New-York tribune., 1872-09-28
ASPECTS OF THE CAMPAIGN.
CONGRESSMAN AMEs AS A BRIBER.

II is high time we heard from the Hon.
Ookes Ames, Grant Congressman from Massachusetts,
unless he expects TO ka,p under the load OF infamy
which is now heaped on him. Ex-senator James A.
Byard OF Delaware puts thu finishing ouch 10 the EVIL
dence OF Ames's guilt and confirms the taIo OF inc
allotment OF the Credit MoDer stock In Amess letter
TO Col McComb dated Jan. 25 1868, ho refers TO Mr.
Bayard thus: "You say Senators Bayard and Fowler
you about their stock have spoken 10
Fowler but not to Bayard have never been introduced
TO Bayard but will see him Soon" What did he mean
by that In that same letter be says that nc
has made certain assignments Of stock OF which Della
ware has one and Ohio has "Onehalf but in the mem
orandum the back of this letter furnished to McComo
by Ames Delaware omitted altogether, and ONO mas
two allotments9 How did this happen The Delaware
man. whoever be was had been left ont of Mr.. Amess
calculations and this is the Why Mr. Bayard has
just published explicit and direct denial OF being
concerned in any of the Credit MOber Operau0ns ana
the correspondence which he furnishes on the subject
the following letter which he wrote to Col McComb
lust before wrote 10 that gentleman. The letter
pOurs a food Of light on the whole subject;
WASHINGTON. Jan. IA. 1868
MY DEAR SIR l received this evening your letter Of
this date informing me that Mr. Ames OF Massachusetts,
had thousand dollars OF stock In the Credit
Mobier for me. MY son. in letter which received
this morning informed Of your short conversation
with him. and that It your friendly feeling
indebted for the subscription 10 what you tell me Is
GOOD thing /" am however utterly i'm the dark as to
the nature and object of this corporation and you Will
abliCe me II YOU Will gave my much Information
as YOU have in relation TO them.
do not know Mr.. Anes personally, and must wait Of
till he addresses the subject take It for
granted that the corporation has application TO make
TO Congress which / shall he called upon to act
officially, as could not consistently, with my views OF
duty vote upon question in which had pecunary
interest. Whether become the owner OF this stock or
not, am obliged 10 you for your intention 10 beueht
As must Of course pay for any stock get, please
let my have full information 10 its prospective
value. Yours, truly, A BAfARD
IL. ). McCOmb
This, then, is the letter which Ames refers to when he
tells McComb Jan %, 1863 that he observes his refer
ence to Senators Bayard and Fowler having written
about their stock and the why Delaware appears
III the assignment Of stock that famous letter of
Ames's and not in his memorandum on it, is because
Bayard refused to vote upon quesOnin which (he)
had a pecuniary interest" What world Of pains
would have been saved to other Congressman If they had
been equally incOrruptible.
Here then is complete confirmation ofthe whole theory
Of the case Mr. does not coarsey thrust his STOCK
at the men whose votes be wants; he has 1t "paced
for them they "pay for it out Of the dividends Mr.
Bayard declines this favor shown him by man who
copfeses that been introduced to him and
30 his name is taken off and that Of gentleman from
Ohio substituted Can anything be palmer than this
Mr. Ames was well in the meshes of his net before;
now he is fairly ensnared Let him get out il he
and if he dare try will no release the gentlemen
whose names on the memorandum the validity OF
which is once again established