New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-03-10
SCHUYLER OOLFAX AGAIN.

RECEPTION AND SPEECH AT SOUTH BEND
THE CHARGES AGAINST THE Kx-vICE-PRESi.
DENT ONCE MORE EXPLAINED AwAf-Hn
DEMONSTRATES HIS OWN INTEGRITY ~ hn1
SATISFACTION OF HIS TowNsMEN.
SoUTH BEND. Ind, March S.-Ex-Nice- Presi-
aen, Cfax arrived here at 1880 O'Clock to-day and pro-
ceeded in carriage to the Courthouse, followed Dy
numerous escort in carriages and wagons Mayor Miller
de,vered an address OF welcome and Mr. Colfax then
responded as follows:
Mr.. CoLFAx's ADDRESS.
Mr. MAYOR NRIGHBoRs AND FRIENDS: My heart
ould be cold and calous indeed as It Is not II 1t did
not throb more quickly and happily at such welcome
home as this one with which am honOred. and graft
tude for which it would take a lifetime to exhibit
Here you have known me from childhood my
going out and my coming in have been before
your eyes. My character has been formed IN
your midst, and you know whether for paluy
sum of money I could be induced to shpwrecK H.
When you come hither, therefore, by the thousands
spontaneously, and. glad to be- told aud to Know
not confined TO political friends alone, but iheluoipS
prominent and lifelong political opponents, to honor
one with so much unmistakable manifestation OF your
unabated confidence and afectonate regard. felt II
due 10 you AS well to myself TO expose the utter n
Justice OF the cruel charge on which have Deeh III
ragned during the past Winter. II had been con-
victed and wicked criminal could not nave
been pursued with more malignity by poruon
Of the American press and their WASHINGTON CUT
respondents. Day after day, every possible cir
sumstance has been exaggerated. and teegraphed as
actual proof OF guilt Day after day 1t has been de-
handed that should explain this or that or the otner
point but when explained the same malicious enemies
tortured and perverted and msrepresented the expana
ton determined, II possible that the reputation OF the
man they hated should be desrOyed and as day by day
they thus poisoned the public mind, they reoced almost
with shouts Of exultation at having effected, as they
hoped their work Of ruin.
The frank exposure Of all my financial affairs did no
good The disclosure OF the sacred confidence Of the
dead only gave fresh opportunities for cavi and fasfca
ton. The testimony Of my sepfather and sister, unim-
peachabe as you here well know them to be- was de-
bounced as unworthy OF belief. These enemies we're
determined having their victim. but conscious Of my
of this cruel charge, aud confident that
tie who knOweth all things WILL in His own good time
make that innocence manifest TO all, have stood un
moved amid this storm OF utilization aud injustice will
ing to hide my time for a complete vndication which
know Is 80 certain ~ come.
A CAMPAIGN DENIAL AEALYZED.
Let read now. from The Chicago Inter-Ocedn Of
Sept &C. 1872 the following extract from speech de-
Gvercd here the previous dsy. 1t made, you will
remember in reply TO the charge that of the
Twelve Apostles who sold out to Credit MObilier nc
$4,000 apiece and who had been brbed by gifts of stock
on which dividends had been paid, and for
which certain legislation has been enacted
Never having IN my life dollar OF stock OF any kind
that did not pay for claim the right to purchase stock
In Credit M"ber or Credit ImmObiler II there Is one
add that neither OaGos Ames nor any other person
gave offered to give me one share or twenty shares or
road stock and that unfortunately have never seen or
received the value OF a farthing ont of the go
dends in cash. stock bonds you have read
about the past month"; 100 per cent nor the tenth OF
purchased at par, without buying into prospective
lawsuit, 1t would be good investment. If as valuable
defendant court Of justice, want NO stock at any
price with lawsuit on top OF it,
Although thus publicly claimed the right to purchase
this very stock and avowed frankly my willingness to
buy OVID and hold 20 shares, If could do it without
buying into a lawsuit and thus accepted all the odum
could attach purchasing it, then understood
II, I have been charged with prevarication be-
cause 1 did not go on and state that had with
drawn years before from incomplete contract TO buy
twenty shares losing what had paid on account. If
had supposed that denial explanation OF en-
tirely different charge than that answering would
be required Of me- should certainly have done So it
would have strengthened instead Of weakening what l
was stating; but that could not fOresee.
eminent divine said, rather irreverentIy "if
mans foresight only good bis hindsigh he
would be but little lower than the angels; :" and my
mode Of speaking has always been TO discuss and ex-
plain pending issues and not discuss or explain those
that pending But let test this by iustra-
tion-a method which often brings out disputed points
more v1vidly than argument. Suppose any one Of
YOU had been charged with having been given
shares in a wooden factory; that from these
shares you had received enormous dividends,
and that, payments for these gifts and
dividends, you had aided corruptly in carrying
through legislation in regard TO duties wOOl-would
you not regard sufficient to such charges to
tell the public that you had been all your life publicly
advocating the scale OF duties alleged have been car
red by cOrruptiOn-beside this. their enactment had
been year before these alleged gifts-that you had
owned any stock in wooden factories anything
that you had not paid for that your shares had
been given YOU and that had never received
any such dIyidendsi Now, you had voluntarily with
drawn had pecunary loss over four years before
from an agreement to buy such stock In wooden fac
tory. you would regard what have supposed as suf
eeut REPUTATION of the charge that you had been brbed
by gifts OF stock and dividends. But If you
added all this the frank statement that you had been
and you would be willing to buy this very factory stock
at par and hold it IL would not involve you in ti
CATION would you not think your to be full and
thorough on every practical point that the wanton cal
umny required you TO state No could have been
isled by my speech the vital point that, though
such stock was gwen to me. publicly avowed my
willingness bear all reprOach that could attach to
Investment OF my money in 1t at par, as I
then understood it but do not intend to rest
my argument this point here call my enc
mics witnesses. The NETWORK TRIBUNE OF Sept.
published Geographic extract Of this speech with
the following heading showing that it fully understood
my denial the charge of having had stock given
20 me- He never received a share in Credit Mobilier
that he did not pay for" II emnenty fitting that
this paper should, Jan. a. print literally quo
taton from the speech with the essential word give
left out aud then basely repeat the charge OF my
tuthfuness the question 1t had thus altered and
falsAed. Mr. Colfax here exhibited the paperl The
Chicago Tribune also, which has almost daily as
sailed me. the past Winter, for alleged prevarica
ton Ia the speech, did not misunderstood It, At the
time it declared editorialy Sept M In commenting on
my speech; "Mr COlfax claims the night 10 purchase
stnck he thinks nrnner eyen when offered him