Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-03-27

En-sessssr nsssessss'. Des~s.e.
1Hs HAsTr AND rsgUsT sASSER, ~ wHEcs
THn COMMITTEE JUxfED AT coxCLustoNs
Without AND sefmsT PRoer.
The stats ment OF ex-senator Patterson, OF
New Hampshire, I'm reply % the senate credit
noe'her committee report, was zee eived by the
senate yesterday. After reeiting tAs oirrurn-
stances that prevented the'oonsadcration OF tAss
report last session, and di-claiming sny ipsen-
ton 20 inrugn fine motives OF the Committee.
but only their CONCLUSIONS, he ssyss
" The very atmosphere they brea;hed during
sI1or Tsas ~ene bono n sons ss and %
Of yituperafion aud II iSrcp CntatiOn, which
seemed fuf = while % overwhelm the better
judgment ~ both Housx OF Congress. IL n i'm
ths midst of such circumstances that they have
srTiy, q at con- iusi0ns demosstrably Erroneous.
Iie.y implicitly on the ls'rsonal candor and the
elevation OF character Of each and all OF them
20 lk;en patiently and " thoat odtnse 90 crit
eism Of their feport, - ar as tia same may -
necessary 20 relieve me from the heavy imp
tatlons which they have east on me a Senat
he heard ", which God forbid the mIs.hanr.-s
OF political lite should ever involve either q
them In asjast accusation.f
Mr.. Patterson then quotes the paragraph
which The committee sum mp the cvii o. .
against him, and after asserting that their -
culpatory statement n inaccurate "a the last
De gree stating things Which are abs glateiy CO..
facts although they ar, not supported bY ne
facts, esaggerating facts, impuJing know 20
OF wrongful PURPOSES on the part Of o-lss
witbOat proof, charging action under cufgapt
infiu, nces not proved and cont adietea b. tas
evidence, and magniiyi0g forgctfulnesS ~ some
OF the details OF transactions long past intD
Affirmative or negative false statenlsnt q s.fs
proceeds 90 examine tie several paolu.itit,-.s
which the committee : summary contain.
First. He denies that he contract To- cor
the purchase OF G. NJ. stock a. the COON tfas
lsers No .
for IL and paid tor II cut OF the diyid~ -. 80
paid cash Tor his stock. Member ~ tha
House received guara ATTY Of value o snntTact
OF reimbursement ~ viii With int -. is
purchase was without aiw such agreein ct ns
defends his action by ar gung that th.. frar,-
action was rightfal, con- ect, and pro 70 GA rs
part, lawful IN itself, aud N no resp. iu csH-
tiict with his duties As Senator. ON tr.. p,int
he says:
81 appeal to Senators to put them..l. - r.,-
der invest CATION In this respect D. here A
sisgle member OF the senate who, d asa, ihess
tour years, has not bought and -. .frr.Sr
either In sose national railway, or a. ffr.-I,.l-
uonal bank, or i'm some national go frsurs.
company, or i'm some fraction OF the pu 80 do
main, or in some mines situated on ia sue 81
some national highway, or in scmethir -. %
ma ter what, sppertsining 30 the Uni stats.
subject to be treated i'm Congress? ~ re INV
not purchased property i'm the Distflt of 49,
lnmbta, the value ID which depend "a C,a-
gTess? And how many Of these Senstors SO
there. or rather how few, who are not Interested
In any coal property, or any iron prOp.itg. "a
any foreign merchandise, or any ship n- irli.-
erty, or any manufacturing propcriv "
agricultural property. such a. live
bacco. hemp, wool, wheat or any IN stera -
stance or thing whatsoever, which IL la. .
be seized upon for external duty OF t., ~,
imported, changed in value nv the Omnisi :
jaws OF the tax power OF the United Stat =
not many Senator possessed OF sechritie. Of
the United States which rise and fall acco. a.
20 the daily votes OF Congress? Nav W
look around ON these Senators and ma IN ID,
terests OF millions upon millions which ar n
may be affected by the legislation of Coz
gress?"
