Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-10-29
MR.. JOY GIVEN THE LIE.
an. uEEounS OPENS FIRE UroN ain.


n Ech uot LETTER irem tho plymouth Pas.
ter IN which tho Ksiirosd Magusteis
BandIsu Without Gloves.
Mr.. J. +. Joy has written a letter from
New York in answer to Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher's charges, in which he says:
Knowing full we'll the present state OF
the controversy, and knowing, also, per-
fectly tho conversation which did take
place at that time, | can state with the
most absolute certainty that l never said
in that or 10 any other conversation with
anybody, that Dir. Blaine, when speaker,
made mo an offer or proposition directly.
or through thru person, that he would
appoint committee TO suit me or put
man upon that committee such as l
wished, if would buy Little Rock and
Fort Smith bonds Of him at par or other
wise. This is perfectly certain. He never
sent o man to mo to Cake any such propo-
sition within day or two, as Mr..
Bsecher says, or at any other time.
Mr.. Beecher has furnished the following
for publication:
BRoOKLYN. October %, 1884 Mr.. Joy
Sir: You said at your own table before
ne that Mr.. Blaine offered to form com
rittee as you desired, provided you would
take certain bonds of him at par. You
did lean back in your chair, put your
thuubs In your vest shoulders, and add
with contempt: That's tho man that
Blaine is." I did not violate the laws
Of hospitality IN using the incident;
never spoke Of it publicly until your inju
dicious friend Governor Alger, made a
GsrbiGd statement which, under your de-
niai, made nc false witness. Then was
justified il self.defeGso. A member OF
Plymouth church, who is ashamed of his
own naUc, explains 10 connection with
your own letter of this morning that
Mr. BceCher is known TO be forgetful
Yes, ten thousand things forget, and ton
thousand | remember. l do both thor
oughiy, aud your statement was burned
into my memory Gs with fire, and your
fassLO0d will, fear, be burned into your
memory as with fire. Such etfrontry
is marvellous, even in this political cam :
psi2n. Do you dare look ex Governor
Bald siu, of Michigan, in the face, who sat
next me a. your table, and deny that you
made such statements ? What will he
thiak of you? DO you dare say that you
never made like statements OF Blaiue's
conduct ia the transaction alluded to
Mr. i Smith, president of the Oregon
transC0ntineptal compnDy Mr.. Charles
James and Mr.. Kueeland, OF the New
York elevated railroad, both say that Mr.
Smith stated to them that Joy bad made
| TO him like statements. Will Mr.. Smith
publicly deny il? WHY you deny to Mr..
| John Harmon, Of Detroit, who was your
attorney and was couYersanC wit the whole
! matter az the time OF it's happening, the
correctness Of the substance of my state
| menb I? Allow me to ask, by way OF
refreshing vour memory, whether the
amount which Blaine required was not
| nearer $40 coo than s25, 600! Whether
| the Intermediary between Blaine and
yourself was not Subsidy Poneroy ?"
e8d whether proper and honest irdigna-
tiOn on that occasion was not so extreme
thas yoa would have sworn outright had
il not been luckily that YOU were church
| member ? Mr.. Joy, you have told this
! story too many times and to too many
| people 70 have made it prudent to deny il
now. The advantage which is expected
| from your denial can last now but day
or two, but the lie will endure forever il
will abide with you, follow you home
| dwell in your memory, be present in you;
| old age, stand By your coffin and meet
you on Gods Judgment day. May He
who found way to forgive lying Peter
forgive you aud have mercy on your SOU
| ou that aTful day.
HENRY WARD BEEcHER.