Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-10-07

the success of the Pacific RniIrosd schemes !
! In @, nRress AID this charge rests on his
own words As containsd 10 the tuo letters, |
written under his own hand. wbioh have
been put in evidence before the court.
These words are s follows:
wAmnaros, January rs. 1868.
n. s Ke0omb. Esq..
DEAH sra: YSars Of the 73d Is at hand, IN
which you say Senators BAyHrd aud Fowler have
written you 10 relation to their stock. have
spoken to Fo Ter but not to BA'ard I have
never bsea introduced 10 BayArd, but will see
him soon. You cay must not put too much IN
locality. have assigned, Ss far ~ have
given. TO four from hassaehussttt; one from
New Hampsbir-; one, Delaware; one Tenn see;
one hall, Ohio two, Pepusylvauia; o o. Indi
aBA; oss, Maine; and 7 haze tbyes TO place.
vHIcH SHALL POT wHERE THuY WILL DO MOST
0ooD 70 20. I an HHSE ON rHu SPaT, AND can
BnTTEE JupeE wHnRE THEY SHOULD 90.
WAsHrssroS, January 80, 1888.
n. s McComb, Esq
DaAA STA Yours Of Ia. 2sth IL at hand. en-
elosiaS copy OF letter from, or rather to, Mr.
kipg. l don't fear any investigation nsre
/ WhAa some OF DurAnts friends may DO In Ne"
York can't be counted on with any esrts'h'y;
Yoa do not undsrstand, from your letter WeAt
have done and am to do win my 'aies o. STOCK
/
with N.w-York. or have agreed 10, You musi
re,e,,bsr ,1af Il .sas asdriy az placed az you sdo
a.. - a., I, Nslo York asd th-rs was but six or
.I.bt for me to place. could not give all they
| wsnted or they might want, out of that. You
-ouId not want me to ofer less than ore thous
| and NJ to auy ons We allowed Dura 10
place SIS 900 TO some three or four Of his friends
/ or keep it bimself H,vR USED THIS wHERE
1T WILL PRoDucE MOST COOP TO Us, l THINK.
In one of the letter, from which these ex-
tracts are taken is itd jrsSd list Of names
written by Colonel McOomb, purporung to
be ,mes Of members Of Congress who re-
ceived doueears from Mr. Ames. This list
Is Sritten By NJ Comb, urges Me- Am,s. but
be admits that the list is "indors' d" 90 one
| Of his 0lcn IstterS, as ADORE indicated Nov,
II the one Aad the other of these letters do
not point to . corrupt use stock" for The
purpose Of procuring beneficial legislation in
Congress, what 10 the name Of heaven, do
they mesu? IL 10 Very certain thst they are
not ~, ,ptble Of al honorAble explanation,
else Nj. OAkes Amss would have been
prompt TO give il for however the Rrputli-
can journals may seek 70 conceal the facts
10 the case aud sophisticate the understand
Jog Of their readers by restricting their at
teDtiou TO the list OF names indorssd on one
of these letters, Mr.. Ames kuo~s full we'll
hat the borden Of the charge SgSiost him,
aud therefore the burden OF the charge 10
the Whole premises, rests on the contents Of
the litter prittea BIZ his Opn hdnd and Gc-
kHololedged By him to be genuine That let
ter stands ss al Accunng witness which
convcts Aim Of guilt 10 the eyes Of the PEG.
pie, even # the endorsement on II, supp ,rted
though il be not only by the uord Of Colobel
hcOOmb but also by tue Internal sgidsRct
II the letters themselves, should tall 10 The
ground. Bat that indorsvment will nevsl
cease 10 plague the popular mind with iniu-
rious suspicious while the contents Of to,
letter TO which Il is ath xed shall remain un
explained. And any explanation, if sue,
~ete possible, would now come too late .,
convince the public that il Was based OF
ruth. Mr. Oakes Am.s had the Opportuni
~ of makiug such az expansion, 1t be hAC
aay - oder, shea hs came before the pubhi
week or two ago with a statement whIct
aot ouiy leaves the gravsmen of the chArg,
untouched but cou 6'ms il, 10 the only poiu
~here ~ was doubtful, by witnessing TO III,
commences OF the leuers which convict biu
VI bribery 10 the opinion OF every homes
nan v1o reads them. Aud until the EUeR
Jog f1st meets this aspect Of The case C
aot perceive how II eau he acquitted Of seek
lng to screen corruption IN tue service o.
parry, even where, As 10 this case, the of nee
, - rank aud smells ~ heaven. ltu Is the
rue TREND Of Ihe gentlemen named by Colo
DEL MeComb as having been th7se to whom
Mr. Amss refers 10 his letter OF January %
1873 aud IFitB the unswefviug enemy oil
yuouc Corruption wherrver found, It should
loin With u, 10 demanding a thorough clear
,ug up o. this scandal. Pain miDds smonq
all nOusst p.Opls cauu0G escape the couvtc
sou that the letters VI Ar Gases a mes CIV
Of something rosJeu' 10 Washington, HbC
hey must be excused Tor taking the Inst o
Colonel McComb as an index 20 their Gus 81
eions unu the language ussu by AIR. Anne
i, shown to be c1mpstibe not ouly With To,
,nnOceoce of the parties famed IN the lis
out also with biz oEn. As II 10, 10 recent,
seeking to poll up their drowned hORor b
The locks be has sent himself many fsIhom,
further down, and dsepsDed As we'll as wld
rned the painful Impressions already pro
iuced on the pubic mInd.-N !. Hortd
Oct /.
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