The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-02-22
THE SALE OF CADETSHIPS.
our PFy. WHTTTBMORE, OF SOUTH
CAROLINA, IN TROCRLE

u lar II, sci Both hts West Point and
triapo'is Appointments sen. Logan
Rrports R"soiu utton iof h,s hnpssson'
WasalNdrcS, req H'-'eu' 'onn ~ hosAo'
4 tom to- GO nnistee on the tie OF 'sue' hppoint-
II rss,,. t"-hy reported the ioho"ms'
6ered lhn KY, ~, n' a,,S ~
\ 1ttsa br AMI y hnehy eNptied fronfhis seat as q
i rencr ~ nc hou'e VI "'p'o'en'''"'' !" ''' '''"
"" 49,, than p.oc.,s.d IN rea tina ,e,t,uopv
ca,h.,,, n.l, and p n g.s,e, NJ Nc.
dMcr'''' '',l'"' D"',' ~,
i n,ol. r,ysp,oer correspondent, and tho exculpa.
,,s,,pcn, made By Mr.. wh,ttemors. The re.
~J '.' u.n, ,s "S' ~ Ns..r. tosar r"hn pa...re
i s,.s,N,,r Asher Nitcher Morran sloeum and
%'A' , c'r,.,n, 4. A. .h.,r.., ., ,h. ,.s,,.,o,,
\ HOG. iit ""o""s !" =" s"o"as' W '"e 'osua'VV
and .,a,, meat The testimony OF Plilfp II. Kegler
-. f,iioyIns e,Yret.
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Il VHN nv NALlkD IHs ApFoiNfxtSr AT
l L,.,is. a, Staten I.land. ~ ". and was a resi.
~, ~ ,,,-.,o, nn,u a,.,., ,.., +, J,n,.rx
l tniol 'iAf'''oh INV" husu" m,e III 'Ane"y,
l fqa tc ucevci q letter nom eeuator Sawyer ef
/ NoiIa Carolina, Introducing him to Mr.. white
/ poft snd aakng him n he he'd not yet disposed Of
l Al. an ointment to the Naval Academy 10 give n to
L y. y,...-.a. u...,,., A.. go. a. ,.-... a.,
l W hr'ef son. nc "sbueu inc e'er IN psson 70
| M wNtcmofe, at bis boarding house In Wash.
1 n.,,,
| A., ..,
i w "tdlemore to'd MIN that ne regreWed et-
tecd'r.ly tlst lie had not known Il before, ss he
/ ,,J md ,,upo.siv n,,dged himself Us xas very
prT'. aud Thought that the witness was as deserV-
1s = iuyt ody In consideration OF what he had lost
| !, s,,,' ,,,ohna and ~ vha, no b,a iost a,r,nv
ID ' -''' ~ " WIS" " 10. Wv "'"N
Ne eNIr. Mr. " hittempre talked very nice 10 hu1,
| AL lines thanked him very warmly for hi. In
,,i,, t,ndncss Tho mo,,s, ,hs,e dronned u,,
Nhse' Nmunc>s Inc matter 'here uroppeu' vi"
rsss thinking TO more OF u. Pour months after
i .srd he happened to be In Boston with his sop
:, -. =. =. : =, ,-, ,. -,
id mere ne met an cid business acqu'ntsnce, W
SUI ,v Nnon ne Ihtroonecu W. son, ana WHO
w .on, '"n, n,t ~ s0s va aNs'! Sne Young msn.
ma S'uii W. .o s = nne chaet "uhess seiu nc
totu W " Wy 1uen \" give ms son mat
,a oP'as"ny y, ys,. ~. ~ 70 . ama Una, " Wss ahar
ave, nNe nsns o. 'mpossio,h.S W. Una, ~ REQUIRED
,Scncerned can hive YOU an sppo,n,ment have
In my pocket. Witness thought that shaw Was
going W present u TO htm, and thanked him, but
saN ,'ld mere was |, consideration Tor It, and
Shovel thc witness letter from Mr. wlii,tomorc
Two Ia three thousand dollars. Witness said that
vas " orunate as ne mad los. everything during
he Nnr 'hst ne eonid not even II he wanted, pa'
heue' 'oi ''e 'ppo'h'men''
COMING DOWN A pto.
