The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-08-24

Ames' list; that Ames charged him with
hsing one OF his distribnteesi explained 70
him the character, origin and o4lects o.
lie Credit Mobilier; pointed out me SIn
nection II had with Congressional le gIs Y.
tIon, and showed him how imfossipnls III, =
Tss for a member Of Congress 20 h9la
s,ock in IL without bringing his priva!,e m
tsTests in conflict with his puplic uuty.
That all this was 10 him perfectly neM
rsvelslion / am rs sure Rs ! can BIO Of such
a fSct. or Of any fact which Is capable oil
i,a;ng proven only by moral circum'
s.nncea He then told me the whole
.,ory If Trains offer TO him and Ames
S S solicitation and his aclion IN
,Ss nremises, much as he detailed 1t to the
cro,nmittee. ! do not undertake to repro |
Jrca the conversation, but the effect OF u
ali was TO convince me thoroughly that
when he listened to Amea he was perfect
iv unconscious OF anything evil. watch'
al carefully every word that fell from him
nm this point, and did not regard his mar
rat;ve oil the transaction in other respects
With much interest, because in my view
s"yerything else was Insignificant did
not care whether he had made q bargain
technically or not; his integrity depended
rnon the duestion whether he acted with
III evea open. II he had known the true
character OF the proposition made 70 him
Lc wonId not have endured 1t, much less
embraced 1t.
sion that he gave no explanation what
aver of the matter to General Garfield,
them reflect that not particle OF proof e&'
ists 10 show that he learned anything
sbout Il previous to his conversation with
me, and ] think you will say II 10 alto,
gether unjust to put him on the nv OF
those who knowingly and .wiltully joined
the fraudulent association In question.
US. BLACK.
TESTIMONY OF SENATOR THURMAN, OF OHIO,
AND THE NEw YORK WORLD.
From the New York World, October 10, 1879.
Senator Thurman LET'S up on General
Garfield, Of Ohio, in this amiable fashion;
uOakes Ames swore that Garfield got
fen shares, and Garfield says that he did
mt do ANYTHING oil the kind, There was
a good deal OF talk, but no proof against
him. and / am compelled TO say that Gar
field gets out OF 1t better than ANYBODY
else, and, on the whole, there was not
sufficient evidence to tasten the corrup'
lion at his door,"
After considering all the testimony, on
.be whole we concur in this view OF Mr..
GarfIeld's connection with the Credit
Mobilier.
FROM DEMOCRATIC FELLow'coS CONGRESSMAN.
Hon, R. Milton Speer, Democratic mem
Der OF the Forty-third Congress from Penn
ylyania, and recent chairman Of the Dem
ocratic State Committee, on his return
from Cincinnati addressed Democratic
ratification meeting at Pittsburgh, IN the
course Of which he remarked:
6This Is my first public utterance since
the Chicago nomination, and l desire 70
saw right here that served four years in
CONGRESS with General Garfield. ] know
him well and honor him for his honesty
his integrity, his ability, his breadth oil
knowledge, and hisupright character. But
he represents the party OF sectionalism1
whilst General Hancock represents uni
ted North and South"
FROM HON. LUKE P. POLAND, OF VERMONT
CHAIRMAN OF rI1R "CREDIT MoBILIER'
COMMITTEE OF 1873.
81 only desire to have an opportunity Z
exnress to the Convention and to Repub
ljcans everywhere my entire approval o
the nomination made at Chicago. Pfoba
bIv no man in Vermont knows Genera
Gsraeld more intimately than myself. dc
was in Congress during the whole OF my
ian vears' service, and ior eight years We
stood together in the House, and ever on
farms OF friendship and intimacy. OF his
eminent ability, power in debate, and
rnt;ring devotion to public service, l neec
mt sneak, His long service and lead
inc position in Congress have made
them known to all the people Of the conn
try who take any interest III public affairs
Bit our Iolitical opponents affect to qnes
tion his personal integrity, and purity o
character, and 70 base their accnsailoni
mon tho evidence % ken before, ana re-
port OF a committee oil Congress, OF Thle !.
was chairman, known as the Vfedi
Nobilier committee. Now, desire u
saw to the convention, and TO all who ma
feel any interest in my opinion OF Gen
Garfield, that nothing which appeared be
fore that committee, or which appears II
their report, or any other matter or thing
which ever came 10 acknowledge inregart
10 him. ever led me 10 doubt his persona
integrity. l believe him to thoroughly
upright and honest man, and one wht
wouId be 80 under all circumstances ant
against any temptation. Tho use that II
being made otmy name and OF the repor
ofthe committee which was drawn by me
in my opinion, makes it proper for me 4
express nv personal judgment as TO thu
character Of the man.
STATEMENT OF GEN. NATHANIEL +. BANKS
OF MASSACHUSETTS, MEMDER OF THE SAM
COMMITTEE. a .
Remembering that General Nathanie
P. Banks was one OF the committee which
in 1878 had under investigation the con
nection OF members of Congress with la
Credit Mobiier affair, the General wa
waited upon at his officer in the UniteC
States Court House and asked II he hat
any objection to giving the Transcript hil
Impressions, as be remembered them, o.
Mr.. Garfield's standing before the com
mittee. General Banks said that he hat
not the slightest objection. The commit
fee, he said, was composed OF two Repub'
licans, (Nr. Poland, Of Vermont, and Mr.
McCreary, of Iowa, afterwards Secretary o.
War; two DEMOCRATS &Messrs, Niblack, o.
Indiana, and Metfick, Of Maryland, the
latter an able lawyer and prominent
Southern Democrat and himself. Gen.
Garfield was not compromised at all, In
the judgment of the committee, which
was unanimous in the report that was sub
eeouently sustained by each OF the com.
mittee before the House. General Banks,
who has known the Republican Presi.
dental candidate aimee 1851, spoke Of
General Garhelds clean reputation in
Congress, saying that he was always with
out stain; that his word or statement al.
ways passed without doubt with men Of
allparties. ''.f t'
PROM non. GEORGE II. uoAR, OF MAssA.
cHuTTs, MEMBER OF Tns WILSON CON
MIrTER." f
81 was one ofthe committee who inves.
tigated the Credit Mobilier, and wrote the
greater part of the report Of the committee