Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-25
Tho crodit Mobi,ie, -
sS..ssfoSDhNoE BKTwSKS HON. 1As =.
AND COL. IL. ). An ,oyr %

Dear Sir '-i sept 'Lla;a.
al, . 49, -. .aeht'ou' however, t. u.sks mn,
ort :. 10 !ns controversy which has ar;.s,,
out ot the disposition ot this .rrs,,. "a1 at'sen
ssock, IL Is proper that this e,mm,,r,,a. ".on''ei
S0t,es OF tnree letters, which enclnse a,',i a'
% published with my letter 10 col Msr sh3uid
Sen. l4th. 1868, together tAey contain , OF
eV'1c statsment OF my own action IN ,.t', 49,. auu
to the whole subject '" I" lefefence
wneo my attention was called On tho ,.,, -
to short article in the NrLxrNcTos e 'o'h INST
AkAc!AL OF the 18th, containing a o,onaa,i 'oM
Exs.o1 .gaanst me in connection with ~ f., ,'''
:.on ol th's "Credit Mobiner" Stoct "s .. ',spo
s"oEesed note to Col McComb, and reto,s,' az"
On me same day together with a co., ''s
Cy NJ. N"rt " ",!n OF jan 18th, 1868. In iu,tirs ~
~. McComol also enclose q COPY of the ia,,ar -, ~
dressed By him to my sen under dste ot .s.'e, an
Of that month 'e''ef OF the l'th,
Ao1 WI observe that in MS note -, ,h, ,o..
Inst Oo!. McComb states that he had NJ anoo ao..
ooy VI my letter Of January 18th is6s tn NJ.
W.sh;,,.. oh.v iatther to state that was in
wssnlns'on, ~ Senator, from that Tim. Ill, ,ta
beginning OF July, 1858, and also ,lurn, 49,, W. Wv.
s1sS'o" ot congress from tie commencement, =.
t"o s.ss'o,! IN i'ecember, till my term ~ ntIica
Plieu, on March Sd, 1862 AMI that MIR A,nss
ca'eu upon me, to my knowledge that ,s,,;,i
;. .au personal interview with him. n,,, r:.
ceived any communication from hlm On a,,, ~;
Whatever. Further. that | meyer n,.ma,y '"uje.'
OF inc "Cred't Mobilier' stock and that na,,t
nor any one connected with me ever rsca,r' =,
seht from that corporation, or aEy other co,,,
directly W" ~ "".1t'y OF ia.
Ahls mere statement of facts which 4 la a.,
uoavoIeo tn make succihctl, " ith th,. co,;., -,
the letters enclose. iiscio,cs INV .,,; top'e' o
knoWi 'dge III reference 10 what v,, -. - '"
the "Credit Mobilier Affair" and NV own ae,,a a,
IN re'ation to the whole subject ''''
1ours Respectfully IA u
Io'A1Es McCABE, Esq, Wilmington. Del
Copy Of letter from Hon .ins A. youoJ nr.,
NcCom5
WHMINuroN, sept Is, 1872
DEAR SIR iou will ,ecollect that wan u,,,.
me letter after had again become a msmhsr -
tne Senate IN 1861 in relation 10 suh,crintio, ),
tue STOCK of the Credit Motiier to which lat nn,,
| tephed do not recollec. the exact dat. Of vouI
1865. '"> was esr'y II
nave Jour letter among my palars h,t h.v
MOI YET i"oEed 1t up, and being uncertain wh.ths
| Atr' - copy ot Any answer, YOU " III much obi o,
hc W ie'tins hie have copy at your earliest con
vehience. have distinet recollection OF the sub
stance OF your letter and Ut my answer: but as
see tiis morning that une OF our papers here ha
eoe. NJ 70 'mpugh my course III relation to thi
nel : may 'hinE It proper TO state the facts -
attributed the ofier you made me TO kindly feel
inRs arising from our previous .-.a.ion OF coun,e
ana client, and have no intention Of making NV
| seh party 10 any controversy on the subject, bu
simply, II notice the publication at all, to stat
distinctly aud specifically my own action
| lours, very respectfully, \ A. BA4AkD
COL. II. 5, McCoMp,