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Snrrn BENZ. Ind. Aug. 90, 1873.


South BEND, Ind, Aug. 90, 1873.
My DEAR SrR-Just returned from Min
neSota, | find amongst my letters the iol-
lowing from Hon. f. B. Washburne, u. D
Minister to France;
PARIS, July 81, 1873
4" Hon. Schuyler Collar:
DEAR SRI have duly received your
favor of the 9TH inst. have seen the state
ment of Mr.. Drew 1t Is true that he was
at this legation pending the Credit Mobllier
investigation before the Poland committee
at Washington last winter. well ree0l-
lect our conversation on the subject oil the
IS. c. or bearer check, and his statement
that he had reason to know that you did
not Get tbe money. My recollection OF the
conversation is confirmed by one OF my sec
retarics Who was present and heard 1t.
,,nJarstood from Mr.. Drew that he was
abroad for the purpose Of making certain
investigations in regard to frauds commit
tel on the revenues Of the United States.
Yours very truly,
L. Il. WASHBuRNE.
lam even more rejoiced. my dear sir, than
Won can be at this emphatic confirmation OF
Your statement. You declared in your letter
to .Tadge Poland. that, when you first heard
of this Il 2O0 check (Which was first pre-
.ented to the committee January 22nd, 1873
Won were at the American Legation at
Paris. and sold Mr.. Washburne at the time
that YOU knew Colfax never got that money.
The New York World, whose malignant
pcryersions and falsifcations in this matter
have beeQ a. brutal in their language as
they have been infamous in their spirit, de-
termined to dishonor you also, because You
had dared to tell the truth on matter IN
which Won had no interest whatever. Ii
has. therefore, over and over again asserted
that YOUR statement must be false because
Won had been seen in Washington in my
company at the time you said you were in
Paris. knowing this to be a ialsehood, as
| had not the slightest recollection of having
seen Won at all for more than year.
wrote to Mr.. Washburno; and, a You will
see. out of the mouths of tive witnesses-
not only Mr.. Washburne himself but his
Secretary also is your truthfulness
doubly confirmed and the lie of the World
newspaper doubly refuted.
Let me thank you personally for daring
for the sake of truth and justice, to en-
counter all the utilization to which you
have been subjected. lIe who knoweth all
things. knows that | never received from
OakeS Ames any stock or bonds of the
Credit Mobiier or the Union Pacific Rail
road. nor any dividend thereon, in cash or
check or stock or bonds And | consider It
but little less than proyidential that you hap
pened to see Mr.. Anne, himself draw the
money on this very - 5 c. or bearer check
thus confirming Mr.. Dillon's testimony, but
also that YOU Jaw him pay the $1,000 he
received at the Sergeant-at-armS' counter 70
a stranger who had been talking to him on
/ New Orleans matters | know this con
/ frmation of your statement against the
aspcrsion- of Your calumniators will be
gratifying TO Ex-Governors Underwood and
Stewart. Iieut.-Governor Taft, General,
Barstow. Wells and Henry, Judge Wales
President Buckham Of the University oil
Vermont. MesSrs. Benedict and Hunting
ton. and other prominent citizens of Yer
mont. who have borne such strong teSti
mony to your reliability and your unim
peachable character.
With grateful regards. yours truly,
SCHUYLER CoIFAN.
JONI I. DREW. Esq.