The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-29
CIPHER.

WE have received a communication from the
Louisiana carpet-bagger, j. II. Sypher, in
which he INDUCES in a variety of opprobri-
GUS epithets evidently intended to wound
our sensibilities, and inclosing some
extracts from the New Orleans Times
which refer to that little matter of q
cadetship which he wished to sell but could
not because he asked more than the market
value for it. The remarks we had occasion
to make short time ago with reference to
Sypher, when we learned that he had sue
ceeded in getting the Republican nomination
for Congress in the First district of Louisiana.
appear to have irritated him slightly, and he
appears in q card which denies that he ever sold
or offered to sell cadetship, and challenges
any one to produce any proof to the contrary.
The point at issueis, Did Sypher offer to sell
cadetship, and did he only fail to do SO be-
cause he could not get the money? We assert
that he did, and we believe we can prove it to
the satisfaction of disinterested public
During the investigation into the sale of
cadetships conducted by the Military Commit
tee of the House of Representatives last Zebra
ary and March, on the 10th of February E. P.
Brooks testified that he applied to j. H. Sy-
pher for the purchase of a cadetship, but that
that individual refused to negotiate with him
directly, but referred him to his brother, j.
Il. Sypher, of Philadelphia. In conversa-
tion with the Washington correspondent of
the Philadelphia Aornin9 Post, which we
find reported in the issue of that paper of
February 90, Brooks says:-
''The honorable gentleman, I. e, j. II. Sypher in
nlrlu lLNIr
might make NTH has brother Woad be entirely Satfdc-
tory 70 him.
quently dealt with him as such, and in dolng re-
fused to advance him any retainer, but declared my
Willingness to deposit $1,000 with any honest man
that he might select from among his limited
quaintances with that Class OF persons deny that
l ever had attempted or claimed to have any
than that which he sought himself He
was a 'wesk sister, whose Influence or friend
il when / talked Turkey to him by Uoltntarily
Sc, ding for his brother 20. come to Washington
When, in response 70 this fraternal call, J. R.
Sypher came to Washington he begged me to aid
him in framing an excuse for his absence from his
post OF duty and finally, when ne returned to PHI
iadelphia, il was with the distinct understanding
that could have both cadetshps fer s25O0 Whenever
wanted them. He says | annoyed him. and seems
10 regret that he did not kick me out OF his pre-
sence, to which / answer that his inquiries regard
ing my capacity to transact the business then pend
ing sufficiently prove that his only for annoy
ance was a fear that woud not pay him enough
money"
In reply to the testimony of Brooks j Il.
Sypher published a deliciously ingenious
card to the following effect in The EVENING
TELEGRAPH of February 10, lS70:-
$50 the Editor of Tie Ersntng Telegraph;-
"PHu lDELPHIA, Feb 10, 1s70.-I see published ia
your paper OF yesterday special despatch from
Washington, which gives the testimony OF one
Brooks relative to his application to me TO procure
the appointment TO cadetsbip at West Point.
at is true that this man Brooks did, on several
occasions importune me to procure for him such an
appointment. 1t is not true that ever agreed Il
procure one for any price or consideration, or FOL
any Fr.. named OF unnamed Perhaps should h iT(
lpceTeEolloQsly kicked this maQ from my presence