Seoond. He deniss thath purchased the 81 d. r..
As the committee Saws, Sat rates greatly bell
its estimated value" His transaction wasm..i,
IN August, lSis when the stock was NJ par, a. I
the $500 he paid represented the actual val q
OF the stock az that time.
Tsfrd He denies that there was anvthin,
wrong In dealing with Mr.. Ames, In 1859, in this
stock and bonds OF the Union Pacific failroaf
for The purpose of profit and of disposing OF
them in the stock markets Of New York, aud
calls attention 20 the fact that the large
amount referred to by the committee vas
1000.
fOuTh. He denies that he had any knowledge
az the time that there was anything peculiar or
objectionable In the character of the credit mo-
biher. or that the testimony taken hv bots
Kind.
FIfh. He denies that lac had any exact knowl-
edge o. the relations OF the credit mobilIcr 10
the mon Pacific company, and adds: IL IL A. i'm.
possible not TO see that the committee are for
eng conclusions not upon any facts OF notOric-
~ s shlsiing IN Isc., but upon the investigations
OF the late Congress"
!Sizdl. He denies that he had anv such knoxi-
edge at the time he purchased his stoe a. could
induce him 10 suspect Mr.. A mos of any mproper
relation 90 the credit mobilier and Union Pacific
railroad Companies.
serend. Mr.. Patterson quotes the following
Of Mr.. Ames in thus dealing with him 20 secure
his friendly recognition of the Interests Of aid
companies, and his own interest therein, and 20
influence his action az a Senator in the matters
of legislation affecting the same" He denies
that, VI Mr.. Ames had any such intention any
knowledge Of IL was possessed by him. aud adds:
"The conclusions OF the committee are IN mere
conjecture, Inference, imPatation, without aud
against proof.
Eigka. Mr. Patterson SAYS, Of the points in
the summing mp Of the report, nothing remains
but the charge Of Iaisststement or s1pprasSiou
OF material facts, which must have been well
known TO him (Patterscn,, and continues:
81 do most solemniy deny that, In the eNpla-
nations given by me, whether 20 the committee
Of the House or that of the Senate, there was
any intentional misStatement or suppression OF
facts. II Is most cruel and harsh mis,uigment
OF my declarations TO distort and misconSt true
Tor getfulness of the exact nature and "details Of
a transaction in stock more than tive wears age
into wiiifui miSstatement or suppression. n
frankly acknowledge, and beg pardon OF tie
Senate Tor the error committed hy me I'm going
before the committee Ut the House 20 make any
state ment whatever on the subject. Let my
missteP IN this respect be a warning 90 All Sen.
afors hereafter not 90 submit Intensely yea 20 apv
erlminatory Investigation ON the part OF a COM
mfttee OF the House of Representatives Bat
the error was a natural one-the result OF scnsi-
uyeness TO blame, which affects most persou~
who hold elective offces and are thus rna.le
subject to what Is called public opinion: THAT is
newspaper elimination. felt conscious % hay.
ing done lao wrong, aud therefore -vclunrarliv
Welded myself to the invitation Of the commit.
tee of the House."
he then explains the apparent error in his
stat. nehts by calling attention 20 the fact that
ne mad two distinct transactions with oakos
A mes: nrst an Investment of a. OOo In ..re.Iit
moeilier stock, and second, one OF = 100 i'm
Mon Pacific Railroad stock. OF the two
blended and COMPOUNDED in tia
receipts he gave Cakes Ames. only one IN min
mon Pacific Railroad stock Remained i'm
pressed on his mind at the time when hi atten-
uon was first called To il in June. 1872 and that
was fixed by the assurances repeat
edly gwen 10 him by Oakes Ames of ais not
being stakeholder in the credit mol,iiier Ue
insists that al presumption OF human action Is
contrary 10 the conclusions of the Committee
ii he had known that the transaction with Mr.
Ames vas in credit mobi'ier, he would MOI have
according TO any reasonable f,leorv
on human action, TO DENY it positively. subject
20 nave az proved against him in the seq lel N
ne nad remembered the existence of tba re-
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