The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-04-24

success? I confess I felt - I suppose samp-
son Ct Bible history did Though vithou.
1.-THE of his strength) that l could
poll the flail temple down, even il it crushed
me in ito dieeracefu! ruins.
Acuated BY this feeling, and smartins
under the unprovoked assault that had been
made upon me and my friends, wrote to
Hon. Sidney Clarke. in April. 1872. that l
vas theu ready to aid him in his effort to rid
the Senate of Mr.. Caldvell's presence.
The day Of investigation finally came,
and personal summons was served upon
upon me 10 be in Washington BY tie 10Th Of
January last. / Immediately wrote to the
chairman Of the committee and asked to be
excused from attending. Meanwhile Mr.. L.
T. Smith gave his testimony, in which he
detailed the agreement between rs, and in
doing 90, il his testimony was corrc.ly re-
ported, over.tated the facts. After his testi-
mony had been given, received the follow
ing summons BY telegraph:
Hon. TAos. Carney, 81. Louis:
/ am directed BY the committee to require
your attendance before them, 10 this city, on
Monday. January IL, at 10 o'clock. and that
your failure to appear 1t that time will
be taken "a evidence of your refusal. and
steps will be taken at once to enforce your
attendance. q. p. MOTION,
Chairman.
Previous to the above dispatch / had sent
and received two other kilograms asking to
be excused, and had good reason to believe
that should not be required to appear BE-
fore the committee; and should 10; have
been so required had it not been for Mr..
Smiths testimony-for with that testimony
before the committee, was told that the
vote was four (4) to three 81 ON Issuing the
mandatory sunmohs above.
There was nothing left me then but to
obey, which did. The testimony gave
was q true and faithful recital of the transac-
tons and conversations that passed between
Mr.. Caldwell, Smith and myaelf l spared
neither myself nor them, and the most i'm
portant testimony gave against Mr.. CaId-
we'll had been given BY Mr.. Smith fully one
week previous. They did not spare me, Why
then should spare them? / stated such
truths a. ! am prepared to meet them With.
face to face, before our Maker ct the great
and last day of investigations.
If the testimony which / gave aided in
convincing the committee Of Mr.. Csld-
wells guilt, have the satisfaction Of know
ing that he had previously proven the greater
portion of II, and afterwards acknowledged
the truth of the most important part Of my
committee.
Had Mr.. Caldwell kept his promises, made
upon honor, with those who aided him, and
had not practiced the same bad faith toward
his friends, who really secured his election,
that have heard it stated, he practiced upon
Irwin, Jsckman & Co., who set him up in
business when he first came to Kansas. he
would to-day have been a member of the
United States Senate, and neither himself
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would have been subjected 10 the degrade
ton they have had to endure. Ii the people
of Leavenwo.th shall at any future time feel
the loss of Senator, they need only to re-
fec that it was uholly owing 10 the peridy
and treachery of Mr.. Caldwell to the men
who aided them in his election.
1 trust, however, the important lesson Mr..
CildwelPs example has taught will not soon
be forgotten in the future political contests of
Kansas and the country. 1t should teach
that public man should have place in the
hearts of his fellow citizens, that his conduct
should be such a. to deserve such place;
that when he had won the object Of his am
bition, he still needed the esteem and conf.
deDce of his fellow-men; he ought to under
stand the value Of retaining such confidence
and trusts; he should remember that it is
quite as easy to win contempt a. to gain ap-
plause, and the only way to avoid the one
and secure the other, is to do unto Others"
a. be would shave others do unto him."
THOMAS CARNEY.