The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1872-09-26
The Credit MobiIier Scandal.

The Credit MobIier Scandal.
We print on the outside of to-day's pa
per, rs u part of the history of the times,
the exposure made by Col McComb, UNI
der oath, OF the alleged bribery of certain
members OF Congress by gifts of the stock
OF that corporation, in order that their
vote and influence might be had in aid
III lis schemes. This statement is not
weakened BY any suspicion of having been
attended for party use, as it was forced ont
IN the progress of litigation growing out
OF the affairs OF the company
IT is but Just to say that several of those
implicated, including Blaine, Dawes, Will
son and Garfield, have made denals con-
cerning the accusations. But still the pub
lie is not satisfied. This is a matter so
affecting the integrity of Congress, and
ot the prominent men named, and 50 full
of shame 10 the country, that it should be
made the subject OF an official investiea-
zion, and il is hoped that one of the first
acts of the coming session, will be to APP
point n suitable committee to make inqui-
ry into the alleged bribery.
The New YorkW World, whchis pursuing
this matter with vigor, has a series OF very
pointed articles, which take the ground
that great public wrong has been DONE
and that more light is demanded upon this
dark subject. After abiding to Mr..
Hlainc's denial that he ever owned any OF
the Credit Mobilipr stock, it says
One after another the persons involved
have been forced in print one alter anoth-
discussion, denials, and defence. And
now comes Mr. Cakes Ames himself with
a letter which deepens tenfold the shadow
OF guilt upon his o wn brow and upon the
brow9 Of all these men. That letter we
publish to-day. 1t is for the most part
taken mp with such replies to the allega-
tons of Col. McComb as Mr.. Ames states
he had already made in the progress of a
suit in which as defendant he has natural
" resisted the demands of the plaintiff.
But ii admits the authenticity of his own
letters to Col. McComb, in which such
passages Us this occur:
You say ! must not put too much in one local
iy. | have assigned so far rs have given to-
Four from Massachusetts zone from New Hamp-
shire; Que, Delaware; one, Tennessee one-haIt
Ohio: two, Pennsylvania; one, Indiana; one.
Maine; aud have three to place, which shall
place where there they will do most good to us.
| am here on the spot and can better Judge
where they should 90.
We ask any candid man to read this pas
sage by the light of the memorandum
! above given, and then say whether it is
possible to doubt that these things point to-
gether TO one transaction, and that of the
most corrupt possible character? Mr..
Ames breaks down before he goes through
with his letter. Its closing passages
amount almost to an open confession OF
his crime. He says Qhe italics being our
OWN:
| A long time after the act of Congress, amend
ed in 1864, in aid of the Pacific Railroad was
| passed, the road being in great danger of break
| ing down. was urged to aid in its cons tructiOn,
which consented to do, and never since had
any connection with it, or thought of being con-
| necled with its construction, has Congress
granted any aid or been asked to. did not
| oirn Il share ~ Storh until 1S65,andthis charge
| that Il diStfibution Of Tie St0ch Of me CrrdH
| Hobilier IN 1868 brjhed me,nberS Of Congress
| 10 secure the p0SsuUe Of an act IN 1864 is too
| ahsu,H 10 he orcreiited. may have done
| w n Ell ~ .iIu this nation Al
| enterilS Use. | am unconscious of it. | have al
ways regarded it as one of the most credtable
| and patriotic acts of my life.
VINO has eyer dreamed of charging
| that redistribution of Credit MObilier
stock in 1868 bribed members of Congress
10 procure the passage of an act in 1864"
What we have charged. and what we
charge now more strenuously than ever,
is this that with stock of the Credit Mob
iier in January, 1868, Mr.. Cakes Ames
hribed members to procure the passage
not of can act'' but of s''-on Decem-
Der 1G, 1867 on May -, 1868; on March
10, 1869; on Feb. %, 1871. What we
have charged, and charge now more
otiSHu'uoiJ liI.tH V'CI, 10 ttittL WHCl wi .
Dawes in December, 1S67-Mr. Colfax in
the chair-rushed through the House a
Joint resolution for the benefit OF Cakes
Ames and his party in the Union Pacific
he was "doing good" to Mr. Ames. 1t is
that when in May, 1868, Mr.. Dawes, Mr..
Bingham, Mr.. Blaine, Mr. Kelley, Mr..
Scofeld, Mr.. Elliot, Mr.. Garfield, and Mr..
Boutwell, appeared on the records Of the
House as helping to kill a joint resolution
supported by men like Washburne. of
Illinois, and Farnsworth for the enforce
ment of just freights and fares on the I'm
ion Pacific they were "doing good" to
Mr. Ames. 1t is that when in March,
1869, Senator Wilson vehemently resisted
all attempts to impose any control of the
government upon Mr.. Cakes Ames and
his party in the Union Pacific, and Sena-
tor Patterson voted with him to the same
effect, they were "doing good" to Mr.
Cakes Ames. 1t is that when in February,
1871, Senator Wilson and Senator Patter-
son, by an order put on the Army Appro-
priation bill in the last moments of the
FOrty-tirst Congress, directed the Secre-