Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-02-05
JOB PEIrs,rxNct.
The Ruin Of coIfax.
The viee.RTsstAenS Convicted q
Perjury ana TakinH DSihes.

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The ruin Of Colfax 10 only little
less complete than that Of Senator
Patterson. Last week the viee.Prss-
ilcnt stated on oath to Judge Po-
laud's committee that he had not re-
ceivcd 81, 200 from Oakes Amos In
June, 1868; that Ames' checks upon
the secretary at Washington for thss
amount in favor Of ). c. had never
bcen seen by him. He thought he
was positive ofthis, because he coald
not possibly have received that
amount Of money from any soureS
without reeollectin: it.
PER CONTRA.
To-day tho books Of the First
National Bank OF Washington were
produced and Collars account was
examined. There appeared a credit
Of 81, ,96s 63, dated June 2o, 1868, two
days after tho date Of Ames' checks
to s. c. on the sergeant-at-arms. and
one day after that check was paid
This furnished only presumptivs
proof of the deposit OF tho >l,2oo.
but all doubt was removed when the
cashier produced . deposit ticket
boarinS Colfax's signature, in which
the 81 1868 IS was itemized, d 200
being cash and the rest checks or
drafts. The circumstantial evidences
OH Colfax's case is therefore COM
plete. Ames swears that be drew
check OH the sorgeant-at-arns In IA
vor of 5. C. for 81 200 on the goth OF
June, 1868, and gave it to Colfax In
payment OF the Credit Mobilisr
dividend. The sergeant-at-arms pro-
duccd the check dated June Goth, and
shows that 1t was eashed OH the 2lst
and charged to Ames' account. On
tho cd Colfax deposits exactly
81 200 in cash in the bank. Now, un-
less ho can prove that he received tho
81 200 from some other source hts
case is hopeless, and he cannot e.
cape a verdict Of guilty Of faisshood
and perjury.
THE SCENE IN TIE SENATE.
At the very time that the cashier OF
the First National Bank was exhibi-
ting the tell-tale accountin the Poland
committee room . strange scene wss
being enacted iii tho senate The
vice-President, after the prayer, call
ed tho seuate to order and presented
one or two communications from tho
other house aud from the executive
dep.rtmemts, and then III the nIidss
of painful stiffness read from half
sheet Of noto-paper request that .
lcommi.tee of his political opponents
be appointed to investigate the dam :
! aging accusations that had been made
agains, him, and called Anthony to
1.-THE chair. No more impressive event
has occurred in the senate for many y
day than when the Vice-Presidens
left the chamber, and Pratt, appar-
'cntly very much affected, moved the
, appointment Of a committee Of hvs
Thurman, whose head is always
clear OH points of constitutional law
Though lie often differs from the ma
:. iorlty, was at once on his feet urg.
ing objections. In a few minutes
. speech he showed that the senate had
no right to appoint committee Of
) investigation, since if anything det'
, rimental to the character of the Vice
President was discovered, that body
could neither expcl or censurs him.
Tho only way Of reaching the casd
3 was by impeachment, and that
must be begun by the house Of its
: own accord, without any influence
. . from tho senate. Ii the senate shosld
=, tappoint q committee and make An in.
vestigation itself, it would disquali.
" its members to sit ~ impartial
, Judges. Mr.. Thurman's argument
: was SO convincing that when . vivs
:. voco vote was taken at its cloSs, only
. two or three senator's voted for the
Z resolution. This action leaves the
S matter as far as tho senate was con.
cerucd lust where it was before, and
the only course left Tor tho Vice'
, President, unless he can break
8 through the &C: of eircumstantiat ev'
y idence that is gradually drawing
. closer and closer about him, is to rs'
!, quest some friend in tho house II
present articles of impeachment, say
ing that he does it Mt Colfax's r.
> quest in order that he may have fail
trial before his peers in tho senate.