The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-06-29

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fills Tsstissoay H1arod
The facts In regard TO Mr. Garaeld. as found
by the committer, are that be agreed with Mr
Ames 70 take ten shaFesof Credit MoDilier STOCK,
bat did not pay for fhe Same. Mr. Ames re-
ceived the eighty per cent dividend In boads and
cold them lof ninety seten per cent, and also re
ceived the sixty per cent. cash dividend, which,
together with the prfoeUf The stock and interest,
ielf balance Of &sae. This sam ,was paid over
Arms, and Mr. GarfeId, then sadersioed ehis sa,s
,sas tie balance of diridaads gter puy5ng for he
stock.
Fsom tie Non Yerk 7Esss, Fss. 10. 1873.
Messrs. Kelley and Garaeld present most
distressing figure. Their participation in the
Credit Mobilier affair 10 complicAaed by the most
unfortunate contradictions Of testimony.
FrOm The Ne,c York TSmes, Fs6 20. 1873
The character Of the Credit Mobilier was no
secret. The source Of pts profits was very well
known at the time Congressmen bought it,
Though Oakes ATDes may have succeeded IN
concealing his own motive, which was 10 bnbe
Congressmen, their acceptance of the stock was
not on that account innocent. The dishon0f Of
the act, as participation In an obvious fraud,
still remains
some Of them have inaulged in testimony with
rata IN "A mai faPt tvrh hao haan
dicted The committee. dishRctlg rejects the tSsti
pORy Of seperul Of tae Kaeysbcra 7ASs cHR only be
done on tie ground that IL = unfrse. But HRtrae
testimony sSoes under oath is MOroy II not LagaIIy,
perjury
punishment all who took redit Mobier stock
from Oakes Ames-
From tie NeW York Tribune, Feb 10. 1873.
James A. Garfield, OF Ohio, had ten shares !;
never paid dollar received $50. which, after
the investigation began, he was anxious TO have
considered as a loan from Mr.. Oakes Ames TO
himself ,
Well, the wickedness Of all of it is that these
men betrayed the trust of the people, deceived
their constituents and by evasions and falseho0ds
confessed the transactions TO be disgraceiul
From The Neo York Tribune, FEB e6, 1873
Mr.. Ames establishes very clearly the point
that he was not alone in this offence n he e tO6s
ezpelod for bribery, the 'an schO s'ers voud s0Sh
90 Nth hsg-
THE DE GoLYER BUSINESS.
Union and Adveriser]
De Golyer was the senior member Of the firm
OF De Golyer & Mcclellan, Of Chicago. the own
ers of the patent wood pavement with which the
city Of Washington was swindled. This frm was
operating through an agent named Chittenden 10
attain two objects: Firstly, the imposition OF
their wood pavement swindle upon the city Of
Waohinnfon from, q pron
Shepherds Board Of Public Works and second
ly, the appropriation by Congress Of large sun
of money to pay for the swindle. Chittenden
employed Richard c. Parsons of Ohio, Marshal
of the District Supreme Court, and next friend Of
Garfield, 10 lobby for the attainment of these OBJ
jects, and agreed to give him $4,000 if he sue
ceeded. Garfield was Chairman Of the House
COMMITTEES On Appropriations and held control
of the Federal purse and in order to fetch him."
Parsons gave him e5 OQO under cover, as TINS
stated during the Congressional investigation
al was called home o.Cleveland by matters Of
a pressing private nature and feeling great So
ictude 10 the result OF my labors, Of course Of
securing my fees. called upon General Garfield
and gave him history of the case as it then stood
and asked him, g Congress woald adjourn in q
few days if he would act for me in my absence
and give the subject q CAREFUL investigation. He
at first declined on the ground Of pressing bust
ness, bat finally assented 10 have me send the
model, books, papers, DC, to his home for ex-
animation. Affer day or two called upon him,
and he said he would prepare an opinion as 10
the merits Of the patent and attend IN the case
for me. said TO him had fee in the case Of
importance to me, and would be glad to share il
with him. The same daY, or the day aftef, / left
for Cleveland, and when i received my fee some
considerable time after, from my clients In Chi
cago, deposited General GaFIeld's (e5O OOOl 70
his credit in bank, and s6W1ole him."
The whole business of Parsons as seen from
his statement was that of lobbying the JOB og the
wood pavement swindle through the Board Of
Public Works, and Garfield was retained" Os-
tensibly to prepare an opinion as TO The merits
of the patent" But the proof shows that he did
not even do that-that he did nothing At all, and
yet he was paid $5OO0i Chittenden, in q lefter
TO isemployers, De Golyar & Mcclellan, brought
out during the investigation tells what the IS 900
was for. as follows:
Toddys and to nights tcOrk has occurred he as
sistancs Of General Garfield You cannot Oeerruss
this accession He Is Ae Chairman Of te Obmasfs-
tee OR Appropriations, and HOLDS TIE PURSE
STRINGS Oh THE NATIONAL TREASURY. THnoUoH
HIN MUST CONR EVERY DOLLAR OF APPROPRIA-
TToNs need not say tiGs nosc feel osrtain ef
success
We need not say that Ghittenden was rieks-
that the wood pavement swindle was pat upoA
the city OF Washington, and that Garfield a.
Chairman OF the House Committee on Apnro-
priations, caused Congress 10 vote enormous
sums from the Federal Treasury to enrich
sWindleTsl As .<
THE CORRUPT CANDIDATE. f
New York sunJ
Resolutions adopted b large Aodv Of Gen. Gar
fdfs RpsblicGa constituents Sept 4, 1876
Reseiesd. That ne arnisn and deneunre Janss
A Garfield for his corrupt connection with the
Credit Mobilier, Tor his Aise deniaIs thereof be-
fose his constituents, fok his perfufed denial
theeeof before committee Of hts pee1 d Con.
gfeas, Tor fraud upon hs constituents 10 eiEcu.
iattng among them . ptmphlet purporting 70
set forth the nnding Of laid committee and khe
evidence against him, WHEN in fact material nor
tons thereof were omifleA and eAxb1ed. ssg =
ftesstped, That We further arraign and ebaFRs
him with corrupt bribery in selling his ofIcial
influence as Chairman Of The COMMITTEES q Az,
preparations Tor @600O "a the De 0o.ver Pave
ment Hing TO aid them in sscurinR a cnnsRnea
from the Board Of Public Works Of the Dia.Tics
OF Columbia; selling his influence 10 the said
1ng m imposing upon the people Of said Dis
hict pavement which is almoss wagthless at n
price three times its cost as sworn 10 hy one Of
the contrzctors selling his influence % Aid said
ring 10 securing contract to procure whfch Il
corruptly spent @e7, 600 Coz influence, selling
hiB in@nence In q matter tiaat involved no ouesS
tlon Of law, upon the shallow prsaext, thai ha
vas acting ss lawyer; selling his influence n
manner % palpable aud clear a TO be . found
and declared by an impartial and cosnpelems
canrf npo1 ~ iasus s0icntly tired. si.ssaa :
"A Wmhingim SPECIAL 10 tlAe Onciunati Osu-
seFciai Of the 11th says that The Credit Mnhiiier.
salary grab and De Golger pavement charges
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