The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-01-07

mission having been successfully accom-
plished, the proprietors of the Truth
have written the following letter to Mr..
Garield, and one also from B. G. Jayne
to James A. Garfield, presldent-elect.
THE FORGERY ACKNOWLEDGED.
SIR-Atter searching investigation
in which we have spared neither time,
energy nor expense, we have traced the
Morey letter to its origin and ascertain
ed that it is q forgery. This acknowledg-
ment is due from the journal in which
that letter first appeared. It is made
voluntarily, and as an act of simple jus
tice, for while We believed as we did, I'M
til within few weeks past, that you
were the author of the letter, no bride
could tempt nor threat intimidate us in
to making a contrary statement. But
having ascertained our error, it is graft
fication to us to give the same promin-
ence to this acknowledgment that we
gave to the forged letter itself, and there
by make all the amends in our power
for the wrongsof which Truth was the
unconscious instrument. Upon the
instant that our Investigations con-
WINGED US that the letter was
spurious, we privately informed you of
our conclusion. At that time we were
advised that the ends of justice might be
impeded by public avowal such as We
now make, but as will appear by the ap-
pended letter from B. g. Jayne, Esq,
that consideration no longer exists, and
we do to-day what an observance of the
principles upon which the Truth was
| established, and by which it has been
conducted, would have impelled US to
do Immediately upon discovering that
the letter was a forgery, and which moth
ing could then have prevented but de-
sire TO fasten the guilt where it belongs.
Truth published the letter in good faith,
believing that you were its author.
| While we so believed, neither temptation.
threats nor force could influence us to
repudiate it. Likewise, having satisfied
ourselves of its spurious character, no
false pride nor selfish motive of any
kind can restrain us from announcing
our conclusion and thereby allayins the
| doubt that now exists respecting its au-
thenticity. Respectfully yours.
(SigneD TRUTH.
LETTER OF B. C. JAYNE.
NEW YORK, December 81, 1SS0.-Jos-
| eph Hart, ESQ.,: DEAR SIR-In answer
to your note of yesterday, I would say
that l can see no good reason for longer
| Withholding the statement you desire to
make in your paper, viz: that you are
now satisfied, from the evidence in your
possession, that the letter published by
| you, purporting to have been written by
Gen. j. A. Garfield to II. L. Morey, of
| Lynn, Massachusetts, was a forgery.
Fully understanding the imposition
| practiced upon you by certain members
of the national Democratic committee,
upon whose assurances you relied with
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| and knowing how earnestly you have
| worked to ascertain the authorship of
the fraud by following every clew that
seemed to lead to its solution, and fully
appreciating your oft-repeated declara-
| tions that your only wish in the premises
was to ascertain and proclaim the exact
truth, l deem that in justice to ali con-
cerned, the time has come when you
should say the letter was a forgery, for
with the proofs in your possession there
can be little doubt as to the real Grimm
ais. Very respectfully,
B. G. JAYNE.
A Prosperous Country.
| NEW YORK, Dec 31.-The Evening
Express, in its annual review of the past
years business of the country, and the
| port of New York says: Viewed from
business standpoint the year has been
a remarkable one, probably the most re-
markable in the history of the country.
There has been great revival in trade,
and the volume of legitimate business
during the year was beyond all prece-
dent. This improved condition of af-
fairs was the natural result Of large
crops, good export demand for our pro-
ducts, growth of the country, heavy in
flux of gold from Europe, and complete
restoration of confidence growing out of
the success of specie payments. One of
the most gratifying features of 1880 has
been the great falling off in the number
of failures and the amount of liabilities
of suspended merchants. The growth
of the country and the large
are strikirgly illustrated in the products
of the soil, of which we raised 475, 600,
600 bushels of wheat, 1900 DOC, DOC
bushels of corn, 413,O00,O00 bushels Of
oats, "a, 000,0 900 bushels of rye, 10000, 00C
bushels OF barley, and 5000, 900 bales OF
cotton, to say nothing of tobacco, sugar
and other crops, and hog and dairy
products, which yield an immense sum
of money in the aggregate. In plain
words, the United States now raises
enough to feed her own $4,000, 900 OF
people and to supply the deficiency Of
the balance of the civilized world.
"During the year more miles of rail
road have been built, more consolida
ton and combinations entered into
more freight and passengers been trans
ported, more money earned and more in
terest and dividends paid than in any
former year. The commerce of this
country during the year has made rapid
progress, and caused the United States
| to take still higher rank, being now
the third among the commercial nations
of the globe"
The National Census
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.-The superin-
| tindent of the census makes the follow.
ing approximate statsmeDt of the popu-
| latiOn of the states and territories. 1t is
believed TO be very near official figures,
next week:
Alabama .....-..............,... 1.sss s44
l Alaska -