The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1873-02-22
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thu SAM Che fman for S. OOo, set
him by Nesbl i fcA poAitieA peTpcs-
es that month, stating that these
drafts circumstantially proved that
the two remhttahces bf June and
-1aaly and thsix- dates. He then xaad
the following afidAyit adding that
although his sSstehent as pWbEsh-
ed and. tssti6s ed by him had flor
reasons stated by his counsel re
ferred only to- the, 81, 900 in June,
the gentleman showed that his
memory was that Colfax had, told
him of both these political remit
tances of Nesbitt's,o n ra5a mon +
81 State ooi Indiana, st, Joseph
County, Rickston Burroughs, Cit
zen of South Bend, in. said county
and State, being duly, swornsi de-
poses as follows: During the sum-
mer of 1868, after the, return of
Mr.: Colfax from Washington, in
consultation about the approaching
political compaign, he Colfax] re-
lated to me one of the cireum-
stances of having made the ac-
qlaintance of, an old gentleman in
New York City by the name of
Nesbetti; that he. Nesbett] stated
to Mr.. Colfax that he nor his friends
wanted, any Office, or in common
parlance, he had no axes to grind,
and he had an abundance of means
for himself and family, and wished
if Mr. Colfax would accept to be-
stow part, of his wealth in such q
manner as would assist Colfax in
defraying his increasing expenses
incident to the campaign and then
offered him lColfax] the SUM Of
$1,000 or 49, 900 lam, not certain
which sum, but it was either 81, geo
on So, 900, for ,psuch purpose, and.
that all the favor he { Nesbitt jworlld
ask in return was that he ColfaxF
would call on him { Nesbitt and
take tea with him. l have frequent,
ly spoken Of said conversation TO
many of my Ineighbors and friends
in South Bend, during the last few
weeks, and having been uniformed
this evening" that Colfax had recent
~ made a statement in relation to
said matter, before the investieat-
ing committee in Washington al
though L have not seen said. State
ment, vet L take pleasure in making
this affidavit, in proof Of the trans
action about receiving said money
from the said Nesbitt, IN the hope
that it may in some measure serve
the cause oflitrs,th, and help to VIM
dictate the character of a just and
truthful man, Whom I have init
mately known for more than thirty
years, against tho malicious asper-
sions with whichIhis good name is
assailed. Iwil add further that
Colfax informed me during the con.
versation above referred to, that
the said Nesbitt did give him 81. OOO
or $4,000, lam not certain which
sum,s and that he Colfax l. soon
after sent the amount so received
to the Chairman of the Campaign
Committee at Indianapolis. ayaw
s Issbrasf RIcKETspN BuRRoUaHs.y
| Subscribed and sworn to sbefors
me, this 18th day of Feb. 1872 az
[Seal. GEORGE III. ALwARD,I II
| dlstql.3 OFT Notary Public cd
| NKw York, Feb. q 19.AThad Pos
lns the following special iron
Washington: elm regard to- Mr.
Colfax there iso some additional evi
dence of the most positive charac
ter that Ames, inaa conversation
with gentlemen other than Crouns,
ON the evening Of the u sam
day, or that of the day ofollowin,
that ON which Mr.. Colfax first test
fed before the Poland sCommitte
after holiday recess, did say tina
Colfax's testimony was substantial
| ~ correct, and that the only ipoin
upon which they differed was IN re
gard to his stiff owing Colfax tn
$500 paid as Subscription to Credi
Mobilier1 stock IIAmes said 10 tha
i his mesrory was clear that he ha,
returned this money, and that til
account between them was close,
without 81 receiving any dividen,
4 whatever from stock.''s III q .9gbr1
i aaoss --4..rre.>s.s>p-ei.----- Isv 81.
i i make now my pilgrim age d
the Weat again under aspects d
Thousand times mOreo propi'ious
i and with the assurance that l. nj
= citizen m a rceun:ry free in fac,
and whicll H. cane travel ia tvcr
part with.,pt peril to life or hmf
When les t /, went West 1 kept th
lius-MaAon and Dixonsi line--ap,
there was danger in: saying o tina
God made men free and the dew
only took their, liberties away! bu
now thsre is nOlsnch danger, an
l In 0pn vnsNf Ctotn - xvt,s..t,