Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-03-09
COLFAX.
SmiIer Smiles Agaiz The People
of South Bend Whitewash
Him All Over.
A Grand Reception TO Order
Cuf-and-Dried Speeches-The
Ex-Vice Himself Again.
He Makes Another Explanation :
The Newspapers Did II All
"Pm a Bad CrOwd."

SOUTH BEND, IND, March Sex.
President Colfax arrived here thi,
noon, and was received by Colonel
Humphreys, chairman of committee OF
arrangements, at I4apOrte, who accom-
psnies him here on the train. A large
cOncOurse Of citizens of South Bend and
vicinity, with q hand of music, are in
attendance at the depot. and will escort
him to the courthouse, where a speech
of welcome will be delivered by Hon.
William Miller, mayor. when Mr.. Col
fax will respond.
SECOND DISPATCH.
SOUTH BEND, IND, March Sex
Nice-President Colfax arrived home
here at half-past twelve this afternoon.
Colonel Humphreys, the chairman, at
tended by the committee of reception,
met him st LspOrte, where an i'm
pTOmptu ovation was rendered him. At
the depot here vast cOncOuTse of citi-
Zens met him with music and cheers.
Upon entering the carriage three cheers
were given him, when Mr..
Colfax said: al viii speak to
YOU at the courthouse. Ny heart
thanks you all" The escort, consist
lug Of carriages and wagons, filled the
streets as far as the eye could reach,
while the sidewalks were filled with pc
destrians. At the courthouse the
square and streets were closely packed,
making the largest gathering ever as
sembled here, and it was irrespective OF
party. Flags were flying and bells were
rUng during the time of the pro
cessiOn. Many children were in
gala-day costume in front oi
private residences on the way, waving
flags. Arriving at the courthouse, Hon.
VIM. Miller, mayor, read the following
address of welcome: On behalf of YOU
townsmec and friends, il is my pleasant
duty TO speak the words that but family
express your welcome home to the city,
county and district of which from child
hood you have been a resident-tO the
constituency you have 50 long and
wOrthily represented, and the friends
who from your youth to manhood
have looked with pride upon your sue
cess in life. All bid you welcome and
bid me to express to you their continued
confidence and undiminished regard.
\ on are no stranger. The citizens who
saw and appreciated the struggle OF
perseverance and honorable ambition OF
your early life, who have had long asso-
citation with. you as a neighbOr and a
fellOw-citizei, who have with Jealous
pride seen and felt the results of your
constant efforts on the side of the
principles Of justice, and of right, as their
immediate representative conceive them
selves best qualified to give the estimate
Of your character; and under just ver-
dict upon your conduct, and that verdict
has been by them freely, promptly and
Justly given, neither the insinuatiOns of
iusidious foes, nor the charges of open
enemies can change it; nor can caluEl-
NY or detraction rob you Of the
well deserved esteem of your in
Innate. .friends.a neighbors, andsthat
confidence in your integrity ever felt by
them; and now by q consistent, blame
less, and pure private and public life,
cannot be destroyed by the machina-
lions aud articles Of scheming huck-
sters TO impair or impede your course of
usefulness TO your country, and your fu-
ture advancement to the highest honOrs
given by the republic to Its worthiest
citizens. We shall ever, as
Heretofore, whether as public
representative, 3 private citizen, or
hOnors, gladly welcome your return to
our midst, keeping unimpaired our full
trust in a character for truth, integrity
and patriotism which has been so well
merited, and retaining that affection for
your person and character that has ever
lead and will ever lead us to proudly call
YOU 'our own Schuyler Three
cheers were then given for Schuyler Col
fax
Mr.. Colfax responded as follows:
Mr.. Mayor, NeighbOrs and Friends:
Nv heart would be cold and callOus in
deed, as il is not, ifit thrObbed not more
quickly and happily at such a welcome
home a. this one with which / am hon
ored, and the gratitude for which it
would take q lifetime to exhibit Mere
YOU have known me from childhood.
Ny gOings-out and cOmings-in have
been before your eyes. My character
has been formed in your midst,
and YOU know whether, for paltry
sum Of money, could or not be induced
70 shipwIeck il. When you come hither,
therefore, by the thousand, spontane-
ously. and, as am glad to be told and
10 know, not confined TO political friends
alone, but participated in by prominent
and lifelong political opponents, TO honor
me with such unmistakable manifesto
tons OF your unabsted confidence and
afectionate regard, / feel IT due to
YOU, as well as to myself, to express
utter injustice of the cruel charge on
which ] have been arraigned during the
past winter. II had been a confessed
aud wicked criminal / could not have
I,een pursued with more malignity by q
portion Of the American press and their
Washington correspondents day after
day. Every possible circumstance
hss been exaggerated and tele-
Craphed es absolute proof OF guilt.
Day after day Il has been de-
manded that j should explain this
or that, OF the other point, but when ex-
plained, the same malicious enemies
have tortured and perverted and mis-.
represented the explanation, determined,
il possible, that the reputation of the
man they hated should be destroyed
and as dsy by day they thus poisoned
the public mind, they rejoiced almost
with shouts of eXultstiOn at hav.
ior effected, as they hoped, theil
work of ruin. The frank ex.
posure Of all my financial af
fairs did no good. The disclosure o.
the sacred cOnfidences of the dead only
gave them fresh opportunities for cavi
and Justification of the testimony o
my stepfather and sister, unimPeacha
ble, as YOU here so well know them e
Ie, was denounced as unworthy OF be
lief These enemies were determined
on having their victim, but conscious O
my entire innocence Of this crue
and wicked charge, and con
iident that He who knoweth
all things will In his Owl
good time make that innocence mani
fest TO all. / have stood unmoved amiC
this storm of vilificatlOn and invectiyei
hiding my time for the complete win
dication / know is 30 certain to come
Let me read now from the Chicago
Inter Ocean Of September %, 1872, th'
following extract from the speech / de
livered, here the previous day. II wa
made. YOU viii remember, in reply x
the charge that 1 was one of The
twelve apostles who sold out to the credi
mobiIier at twenty thousand dollan
apiece; who had been bribed by gifts 0
stock on which enormous dividends ha'
been paid, and for which certain legis
latiOn hiss been enacted. Never havini
i'm my life a dollar OF stock Of any kin'
that / did not pay for, claim the righ
10 purchase stock in the credit mobilieT
or credit immobilier, II there is one; no
DO ] know Of any law prohibiting. u
DO / need 10 add that neither Oake
Ames or any other person ever gave, o
offered 10 give, me one shar
or twenty shares or two hundred share
in the credit mobilier or any other rail-
road stock; and that unfortunately
have never seen nor received the value
Of q farthing out Of the two hundre'
and seventy per cent. dividends or th
eight hundred per cent. dividends, Il
cash, stock or bonds, which you hav
read about in the past month, nor on
thousand per cent, nor one-tenth OF ON
per cent. have said that IL twent.