The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-10-08
Anlustmtnts It,
NUMBER 333
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lis moro natural. The man ac0used OF
bribery always pleads not guilty; and,
whenever, he is half dozen grades above
an idiot, he is sure, If guilty to have eov-
cred his tracks so well that nothingjs
harder than to prove him so But this y
not case for newspaper deiiials but for
sworn testimony under rigid cross.exam-
nation. The charges are not those sofra
newspaper. They are transcripts OF le-
gal proceedings, documents proved In
court, aud sworn testimony, siffed by OPP
posing lawyers. They are,net fairly met
by the inevitable plea of mot Guilty"
they can only be met by rebnttins test.
monyof equal weight. g@aH
Here for instance is one Of Cakes
Ames' letters. ItNas produced in court,
lin his own handwriting, scrutinized by
opposing lawyers, sworn to and admitted
as evidence: s,zs,-t ~ .si,i. 4 -
WASHINGTON. Jan. %, 1858.
H. S. McCoMB, Esq-Dedr SIR Yours
of the 23d is at hand, in which you say
Senators Bayard and Fowler have writ.
ten you in relation to their stock. hive
spoken to Fowler, but not to Bayard.
have never been introduced to Baydrd.
bat will see him soon. You say I must
not put too much in one locality. II have
assigned so far as have given to-four
from Massachusetts one from New
Hampshire one, Delaware one, Tennes-
see, one half, Ohio two, Pennsylvania; /;
one, Indiana; ohe,, Maine !; and 1 have
three ltol place, which j shah put where
they will do the most good to U.s.
I am here on the spot and can better
judge where they should 60. think af-
ter this dividend is paid we shonld make
our capital $4,000, 600, and distrihnte the
new stock where it williprotect as. Let
them have the stock at par aud profits
made in the future. The so per cent. In
crease on the old stock ] want for distrir
button here. and soon, Alley is opposed
to the division of the bonds, says we will
need them, &c &c. should think that
we ought to be, able to spare them.with
Alley and Cisco on the Finance Commit
tee We used to be able to Sborrowswheh
we had no credit and debts pressing We
are now out Of debt and in good credit,
What say you about the bono dividend?
A part of the purchasers here. are poor,
and want their bonds to sch to enable
them to meet their payment on the STOCK
in the C. N. ! haveitold them what they
| would get as dividends, and they expecS
I think-whei the bonds the parties "a
ceived as the so per cent. dividend, We
better give them the bonds. It will not
amount to anything with us Some of
the large holders will not care whether
the y have the bonds or certificates, OF
they,will lend their bonds to the Compa.
ny, as they have done before, ,orlend them
money. Quigley has been here, and we
have got that one-tenth thatiwas Undefs
woods l have taken a half, lQuigley a
quarter, aud youa quarter Judge Car.
ter wants part Of it. At some future
day, we are to surrender part to him.
Yours truly, OAKEs AIMS,
And here is another:
WASHINGTON, Jan. 80. 1868.
H. S. MoCoMB-Dear SIR: Yours OF
the 18th is at hand, incIosing copy OF let.
ter from or rather to Mr.. King. Isdohst
fear any investigation here. What some
Of Durant's friends may do in New n ork
cau'tbe counted on with.any certainty.-A
You do not understand by yourletter
what have done and am to do1with1,y
sales of stock. You say moro 70 New
York. II placed some to New York; OF
have agreed to. You must remember
thatit was nesrly NH hpiaceti,asyousawo
the lis. in New York, and there W as bat s
ors M forme oplsces Icoald not giSc
all they wanted or might want out Of that.
You would not want me to ofes less than
one thousand On J to any one. We al
flowed Durantito place SOS. 600 gtosome
three or four. of his friends, or keep it
himself I have used this where Ii VIII
produce most good to US, fthink. e.ssissa
| In view Of Kings elettef and Wash
burns move here, Igo in for fnakingpses
bone, ,dividendin full. We can de-ity With
lperfect safety, ] understand the, ,opposi,
tion to. it comes from Alley. He is on
the Finance Committees and can raise
money easy il we come Short which I
don't believe we shall, and il We DOVE
can loan our bonds to the Company OF
loan them the money we get for the
bonds. The contract calls Tor tie disis.
lion, ard say haveit When shall lses
you in " ashington ? Yohrstrals, Il Is
I OAkEs AxEseol
| ,a The following is IN pencil on the Ames
- =
| 0akes Ames LIST OF names as shown to-
day forfCredit Mobilier, Is. i,ne Ilsway
Blaine, of Maine, 4, ,gt,ss..I,l 5000 had
| Patterson. of New Hampshire, 1000 j -
Wilson, Massachusetts,, a.001, -
Painter, tRep) for Quigley, 3.0ec ssl'
;, S. Colfax, Speaker, 81 6ae ins' yiii23,000 Ho4
j Scofeid and Kelley, Pa, ,as 1000 each.
Eliot, Massachusetts,. ii ss-..sz 3,U0os ~,
4 Dawes, Massachusetts,, 1000
Fowler Tennessee,s9 9siN sesat saWueJ
B. Bgg.ss.l Mssssqhnsssss, y ss .saa; asMSlI D
9Tad0sscd: aosrss AarslF 81 snsary %. 1851
"A geaeral newspaper denial does ne
t wipe out this record. When Mr.. Ame'
4 is put oa the stand, it will then befor bin
!. to swear to aninterpretation of it contra
e ry to that 10 which Col, McComb has al
t ready swora.-N. 7. 7ribaae. .Txz
4it ANoycl fyesis imEnsiansisfI fIiiii
j: A death lately occurred in Hrightuni
5 England, Of q character lhsresQfare I'm
). known on English soil, 4 very wealthy
n merchant during his many mercantile ex
. pcditions, visited Malabar, where ne fet
in love with native woman, and married
her IN the presence .of the English Con
. sui. At tie end of six months aftef The
marriage lie touk his wife to England ant
! into his home at Brighton. but she refused
5 most persistentlv to he converted to tht
J English Church Kttength her HUSBAND
!, died The widow appeared to suffer tn
II II most intense agony of soul, She looked
: upon the corpse, aud threw herself upol
!, the liEelcss form OF her husband with
u terrible frenzy of despair. She wrench
y ed ont her hair, tore her clothes,a dis
y figured her beautiful features With he
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