New-York tribune., 1878-04-26
4 DIGESTION or CONSOLIDATION
WHAT AMOUNT OF NOTICE Is THE BOGUS INTER
VIEWER" ENTITLED TOT
THE OPINION OF HIS PRESENT EMPLOYER.
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From The Neir York World.
On Thursday last THE TRIBUNE published
Washington Dispatch to the effect that Senator COnKlhs
declared himself to have met MI. Mines Ony oncc,
dnn T no nnr CouRngs roof We now learn that
on Saturday MIR. Mines sent note 10 IHE IHIBINEi ~
which he stated distinctly that he hOd never IN ms ne
dined or taken any meal in company with Senator
COnkng III Utica at bis own house OF Sise"nete' ~, ~
THE TBBUNE's Dispatch Senator Corkhng WaS a,So Hi
made to say that he made the acquaintance of MI
Mines aud invited him to dime dianeF Fo,toSIished Hn
newspaper Office which he visited and over
which he was shown by its owners Mr.. Mines
The TRIBUNE that he never went throngh any
newspaper establishment with Senator Conk'Ing and ana
never saw him in 1t is obvious that the puDIca
ton in THE TRIBUNE was calculated ii not intended
to create an entirely false mpresslon ga as Nc 10
Mines, and an impression ,distihgIty uIliaN , or
able to Mr.. Mines Yet TIE TRIBrNE NE mas mas
neither published Mr.. Mines's contradiction OF ITS mn
rous story, in any way alluded TO 1t, whereby sen
ator COuklng left 10 appear in the columns OF I'M nv
TprnT-NT rs calumniatOr order that Mr.. Mines may
be represented as social traitor. There Il not much
sweetness in Journalism OF this sort nor yet much light
TIE OPINION OF A FORMER EMPLOYER
"Asa matter Of Justice TO the public. in order to
protect 1t from further imposition, we propose 10 sc
something of the history OF this man MneSor Mt least
some Of the salient points in his career lie was eau,
Gated for the ministry Of the Episcopal ChuIch auu
graduating from Trinity College, Hartford, shortly
after took orders in the priesthood lie was young
life was settled over Episcopal Church at Bangor
lie. He next married one Of the most accO3lIlShe9
and lovely women in New,Engand lady oi
family and wealth whose life he has bhGhted 10y
course Of shame and pofgacy such as Few men p1ue.
When the rebellion broke Out ne accepted lne M
OF one of the Name regiments and went to the war Inc
temptations OF camp lie were too much for nun ana ne
grace the proAgate officer and the common soldier
He returned To hi5 family and home ruined man.
Realizing somewhat the depth Of his tai, ne srONo 10
retstahsh himself as a man by raising company oi
cavalry and gong second time to lie var Determined
TO wipe out the shame and Illumination ol the past b'
the natural bent OF his genius ran IN current cou
ter TO his aspr9tions A. captain ne d zen cba 5rHn
lower than when he wore the pe,N Iouos VI a 0'i"l
lain and again he sent home disgraced man. Tor
weeks he fingered in the moral fifth Of the city OF N7l
IngtOn an Outcast luIh sOclcN' bnunncu anu u l -
by all thr lowest III the scale OF humanity MS poor
wife, who had clung to him with more than "omahy uy
y0uOn, was forced 10 aDdh9oh MN a''t srh er.h
protection Tor the good name OF herself ana GhitIeh
IN an appeal to the courts for Tor divorce soyS
Months atterward, LeutenantGoytinor oleW.
art L. WoOdfOrd who had been COMPANION OF Mines al
college, found him in the cutters oi Nc~-lork plin
bic object aud Tor tue saAe oi 0ld memories ana DaN
Ing that there might be SIN some ycstiges OF humanity
lingering breast Mr. WoOdiord determined TO make
an etio: to save him. lie took NE 10 ms hole
bathed him, clothed him, and tried to heal him OF the n
and such light work to do as wreck colln ptIyI;;
The good heart OF the LentcnantGOyernor was rf9ced
aRphiod iHaahood again, GAIN his bis WIFE who st clqns 70
sought or consented 10 reconciliation, ana ioi
second time they married. ana started out oI.
happiness for the accursed demon OF drink. when
would It's hold upon the soul Of thc uniotu
Mines was AN%h SulPi"' 'nJnT aJ u,o" lie Winter
the capacity Of correspondent Of THE NEw-ioRk
TRIBUNE. Being IN want OF editorial assistance, nc was
employed me Troy Times, and Tor h'Frid months
he rendered fair service aud maintained iepulanie
standing in sOclcty. Upon leaving this paper he was c
gagged on The BROOKLYN CHOH. aud upon me DISCHARGE
from tina journal he followed the career OF bohemian
for some time uItll ne became, spint hNe
wears siuce, the editor OF ne AtGfHy I"eS
Here the dprayy OF hls nature lcd hh Ihp tle nosl
shameless cxcesscs. zone night" says TIE At60Hg
ErDreSs he met poor half wttcd girl on NCfth Pearl
st. and inycgtd her INTO den u the lower part OF tue
CITY. The chd's mother pursued hun, ana re was ar
res
of the mans position aud the rcspectabity OF NE
family, the matter was smOothcd over aud luhhed up
But Mines was compelled 90 leave thc tuwH iOrthWllh'
and he did that night, bankrupt IN reputation so lar
in Buffalo Cleveland and subsequently, IN the Office
OF The Rec-JO Commercial, from winch he was Ols-
charged drunkenness. Finally, WO were ast0nlHhed by
the announcement certain friends al senator t0uk
ling who were about to establish paper AT tca 10 hd-
yOcate the Senator's cause ~ Oph9sluoh 70
the bitter hostility Of The Herad, had employed
him serve them IN the capacity OF mailhE-
ing editor Of their enterprise Knowing Mines's
history as did, fOresaw the END OF
MS connection with that journal long before IT
was feared ii not expected By us. Ihat such man
with such hstOry-driycu 10 desperation by the necls
of pressing pecuniary want und without any moral OBJ
legations feelings, should pcipetrate 80 great llhuu
part the OF things and IN the regular or
der of events.
1T is quite possible that on the minor and COM
paratlvey unimportant points The UorH refers to,
Mines may be right. The trouble is that his saying
a thing evidently affords not the least reason for
believing it and, therefore, Of itself not the least
reason for printing it.-Ed.l
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