The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-02-04
"n-n il. How he Nicks En-"

thrill you with excitement!
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"D-n it, How he Nicks En-"
Thus exclaimed Mr.. CLAY when OLD
HICKORY was chopping off the heads of the
ofsce-hoiders; and thus we may exclaim on
the manner In which the devil hicks the
leading northern Republicans in the expo
sures Of the corruptions Of the Credit-Mo-
bilier. Amongst the later victims we find
General DIX, the famous War Democrat
who became such denouncer Of the South
in spite of his old sympathies and bis States
Rights doctrines, received $4,000 from the
Union Pacific Railroad Company. He was
paid this for his influence whilst Minister to
France, In an attempt to negotiate luaii OF
s20,O00,0OO in that country. He re-
ceived this sum notwithstanding that
not a dollars worth of bonds was sold.
This fact was stated by HORACE F.
CLARK, the president of the company. 1t was
asked whether he received the money while
minister. The witness could not soy i; but
he stated positively that the General had re-
eeiycd it. This, we lake it, Is matter OF no
consequence. TIE contract was made and
the service rendered while General DIX was
the representative Of this country. 1t mat
tiers not when the money In accordance with
the contract was paid It will be remem-
bered how General scHEscK was recently
censured for undertaking to indorse the
Emma gold mine amongst English capital.
lists. He was reproved for thus using the
influence OF his high position to pass off the
stock OF gold cempany--a thing which no
minister can properly do, even where. he is
not interested; but it was worse with
ScHEScs, for he was suspected of holding an
interest in the company he Endorsed.
II ScHEScK should be censured, General
DIX would be censured with yet more Sc
verify. He was an older man-lamiliar with
the usages of Government and the rules Of
propriety in diplomatic intercourse in purcr
days, while ScuENcK is q modern politician,
educated in the reckless school Of modern
legislation and modern diplomacy, in which
tile sense Of de!icacy as well as virtue has
been blunted. Oh, General DIX, General
DIX! You might havs denounced US, but
you need not have committed suicide by
parting from all your old virtues.
Next comes Mr.. CARPENTER, senator from
Wisconsin. He has not been up before the
investigating committee, but it is q current
runner in Washington that pending the sena-
toral election in Wisconsin, and while Gen.
cIni CADwALADER &. WAsEBURNE Twill the
line OF WASHBUREE run out to the crack of
tloom2] was the most prominent candidate.
BUTLER OF some other acute person sug-
gested to AMEs that if CARPENTER were left
Mt home he would be 4 dangerous enemy Of
the Union Pacific Railroad Company, while
elected he would be an efficient and persist
ent friend of that company. The sagacious
person further suggested that CARPENTER
should be employed as counsel for tho COM
pany at 900 per annum. Through third
person he was employed. he was elected,
and has been the efficient friend of the Union
| Pacific Company. And CARPENTER was So
Z pure, SO bold, so independent! "D-n it,
1 how he hicks ZEN! :"
General DoDeE, according to DuRANT's
testimony, was chief engineer of the Union
Pacific railroad at $4,000 salary. He was
elected to Congress. DUnAST' objected to
DODGE being in Congress when he ought t.
DO on the road. 1t was replied that lie
could do more for the road in Congress than
d he could were he upon the line at work.
q Very true. He has done more. Besides, his
wife is the holder Of one hundred shares of
Credit-Mobilier. He was therefore large
participant in the profits made by the con-
tractors, whose accounts were excessive, and
were endorsed by DopsE Thieving upon
tlieying.
DUEANT made out that OAKEs AMEs was a
mere conduit Of the stream OF rascalIy swim
dies which were constantly flowing between
the Union Pacific Company and the Credit.
Mobilier. ALLEY said no deserved monu-
ment. DCRANT shows that he merits glib
bet. The following IS a statement of d.
RANTS testimony:
"Mr. Ames, Mr.. Alley, and their friends
were not original subscribers in the
Union Pacific road, their only interest
IA tbO eokol0uJ USills dCqullCu ny tutlH US
directors or as stockholders in the Credit
Mobilier. On the first subscription being
made, a parcel of greeubacks was produced
by the party making the subscription, stating
to the Treasurer that 1t was tender Of fifty
i've per cent. Of the amount Of the par value
OF his subscription, which was, OF course,
refused by the Treasurer, as the party well
knew 1. would be. The amount thus pre-.
tended to be rendered was not, as under.
stand, eyer counted BY the Treasurer, but
was retained by the party SO Offering to sub.
scribe to be used the next minute on another
subscription. This farcica! subscription and
tender thereon was continued for the period
Of about ten minutes In time, and reached in
amount the sum Of about $4,000, 900. Not
q dollar OF this money passed into the hands
of the Company, nor was it intended it should
so pass"
DURAST gave another bit of history of very
great interest. 1t developed ho,s the SIXTY
per cent. dictdend aoas made. The witness
cited the resolution adopted by the Board of
Trustees, December II, 1867, instructing the
treasurer to procure from the Union Pacific
road s2,0o0, 900 Of their first mortgage bonds
and produce an equal amount of full paid-up
stock Of said company, to declare dividend
OF sixty per cent. In bonds and sixty per
cent. in stock under The AMEs contract. On
tile sd OF January resolution was passed for