New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-09-21
THE CREDIT MOBILIER.
AMES VS.. AMES.

AMES VI
THE RAILWAY MANIAC
A proverb Of Mr.. Oake
gland refers to q horse wi
short memory" OF the
cutiele we have already !
the reader scan his letter
and those to Col. McComb
must be his memory:
0al0 Anss 10 hs CoHslisstats IN
1872.
ITO ne People Of ne Second Con.
eress Dtstrtet.
" FELLOW = CITIZENS -
Charges Of q serious char
acter, In reference 10 the
discharge OF my trust as
your representative In Con-
gress, published IN The Neic-
York Sun, and extensively
circulated, seem TO demand
notice. To you. who know
me SO well and have hon
ored me 80 long with q seat
IN Congress, i trust IL ia not
necessary to rofute such IN
famous charges. III alone
were concerned I could not.
for the first time In my II e,
appear In public print to viz
dicate myself against fOui
and wicked SANDER; but
these charges involve the
good name and integrity o..
some OF the best men In TIT
nation.
THE charges referred TO,
made against me and som,
OF my associatesln Congress,
with others equally falls,
against the company. were
first made by Henry s.
McCOmb. in q suit against
the Credit MObilier, In the
State or Pennsylvania. for
the purpose OF obtaining
money WTOngfully from the
company. az every one OF
the officers and stockholders
belieyed then and low.
/" All the executive ofIleers
OF the company aud several
OF It's largest stockholders.
Including myself, have an,
swered IN said SUIT long
slLce under oath, that the
charges were entirely false.
that not @ single snare of
the stock OF that COMPANY
was ever given 10 any mem
Der OF Congress, directly OF
indirectly, by me, or any
one else 10 my knowledge.
~ now reiteraie ana re-
affirm the statement, with
tue further declaration that
| never gave q share OF
SO OK OF that or any other
company, directly or indi-
rectlyI TO any member OF
COngrefs. The sworn an.
swcrs OF myself and these
other gentlemen, made aud
hied IN the same tuit, lying
SIDE by SIDE in tie same
record, could have been
published with the charges
nad It suited the political
purposes OF The NetC- York
sun.
IL am willing TO place the
sworn declarations Of any
or these individuals, OF the
highest character and repu-
tatlOn, against the aitidavits
OF Mr.. McCOmb, wherever
be II well known, with no
fear of an adverse opinion
ON the integrity OF any one
OF the as against him.
"The list OF names given
by McCOn.b, as Endorsed on
my letter ANA published,
were written by himself, a.
he stated when under oath
at the hearing in Pennsyl-
ydnia. He had no authority
from me Tor making any
hucn statement.
" Perhaps | ought 10 add
that ali the legislation ever
asked for IN ala OF the con-
stfuctiOn oi the Pacific Rail-
road was granted years be-
fore these alleged transac-
tious. The last at OF Con
gTess In ala Of that road was
passed in 1864. nor has any
lmng been ASKED Tor except
ing me removal OF tile Olhce
OF tue Company from New
York 10 BOstCn, TO avoid the
biac kmalllng suits of james
Fisk, IT., aud McCOmD in
Judge Baruard's Court. A
long time after the Act OF
Congress, amended in 1864,
In md OF The Pacific Railroad
was passed, the road beng
it great danger Of breaking
down, L was urged To aid m
its construction, when |
consented To do, and never
since 1 Md any connection
Win IL, or thought OF being
connected Win Its cOnstruc-
lion, has Congress granted
any ana or been asked To. i
Ola not own a share VI STOCK
ultli 1866. aud THIS charge
that "A GistIiDutlOn OF the
stock OF the CIemJ MObiller
III 1868 brlbcd member OF
Congress to procure the pas
sage Oi an act IN 1864, Is too
absurd To be accredited. /
may have done wrong IN my
Efforts To ald Ibis great ua-
uunal enterprise. / am uu-
CONSCIOUS OF II. L have al
ways regarded 1t as among
the most creuliaOie and pa
uIotic acts oI my lie.
"OAKts AhEs,n