The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-03-21
TIE PLOT rHICKHys.


ss.rtia~s Rsvei.sie.s Concerning az
his Gsalt In the Nesbiss Matter.
gvsom the chicAgo Times.l
Ample proof, II any were needed, q
the venality of the Seraph OF South Benz
is furnished in the records Of the Post
Office Department, a report of which IL
contained in the Times, Washington
special, published elsewhere this morn.
ing. From this it appears that the
strange affection entertained by the New
York stationer for the coming Vice
President wasfully reciprocated. Indeed.
the generous Schuyler, after his incum-
bency TO the vice-Presidency, went to
the extreme of filing an argument in the
archives of the Postofiice, where it still
remains in black and white, in behalf of
the continuance of Nesbitt's stamped
envelope contract. Although committing
an indictable offence, he proved sue
cessful advocate, and the contract was
continued without the little Formally of
advertising for the lowest bids, as the
Law required. 1t is presumed this time
that Mr.. Colfax will not rise to explain !;
and this damning evidence, proving con-
clusively that to his constant sycophancy,
demagognism, and venality he added
actual criminality, should be sufficient to
convince the last adherent who haspinned
his faith to him.
The following is the Washington dis
patch referred to ::
"A most astounding revelation has
Just been made against Vice-President
~ bat "a - l. he
long line # deception and falsehood that
he has gradually developed from his
South Bend speech to the present hour
II WILL be remembered that in his very
latest explanation, he insisted that Geo.
F. Nesbitt, Of New York, had given him
the $1,000 at odd times, in the summer
Of 1863. as voluntary contributions out
Of friendship, though total stranger,
and that all the favor that was ever re-
tIrned were a few tickets to the inagu-
ration ceremonies In the spring of 1859.
Now it has just come to light, from the
official records of the Postoflice Depart
ment, that Mr.. Colfax was the attorney
and lobbyist of Nesbitt, and that he
fled an argument in reply to one made
by the Acknowledgement for the extern
sion of the stamped envelope contract,
then in the hands of this very same Mr..
Nesbif.. 1t is there Endorsed as sub
mitted by him The history Of the tran
action is simply this When Postmaster
Gen Randall retired from the depart
ment he allowed Nesbitt's contract to
continue. without advertising, for an
other year. When Postmaster Gen
Cresrell came in, he thought this was
Irregular. and called on the Attorney |
General for an opinion. which was soon |
and adverse to Mr..
Randall's course. 1t was to this that /
Mr. Colfax filed a reply. AMI on this
Nesbitt's contract was allowed to run
until some time after. when bids were
invited In order that no injustice NAV
be done Mr.. Colfax, it should be stated
that while the 20 pages of argument IN
Nesbitt's behalf are not in his hand
writing. his letter indorsing il and trans
hitting it = there. 1t may have been
copied for him, or it may have come
rom Nesbitt's lawyer, but Mr.. Colfax
Alone appears ON the record as making
appeal for Nesbitt in violation of the act
II 1852. making such an offense from
he Vice-President or a Senator or men,
Der the subject of criminal indictment.
L IS not believed that Mr.. Colfax will
Use to explain any more"