, 1873-03-09

leftEE Hon. 1t1IeES " a.
| pie, Esq, OF this city. He says:
Tou new ths four years tho long and intimate
myself we're broken off, but my sense OF justice viii
NOT permit my sympathy with the htes md cruel de-
nuncasion Of aportion Of the public press aE1inss
that geutlemAn- 1EaYe known Mr. -Colfa1 from boy
hood, and do not believe him to be corrupt, nor
would he make statement under oath hs did not be
Aere to be true know how easy It Is 70 iniams the
becomes when irnamed. reaction, however, always
taxes place and in that reaction which Is bound to
toward sll thcae gentlemen"
having heard how vigorously he had defended mo
against all reflections on my integrity and truhn-
puss as
together, tie unpleasant alienation Of the past four
years ended, and, trust, forever.
Many minor points In this matter would Ike to
anslyzo at lengh but have referred these, which
unnecessarily prolona Ills Statement The fa!aehoods
TINT have been teleraphed over the country during
the investigation hare been persistent and na-
me in ny ill., eq saw The WIS., IS. g." Is eheef as nm IN
the couamitto-room, and found 1t WAS to be
Is he oi @ Meet
teegraphed that going try to prove that re-
eeived the 1900 from Jasper hcho,naker, Stuart
telegrarhed that had to change my tactics,
charge !. to deceased nan. When wrote to the
and the deatre Of his family and the decision Of my
counsel that they should not be presented to account
for deros't on certain day II June, IT was tele,
forgotten theIn and when another falsehood tcle
graphed that had, after Eesbitts death, acted
.nsh, = b; nttosy or Lobbyist the
7 had done no more thsn any Congressman could
have done without criticism, and more than-1
nesa which any constituent Of mine, friend OF foe,
asked me TO have decided Justly during tie year rep
fhpvu f{raJ
poins in this transaction in identical and unchanged
language, and an not responsible for the malicious
which some newspapers havebeea dled~ In the con-
adenco Of the fnmiy circle, before here In public
and n t9s Cor nit hs. a whno
dollar Of dividends on the Credit Mobiler or thu
Onion Pacino Railroad from Mr. Ames,. or
stated Tint, ~ While " would @5t'D' Be- willing A' to
bug 1t at and hold it, understood 1t in 1862
prospect OF liberal dividends could induce to buy
into lawsuit. For over four years. BY a1r. Ames'
own testimony, although VIC have both been at tho
capttol there has net been word exchanged between
stronger confirmation Of it's abandonmeut7 stand i
before you conscious Of no wrong doing In this matter
by M Hmes as4esd ~ % to buy ~ ss twenty shsres Afe1 e
hsa fsa0aa a ssa Il t. R5a T. t. 5
Influenced vote, ruling Of mine In the slightest
degree Hind, md heart, and conscience, al acquit
subjected. Ny record has never been stained with
dishonor fasincation, and this extraordinary mani
festatton Of unshakcn confidence and Interchangeable
regard by old friends who have known from boy
hood. answers thousand malicious attacks, and thrills
my heart with gratitude cannot express In Words
above, states that tho conversation with Ames a.
the Arlington, the nex evening altar colfax had tes
hfed1
Dr. Humphreys then presented to 1fr. colfa1 the
nnuc-bgnea 1estnnnal before referred TO- WHICH had
attached to it 500 names, regardless Of party.
Mr.. ColfnI responded.
DR.. IfuMPHaE1s, LADIES' AND aESTIEnEr: &C
eept this testimonial with sincere and heartfelt
thankH. know tho intent Of It is to show by your
own written signatures, even moro thsn by your per
but / ehall 1earo behind nc, IL God
and I " l. 1ssbe 'Hs m na he 1s4s
and It will be happy thought for him that he
this testimonial given to the whose be BEARS
charges that have answered ut Washington and
swored here tolny, sa trust, SO accepahy and suc
cessfuny. Cheers. |
The following resolution was thcnoEcrcd: !
= Resored, That in welcoming SCHUYLER colfa1 home
to-day after his twenty years of arluous public
vice. in which he has BEEN e1celled By none model
statesman, temperate, tactous end faithful to prin
cples, we do with undiminisj,cd confidence In lis
honor and integrity, both aa public man and pri-
ad tho meeting fss snse
House Rtepa shook bands with 1lr. Colfz1.'
TIE CHICAGO TIMES.
Owing to the numerous dates, references to testi-
quiring more accuracy Of. statement than |
political srcech, Mr. Colia1 wrote out the remarks
hsh arc above n' Mhs S cas ft
@ ssystIsi r. times IN ssass as To- to apss.s s0s t5a
oDnns Oh o. sdo saues TSere n ths
3fmes Of Friday later from their South Bend cor
10 some Of the manufacturing esablishments here,
which greatly excited the wrath OF that gentleman.
"Tho Chicago Times had . correspondent hereI
supposs he is down here ut the table. He was
aver hero yesterday looking about my Investments In
Investments in the furniture factory-that I'm Vice
President, and that all the beadsteads have
more, TINT no young married couple can bo happy
Eithout haying one Of these beIstaade. Now, want
% tell you'll Lave no Dividends on that but ~ the
7oung married couples did buy the Knoboch bedsead,
ne will mako dividends pretty soon. Then he says:
10 no. know th!a gentleman, and therefore am not
'sisnded y my ny efforts, and Il that had become become
1tockholder in the B:rdsen Glover Separating
ae anv DO paeo. eot knoE sr mr. ba
,e has forgotten more about the extension
II patents than knew. It is tho last thing The
10 never asked me about 1t, and never spoke word
bout hts patent. He managed it himself One thing
'rscttsed in, is the Patent o.hce; but the Birdsen
company did Say to me, II would Ike to take some
osk they Eoud ks to aye sos1holds5
sockhoider in the Hewitt Chair Company, and
every young couple when they get married, want to
,e happy, let them buy some chairs, and We
yiu pay dividends then too. But I want to
how you the inezp-essible lt.leness Of an tk.se
hipgs. ask you Il II il not the very refinement and
luntessenco Of littencss? ask the himself II 1t
5 not. [He made no reply.] To come down here in
ny own town. tn whose iata1est and prosperity have
lwnys felt the nveliest intesest, where have mnde
Investments In gas companies, and never received =
arthing Jet OF dividends. 1a not 1t nexpzessible
lttleness to parade that, and SEQ il they caanot
uake so1re point about Mr.. Cclfa17 {Checrs.]
When get Dividends as 7 shall when
II tie happy couples get cloger-hu11ers
3 well as bedsteads and chairs, shall nv=st them
light here at homo in those manufactures that have
nade our town thriving and prosperous, and Of
shich ne are al SO proud.
THE REPonTEn's FATE.
The indignation caused in Br. Cofax by the article
q the 11m<s does not seem to have been confined to
Jim, or incited in others By his remarks. After
he speech was over, young man with sandy nous |
ace, strong voice. but weak legs. marched into tho
dwight House, and inquired for the reporter Of the
Hines. After he WEB informed that that |
ear him by tho arm, took him over tn tie
orner aud grew confidential. 1t waz his intention,
e said, to seek for tho who wrote that letter; he
enrncd to meet him. When he had done SO, he should
lforn him that 0. the statements in tat letter
were liz, si1, and the reporter took any exccp
lon to that language, he should spread hts over
Ia face as II it were butter. Then he sat OF down
in search OF that man, but he hAe not yet found