The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-09-21
SENATOR WILSON.

Speech at Cochituate Mass.-How
and by Whom the alderman letter.
was Published.
Especial Dispatch to the N. Y. Times.]
BosroN, Sept. 6.-Senator Will
son delivered q political address at
the village of Cochituate; near
Nattick, on Saturday evening, in
which he fully explains the unfor-
tunate circumstances by which he
was charged'.with writing a letter
denying that he was ever connect-
ed with the Native American par
ty. 1his letter was written by a
German friend Of Mr.. Wilson'S In
this city, but without any authors
ty from him. He said that surely
he could not be SO destitute of
truth, honor and sagacity as to
have written letter, or authorized
a letter to be written, which many
of his speeches and thousands Of
living persons at once prove false.
Instantly on seeing that letter be
had deniedits authorship and pro-
nonnced it a forgery. He suppos-
ed it to be the work Of some one
who had never been his friend.
He had Investigated the facts, and
Justice to himself and others re-
quired that he should state them.
A few days before he wrote his
letter branding the brutal speech
attributed to him a. . fabrication,
. German gentleman had called
his attention to that speech and to
others Of a kindred nature. He
had denied to him that he had ever
written or uttered those state
ments, and sent him several
speeches to show that he had views
precisely opposite, and these
speeches clearly revealed the fact
of his associa ton, for brief time
with the American organization.
The Senator had furnished copies
of these which he had published.
o nd several of which he had in his
possession. Receiving. a day or
two before he went to Maine, q
German paper marked, and letter
from some German gentlemen.
Mr.. Wilson, on meeting his Ger.
man friend in the street, had given
him the letter and the paper, to-
gether with a copy of the Tribune
OF LEGO, in which was an article
branding as forgery the speech
which had never been imputed te
him, and asked that gentleman tc
send the extracts from his speech
es then in the gentlem ans posses
sion to the Germans elsewhere, as
evidence of the real opinions ht
entertained, and to prepare and
send to them an extract from tht
Tribune proving the speech abov'
referred to to have been forgery
twelve years ago. These extracts
which he requested his German
friend to send to the writers of th
letter clearly showed his opinion
and revealed his connection will
the movement. His German fricn,
read it promised to send these ex
tracts and did so; but he wrote
letter and signed Mr.. Wilson!
name to It, together with his owl
initials. The Senator said he di,
not have the slightest idea tia
his friend would write q letter o
any kind and use his, the Senator
name. The man did not live tha
he would trust to write a letter 70
him on public affairs and send i
out without seeing and reading i
He would certainly be guilty Of a
objectionable indiscretion to d
so at this time. The letter WIS
wholly unauthorized, and was wri
ten and sent without his know
edge and much to his regret. Whe
he read it he had no idea whatev,
that it was written by the gentl
man whom lie had requested
send extracts from his spcech'
to Germans in other parts of ii
country. 1t was some time b
fore he knew tina: his friend hs
written it. He was sure that b
friend had intended no wrong
himself or any one else, or to d,
ceive anybody, but he made gre
mistake-a blunder. Mr.. Wilse
said that he regretted that son
. Republican journals, in attemptir
to trace the authority of his lett
, had reflected on gentleman wi
had written very sharp letter (
the assumption that he Mr.. w
son, was the author of the lett
referred to. However others mig
treat him, he did not wish to r
taliate. He had rather suffer wrol
than to be the occasion Of doll
injustice to others, no matter he
/ unjust they had been to him N
Wilson said he bad avoided pt
sonalities In the canvass, anil hi
.. said no unkind words OF Mr.. Gre
! ley and Mr.. Brown He had di
I | ~.-.-.I ,o~ zeal mi !, ~ ~ no .1aconI