Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1872-09-25
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4 uoa. Ozkes Ames has issuei DE folica.
ling ST lress % his c1us lfltr-s r1urll1iu-
bis oluua-iaa aiih DE Culi Naliial
matter
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,rn--.sI. 2 r.ali let Or rts ra.i time On Ey
E' ar-Flr iu railis rIiat @. 1iuii-is rr=li
.rail.t fsul aHl wicked -'rz'sFs lut tla-s
ehlr-.. involve thc r.1i -ans aal irt--rify 81
ssr5 0f the best mrn iu ihe Ha'iaa TIE chlT-
g. rt-7r.l ta usl. s-lil-s Ir s1l s#-s 60
uly aszeis'fs iu 'ou-rrss. aiIh r.hsr- eIr1Hy
fslsr r-.irsf tis company, SER frt made D.
Umry M-CHih ina suite artiH.t t'e Crlff
Notilisr IN rhe S.a'eef rruusylyaril. ~ tHe
uHrr. 81 u oltsiHi1g money vrrHr'lIiy FIRM
tbe company, NJ every our r. ne s'oelt.'ir-
believed then and u5W. All she executive afi-
cCrs n the company, aud several 81 its largest
stockholders, including myself, have answered
IN said suit, long since. under cath. that the
charges were entirely FALSE, that not siuzIe
share q the sto-k q that company was ever
given TO any memher q Cougrtss, dircctly n
Indirectly bY me or any one else. to my knoWl-
clge. now reiterate and roafirm the state
ncnt, with the further declaration that never
E.,ca share Of stock Il that or Of any other
company, directly or indirectly, 10 any member .
q congress
The sworn answers Of myself and these other
gentlemen, made aud flel ia tie same suit, Is
ing sile by tide in the sans resort. cullI have
been published with the charges, had it suited
the political pup .ses Of the Egw York Sua. ] .
am wiling TO place the sworn declaration Of
any one Of these individuals Of the highest
character and reputation against the afHdayits
fM-Cor,b, where cr he Is wei known. with ao
ear of an adverse % iuioa q the integrity Of
luy me Of them as against him. And the li,t Of
names given by McCoub as endorsed on my !
e;'cr and pubiisscl, were written by himself
Is De stated when uairr oath AZ the hearing in 7
'hiadelphia. lie had no authority from me e
Or making any such statement
Perhaps ought to ala, autLclerishtion ev- y
? asked for was in nil Of the construction Of q
be Pacific Railroad was granted years before {
lese alleged transactions. The last act Of Con- a
ress il aii Of that road was passed in 1864. ii
or has anything been asked for excepting the ?
amoya Of the Office Of the company from New G
ofk to Boston TO avoid the blackmailing suits P
James Fisk, Jr., and McComJ in Judge Bar "
ards court.
A long time after the act Of Congress amend II
in 1864 in all Of the Pacific Railroad was m
'sscd, the road being in great danger Of break h.
z down, was urgcl 10 aid in itseonstuction. en-
hich ! consented to do, and never since had 60
ny connection with it or thought ofbeing COZ RI,
scted with its construction, has Congress vi
-auted any aid or been asked TO- | did not d,
yn share Of stock until 1866. and this vi
large that distribution Of the stock Of the III
relit Nobilier il 1865 bribed members Of Con- h,
'ess to procure the passage Of an act in 1864
too absurd to be credited :,
| may have done wrong in my eff rts to aid IA
is great national enterprise if so am un- in
nScious Of 1t. have always regarded il as an
nong the most creditable and patriotic acts Of m
: life. (Signcd) OAKEs ANrs