The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-02-17
THE TEXASPACIFIC RAILROAD
SCHEME.

DCdEM1.
We have been watching the manipu>
lations of the gang of cormorants at
who are endeavoring to
get this gigantic fraud through Con-
gress with considerable interest, hoping
to learn something definite about the
so that, when we did form a
it might be just one. The
connection of Col. THos. SCoTT with
the thing aroused our suspicious. They
were not allayed by the fact that every
Democratic paper in Kentucky-save
the Richmond Register-endOrsed the
measure as praiseworthy and free from
fraud. The ComiersJound sounded
the keynote in its favor. 1t plead the
poverty and restitution of the South,
and portrayed the benefits that would
accrue to that section from the building
ofthis great thoroughfare to the Pacific.
1t all sounded nice enough, and plausi-
BILE enough, but then there were those
connected with it upon whose garments
was the smell of former Congressional
jobbery. At length we are enabled to
see the monster in its true shape and
likeness-as the most stupendous swin>
die of the age, backed up by eleven
millions of dollars of corruption fund.
Col. Tom SCOTT, of Pennsylvania, is
the generalissimo of this band of would
be plunderers of the public treasury.
Generals SHANKs and HUNTER are
mixed up in it. BLANToN DUNCAN is
also there, like a fly in saucer of su,
CARED clabber. We are enabled to lay
before our readers to-day some docu-
mentary evidence that will establish
the true character of the scheme with
all right-thinking men,. The first tes-
timony we will introduce is an extract
from a letter written by Major w. r.
BERGHoLTz to Mr.. BLANToN DUNCAN,
dated ''New York, Dec. Is, 1862:
Gen. Shanks had also long interview
with Gen. Fremont. Shanks said that
Won had more influence in Washington
than anybody else, in or ont of Congress,
and that he would not attempt to do any
thing there without your cooperation.
He thought that yourself, Hunter and him
could carry the measure.
Another letter shows that DUNCAN
had proposed plan to secure the pass
age of the right of way bill, which was
adopted; and the following rescript
shows that he was literally supplied
with means to carry out. his plans:
RECEIPT GIVEN by COL. DUNCAN.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 81, 1869.
Ihave received from Col. B. II. Epper,
son, President of the Memphis & Ell Past
Pacific Railroad Company, various GER
tlficates of stock in Washington City, dur
ing the spring of 1869, amounting tc
eighty>fre thousand dollars, which 1 distrib'
,tted according to has directions, for the use o
the company. l received in the summer
other certificates amounting to ,forty.tU,
thousand dollars for the same purposes, ana
have distributed them accordingly.
have received in part pay Of services
rendered by me to the Memphis & Ell Pass
Pacific Company, the amount of one GER
tifcate for one hundred thousand dollar
stock, and ten certificates, numbers 46;
to AIT, inclusive, for ten thousand dollar
each. (Signed) BLANToN DUNCAN.
EPPERsoN's ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
o.. New YoRK, Dec. 81, 1869.
4 Col. Blanton Duncan has accounted 70
the various certificates of stock issued L
him by the Memphis, Ell Paso & Pacifi
purposes, and has distributed them accord
ing to Observation-Disclosures.
(Signed) B. II. EPPERsoN,
President
The following is an extract from W
|
R.. BERGHoLTz to Col. BLANToN Dun
CAN, dated New York, Dec. 81, 1853
Epperson says nobody else has give
any receipts for stock received for ser
vices, therefore did not want you to do &c
it was not required. n Gen. +
will go to Washington on the 10th of jar
uary to review the field saw a lette
from Shanks the other day to the Gen
eral, in which he said "With Dunca
we can win without him it looks yer
doubtful. He must be fixed SO that b
will cooperate with u.s."
THE WHITE HOUSE WANTS TO BE FIXED.
From d. W. c. Clark, Executive Clerk Z
the Senate, to Major BerghOItz.
UNITED STATES SENATE CHAMBER.
WASHINGTON, June %, 1869.
, MY DEAR MAJOR: A few moments sine
: / met Gen. Dent in the lobby. He aske
for you, and said, "Why the deviL don't
come OUsr. We can -fr things as he .oanl
them in ten miaiteS' / told him | ex
pected you last week, but could not fore
see when you would come. he remarke
! that he is going West nth Gen. Grant earl
merit ,oeek. thought you might like t
know this, if there remains an, thing to
: fired By Gen. Grant or Gen. Dent.
, i wrote you line last evening.
. i In haste, yours ever, D. W. c. c.