, 1873-01-30
WASHINGTON.
The Credit Mobilier Investiga-
ton.
A Digest Of the Cases..Eaoh Man
OIL the Stand.

WARRINGTON, Jan. "a, 1878.
From Our Ors, Corrtsr0ndenf
An irreBistiblo fata1ity attends exposures
and, whether Committee Of Investigation DO
Indifferent or not, groat general facts como of
themselves.
After two wccks Of short sessions, list1caa
questioning, mud tho rendering Of long state
monts,-in somo cason compiled by attorneys, in
oelorH attended with gontculatlona atid protcs-
tatlon,-Crodlt Arol,il!cr Committee No. got
down to bedrock last 'ruesday.
PATTERHoN.
In a little while q Honator Of tho Unitod States
would havo passed. into private life, as tho Log
talaturo OF his State had boforo passed upon any
public dosiro to }lavo him returned again. In
oxorablo fate would not havo 1t 80 And to tho
first disastrous defeat we must auperadd lilo
disgrace Of oxposnro under such circumstances
as must forever cast n cloud about tho public
aervico and poruonal integrity Of James ". Pat
terRon.
There should havo been nothing in the pro-
vloua life Of this gentleman to mako
buyers as Amos, Alloy, Durant 4, Co.
mouth Collego, OF which he was graduate.
cation qualified him to 90 to tho Legislature,
md somo capacity hore also gent him to Con-
gresR for n couple Of terms, when, being appra-
ciated for hts modcsty, prudence, md nelghborly
address, ho unhappily. mounted q step highor on
ath Of March noxt would have delegated him to
cftizon 1ifo aH tile President Of all Agricultural
College In the now field OF Ohio, aud porhapa
gfvon him m identity with tho Nont which would
o9 vS Spaa Pfsasa him aosd, 5 f5h'r g 9,s in tho ns @
itiea must hereafter bo bnsed upon a long pro-
bation and ontlrcly now good conduct. Il waB
Mr.. Pattorsona misfortune, however, to havo
represented a State Of which n large number Of
lngton tho fold Of material operations, and tho
influence OF Ills Senatorial position WIS nccosaa-
ry to them, and in time worthy Of qnid pro quo.
Ono OF these porsona was tho disburaing ollcor
tho Secretary Of tho Pacific Railroad another
waa tho Commissioner Of Internal Rovonuo; and
q half~dozen woro lobbyists, attorneys, strikers,
eto., Mt tho aeat Of Government. Tho firm Of
Chandler, Ortlway L Ro1linahas been committed
carly as 1ses, "tho Now Hampshire ling Riasa vas I
recognized tn Warrington. and persons from
tho comparatively insignificant Granite State
wero conducting vast achomos and operations in
parts OF tho Continent which thoy could mover
hayo known or visited without Bomo financial
connection with public lifo.
Senator Patterson had conducted himself with
such mildnoss md bonignity In tho Senate that,
whom hia namo appoarcd on tho now mem-
Of ofa0S 9as st has k9 in hapee snS apsr
In lead.goncil on tho back Of ono Of Amoe' let
tors to Ionrys. ArConb, and mado public By
one Of tho queer slipB betwoen occurrence md
exposure the people diseEeited t tho Th9lo list
could ever have had anything to do with tho
transaction. Whom the Committee began its
scssiona, Mr: Patterson came forward aud made
a statement denying Il. toto TINT ho ever owned
stock tn tho Credit alobiiior and Union Paciilo
Company. On Tueaday ho roappeared, backod
by two lcttors from Oalies Amea,-ono certify
ing that " llo had not noen d atockholdar or
manager In tho Company, and had not realizod
any proitB." Apparently satisfied that those
Patterson yonturoa, after the style Of
Mesnre. Coliax and Bingham, to read
to vague auditorium Of humnn nature O little
sormon. Horo 10 tho sermon:
aono a @ S @ :, Of na th onag
roproash ne Tor ha century, by driving Them into thS
e a ~ tne huno o, Mn M ~ @ Whca
OF torture inictod upon mon ennsitiye Of toir cood
name by subjeoting them to Legislative inquis{tion
without. sufficient renuon, may tako occasion to
speak elsewhere; but bore close By simply 1emnrh
ng a1ish in1inga aTo to continue MI decent men t'i
a .s1a o' I'D wv WALL peaeuse' nna A'' Will
fesrS.. M''. nx.,nu.,- 1,o :, r..
crra t,;a .1a nanu na.o . WIS aaat 70
L. l.. =.
terson nau maze IT, oakos amos no longer 10
srru 70 mace INC n tor ,e n aozon
or moro persons VINO heyo attomptea TO money
auelo .nt paono' and maha en1s oaoat aionulor
9tanldnallon g naa nystery 20 snccooaing une
n Mteon minutes more Mr. Patterson
s.oou c9aSlc'oa ~ nypoc1lsy, anu o.
WAa' inc Gountly we very mach
1Gsf' 1 W. caa tno fra9est 10TH o. taaonooo e,
M1; Al1os nnnoMatgiy N 1olo"oa Gu y staslnB tnGs
10 had 10 hola 70 Mr: ratseraon % sharea Of stock
II Iao Cloa!t Moplaet, anu had gwen a nun eho
alslaenaS AZ az they accr41a. Amongae tneso was
on9 o. 9o? N eaah. INC nntortunate M senator
naa nay TO BIT u h1s plaee, anu 10 confronted WIZ,
rnn wness' @ Wo & apRefmroaa r. a WIN INN, ne
Il further appeared that tho letters Which Mr;
Jefferson nad 1ust p9e forward, Woso eontTlveu
9e.Ween hlmsen ana Ames n oIuef 10 ro!easo
PATTERSON from certain disofoditaple reports as
to those transactions which Woro ailoat IN NOW
hampshire; Ia amos eWoIe ;nat no nae o9en Ton,
dof-noaftea and Wanto0 70 helP everybody and
hi FHblef6on cpuio sa1 ~ iotutA "As' shat ~
lad mo = recollection" Of having received tho
money: tHns na aia not femoinp9r 70 nayo a.n
GOT IL l1lU fu1t - HlA 1n4Dfe44f0nf WIS Q&l-