, 1860-04-14

A statement from Ir. f. II. Sa1born.
IN letter to the Boston Eost, correcting
some Of its errors concerning himself, and the
recent" Concord Fight" Mr. Frank 3. Sanborn
states some additional facts Of generalinterest !:
Oh speak Of me Us "a leading member of
~ Hs sheah!ng the Republican party organiza-
!on. 1hls Il not true I sometimes vote its
ticket, but do not count myself IS belonging to
lts organisation. aud certainly cannot be called
leading member since. so far as ! can rrrof.
Iecf, hare nerer held any Office or receiyed
any nomination from it, or made any speeches
tor II, Or praised it in the public prints, while
pave H otten attacked It's policy in conversation,
It infinitely to the Democratic party, to which /
formerly belonged, "a did all nv family
:" lou also say the United States Sanatc
adopting the usual and only judicial alternative
IN such cases. send its officers etc. NoW The
Tufhans who seized and handcufed me list Tues.
hat haS tnl9ns' ~ ny own front entry, where they
hood and a forged letter, did not tel me they
we're officers Of the Senate, nor read mr. cr
tproPerly speakiEs) show me any AUTHORITY, nor
dld the person afterwards detected to be Carl
ton show me any paper whatever. He did show
me pair of handcuifs, the marks Of which vnu
ever it was, for could not read line ar aec =
signature or sea, was in the hands of Freeman
ana was partly read by him, but not so as 10
inform me Of any offense Or the authority
under which they acted, or their own nnnocs
carlton said, We are from the United States
Aarshafs 0ttice,' or something like that. but
!ou, sl,; KNOW IS well as do, that the United
states Marshal IS not an officer Of the Senate
nor 20 think the name Of the Senate was men.
tioned till they had been foiled in their nurnosa
and were compelled by the crowd to re.5 the
pretended warrant. This was done by Freeman
WIN took the paper, as believe, from bis own
pocket, and read it to my neighbors rather than
to me. Now whate1er authority the paper
might convey, it must convey to Carlton. uot to
Freeman, yet Freeman carried Il and raad Il
whom you cannot certainly cali an officer Of tl,t.
SENATE. The Senate elects its oiiicera and von
Will not lind among their names either that of
S'las Carlton Or Watson Freeman, senior or
junior. eoA -
do you mean to say that the manner of nv
hye:' II 50, l fear the Senate NAV have a n1o.
cess against you for contempt; for certainly
that dignlfed body never meant 10 have ma AZ.
rested IN the night, By fraud, and with aucb
brutality as is seldom inflicted on murderers.
az not believe that either the Vice President.
or Mr- McNair, or Mr. Mason, directed or viii
authorize any such procedure, nor that ron
mean to sanction il, as your words imply'
+" hare not TO this day read the warrant. mr.
seen the slsnaturr Of Mr. Brcckinridge, or Mr.
McNair, or the seal Of the Senate. 50 as to d;x.
tingulsh either; and for all kuor the nanpr
shown me- may have BEEN the president's pro-
test, which you so ably discuss in The same co].
umn in which you attack me. Freeman read
in my hearing what seemed to be the Seaate's
warrant. but Us he had previously handed me 4
forged letter, and told my domestic falsehoot.
submit to Tou, sir, whether bis mere n.scrtinn
imported verify as the lawyers say: for he
would not allow me- or my counsel to read Il.
nor haze they reai the original warrant to this
day. As am informed
:, You also say that I appeared ut the town
hall On Wednesday ,erening with my wrists 10
u,anac'esi .,.a eaErec them .n my hands, not on
hour II ha:s not been taken by LEGAL process
federates" '. 'AA~0 e"4~