Al s, .t. ,,, 81, ~ -,
M S,aM & s.a 'nsI ,nas ~os AZ ne could do thas
hha' |nIhs 70 wMve ms own hteres,in the mat
VI, u, u'u @ u.a' W u, "ouu fne H'Wesss nuef 70 mr:
Nb', more W, was t.en wssningion. ne did
soJ. 20, when Nlthcss rcashed ashihgton ne
Iounu ,.', vi. nieu nse eone no"e, anu ne
80, 80 w & ", W. ne,.,,,na, 81, ~ n' W spp,os pp
, soh '" r w., s,,.y IA .st w sPpo,n.men.
son To that letter Mr.. whiitemore replied tha. he
10 hasl ,ne appointment ootside MS dislrc c, .,
ysm. witness m.us NO reply % tist letter, put
Mai'.u lor some .me; sno suosequehty Wro.e 70 nr.
10 him % &c asea nas or pHes ines
sn SsIors S l,s would dispose q i: To tL.. letter
IL b.. Sr., letter which would make !, desirable
squss slon 10. toneai puIpotcsl AZ susHesusa 'es'
,r iroa shaw coqi,inins menace in ease be should
" " ~, ni"- -tI uv'',e -, " " ~, s ..si 'os
N. WL,,,swnss ~,,h ~ r,nnt a m.,i.d TO-,
Sa.hlps,Ga: Ne produced The oIisia.l Letters re.
' .''a by him, and eoO'e' Of those ne bad sent.
% @on V..as s.no.,n n a,n., un ~ % ~, p,,.., "I
&C., testified Sefore the Committee ihst he was look
lng To- an appointment 70 the West Point Military
AGTy g, son Of GsS s. q Ne" yssy
nom south Carolina, whose name he did no, recoI.
n during The var and ,S h1a sIsa IN ,os Sps %,
SSS1 w hiye tue sppSnpen', S9s a pfnee aranns was
s @Ns % % asl
is., 10 which Whittemore replied that that was no
I,ssr q, paper eoSa De" nnyttsina, "a mmses,
keSrtsenJ it,yes and pointed out Mr. Whittenore
e. sSsS .sSs c,rCns as tie member with whom he had
"'"'''s1'oH'
WHAT NEW YORKER PAID.
Mrg.P. Brooks, a newspaper correspondent, hsv
lng detsiled to the Committee some negotiations
which he hsd with OF her members, detailed neIotia.
70 S' pom Pa. s.y a 5
bs,ev ~ NJ Vorl Ne was n, oo.,,,,s a. 10 ,ho
smount p.ii 10 Mr. wlittemors but pisced thc ,im,.
Ss Ssse.n 20 Ana ioo wheh money ne pnde fstood q
H. VIII, ,SH. 80, " '"' p'Sa' V"nPAsu "
Mr. Dsie, ear sd 10 hsytns through The
dMf Wl,ot' aud he nnderstS cd lnrough Wf nSno.
sop as xhsS hshsa nS,n " q, W "c'' foih' lot
- .''-',
The MINISTER'S STORY
made sort OF , pronlir of his appointment o. a
eadetshp TO the OF colleague OF hls 10 the Iu
C9nIress (Mr. 0os.) and that when Kegler nbp!rI T..
Nm for the appointment. ana he told Resei ,a,
le had already dsnosed OF It, he had reference 10 h
promise to MI Goss His nrst IDEA had been, II b,
Could md poor boy who had sufficient eduosIior 10
Snd he had told Mr. Goss when be sppIied 10 Kin,
for II. Mr 0oss. however persisted. AID Mr. Waite.
nore said that he would consider his appl cation Mr.
Of my son. viii alive you t5Oo for H. sud yo,i NAV oa
FOR any purpose you lease" He told (Ioss he sh,nd
rot seI the appointment Tor any what
Tor educational purpotet In yonr distrtct b1ldtns
shlrehe, de. and you give my son The appoint me ni
poses or fof any oher purpos ss pur
please
HIS OLD PRIEND SHAW
Th. matter stoo, thns n.tw.sr NJ ,o...,, ,,,,,
snd up 70 the time OF Nj uo., leaving |ongras nn ~
Ssys m ua1est0Gd between them that Gotstson should
that he old ihit hs hsd t,.on ..
nent Amer oes went none lr &httsmn,s s sppyin y u
ed but he sin nj @ ns pesred 70 nave ms son app9int
never reDlynR 10 nm, Ie,Iep "Us ,hSn m "a ar oVss