t IS EEFHONTEEY in me TO
affirm that debt was due TO the State, and
that it was paid according to law. WHIST YOU
say in your last in addition TO your frs. state.
mcnt, makes the matter look worse Jhat il did
before Bur it is not true. The payment WAS
not made on account o! arms furnished 60 loyal
citizens in reJellous States, nor was the mon
cy given 10 the Governor . be Gisbursei Dy
him on his own responsibility, us agent of JLe
President. This much l can say on the otd
cial authority Of the present secretary OF war,
who wrote me on the 9th Of last month that
"the transaction appears to be based upon the
CLAIMS of the State of Indiana FOR ENPENsEs
INCURRED in raising volunteers.
But Governor Morton Is still above ground
AMI can take care Of himself Ii he MADE a
RAISE out Of the public treasury without au
thority Of law, and in defiance Of The penal
statutes in such case made and provided, he
owes it TO you TO confess his guilt fully and
freely Ii he Is innocent Gas ! believe him to
be- it is due to himself and the memory 81 Mr.
Stanton that he deny your allegations and eX-
hiOit the true facts of the case, without delay.
The sum Of the case, rs it now stands, is this:
Mr.. Stanton put in the hands OF Coy. Morton
not warrant As you say, but rcqusition, on
which the Governor GOT out Of the treasurg two
hundred thousand dollars If this requis;tion
was based on Just claim, and drawn against
Il fund appropriated for the payment Of it, the
whole transaction N as perfectly honest, eX-
ceedingly commonplace, and precisely similar
10 other acts done every day, before aud since.
by all the secretaries "a simple discharge Of
routine duties involving no re possibility hat
ever, no houor, and 10 blame. Bat il suited
your ideas TO gloriiy Stanton by declaring that
he took the great responsibility OF helping Mr.
Morton 10 the money contrary to law, og#iusJ
the principle Of common honesty, and in viola
tioH Ot his oath, thereby exposing both him
self ana bis aCcomplce % the danger OF PROSE
CutiOn and Imprisonment ia the lcu.tGnJiary
This WAS the feather you stuck in his cap; for
this YOU think him entitled 10 the grateful
admiration Of his LOYAL CuuHtrym sought
10 deprive him of the decoration you bestowed
upon him, by showing that JAe money was pald
accoruiHE 10 law, on claim satisfactorily Is
tabIisled, out Of money regularly appropriated
10 that purpose. l tried 10 prove that It was
not an emJezz emeuJ, and th,st there was uo,h-
ing criminal il it. But this took the LOYALTY
out OF il. and left IL without any merit IL. your
eyes Ihereupon you hy into passion and
become abusive. which shows that your moral
perceptions very much distorted, ana makes
me tear indeed that you are altogether incJr-
rgible.
his paper has grown mach longer than ]
iRteidcd make it, ana I have no space for
she eXhortations / meant 10 give YOU in con
c!usiUn. / lCsve you, therefore, to your own
reflections. J. 5. BLACK.
a STRANGE STokT-Ws learn from tile