The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1873-03-15

c1oeA From frst = last I haye
s1a1ed n the leading prac4ical
points IN thia tansaction m
Identical and u11hl1Red langunRe,
and Lam not rbpeh3ble for Che
malicious pervei6ions and twistings
Of these statements with which some
newspapers have been filed. In the
confidence Of the family circle, be-
fore you here in public speech and
n tho committee room at Washing
ton ] hqve slated what is the fact,
that ! never received . dollar Of
dividsndq on the Credit Mobilier or
The Unioa PAciac Railroad from Mr..
Ames or my one else. On Ill occa,
60ns / have stated that while /
would Be willing to buy it at par
and to hold Il 6 I understood it in
1858, no prospect Of liberal divi-
dends could induce me to buy into
. lawsuit For over four years, by
Ar. Ames' own testimony, although
We have both been at the Capital,
there has not been q word ex-
changed between us AZ to . divi-
dend ON this stock. Could there
b stronger confirmation of it's
abandonment! ] stand before yon
to day conscious of no wrong doing
IN this matter, IN thought word OF
deed AZ it WAS represented to me
by Mr.. Ames, I agreed TO buy 10
shares; afterwards and within few
months, on my own convictions, i
abandoned it. preferring to lose
what / had paid than 10 hold Il. II
never influenced a vote or ruling
OF mine IN the slightest degree.
Mind and heart and conscience all
acquit me Ct the unjust imputation
to which / have been subjected.
My record has never been stained
with dishonor or Justification, and
this extraordinary manifestation Of
unchanged confidence and IN
changeable regard by the old friends
who have known me from boyhood,
answers . thousand malicious at
tacks, and thrills my heart with
gratitude I cannot express in words |"
ANMD0RsEllENT TaoM PRESIDENT GRANT.
Executive MANSION,
WAsHnaanoNJ March 4, 1873. {
Mr. DIAN Nh. Co1rAx Allow me
to Say that I symps&hize with You
in the recent Congressional mvesti-
cations; that I have watched them
closely, and / am as satisfied now,
a. I ever have been, of your integri-
y, patriotism, and freedom from the
charges imputed a. If I knew Of my
own knowledge Of your innocence.
Our official relations have been 40
pleasant that / would like to keep
up the personal relations through
hfa Afectionately yours,
q. s. GRA,ST.
4 NEwsPAPER ExONKRATIoN.
LOUISVILLE, March 1O.-The Cour
ier-Jomnal this morning says:
1--WE taken the trouble to review
carefully the case Of Mr.. Colfax o.
recorded in the Congressional N.
vestigation, and compare il with the
elaborate defense delivered by the
late Vice President at South Bend,
Last Saturday..
/ The result Of our research is Ehaa
he has given . successful and salts.
factory explanation Of the entire
matter.
It viii require closer analysis than
that which we have made er.are eapa
BILE Of making to alter our opinion
that IN this business Mr.. Colfax has
been very much abused and wronged
and No are the reader to allow THU
! since we hsve been tempted, and
could not be induced to sacrifice
the private character of any man 4<
| partisan interest or prejudice il
doing what he believed to be an a0
Of personal Justice.
We desire to be ta1l and explici'
and ungrudging, and therefore W
shall not shadow congratulation,
which we have to offer q conspic
nous political adversary by any o
those minor disparagements which
might be sanctioned by . less gen
| erous 0ificim."
| fRfon The Indianapolis Jourual1
/ THE WORK OF THE SESSION.
The close OF the regular biennia
session OF the Legislature enable
40 70 look back over it's work ant
TORN . jast judgment Of ito amour
aud valae That much time la
been idly or inadiqustely speat
much unnecessary talk avoided
much irrelevant or immateria &c
tion taken, sad not . little goo,