New-York tribune., 1871-03-25


SSitr, corr,,pon4er. Of n, ogutauaa Garrett.
louisville, March 22.-Col q. {. Wharton,
United States Attorney for Kentucky VIII pub
sh the following card in the Louisville papers toino
sSeee sS% @Cf IN fs R enate Fy G the 0lGR So'
To he Public: In recent debate III the sehate o.
Stevenson, find the following paragraph in the speeeh
Of the latter.named Senator: ,r,c... A..
F Ser: Hs. 1 SaO & e man s s ns, seo % % V w5 $ a. S
FEDERAL authorities arrest him aggression upon Pede, agent,
crime made The ulee Of special ne,'ase S age sPe.s o a
emnatOn and think all good Of ey p.rty agree with ne
Sal route The Feers jasictos WHY no
presume the what his politics Now let ne eel
nv nv 1S.Or,9e @ ns1 S d not KuKIuT sSshs or
Ku Kur that the Repubhcans.h.e many Ka kuI as the Dem
These words were uttered in debate touching the at
tack made in January last at North Benson Frank
fort upon W. H. Gibson United States Mail Agent on the
route between Louisville and Lexington, and IN tha de
attack was the act OF one man unconnected with any
organized band With reckless disregaS OF propriey
the Federal officers knew who the man Was %h0 at
Why have not the Federal authorities caused the arrest
Indictment and trial of that man The idea which this
Brought TO trial because he was Republican in politics:
In this derection OF duty he embraces the Federal
Court have only to say that the Judge has intorma
ton SO far as know upon the subject 1f & me outrage
DO he has done VIZ TO Gs the b aT S is %
| name of the man who attacked Gibson Unless the
| grand iures are furnished with facts upon which 10
found our indictments there be trial or prosecu
tOn Senator Stevenson vel knows In my sphere OF
official duty have exhausted every effort to bring tho
| offenders to Justice. do not know the name OF the
man who had the contest with Gibson but runor mas
designated certain Individual In order 10 reach him
and ali others engaged in the outrage investigation
was had before the Grand Jury They were az unknown
TO the mail agent. The station agent VINO he
attack was before the Grand Jury and testified that he
did not know the OF the offenders or any oI the
although many engaged in the attack NO one mas
6r viii nut me any other Federal oflcer IN possession
OF facts upon which to found an indictment; dhey' y'
doubtless fear that the fate which recently Dec ar
| TGShter a citizen OF Shelby County .who, having
diyuged some of the acts OF the KuKux,~as upon ms
return to his home, taken out In the night Time by ai
organized band and hung for no other reason tt ds
he gave information To some OF the state authoit'"
aoSu' to the potcs OF the man 1ecrred TO- and whom
| r,nor designated as Of the offenders, nave h2
knowiedge or information whatever, and never heard
anything upon the subject untn saw IN SSnaos G @ a
Remblican IL seems that the Senator il upon terms
Of familiar intercourse with some OF the kuhuA or '1aV
ss to know also the politcs OF the station GENT NJ
| North Benson about which know nothing, Hls cblei
rather than to have the law vindicated end Ku- Kux
suppressed AS awablaing @ etaen, me Toio m 1.s
communicated tue facts to me StoIe ~ ,.S,ns I . ~ -
tons upon Federal officers who he Ane| Mi ~SLi h ~
anxious anu more determined, So far as the eou ~
Senator stevenson seemed to be when he was Cow, Iva
OF Kentucky. While he was Governor OF Kenmck.
the capitol and the Senator who Is 50 swift TO charge
others with derecton of official duty was, In the midst
| while Federal officers within the knowledge OF the
Senator endeavOring but withOuk 20 OBJ
tain facts upon which 10 base prosecution against
the offenders, far the Federal Court had Jurisdie-
| ton
The attempt OF Senator Stevenson TO create the i'm
preston that there does not exist In Kentucky an organ
lied band OF awess men, more powerful IN some por-
tons the State than the civil authorities, VIII create
surprise il not contempt with all candid people In tis
State many OF whom know as do, that the IhtIhlt-
ton OF the KuKlux has in its effects even reached te
Grand urv OF the Federal Court II Senator Stevenson
will exhaust the OF information which lie seems
| 10
IDENTIFY rely upon offenders being brought TO Justice WIN
out any inquiry TO politics The senator nae
reasons to know that In the Federal Courts prosecutors
are not influenced by the politics OF me ohender OF AZ
legged offender against law. II the ehiges oI ,Hortb,
to hold my present position and demand tna tue tnS % h
ator give his authority for the @ % heen ar
rested indicted and tried because on & "a
myself or other Federal Ion olicors icconsiderations
ties Ioin pon'i'"i " &, {, WHARTON,
us. DistrictAttorney, Kentucky District.