New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-24
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OFFICIAL JOURNAL or The UNITED STATES
BFFICIAL JOURNAL or NEW ORLEANS
The Credit Mobfier stories-Letter from
UnIEes Amess


BosroS. September 1.-THE Boston J0uY
nal will publish this letter on Wednesda,
morning:
To the People Of the Second Congressional District
FELLOW CITIZENS Charges OF seriUu
character in reference to the discharge o
my trust as your Representative in Con
gless, published in the New York jStt1c, ant
extensively circulated, seem to demand no
tice To you, who know me 50 well ans
have honored me so long with seat in Con
greEs, j trust it is not necessary to refutt
such infamous charges. II | alone wer,
concerned | could not, for the first time il
my life, appear in public print to vindicatt
myself against foul and wicked Islander
but these charges involve the good name
and integrity Of some of the best men il
the ration.
The charges referred to, and made against
me and some Of my associates in Congress
with others equally false against the com
pany, were first made by Henry 5. McComb,
in a suit against the Credit Mobilier, in the
State Of Pennsylvania, for the purpose Of
obtaining money wrOn gully from the com
pany, as every one Of the officers and stock
holders believed then and now.
All the executive officers Of the company
and several Of its largest stockholders, in
scluding myself, have answered i'll said suit
long since, under oath, that the charges
were entirely false, that not single share
of the stock of that company was ever given
to any member Of Congress, directly or in
directly, by me. or any one else to any
knowledge.
now reiterate and reafirm the state
gnent, with the further declaration that |
never gave share of stock Of that or any
other company, directly or indirectly, to
any member of Congress. The sworn an
Gwers of myself and these other gentlemen,
made and filed in the same suit, lying side
6y side III the same record, could have been
published with the charges, had it suited
Jhe political purposes of the New York San.
am willing to place the sworn declara-,
fions OF any one Of these individuals, of the
highest character and reputation, against
she atidavits of Mr.. McComb, wherever
he is well known, with no fear OF an ad-
Verse opinion on the integrity Of any one Of
them as against him.
The list Of names given by McComb as
Endorsed in my letter and published, were
written by himself, as he stated when I'M
der oath at the hearing in Pennsylvania.
He had no authority from me for making
any such statement.
Perhaps / ought to add that all the legis-
Jation ever asked for in aid of the construc-
ton Of the Pacific railroad was granted
years before these alleged transactions
oThe last act of Congress in aid Of that road
was passed in 1864, nor has anything been
"E1ANN 1SA SASSPtiiS lllO 4SILON al VI LLAC
office OF the company from New York to
Boston to avoid the Matchmaking suits of
James Fisk, Jr., and McComb in Judge
BaInard's court. a long time after the act
Of Congress, amended in 1864, IN aid of the
Pacific railroad waspassed, the road being
in great danger Of breaking down, / was
urged TO aid in its construction, which |
consented to do, and never since / had any
connection with it, or thought of being CON
9ected with its constI uction, hes Congress |
granted any aid, or been asked to. | did |
not own share Of stock until 1866, and
this charge that distribution of the stock
.9t the Credit Mobilier in 1865 bribed mem
bers Of Congress to procure the passage of
an act in 1864 is too absurd to be accredit-
ed. may have done wrong in my efforts
TO aid this great national enterprise. am
Unconscious Of it. / have always regarded
az among the most creditabIe and patriotic
acts af my life. CAKES AMES.