, 1876-04-22
An Honest Han, a Christian Gentleman, a
Patriotic Statesman, and a Reli.
ablc Republican.
Tho Mary-nlcrrilt Case, and nlr.
DristoW's Connection with II.
A Complete Rcfutaiion Of the Slanderous
Charge Against Him.

1ne NAL VIM ~ ~ Itaa oA.'-AIi @ is.ul w ~ @1N
r,. =, st.,,.a" - ~ - ~ I,.t'.."- q. -.
~ 1orss,ter ,..rn.trs, mi a, f;,ron;.r1 l.I''
To contribu;o a o,,untcr to tintory, furn}eb tho
nnt,lio ,v;,h iufor,nnt,an, on1 ,in 1uatica 10 u
modest mud uoblo nau nra tia insojriug sources
or this ottclc, Not Nuuin. an7 a. n,p,o.o and
ant,nfas,o,y tiurrunt,v of coi nr,stov rui,-
1,slc1. hayo bonn nj nains 10 uatlor tho follow-
inc faots conecrnn, ti,o 1,fo of t1o preecnt Boc.
rniary Of tho rrIasury. They wcro obta,ucd
from ynricd mud uukl,n,tle p,rties. and are pes-
fcctly ro.,ablo. know of no publio ,nan named
for Ito oJlso OF rrcsi1ont wl,oso character conf
matdo a,cl, uptyeraal roBpoct among all mon Of
honor md integrity Irrespective Of party
,,h,ua RI ,,od ,,,ootr MD nrmucsa eonn in tI,e
sl"ts.. .'s ,,,,.t, ~ a., ,,vt
P"'itt"n H'''' heoesh's w." H., ,,:'";. @ r
Mont1s anpeal 10 atf3as'Y ~ toS Pio"o eoti.
scionco and popua. aoaao OF rlsat, ns taas OF l..
II. Geistow. ,uct ia tho confidence Of tiie poo
Mo In Tho man tbAt popular aud un,aaalpu~
i...1 49, ~ - d,,. ,r,i1 nl,,oat un,n,nona,y
Ia1e" so'e y. 'o'""s "ou. A''"s
piace hlm Ut tho nea9 u LAS A'oiapl'e'
Nnlarow'a G1rTi1-pLicE AND ASGEiTaRa
Eoujn,ni11 Helm DrIutow, tho snbitct uf this
s,c,,, vcs bf ri IN E1'a5u. 1.oJi County. Ev,,
1870, . ,eoa a.., .-.a a.. s,,.a ~ ,.,,,,, ~
~ 'a', !o'-' unu was el'o aee'',a " 'u'''', "
four c!ltidEon, Tho namo GohlAaaln *sa ILL.,
tosio one it, the fnmiv Of Briu:ows. Each branch
of the family h.d d n,cnlber called Benjamin.,
Ant (tth hat.
th"s W nonos '1''eu u'e'u ""1 ~" ~ sp0 ~" 49,.
tIo OF n'apnS".lo' ilia iatue', iia"s'' A. n'4a-
TOW, was Tao!y known throughout tho Stato na
h LAWYER Of abiity, aud gcntIeman OF com-
,,,r1,r,, ,raro,,o ond ci,or,ctar J,n,itJcnl1r
,,,s .S ..,io. . 49,. =, Linn VII, noreonai
n's 'e'"ct wac ~ ''"-'," '"'6' Pe'Soua'
frioha o. IleEry Iiay ana Aaa aoep moral ecu"
yiosious OF tho wicEeducss OF Slavery, Which
woto ,utcuycl bv t;tpo aud l,ia nasociatioua
fnhcrtino sInycs hv hrancat t,,r,uph lila r,fo's
.,.t,.", .s,.s,o, w., ,,r. .p.+ ~ .,,a,t
tela'tfos, ~ useotseu tuo guy 'a., w nus -.
better hchatlt tho ehslaFeu. AL ol a's
BnveH, Wlleu coming legally under his
rontrol, wnrn granted ihuir i,bcy,v nt uny
.,,,n ,hov 5caret, e,n " euv ,nmn,rel
s,Ho ' 10y 80 ,.Nh,,,...
"..n uas a". ~ ""1 ,....s - ,nm's,,,t
prcyouto;] Eraucls Eristow from trrang tho III
iuto Inn world to staryo, II. II. DrIstoy's grand
..n,. 80 .,Ia ss,s>., p.,,,;.. +,ir;,,.a- ,oo h,,.
.".,', ~ s.'n a. ~. H., ta h,trn5
Terry ofposeo' ana very eSFsesHeu III na ha'1eo'
to tho aceGrsed institution. / hnyo seen ccr-
tlEcate OF discharge from tho arny Of 1919,
,,,vcn tn hin tnterna1 nncceor. signed hv Col.
.Jpb.non. II bears wltuess 10 tho bravery, do
's n..... 49,. ~
'sot'o'' anu integrity ol mo oap''as lassoh.
THE fnthcr OF our Secretary onco represented
tho Iht,d District Of Kentucky III Congress,
.scyctal times was Htatu Senator, nnt1 member
" tne epnes'ultol". oon, eA''ou ~ 1'oo, "Ans"
=" 1thnle1 tffo ffrHcnt btate convention. NO man
uaB moro lrtuounced III hlB luynltys to tha
Union. and low suffered moro fer hia pRt,iotiyn,
5u,,rc tho vvor Hc r,n driven from Iii,
uu''nR tno "@: -. '..' "as a..'s' '.S' ., ia'' H..
nohet ana ehousoo pssueco''ous Aoa ~.
turies that only brave Md honcHt
pp.tjct would boar for hiu country. Hin
,n,ofes.io,,al character WAS suotlces caring more
~ t,,st;an ,,'an S..s rsf,sn9 ct,cn;a rhsrol,i
tos !us.eo ., .Aaa 'sse w.. asr.d s,am III i".aa
1ily made h,m u Unit III his moral 1,aturo, and
1is political record will bear closest scrutiny te
dcI.r, lin f1av nf eo1(1e,mt a ar corrurtiou.
n,'s .',,.. ~ ,,oora,o,, nr.a,a,. ,,,,o u,r
A"o A''tnei Va et"tt'"'t D1's"". '" "
rlVcs hcr husband mt! noT lives III E!ktoa' ~ae
Emily Helm, aud II member Of tho distinguished
tpm,iy Of ue,n,s. Sim is D oman Of tIu,ot art
md Vs., ,a.iN hrr cven 1nnlast ,,ro In n ronlnrGu.
bfa a, mu,,sant,!i cnerny,
Fron father and mother 3. II, Ur,gtov iu.