, 1880-06-20
GARFIELD AND AMES.
Judge Black Declares Garfield En-.
tireiy Guiltless.
Flat Contradictions in Ames'
Statements.
Gen. Garfeld's Own Candid Explana-
ton Of the Whole Matter.

The following letter from the distinguished
Democratic lawyer, Judge Black, addressed to
Mr.. Blaine. when Speaker of the House, ID
strong and clear about the connection OF Gen.
Garfield with the Credit Moblier stock trausac-
tons:
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. Ii, 1s173.-AY DEAR SIR:
mo Mr d1tts r1S7 of tAe credit Mobler* beliered
at @ Gs Gasd .ra* r7S from aa ,sy tty ensf o,1S
M ID ,et % e1eu t o ,sy eosae ais oph m h saa is
but ur some special k',oulclye Ut his ense. may
have told you all about It In conversation, but
II assert unhes{tatingy TINT, whatever Gen.
Garfield may have done or forborne to 10, ne
aeted n profound Ignorance M q the nature ; and
posing to sell. He had not the slightest suspicion
that he was to be tuke:; into ring organized
did be know that the stock was IN any manner
come, within the legisnttve jurisdiction Of Con-
gress. The case against him lacks the scienter
win n thew the wtnter ' Of M isSot7o told Gen. Garfield
ot the fact that his name vas On Ames, 81 nst; St;
that Ames charged him with being one OF MS
origtn, and Objects II tho credit Mo6ilier
gressional legislation, and showed him how I'M
possible 1t was for Il member Of Congress to
hold stock in i without bringing his private n; n
this was to him perfectly new revelation am
as sure AS can be Of such fact, Or Of any fact
s. bea en 1e
of Trains offer to him, and Anies subsequent
solicitation, and his own action IN the premises,
much us he details it to the Committee. donot
undertake TO reproduce the conversation, but
the effect Of it all wus to convince me thorough
~ that when he listened to Ames be was perfectly
every word that fel from him on this point. and
did not regard his narrative Of the transaction
in other respects with much interest, because II
my view everything else wAs insignificant l
did not care whether he had made bargain
technically binding or not. his integrity depend
Cd the o ne
or the proposition mnic to him he would not
have endured It, much less embraced It.
"Now, couple with this Mr.. Amos admission
that he gave no explanation Whatever Of the
matter to Gen. Garfield. then reflect that not 9
particle Of proof exists to show tnat ho learned
with me, and think you will say that 1t is alto
gether unjust TO put bin 5 on the e list st ct those
lene Sne assosaon e n asesion, s IS q SLscs
Now as to the whole transaction and what
Gen. Garfield had to say oft:
1.-THE points Of agreement and difference be,
tween Gen. Gartied'7 It testimony M md Mr M Ames mes.
the beginning OF the session OF 1617.'6a, Dir:
Ames offered 10 sell Gen. Garfield ten shares Of
s ep 9sf sTc Pas pd Sm s
money on that offer: TINT Gen. Garfield never.
received certiticaMte M Of stock; that % after the
ccivcd, demanded, or was offered any dividend
in any form on that stock. They also agreed
small sum OF money. IN tne Io,Io~lug pp.nts pmn
Lhey d1agteeu: Slr. ttaues ca'uls tAt vgn; SaI
neia ngreeo 70 tAAe ine saotAs IT, Gen 1t,uen nH ~
% MY II III III. S Sas S5 sa5 ~ or G - i
o. dlVaaenos on ing sench: ~ nehc la. uarne9 s. ne
h;So es,n ~ ~ "nd ~ ,nora a~5 ofterrsrI ro
turned it, and that he never received !
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