Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-12
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beauty and perfection of that fruit.
uwrsh ana the Poss.Traderships
In the official copy OF the papers
filed in the Belknap case is found the
letter of Marsh TO the committee,
dated February 2sth, in which he
speaks of his Wife's illness preventing
his coming in person, &c, from which
the following extract is made, as be-
ing one Of Marsh's earlier and per-
haps more reliable utterances:
DAT the time ] applied for the po-
sition of post-trader at Fort Sill |
presumed that could furnish recon-
mendations that would secure me the
appointment which was afierWard
promised me. After this | saw Mr..
Evans in Washington, and made an
rrangement with him, in consequence
Of which ! Withdrew in his favor, and
he received the appointment.
"This arrangement was made with
out the knowledge or consent of the
Secretary of War; neither did he
have any knowledge of such an ar
rangelnent from me or any one else,
SO far as know, nor was he Interest
ed in any such arrangement or the
fruits of any arrangement between
us.
ssThere never has been, nor is there
now, any contract, agreement or ar
rangement between the Secretary OF
War and myself in regard to these
matters"
We have from the outset believed,
so far as we could without positive
proof of it, that this man Marsh was
purchased by the Tammany Democra-
cy of New York, to tell his story; that
he was paid big round sum for it
That lie is an infamous sconndrel there
can be no question. The base man
ner in which chairman Clymcr is let.
ting out the testimony given in secrctl
misrepresenting il entirely, shows
that they are, capable of STOPPING to
any depth for what is hoped to work
political capital for Democracy. III
the above letter he says distinctly
that Secretary Belknap had no knowl
| edge of his crooked work with Evans
the post-trader. But when tcstifyins
/ before the committee he, by implica
ton, strongly complicated the Secrc
/ tary and did not seem to desire II
save him.
TssE..I.EADER'' EXPLAlNsBADLy
ii win be recollected that we had
little controversy with the stat
| Leader about the propriety of fai
dealing. In its issue Of April 3d, j
makes the following sorry eNplana
tiOn:
/ "Thc truly good man who runs tn
Courier and the Ottnmwa post Office
evidently feels bad, and the Leader
disposed to be charitable. Ii alway
aims to be fair, though sometimes
is prevented from doing that full am
i impartial Justice which its Democrat
4 ic sense of honor dictates, as i'll In
case of the Courier. We did not pub
lish the card of Mr.. CLANCY for tn
s. reason that the Courier of the date o
which it was published could nc
be found in this Office, and we hav
. not yet seen the full text OF MIR. -
card. We understand, however, tha
it was corroborative of the positio
taken by the Courier, that his ey
, dence had been reported incorrect
!, by the Associated Press. Further tina
this the Leader is not informed.
will cheerfully publish Mr.. Chaney
card, however, when provided wit
the same"
+ In the first place, we exchange res
: ularly with the Leader, and we pr
! sumo ii gets our paper regularly.
6 therefore, the number referred to di
! not reach the Leader il was certainl
out Of the usual order Of things, an
: not little singular, since II Is SUI
i posed that at the time, our friends
e the Leader would be anxieusly lool
n ing for the unloading to which thu
q had invited us. But they say TN
y could not find ii, and we must,
il course, be agreeable and snppo
4 they conld not. They further say tn
) they have not up to the 3d day
April, seen the full text Of the Cham
card. We would inquire ifthe Lea
I e. exchanges with the Stdte Regis
y or the Darlington HorAeye9 I
y facts are that the Register, publish
- in the same city with the Leader. a.
= the Burlington Hawkeye, publish
?. the aforesaid card on the morning
~ the 3Oth nit. in full ina conspicuo
&c place. Did the Leader lose the IL
u istey and Hdrkeye also? Is it pos
y, bic that our Leader friends did /
e' read either of these papers of the n
" nlt., or win they reply that they
!" see them, but did not read them, a
ce did not see the card? Why, they I
/" us that they understand that Char
I utu sNsiIc tuub Itt was ihSosANss1y
" ported in regard to his testimo
- How amazingly ignorant our friel
~, arc about that card How, by III
nj explanation, they do impress MS "
hg their Democratic sense Of homo
ey Fud &C how weak and silly ste
ne Fix your excuses better than this
10 Leader. We have given this IN
IN prominence than we ought, but
70 shows how wantonly our friends
'he in small things, and this same imp
ei- iment in yeracity leads them TO
III low an honorcd, u maimcd soltlie
'od the country, with most infamous fl
lhe hoods. II is no new thing, howe
Lhe If there be those who hope, trust
ust expect the virus of small pox
'nd do aught else than breed corrupt
ted they may also expect a man to
Nv. politically fair and honest who,
nee in the North in the days of trea
~ ~ would moi fly the old flag would
'co' encourage the soldiers or aid the [
IN ernmcnt. Ii they are silly enol
aOf they will make such shallow, thin
I0f. false excuses when in q corner. as