Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-20
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Ia onioial Paper Of the war Do
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Officfai rhpsr OF the County.
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.ThrLong-silent Speaks
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aAA History OF the Estrange-l
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s. New YoRx, Au9. lS.--The follow.
Ing % MUultonss statement: -
sl 0sat1sussa ~ ehs Cx1ssR. Wheii
u wss Inst bssors sou tssssaed I wouI.i
- ysss,fs stQuest IyrUdwes such docu
menis = ! had, end make such jsssst-
nent Of tscts % had come 10 M
knowledge on the subjecs OF your In
s4stry. ltuiiy intend to do so, aud
Asve prepased my saatsmeut otshe fac,
- ssustatnrd by the docpments aud
made an exfibition Of Ill the pape, :
sthst have oOsns In any way into NJ,
ps,sses~ion bearing Onsihe controversy
b~tween the partiess "a That statemeu,
mnst, Of course. bear with more or iess
1oree upon on0 or the esOttcr ofthem
4 Up0O mature r. dectiOp aided b III,
advice Of my most valued triend-, j
have reconsidered that Discriminate,
aud am Obliged 10 say 10 you that
feel coalpelied from senss OF duty !.
the partlss, tony rslsii0n 10 their con.
trOyersys aud to myseif, neither {.
make : staisilent nor produces dOcu
mchts. When I 6rst became Q part,
to the unhappy controversy between
4r. Bsecher aud Mr.. Tlltou I had q,
persOnal knowledge nor any d0cnmcn'
u my posseesiaa which would affecl
eithsf. Esefything thar ! know O.
fact Or have recsived Of papers has
eOne 70 me In most sacred confidence
20 b used sor the purpose OF conipos.
Ing aud settifng I'll s.i@culties bet wee,
Them, and prevruting % far - posaibl.
any kuowlsdwe OF hsirs private affairs
being brought 70 public notice.
s Tor TILE purpose ell their matter.
have boen entrus,ed 70 me and for
mono other Ill should now uAe then,
N would b rot for the Ipurpose o.
psaoe sadrsecoociliaiien, b0t to voiuns
tariiy take part ID = controyersy which
they have seen Al to renew between
) ltheusolyee. call attention 10 tho fact
tAat yOussfss . msssvstuntary tribunal.
whatever do hers II done by volun.
tary and not compelled witness -
! Mhether before any tribunS having
ths power 70 compel tho production Of
testimony and statement OF facts,
shall mover produce these papersg or
iGlys any ~ these confidential state
MentS. Ir0serve to myself to Judge OF
the emergency, which / hope sps.
1sver come sgaiast my wish, q have
never been 10 sympaihy with the re
Dswsl Of this conflict. Part Of thea.
docementa haye been given to the pub.
lic In 90 fer confidence In regard 10
them has csased Isasbu, just. thsre-
fore, end duo TO tho parties that the
whole OF theas dOcument., portions Oi
which have only been given, shall b.
put into your hands, In response 10 y
thrice renewed request oS lhe commit.
- hAys, therefore, Tcoples Of them
which ! produce here and piaee "a IL
the ha0ds Of the committee With ths
h0pe1Assi rtQnest that A,tep they have
bees exswsiusd BY them they may b.
: ~rstured 10 no. = sSs@ 6s
81 .Hsw faifhtolly, earnestly and hon.
estly ! have laborsds % do my duty IA
pavlle4 for peace they both know
The &u41iie4 ~ me 10 settle for my
cell, .snd no other. is now ought d.
snythisg - aid either spaEty 10 the 70
neneA eOatrOveeses, bys the uss o.
thai which l received and have used
II - pronots harmopy3s On my homo,
esA eoneclence think ] onghs mol
! ard at tie sipk Of Mhateves misc0a
l olsuetion aaar vitapeeaAiOn that smay
e01ne 6poD ne, ! must adhsrs 10 Tn
/ s1Seastess ct my owa Judgment au,
seseserve % lesst ny ;oWn ssif-respcet
= II my UentfOso AhAil arise - Il
~ suthensioity Or she eopies Of doc
\ nmanN On thai point, ] shail hold nay
salt opeo to epeak., With this excep
Won. exoept In deteuas of my ows