The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-03-07
The "Dead Secret" and the Dead
COlfax.

Colfax.
On Tuesday, Mr.. Cakes Ames again
appeared before the Poland committee
with memory refreshed by his famous
memorandum book. The mystery which
has surrounded that invisible memoran-
dunn book, and which Ames contrived to
keep up till the last moments, was re-
vea1ed, when the book was produced, by
Allowing that Ames' motive for withhold
ing it was to keep private some other
matters which il contained. The en-
tries in the book were found to corrobor-
ate Ames' testimony AS to the moneys
paid to the Congressional bribe-takers
ON account of Credit Mobilier stock in
nearly every particular. With respect
to the virtuous Colfax, it disclosed new
fact, showing that in addition to the
81, 200 which Ames paid him on the Goth
Of June, 1868, the immaculate Vice.
President received another dividend in
January, 1869, of the amount of 81, 800
in Union Pacific railway bonds. This
cumulative proof of Colfax's guilt shows
that instead of emitting to state all that
could be construed ID Colfax's favor
Ames had not stated the whole truth
against him. This new proof Of Colfax's
guilt appears to have acted as the last
leather, by completely dispelling the
hopes OF those heterogeneous souls who
had still professed to think that "Schuy-
Ter would get out of it."
Then came Schuyler's dong promised
vindication." 1t consisted in a speech,
an hour long, in which he told the
Chivr ctrrvy If h;o -. ~. 20 x,ol.
of sin, from the time when he was ''born
of poor, but honest parents" down to
that happiest moment of his life"
when he got the nomination for Vice.
President. The story included many
tender and affectionate details exhibit
ed the narrowness of the Colfax family
gave little picture of their
domestic habits and customs told how
the "pride of the family" journeyed
across the continent with Deacon BrOss,
and how he told the story of his perilous
in "lecture" to Young
Mems Christian associations exhibited
a balance sheet of receipts and expenses
On account of that amazing literary per-
formance, and SO forth. But where did
Schuyler get that 200 in currency
which he deposited in Jay Cookies bank
'orty-eight hours after receiving the
heck for 81 200 from Cakes Ames
Though he was not perfectly confident,
en days ago, that he lid not receive that
n any sum of money in the month of
June, 1868, from any sOurcc,-so conf
lent that he swore upon the holy evan
yelists in these exact words "NOW
'ould not hare 81, 200 added to my IN
'onae ,cithOut remembering 1t rcry posi-
iveiy, yet now he remembers that he |
lid receive some very considerable addi- |
ions to his income which, ten days ago,
le could not have received because he |
ould not remember receiving them
lie received $500 from his stepfather,
Matthew's, on account of loan he had |
made thai desirable relative. He can't |
the date when he received it,
nut thinks it must have been some time |
q the first three weeks of June, 1868.
Then, one day, "as nearly as can fix
he date, about the middle of June"
very unusual happened which
'rought an addition Of 81, 900 to his in
ONE, which addition, ten days ago, he
ould not remember, and which he
could not have received without re-
it very positively" 1t is a
ingular story to be SO utterly erased
rom the memory of man with mar
ow income, and who had just been NOM
mated for Vice. President. The story
8 told in the words of the man from
hose memory. ten days ago, it was
holly absent, is as follows:
II was opening my letter mail at the
reakfast table, in accordance with my
sual custom, and found an envelope
Iithin another envelope postmarked
lew York. On opening the inner en-
elope, / found it contained letter
'ritten by Gov. w. Nesbitt, congratulate
lg me most cordially and warmly on my
omination for the Vice-Presidency, and
aging that the writer desired me to use
the remittance inclosed to
id me in the heavy expenses of the can
ass, but wished itkept secret, as neither
is family nor any one would ever know
unless told them. InclOsed in this
MS a greenback, or a national bank
ote, for 81 900. It was gratifying as it
as liberal. Holding up the letter and
he bill, called the attention of all my
Imily to it, and then read them the let
r. The fact of sending SO large bill
y mail was commented upon, and the
lagnitude of the gift was discussed,
hen Matthews remarked that it came
/ good time for either he or I, referring
} the appeal of Conner, Chairman Of
le Indiana Republican Committee, for
loney to aid in the arrangement for the
anvass, already in active progress. The
III was passed around from hand to
and and examined.
Father-in-law Matthews also remem-
cred this novel addition of $1,000 to ,
chuyler's income, and all the little
inute circumstances-crcept the date
its receipt. Schuyler (says STEP
.ther Matthews) held up the letter
it'll the 81 900 and said "a thousand