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NOTWITHSTANDING.
The Senator Pays His Respects to the Editor
Of the Evansville Courier.

Shelbyville Democrat.
The following letter has been received from
Hon. d. W. Voorhees,:
''UNITED STATES SENATE
WASHINGTON. d. c., November L. 1885.
Nv. s. Ray, Esq, sheIbyville, Ind.
s'My Dear Sir: Please accept my very sincere
and heartfelt thanks for your generous, kind and
manly tone in connection with the assaults made
upon me by the Courier. at Evansville Indiana
Whatever faults l may have, ingratitude to
friends is not among them. l may fall very far
short, and often do in showing in a substantial
way my appreciation of those to whom am at
tacned, but / never do, in the susceptibility of
my heart, to their kindness ''The Shanklins'
are base metal-counterfeit coin-false present
ments of gentlemen. These are strong words;
but measure them. and utter them, knowing
their truth in the light of my conduct toward
the Shanklins While they were here for many
weeks last spring and summer, bestowed upon
them more personal courtesies, gave them more
of my time and of my labors for them and their
friends, than any other two men who have ever
been here from Indiana. / did so cheerfuy and
In no stinted way. They had the confidence Of
my political thoughts, methods and purposes.
There was not recommendation for Office on
my part at that time with which they not
familiar. Mr.. Gilbert Shanklin desired to go to
Switzerland in an official capacity, and earn
estly and warmly recommended him by letter.
and In person. Mr.. GRAY. his protege, desired to
go to Honolulu, and never made more
est or exhaustive effort for any one than did
for him. The fact that neither of these gentle
men was appointed was no fault of mine and, in
deed. was a disappointment to me- They now
denouncing my want of influence; possibly it was
their own want of merit to which, in my friend
ship for them, l was at the time blind. At any
rate, 1T does not become Them after being the
recipients of every kindly Office on my part, to
assail me now with brutality and falsehood.
II learn that they assume to be deeply in
censed at the appointments of Mr. Hanlon as col
lector of collection district. Their sincerity
in this may be judged by the fact that they ex-
pressed to me, before his appointment was
made. their cordial approval of the same.
and that in my presence and in the presence of
others Mr.. Gilbert Shanklin congratulated Mr..
Hanon on his appointment. | think the most
potent reason for the hostility of these pompous
asses to me however, lies il the fact that / re-
fused to violate a well-known rule between a
senator and his colleagues in the other House,
and to act dishonorably toward Mr.. Kleiner, the
representative from the First district, in the
appointment of a postmaster at Evansville.
would not have broken faith on that or any
other subject on which my faith had been given
to preserve my seat in the Senate. l have writ
ten you much more fully on this subject than
had thought l would to any man. but have
found heretofore that lies and false impressions
can out-travel the truth, unless truth takes
pretty even start and do not intend that the
truth shall be much behind in this case. When
l go to the rear in the Democratic party in Indi
ana it will be in obedience to the voice of that
great people in whose service have been hon
ored so long, and not at the behests of weak,
rogant, unprincipled pretenders 1 claim moth
ing for my services, and ask no rank in the
Democratic party of Indiana, except their con-
fidence in my integrity of purpose and in my
fidelity to them but those who think they have
an easy task in destroying all that have earned
and all that have in this world-my name and
my reputation for fidelity to party, principle and
friends-wi not find it an idle work.
nj Oil frap lords hat haop oil oi+ a1
by the generous spirit in which you have spoken
of me and others, such as Hendricks ard Me-
Donald, and they are not written to you uuder
any seal of confidence The use of them, if use
there may be, is at your good judgment
and discretion.
Begging to be remembered very kindly to all
beneath your roof, am, as ever, very faithfully
your friend, ID. w. VOORHEES,"