The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-03-12
Mr. CoIfnx Endorsed by Fifteen Hun
,sirea Friends and the President.

Ey-Eirc- President CulfaX arrived at South
Bend, Indiana (his home), on last Saturday,
and proceeded in Il carriage to the court
house, followed by IN escort in carriages and
an immense number Of people on foot and
in wagons. Hon.Wiiiam Miller, the Mayor.
delivered al address of welcome, to which
Mr.. Colfax responded I'M speech of consider
able length. He commenced 10y saying:
"Nly heart would be cold and calIotls in
deed. as it is not, if it did not tllrob more
quickly aud happily at such welcome home
as this one with which | am honOred, and
the gratitude for which it would take i life
time to exhibit here.
"You have known Inc from my childhood.
Ny going out and coming in have been he.
fore your eyes. My character has been
formed in your midst. and YOU know whether
for a paltry sum Of money l could he in.
duced to shipwrcck it. When you come
hher, therefore, by thousands and thus
spontaneously, and, as / am glad to be tod
and to know, not ny political fli'nds alone,
but prominent and lifelong political opro.
rents, who come to honor me with unmiS-
taxable manifestations of unabated CONT
dence and atiectionate regard, AIN indeed
honored and gratifed."
Mr. ColfaX then referred to the malignity
with which he had been pursued by por.
ton of the American press and their Wash
ington correspondents for his supposed con.
nection with the Credit-Mobllier. He IT,
ierred to speech made by him 1T Chicago
in September, 1872. and printed in the Chi
cago Inter- Ocean, in which he stated that
neither Cakes Ames nor any other person
ever gave him one share or 200 shares Of
Credil-Mobilicr or any other railroad stock,
and that he never SAW or received the value
of L farthinC out of the go per cent. divi-
dends or 500 per cent. dividends that his
hearers had read about during the past
mouth; nor 100 per cent, nor onc-tenth of
per cent He also referred at length TO his
testimony before the Investigation commit
tees, and finally read letter from Dir. Dillon,
cashier Of the rgeant.at-ArmS of the House
of Representatives, III which he stated that
he was confident that the checks to initials
or bearer wore all paid to Ames himself
especially the one for s., 200, marked to IS.
{. or bearer"
At the conclusion of the remarks of Mr..
CoiaX, Colonel Humphreys presented him L
letter, with 1,500 signatures of fellow
citizens attached, expressing the confidence
vi lue Si9hViS III MN AMER WHICH lle lOi-
lowing resolution was offered and unaui.
mously adopted: sr@a. ..a
;. Resotced, That in welcoming S. Colf,x
home to-day, after his twenty years of ardu.
Gus public service, in which he has been ex-
ccIled by none us 4 model statesman, temper
ate and faithful to principles, We do so with
unlimited confidence in his honor and integ-
rity both as apublic auand private citizen"
President Grant has authorized the publ
cation of the following letter: ..g..
"ExEcuTtvE MANSION.
Z" WASHINGTON, March 4, 1878
"My Dear Mr.. ColinS,-Allow me to say
that l sympathize with you in the recent
congressional investigations that ] have
watched them closely, and Am as satisfied
now, as ever have been. of your integrity,
patriotism, and freedom from the charges inn
puted as il knew of my own knowledge OF
your innocence. Our official relations have
been so pleasant that would like to keep UP
the personal relations through life. 80,
9 Affectionately yours, - - ( I.
! gu. S, GRANT"