Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-08
SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: FRIDAY. OCTOBER s. 1885,

unkindness, voluntarily did you a great
Kindness ia the spring of 1885, by nominal .ng
your son a cadet TO tue Naval Academy.
did not know II. but you were then trying
to Congress for yourself; bWl, YOU
readily accepted the gift OF the cadetship,
notwithstanding. And whenever youme me
YOU gave me u Pleasant greeting, very like
/ ais 1t well with thee, my brother, to-day"
ana as soon as You got behind my back. You
| would stab me. AT our last meeting on July
p, when you were in Washington, you met
me with pleasant words. on think that the
plan 20 clear your path 10 Congress OF an OPP
pnnent, ia the Gulteau method. You must
! remove him-destrov him. And thus ''iu-
spred" like Guiteau), you set to work 10 carve
me up. Your preteXt wRs, that had promised
to support you for Collector and supported T.
W. Lamb. You have told hundred times,
perhaps, that made the promise Ia
duBignon. and that you have his evidence
in writing Of my promise. | was never in
your company with Mr.. duBGnon hut once,
IN October 1854, about a month before Mr.,
about the Collectorship at Brunswick, and
| made no promise to you. Don't say my
denial Is foreign to the issue " Now produce
MI. duBiGhOn's evidence which you nave
told hundreds you have. You haven't it. Nou
can't get it. You tried once and failed, and
stl You go on repeating that fabrication.
The truth ID. your egoism and egotism,
which swelcd to such ludicrous dimensions
after the accident TO you in 1891. by which
you stumbled up stairs into the Georgia Leg
lsature. were offended by my support of Il.
w. Lamb for Collector. and my refusal to de-
sert him and support you. 1t was then you
said, | should not be renominated,
aud your hostile work began. Had |
known then how vastly superior YOU are to
Lamb ! might have been justified, in con
slderatiHn OF the public good, in deserving
MIN, but ne you are the only mortal who has
ever had capacity to conceive the amount OF
territory you cover. will escape public CEN
sure for standing by Lamb, on the ground of
my Incapacity to take in your dimensions.
And the public will he more lenient when in
formed, that the brain work OF your office is
done by your Deputy. Capt. King, and your
Inspector, j. l.. Beach, while you are on tho
streets running politics, slanderlug me, abus-
ing Savannah, or In W ashington playing Con-
gresham
SANDER AND REFUSAL TO ANSWER.
Soon after your reply to Waddels letter
wrote you an omen letter through the Bruins
i told you Intended to answer your let ter,
ahdS %AheH Won to Say yeszo Y no, that might
not do yotfany ipjustice. You refused to
speak. " You playedd the mute. Y on
lodged sM Uhave not space to insert
all tnOse questions hereA wish had. The
public could then see more clearly why II
stood dumb. But viii repeat two or three.
| | asked, in substance. If you had said |
stated a falsebood when | incidentally told
John c. Lehman IN d letter that had i ST.
! Clair Virgins appointed a railway olerk;
gins, and you had him appointed. You de
clined to answer. You said Your question
is of personal character and foreign to the
issue" Is 1t personal to ask IL you have Sian
dered me, and, whether you or ] told the
| truth. ia ''fcreign to the issueY" oh, you I'M
blushing daisy! You difildent darling! You
sanguinary lamb But will not keep you
| in suspense. Read this letter:
"OFFICE oFTHE GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT
OF RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE,
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Aug. q, 1861
"Bon. T. ". VotaCood, S1UdHsadh, en-:
"SIR-As per your r. quest of the 18th inst.
herewith forw ard you a copy of ali the papers
in the case OF Joseph st. Clair Virgins, ap-
pointed railway postal clerk. vice F. G. Will
helm, on the line between Macon and Bruins
WICK, Ga. Mr.. Virgins was appointed to the
| above position upon Your accommodation.
contained in letter from you, dated NJ arch
"JOHN JAMESON.
General superintendent.
Among "aI the papers" there is not line
or word from Senator Coquitt or youreelf
AS to my refusing 20 assist Mr.. Virgins, he
writes me, Aug. II. shat Hon. 5. II. Atkinson
and T. w Lamb informed me that they had
asked you to aid me in securing the appoint
ment, and that you had verv readily expressed
| q willingness to do so.' Mr.. Virgins mother
also wrote to me for her son, and replied
that would gladly assist INN. And, now.
again, In the language addressed to Falstaf
when he hacked his'sword with his dagger as
proof OF his fight with eleven men in
starting hole, canst thou find out to hide thee
from this open ehame?" How startling the
! likeness OF vouP.elf TO honest Jack FalstaG,
when you are dragged into the light!
You got possession Of another letter wrote
TO a gentleman IN Ware county, and used it
against me during the campaign for the nomi-
nation for Congress. am tod, by reading IL
rs If the contents were an onCr by me to
that gentleman to give a young man In Ware
county railway clerk ship for the vote of that
county for me IN the Congressional Cenvcn-
ton. | asked YOU to affirm or deny this.
Your senslbility forbade an answer. "Your
question is personal" | Will now try silver
fOrceps on you. oIer 10 you. or your credi-
tors, 500 for that letter. A creditors bill is
| in order to reach your conscience. but il will
never reach the letter. It. would be what
lawyers call "a fishing BILL" and end like
yOur fishing for a whale in pail of water. J
saw ! never wro'o such letter. Don't say
this is ''foreign 10 the issue d" Produce the
letters or stand convicted.
FALsTAFF AGAIN.
You are az like to honest Jack FalstaG as
Dromio to Dromio Prince Henry.
Prince Henry-Why, how could'st thou
know these men in Kendall Green when IL
was so dark thou could'st not see thy hand?
Come. tell US your reason; what say'st thou
to thisY
Pointz-Cone, your reason, Jack, your
reason
Falsta1r- What, upon compulfion
Give you reason on cOmpulsion! II reas-
ons were as plenty as blackberr O., would
give no man reason on compulsi n. /
Dart-(iive you AN aDeweriOu cOnpuls sion !!
Produce the lorfeE6n comIhl sion! No. your
que tion ia personal" n shLad a thousa nd
answers, q thpgEand lettegs, / would not
give one on CON pAlsion. Npt NJ
But I haze moi space 10 follow y5u further
Enough 81 Jorif ''chicEens have come home to
roost." Look at them, and look them in the
face, IL you can. You can't put them on the
market again. You must hatch another
brood.
/. You denied the truth OF Waddells state
ment. y GU stand cOnvic ed on the testimony
OF Reese and Dibble Willis and Wheeler
2 You attempted 10 deceive the public aud
to iniure me by knowingly and purposely con-
cealing the fact that your delegation was sent
to Washington NJ my reauesi.
3. You went 10 Washington in Jny to de-
monsirate your great influence" To do il
you had to ignore me AS Representative.
When exposed By Waddell, you attempt TO
conceal your motive by protesting ignorance
of the necessity or proDriety OF seeing me.
/ have uncovered your motive and mali entity
by the letters of Messrs. Stevenson and Knott,
and by the letter Of Dir. Blount published by
you.
L. have exposed the falsity OF your state
ment Of a promise by me 70 support YOU.
5. I have convicted YOU in the matter Of
Virgins clerkship By the testimony of the
best witness on earth-Mr. Jameson, who
m de the appointment
6. | have convcled you in the matter OF the
vote of Ware county, unless you produce the
letter.
And thus you stand convicted OF two Of
lenses one malicious Sian Ter. the other
against the peope OF thi- district. They
chose me for my supposed fitness. You went
To Washington several times and swore