Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-01-27

signed only ON che last OF several sheets.
The proposition made to General Holds
don and Major Gardiner. TO sanction the
assignment OF men on this list TO towns
in Maine. was decisively rejected. The
list was taken away, but was presented
some weeks after 20 Major Littler, sue
cesscr 10 Major Gardiner. and 4 special
order from Provost Marshal General Frye
having Ia the meantime been obtained. to
credit them TO districts and sub districts
of Maine, they were distributed in strict
accordance with arrangements made with
MesSrs. Pike & Colby, MI D, T, Pike,
the surviving member Of that firm, has
testified before us with great irauknsss,
minutenesss and candor, aud all the main
points of his testimony harmoEize with
his published account of his connection
with these transactions and with such
Other evidence as wc have collected
The only considerable discrepancy, that
occurs to US, is ia that Mr.. Pike states
that these men were enlisted in the Dis
,rict OF Columbia, and bases his claim u
obtain the credit Of them for towns IN
Maine in part upon the tact that they
could not be credited TO any other State,
whereas ii appears from the data obtained
from the Navy Department that only q
of these men were actually enlisted IN
Washington, the ret being enlisted in
Philadcll hia. Chicago, Boston AMI other
cities. Our abstract shows only S3t CT
these men disposed OF by MeSsrs. Pike &
Colby their agents and a>siguees. 1t l.
not likely however that the number WAS
less than 400. rs Mr. Pike would have 40
disposition TO exaggclatc The number
The rest vt them must have been sold -
some other towns. whose officers We have
not tc,u able T. ia ourselves in com
munjcatjon with or who, being content
with having them count ou their quotes,
made no claim Zoe disbursement 10 ,he
Equalization Commissioners aud sono
clue j. furnished a. to their disposition,
GRAND TOTAL.
Surprising the list sent 10 the Adiutart
General 10y John T. IluII to have contain.
cd 6CO names. anal the liz, managed hy
Pike K Colby To- have contained 400
namc>, and aiding the psi list, We have
a pretty definite record or l25l names
but besides This. there WAS the list OF Ma
rinc Corps men. brought To Augusta iy
one Higgins and sold 60 G; g. CochrNRe
in January. 1868. and out ct which Coch
rsue previous Ia hi> sickness had sold
about 81 men 10 towns. The rest, mum,
boring about 10 were eft in the Adju.
tant Generals ofli,c, and the sale srd lis
triLuiion of them waS msnSged hy par
ties nknown. THIS, J. 10 say. We cor.
cludt they were sold. because there WAS
= special order Of the Povo.t Marshal
General 10 assign them upon the quotas
OF towns and in Tire ea@erne>S Of towns
81 tina, Jiinr tp procure men they would
10; },. ',Ncly - remain in lie mmket.---
Then lhc,c va, still another lis, at z0o
Names in possession OF Dclapv Al me iimc
OF his arrest. which he say, were dj~pns
ell Of bv Major Litter and percentage
upon The sale of which amounting tpI
S604 WAS pnil to him. D,lany names
among he towns 60 which this io, was
disposed Of. NoLlehoro. Wallham and
Marjavilje. and We fnl lha; The town of
NoLleboro made claim for reimbursement,
foI eichleeu men. not named. Which IL Is I
presumed were acquired in this ~aI 80
These ,cget!er make au a@gscsa,e ct |
1880 rames alter dcduclirg tic ~ said |
10 have been gratuitously distributed by
a., GNul OF h,m tie General Credils, |
for which the towns mast have pail to
private pcIaoGs mol less than half million /
dollars. -
TIE SOURCE or TIE FRAUD.
We shall not have fully discharged or
duty, Unless we indicate in some geucral |
way the conclusions We haze unavoidably
arrived ~, ~ to the persons upon whom |