, 1873-08-30
RICHARD YATES.

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ptounp1 YATES
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IN tbt rd;fo~ NJ TbA f1;tooo Y1.;b,,ne.
'e @'"'s'' ~" T,.,.aasv,1r e.asS ~, A,,rst 1874
e1n: fow days ago, received by mail tho
following printed slip. cut from Bomo newspaper,
wlic1, contaira f7rat t' m nrtclo from, TuE du1-
oAoo TRIBUNE, and thcn tho comnonta OF tho
uanor ,,n,n t1'a ort,c1o. tr'boro was nothing tn
show from 1vllnt pnpor tho slip WaH takon, nor
hnro T thu a,ohtcat ,,nor1odpe nr st1ru,iRe either
ca h t,,o n,ner r., rrcl n ,coa nuh,;ahed or na
to ,rh, ,vr,to ,t,o -,nt,, to trur tru1ursr TIM
o,tcto ~ 1,1r trp,p1,ys, and tho ron1v tbercto
aro a.. fol,ow.,
r4rrs At onroosvr1rE.
Tho tenor and drift Of o1senator Yatcs' speech at
HfgBavio On the 4h aay o. Jy, WIZ tna aS
grabs o frankly contcsBod all his Hhortcomings and
faults, bnt aaid shey were otlcnees nga!nst himself.
aa ,xantcsa ta aros v satesnon
either looked down upon him with contempt or, if
sy tooK ay o. h "es ess s az
tion IN a speech Mt G,iggavlllc ho took up the
eral actors IN tho o1cd,t.Moler anu yar9us o.er
um Wa, ratsr savaro ,Ss M Old oa peo
roio for h, ~ ra1, otnnttnm to tho fact lint whiln
nerhans thoir hands did not aaRo. thoy woro not 30
clean as hin own.-or1oAao Tn1AuNE.
Yes, with all their nn hypocritfcsf Chrstian
symnatuy for Gallant Dick Yates, tLia whole Credit.
10 dspay .. clear NAM ,;,o nfnua ~ ta t
u pbo pcT hns only been to
himself Ills orenscs layo beon only 10 injuro him.
nn from Tint active pnbo ay for for waie he t. = pss
iarly aaaptea an ny me or ran u ~ rsn
r a 1 cr w ves or ~ csd ecn % oy Of nv
eenses agast ia country, Or agnat honesy and
good principle hut, oven as ile laa boon, unj'st
as o has been to hnae1f 1t would have hcci godscnd
to tho 1loi T. there had been fey aMsh honest hen
as Dick Yates III tho Forts-hocond Congress:
Mr.. Editor, it IL not with tho roply or thls
unknown writer to THE TRIBUNE I lavo to denl,
Init st;,l hayo IL in NV hoart to thank him for
lie ,.o11.n,oort hind vor1a for mn IT, IN mt INV
n'o "o11,4"o"'s' ~ ~ .
custom to reply TO newspaper eonsatea. hase
hundred timos submitted in silence to gross mis-
representations rather ti,an enter into tho wran-
small cay worry nts'o III rep'y u lAE tribune
except upon one point. Before 1eachlng TINT
point, l say it ia not trllo, ns stated in The
Tn1nusE tint. III tho Grigesyillo gpeecl1, 1T
oo,,f.,aot nj, NV, o3,,r,,or,rro ond fo,1tu n-for
con'essea "ll"y silo'tco1""ss'uo 1a'u's' ~. :
did not, in the Whole speech. speak OF myself.
It ia not trl1o that II took nj thu several actors
p tho Credit Niobilior and various other frauds,
md ventilated their history and hypocrigy," 1
called 70 nanos, aor foloffed 70 any 1halViauai
The object Of this communication, however, ia
to toll what did or did not saw in my spoocll
at .Griggsville, but to answer the
other cliarge Of ..run TRIBUNE, that my
"ssuel"tv '1enntoa y loGAcu tG"u uppn nsI nitn
contempt. For tno sake o. INC 1ruih, 1ubtlco ~
political parties in this 8tata who havo alwayB
boon kind to no. think ought to liBproYe
+1,;u oi,nrra ~ cnr, T1non this ouaeton
,rotar yoa ,aanocta 1,v nv anuncnte Rama
ntiotileA "s's tsnt1Sss.. 49,. 80 - ~ ~ ~ i @ ~ IL
tors, or cousao tue oena'o1a tIo'aao4Fos aie 'no
II is matter Of pride to me lhat have q; in my
possession, ~ thelf own nanuwtlung tno gra1,l,,
lSle gssth.' 80 "et tnoae ~, ILL., nS
mo- IWo yearH auu y na'l NV " tne ocsasloh
pnnionshp wo were to separate our official re-
lntlous, tleao Senators gave me these voluntary,
- 49,; 49, H. rrs!,, r,..,. c,',.,.,nr 49,,
Loving letter Of tue non: Charies sumner ana y
day my Senatorial term expired, accompanied
with the remark that Every sonator would
sign it. it requested to do so:"
o' ~ - .,,,,,snro.. 70 1H i;rn,, i 1o71
gne r,oo nt.1ora ,aEa. Mas'S''oS' A'a''n y 1914
DEAR SIN: After llie long md pleasant association
NO have mud with You in tho seatu cannot rerra!a
from bayiug fow words at l%rtsig, which shall in
aome degrsc convey to you tho sentiments We ehtoF-
u boSc ocr sonn3 vopr ucttor IN FIN scro+o hoaoa
n, nonarnsitv Adr,itv Ia a cauue If Fren,lnn nn,i
ora ~ T,atisa nn fair .inv ami In w ~.
fond vG, in iii tha 1riv,tn yrlatims of l,fo KNIT
forioarinn and considerato Of tho feelings Of otlcra.
Ta G53,aiaa IN ~, nnHoorcI ~, - 70 ani ho,
Inn thni h. romoin1nr ~ Tnr yovaec n f, INV IL
smooth aud prosperous aid asslrIsg you that You
viii ni,rnvs rn nIn warm nscn in our csrta we nrs
'1A'S,'s q + Morton cnar1es Summer.
James Marla1,. Simon Cameron
1ic1 s'1urva, nSlnan,v IL gp1I X Anthanx,
lin, - r. mnwr. 1mstfn hInrr}r
1ns -; ~ NJ 9t'ssi ~ Hin,i, y; t"o4'''''
sA1e1 sm ro.eroy ~. y, -: .,nn,, l,l, .rr,,,,,,n,,
MA naYt iot1ar r nrooo,t ia t,nt - tin Iros-
!Hv VIZ hoA5 iettet ! p's7ent - t.iae " tne Pt9s-
ehs ce.ifesl1ohs OF tAo United states, tle
lion. henry WIlson:
SENATE C11aMnER. March 8. 1871.
Mp DEAn YATES: You nra now to retire from tho
sonato, Tut you Will carry with you tho aftcctionato
regard Of most If not all, Of your nasociates Thoy
apprsSae yonr ercat aoosa nr,lag ~ tG War o. the
,nany frinnds ''' 0"'o ~" - so"H
I assure you my dear a!r, that shall cherish tic