Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-04-22

What ~ undsr-tand. % he the r..lsoli for us
dismissal frOrn ofiicc. Thi. nav SEEN ~
6cieativ straars O. tie unintiated. l.at ths
cNact truth ell u,sss u appear siiil uorc
,irangc Tor that version "a erroneou, in
nany particulars. I did not suppose
shoald ever feel calied uPon 20 eSPiain The
matter 70 any one beyond ny Little ciryis
81 r~r.onAi friends. althoagh ihc AFFAIR has
bera sAe occasion % no htfie coa1-s.nt IN
AZ circles. soi a. al e0nPlisseniary 70 The
Secretary and east Of al did srpegt -
ssy any thing thrsagh the press, bat 500
no- seems nv obviou. duty
HImay he permitted TO jadge from tie
rc-eral eHrrr,sion in AT circle, ber,. I
have great rsAson 10 thAnk The secretary
Of tn iatsrior Tor I.tsning to the oorPer-
had oouasels against me. for he las thas
given me- a rePutaiion % -hich any mar
may -en bs prOsd IN thi. couamuniiy. ard
drA- around me such BODY Of ~arra bear,-
e. friencs q. never dreamed -. To be
dismissed frOn ofkce f0r dong oaiv that
~as nv sworn du;y % Do. a. an sSpiovee
q IL gosernrsai. 10 protect ii from tn
winding operations q knave, aai ,coun-
drsh-for Tbs i. r~aliy hat ths -hoie
thing amounts tbs n thing for -hich nc
r,an ~. suasr ia the estimation q honest
PcSPis.
Thsrv . much that has b-en dons sndsr
the prsseni adminsfrsiion q th- inisrior
Departmsnt. Under CopPe-head inspira-
f.on. dsgraccfal % ~ present a.lminis;rz-
ton and only oalcui,te.l 70 injurs u vhcrcs-
sr kno~n. knov long chapter % ths,e
thins'. but o. not propose % -rits q no-
] prsirr Co VAT an 80 that ue- dsv.iop-
meats nav - made. I ONLY ISL O. give
q history of TIE casc r.isrrvd O. ~ thc cor
rrsrcn1cut % the Prrss
III. 10. Nav Pension case AL ths
claimant. o-e Mar Burtisy. -ho male Ler
dscsraison a. MAJ >tephen.on. -iio- q
AlcR4E1sr >tcIhsuson. = guunsr in - L.
: Nav. who died .crns yea-. $3.50 in
Chaflssion. Mas. Tie case "a, fr-s prv-
seated 20 thc Pen,ion Ofbcs in i-5f. ard
s-vsral attorney, have Tired der han1s a.
getfing q througA. a. diser,as times. nth
OFT saves Ia Ia. no- hun- s-s sniil 49,
sral thoasand sOllars q back Psn,loi "a,
sccuzulaf-d
Some time last year. ~. Hoo Rescrlv
Johnson. after a. - case had iaid qai-t for
soms years. presented h.ra.sE a. "a, sdro-
cafe. bat -iihoat any Po-sr % attorney
a is- tays after the Conrnis-ioncr lr't 90
to1r Norfh. b. rsr~ouaily Trvscnted hin
,-lf Al tLc Pension Ofio~ ard czliel up tn,
as, snd demanded Immediate action on a.
n. b kuc- She parties. Thsre v.s ~ at
i.facio-y csidenos that this wornan uas tLe
~ifov Or ever "a. ths is-fui -ifs - Ss,ph-
snson. snd The olert having chargr % thc
case. stood Up ra.nfaIis 20 b.. duty an de-
nandsd that the neor,.srs documentary ~
idencc he 6lcd before b ~ouii a. or lie
c.se even 20 arcosnodsts The IIon senator
from Maryland Bcfors tks natter u.s st
lied The sommissioncr rrturned and the
eass "a. handed over 90 an affo-nev No
Las 'ince acted N ooacurrrnc- ~ith ths
Hon Gsnficnsn
Up o. tbs time lad nothing % 20 With
this case. cEospt O. advise the cierk having
q IN charEr. wheu b. sought nv couneil.
~hai oour~e 20 Pursae. Bus - ulsch has
i~aked out. IN the cou-.c q he iave,ti-a-
tlon. that every IN. rho knrw any thing
about he cs--. -as fliy sstis6-d that therv
as soothing iniqsitious Eheut BE- tndrr
these rirrunstseo,s. fb~ Couiun issionsr &C.
tailcl ne O. 70 % Raliirnore ard Sc =
could fnd OCT the truth. vhirh NE after
ncys sscsned - solici'ious - coacesL I
-rnt a. dirrcted ard did fnd cot thc trrth
ard plenty 20 ufinssse. - II J th~n
-eut and - ~ p.rti-. the-useivss snd
tiry very frankly toil t.s, -bol, .tory 18Th
ont Anv sft~unr; a. conceai-.-nt ..ked
th~u = they ~srv ~ilIin- - nase oath %
-hs; fhrv toid ne. I'D ih~y .aii they vsre.
b-osuse it v.s tie truth. prepared ~
rcquisiie sGisrits. ctiief iu q magistrate
and they made oath o. he sane ! 49,
sst.sssi that vhatevcr co-c-ain~nf had
beer iaatr q 80 not clsfs,ahis % these
parties These papers were duiv Sid IN
~ osss. ard On then q "a, r,isS,sI ~
~ ,ierE having g ir rhs-rs.
This trsnstetion occurred sbou' tbe riiI.
DE- 20 Derersler and noshing rnore bar
about this case Until souss time i1 Fehrusrv
49, oa ny ret-rr bone f-oa tLs ofi.~
erc'arfr-~d NJ. Johrsors cousreue bel
this ard ether lie cases 49, uI. l-rt,ss to
Poop re- ou the suhirct Nct tasirr Z
sery h-iiiiart prospect h~f-- ti-n .n n
d.-r~ton. b. toii ~ 81 .hoalf r.t -tl.