The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-08
The following are the letters alluded to
in MIR. WARDS communication

in MIR. WARDS communication
RKvERDY JOHNSON TO MINISTER soHENCK.
LONDON Dec. 16, 1876.
To tie Editors Of the Amer7cdn :! Gen
tlemen-After forwarding to you my letter
of the 18th inst. relative to Gen. Schencks
connection with the Emma mine, received
the New York Tribune Of the 1st of De-
cember, containing charge against the
general of different kind. This | at
once brought to his notice, and the result
has been his addressing me the subjoined
note, which you will oblige me by inserting
with this in the american. From the
strong manner in which Gen. s. refers to
the papers on which the charge rests, and
to the differences drawn by the Tribune. it
seems to me that every impartial and I'M
prejudiced mind will agree that there is
nothing in this particular of his conduct
which calls for the slightest censure. That
he should feel outraged at these attempts to
ruin his character, private and psblic, is
natural and justifies the strong terms in
which he denounces them, and also eX-
cuses the manner in which he speaks OF
himself.
remain, with regard, your obedient SER
want, REvERDY JOHNSON.
sCHENCK TO JoHNsoK-A PERSONAL RxPLA-
NATION.
LONDON, Dec. IA, 1875.
NM Dear Mr.. Johns0n :, Until you
called my attention this morning to the
new assault made on me in the New York
Tribune of the LIST instant, had not heard
of it. 1t astounds and dsgusts me that
acts of mine can be thus continually mis-
represented. | address this comment on
that publication to you, not merely because
of the kind and friendly interest with which
you have brought this fresh attack on me
to my notice. but also for the reason that
have heard of the letter you have recently
and voluntary sent to the Baltimore Amer
lean, making, as am informed, just and
fair vindication of my conduct in the mat
ter Of the Emma mine, about which
| have been so persstently vilifed.
cannot but be very grateful to you
for such unsolicited and generous defense.
In brief, as to this claim of Machado,
sent to me in 1871 by Norman Wizard, |
give you this explanation which you are
| not only at liberty to make public, but
WHICH ucblIG W nave Jbu uh
widely as possible to all who love truth
rather than calumny.
When the publication in the Tribune
was first mentioned to me it had almost
gone out of my mind that such case az
Machaco's had ever been submitted to me.
Reading the full and able brief addressed
to me by &, g. Benedict, esq, lawyer OF
| high reputation In New York, which
have just found and taken from drawer
where it has long been lying, | now recall
the circumstances. Ii is an old case at the
legation, dating from the time of Mr.. Dial
las, nearly twenty years ago, and running
cessors. This brief from Mr.. Benedict
was enclosed to me in the first year of my
official residence here by Mr.. Wizard, &C.
companied by letter or memorandum
from himself and with copy or copies Of
his agreement with the claimant, which,
as | remember, he wrote me had been pre-
pared by the attorneys of Alachado On
receipt of the papers wrote to Wizard il
reply. Whether his contract or my letter
of acknowledgment, as published in thu
| Tribune, are correct copies of the originals
or whether they are garbled or mutilated,
have not the means of verifying and 80
for my present purpose, will assume thai
they may be correct. Neither will stOI
to inquire by what acts of perfdy or dis
honesty private papers may have to cont
into the possession of those who seek Il
use them for assault on my reputation.
Take my letter and the facts and indlg
mainly denounce the coloring that is sough
by the editor of the Tribune to be givel
them. Mr.. Wizard had known long ant
intimately, Machado | have never known
The reference to me by these parties il
their dealings with each other was grossly
wrong, Unauthorized and such as, II per
mitted to pass unquestioned, might MAKE
it appear that was to have some interes
In the investigation or prosecution of thu
claim. was willing to examine the case