The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-03-10

OF Justice will not permit me TO sympa,
thlze with the bitter, cruel denunciationl
a portion Of the public press against tina
gentleman. have known Mr. Colial
from boyhood, and l do not believe hin
to be corrupt; nor would he make a state
ment under oath that no did not believe
to be true. / know how easy it is to in.
flame the public mind on any subject
and how unreasonable 1t becom0swhen In.
famed. A reaction generally takes place,
and In that reaction which Is found to
come In this instance, q more reasonable,
and much less Vindictive feeling will
exist toward all these gentlemen. Need
1 add to this generous and voluntary let.
ter that having heard how vigorously he
had defended me against all reflections
on my integrity and truthlulness, / was
glad the first time met him 10 tender
him publicly my grateful thanks, and
shaking hands together, the unpleasant
alienation OF the past four years
ended and l trust forever. Many
minor points in this matter l would
like 10 apalyze at lOngth, but have
referred TO those which have excited
the most discussion and do not wish TO
unnecessarily prolongue this statment.
The falsehoods that have been telegraph.
ed over the country during the investiga.
ton, have been astonishing. When, for
the first time in my lie saw the 5. Q.
check in the committee room, and found
that 1t was to be charged TO me ana this
astonishment was telegraphed as The eyi.
dence Of my guilt. Next it was tele.
graped that | was going TO prove that l
received the $1,000 from Jasper SChOe-
make, Stuart & Barren, and when it was
WIS found that this was false 1t was TEL
egraphed that | had 10 change tao
tics and charge to deceased man.
When wrote TO the Committed In regard
to other Nesbitt remittances and the de-
sire OF his family, the decision Of counsel
that they should not be presented, 10 ac-
count for deposit on certain day in
June, it was telegrHphed that had writ
ten TO the Committee that l had forgotten
them, and then another ialsehood was tel
eGraphed that had, after Nesbitts death,
acted as his attorney or lobbyist. The
Post Master General officially retuted
it, and showed that l had done
no more than any Congressman could
have done without criticism, and no more
than, can add, than have done as to
any department OF business, which any
constituent OF mine, friend or Zoe, to have
decided justly during the years l have
represented this district in Congress.
Here must close. From first 10 last
have stated all the leading practical
points in this transaction, in the identical
and unchanged language, and am not
responsible for the malicious perVersions
and twistings of these statements with
which some newspapers have been NIL
cd. In the confidence OF the family circle
before you here in public speech and in
the committee.roOm at Washington, l
have stated what Is the fact, that | never
received q dollar oil dividends on the
Credit Mobilier or the Union Pacific |
Railroad from Mr.. Ames or any one else.
On all occasions I have stated that while |
would be willing to buy It at par and 10 |
hold it na ! understood IL, in 1902
no prospect Of. liberal dividends could
induce me to buy into a law suit, for over
four years, by Mr.. Amess own testimony,
although we both have been at, the capt.
tai, there has not been q word cxchang-
ed between us as TO dividends on this
stock. Could there be stronger con.
firmation Of its abandonment? l stand be.
fore you to-day, conscious OF no wrong |
doing in this matter in thought, word or
deed; as 1t was represented by Mr., Ames,
| agreed to buy twenty shares. After
wards and within a few months, on my
own convictions, / abandoned 1t prefer:
ring to lose whatI had paid than to hold
1t. Il never influenced a vote or ruling
Of mine in the slightest degree. Mind,
heart and conscience, all acqult me oi the
unjust imputations, TO which have been
subjected. My record has never been
stained with dishonor or Justification, and
this extraordinary manifestation ol
unshaken confidence and Interchangeable
regard by the old friends who have
known me from boy.hood, answers q
thousand malicious attacks, and they fill
my heart with gratitude cannot express
in words.
The opening OF W. Scott Smiths letter
omitted above states that his conversation
with Ames was at the Arlington the next
evening after ColIaX had testified. AT the
close OF his speech Col. Humphreys pre-
sented him letter with /, 500 signatures
OF his fellow citizens attached, expressing
the confidence OF the signGrs in him, alter
which the following resolution wac offered
and unanimously adopted: A. -.
ReS0lrsd, That in welcoming Schuyler
Collax home 70. day after his twenty years
Of arduous public service, in which he has
been excelltd by'none as model states
man, temperate, iudicious and faithful U
principles, we do so with undiminished
confidence in his honor and integrity, both
as o public man and private citizen