The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-10-07
A LETTER FROM : NATOR CAkrEN.
TER.

with Louisiana affairs in a Washington dis.
lished that dispatch, we deem but right and
proper for US to give Mr.. Carpenters reply.
After quoting the charges, he go S on to say
Let me point ont a few of its misrepresenta-
tons. Your correspondent says:
~ He demanded $50 for delivering an arsu-
m ut Of tw' nty or twenty-five minutes III the
| matte, Of the writ of Pr ohlbiton
This is untrue. never made any such de.
| N md.
- Three Thousand Collars we've paid him psios
"ianualS IL, 1871
This is untrue.
90 On che day Mentic.es, yanuar- &c. 1879
he "uislana matter wa. under discussion ia the
enate. and. in plying to renal ks of judy.
Thurman, Mr. Carp,1t'. d.:eAIe1 J1 s. DUl.l4
tHi commended ne COURSE
This is untrue, ss you Nigh. have seen b.,
examining The Congressional Gtobe before 4u J.
nsh ny this ialsehood That debate was o..
the Introduction ~ Mortons resolution
lre.ting an inquiry, and beto-e the facts 81
he case We're known aud the debate Turned
entirely ON points "i lav Touching the powe1
OF employing the troops as . posse s0n,atitn,.
nd the jurisdiction OF Federal c"arts Nnder
the re construction acts OF Congress. ! nethey
defended Judge DureU NOE commend, d hi.
course.
~ A. the time ne in.roauceith the 'iii pro>iilrg
for a new election in l., uisiina. MIR. Howe, All
colleague, presented an amendment thar, Hsu1-
lhg the Aew election, the H. llogg government
shea d be recognized Tins was opposed b.
hurman and others, on the ground thai u
won Il be a Congressional recognition sf usuC-
patton. 2Le amendmtAt was successful by
majority Of ne ana 1t Is sotc. able that Caypel-
tsr s"ted Ill its favor. thereby earrs1 & 10.
Who or what should be the government for
the few days during which an election should
he held was matter OF .ul Ill pra teal moment
| though lit the more logical way was to leave
the old Warmoh government; but Senators
Howe, Hamlln Sherman and Others would MOI
vote for the bill without the amendment, bul
would support the bill with the amendment
Regarding the amendment of no practica
consequence, consented to it, and voted tor
II. h"plng ,hus to pass the bill and secure ali
election, which was the practical end in view.
Having dlsp 'sed OF these specific mlsrepre.
sensations, let me state the fact:
In december, 1877, the Hon. Caleb Cuse-
ing called ON me, and retained me to assist
him tor Kellogg to argue he question of the
power OF the Supreme Court OF the United
States to issue a writ of prohibition to a CIR
cut Court OF the United States III an equity
case prior TO y final decree in the CAlcuit
curt
! examined the question fully, and devoted
10 time TO preparation tor the argu-
m-nt. and afterwards Mr.. Gushing aud my
self argued the Case, and il is reported ia IL
Wallace Reports, o.
AS Mr.. cushing had retained Nle. and
knew what | had done, I consulted with hin. |
IS to what my charge should be. He named !
$1,000. and said he would seud my bill with I
us own, and, when he received the money, !
would pay me. l suppose ne did send my !
,iil, because the first money received WAS /,
)ar- of Il remittance from Kellogg 90 Mr. |
Gushing, which Mr. Gushing 3,rwart, q to me
he balance OF my bill way odd Is, different
inss-Sne last $500 III Decemb@E !ase. Al.
'hrged wac 5000. and that WAY al th, |
Money ever received tom Iir. Kellogg. ana
lats understand, Was appropriated Ly Che
= gsaIlturts wrote several 1etters 20 ke.-
ogg s>king ioE money, ana he gave. s"liou +:
e sons tor the delay. but never abjeGted e.
he amount charged.
The Milwaukee, NeVs Of tho S0th ult has
he following;
New YORK. Sept. 2s.-The 71.s'os has tht
pillow ing:
Ew ORLEANS, Sept. 2o-The following. Is d
opy OF Senator Carpenters letter to Gov, Ke |
,Sg, taken by the 1,itune correspondent from !
he original. A great deal oi difficulty was
,und Ill obtaining it, owing TO the unwln. ness
some OF the Conservative leaders to use i ;
ganst Carpenter:
Dem Kelogg-I am sperately short. Can,
III send me $1,000? ii SO. 1t would he a god
end.
Yours truly. MATS II. CARPENTER.
LIST August, IL 3.
In reply to this letter, if my recollection j:
erves me, Mr.. Kellogg sent me $500 and
romised the balance, 300, in a short time.
nd !, in hay 1os u
" letters stolen from Kellogg give mil per !
llsslon to have published My friends il
eW Orleans need not have the sligntesS teal
lat their pub lea ion Will harm, me-
The question 1 was retained to argne had
Dthlng to do with the merits Of the LUusi-
Ia case. and it might as we'll have arisen N i,
l t to tCreclose a mortgage as III the kellogg
nit.
My services had been performed, the ease ,
ecided, nv bill rendered. and NY COM ectlon
18th the case ent rely -nded before any pro-
edinSs We're either taken, or expected to be !,
ten. i'll Congress. Seaat Morton after !,
ards, on tie 10Th of January, 1873. intro
iced resolution directing the committee to
qure into the affairs IN Louisiana. | was
that committee, and Mr.. Morton was it,
amman. A majority OF the committee came
the conclusion chat Kellogg had not been ,,
ected. and was usurper. and reported y
Il for y new election. ! drew the report =
ade ny the majority against Kellogg. and II
r. Morton made minority report, holding {
at Kellogg was legally the Governor Of the
ate. This W IS February co. 1873. The bill
a new election was de ,ated III the Senate,
d made two speeches in favor of its pa. 9,
ge, and the bill Wa. defeated by only or 2 ~ ~
,jorty. az
At the last session, On the On day Of Feb.
AIRY, 1874, l introduced another bill for ii III
W election in Louisiana, a d made two IF
eeches i'll favor OF its passage one on the re
tn and Both OF January, 1874, and the otherS
the 4th of March, 1S74-both OF which
~ be found in full in the Congressional NJ
cord. a,
No one who will examine my record on the -
'uisana matter can be made to believe that
vas brited by Mr.. kellogg. as Everything II
We said and done in the premises, il the
nate or before the people. has proceeded d.
on the ground, and been intended to prove d.
1t Mr.. Kellogg was not the legal Governor
the State, and had no right whatever to
1t office. And the attempt to injure me in m
n,tr lar only q Of 10 uaparal |