Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-12

time. Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts,
who was member of the committee on
elections on which l served, or to any
other member of the forty-fourth con-
gress.
While / was member of the house I
had the honor to be appointed on a
special committee to investigate the
frauds alleged; as perpetrated in New
York, New Jersey and Philadelphia, of
which committee Hon. S. S. Cox was
chairman, and j. G. McDougall of New
York, Rice of Ohio and Waddell of North
Carolina were members. From these
gentlemen can be ascertained my stand
ing, conduct, gentlemanly bearing and
integrity during our four or six weeks
continuance together in these states.
never was attached to the Freed
mans bureau in any way, shape or form,
or had any connection with it, and it is
lie made out of whole cloth.
AS to my being partisan OF veno-
nous stripe, l have the honor to present
herewith an extract fro m letter from
Judge j. A. Green, who is now an at
torney-at-law at Corinth, Miss, and who
was one of the most prominent lawyer
Democrats in northern Mississippi,
, man Of character and respectability, and
a former Judge. In letter written to
his sister, who was then in Los Angeles,
under date of March 5, 1889, he uses the
following language in regard to me:
81 am especially glad that you have
"met Colonel G. Wiley Wells. l re-
member him as one OF the most hon.
"est, energetic, fearless and successful
''district attorneys that Northern Mis-
"sissippi has ever had. He stood high
Gin the estimation of the people here,
mot only as a lawyer but as a gentle
imam worthy of the trust, confidence
'and esteem of all who knew him or
"had business transactions with him. l,
together with all who know him so
"well, wish him that abundant reward
"that energy and merit always bring"
| At the expiration of my term in con-
gress l was rendered the place of consul
was desirous that l should go to Shang
hal for the purpose OF investigating
certain matters which had involved the
consulate in scandals. I accepted the
position and was appointed, and in Or
der that the public may know some
thing OF the esteem in which was held
give an article which was published in
the daily Memphis Avalanche, of July
18th, 1877, and other local papers, which
is as follows:
"HoLLY SPRINGS, Miss, July 10, TT.
"Hon. G. Wiley Wells, recently ap-
pointed consul general to China, with
''his wife, left upon the one O'Clock
train this morning for Washington,
'where he will remain, receiving his
"final instructions until the 23d inst,
"when he will start for his post.
In the evening prior to his departure
"a large number of the citizens rendered
"him a serenade. and presented the fol-
Glowing preamble and resolutions which
"were unanimously adopted:
"WHEREAs, the president of the
United States has appointed our fellow
citizen, Hon. G. Wiley Wells, consul
general to the empire of China and
"WHEREAs, he is on the eve of depart
ure to his place of labor; therefore. we,
his friends and neighbors, without re-
gard to political issues. adopt the fol-
lowing resolutions:
81. That Colonel Wells is now, and
has ever since his residence among us,
been without fault, and blameless as a
neighbor and citizen.
"2. That as United States district at
torney for the northern district of Mis-
sissippii he was honest, capable and
faithful.
"3. That as our late representative in
the congress of the United States he was
vigilant and efficient in guarding the in
terests of his constituents, and at the
same time true to the constitution and
the union. 4- .-
"a. That Colonel Wells carries with
him our best wishes for safe journey
by land and sea, and our perfect faith
that he will reflect no less credit on our
country abroad than he has done at
home and that he may have safe re-
turn.
"5. That we recommend Colonel
Wells to all the people among whom his
lot may be cast as one worthy OF their
full esteem and confidence.
"6. That Mrs. Colonel Wells, in all
her relations and duties of social and
domestic life, is entitled to no less
honor than her distinguished hus-
band.'
feel chagrined that it is necessary
for me to cite these matters for the pur-
pose of refuting such vile ISLANDERS as
are contained in the attack of Franken-
field, but they are from friends who
knew me intimately in Mississippi dur
ing my sojourn there. In order that
the public may know as to the. facts con-
nected with my Shanghai consul gen.
eralship quote from letter published
by George Alfred Townsend under the
cognomon of "Gath," in the Sunday
Herald and Weekly National Intelli-
gencer, of Brooklyn, N. Y, dated Janu,
ary 10Th, 1875. He says:
"Mr. Evarts had meantime come into
'the state department, and among the
claimants for office there was Mr..
"Wells, of Mississippi, formerly of New
"York. Evarts appointed him to the
consulate. hoping that he would put
"down any scandal. Mr.. Wells was not
"willing to leave without written in
''structions. He had the sharpness to
Ego to the state department and have
'the assistant secretary who presides
"over consulates, Mr.. Campbell, make
"out for him written instructions con-
''cerning the Investigations which were
''to be made, which instructions recited
'that he was to fearlessly investigate
''the consulate and all charges made
"against it, and proceed according to
law. With these instructions which
"Seward could not set aside, although
minister to China, Wells arrived on
"the spot. He had no previous &C
"quaintance with Myers, who was moi
"therea at the time, but had gone home
''to prefer charges against Seward, be
'fore the house of representatives.
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