Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-10-02

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New ORLEANS, Sept. 25.--On the
day of the Penn coup d'etat, when the
revolutionists seized the State House
after Gov. Kellogg's retreat to the
Office of Marshal Packard, q large
number of official and private letters
were found in the archives of the
Office, and have since been in the pos
session of citizens. Among these let
tween Gov. Kellogg and prominent
timated that they contained important
revelations as to the manner in which
the Louisiana case was managed in
Washington, with a view to seating
Pinchback in the Senate, and keeping
Gov. Kellogg and his party in power.
The Tribune representative succeeded
to-day in seeing the originals and OBJ
tanning copies of several Of the letters,
and some are given herewith. The
first is from e. c. Billings, Republi-
can lawyer of this city, one of the
counsel of Gov. Kellogg while the
Louisiana case was before Congress-:
E. c. BILLINGS TO GOV. KELLOGG.
WIZARDS HOTEL,
Washington, December 3, 1873.
DEAR GOVERNOR: Chand-
Ter civilian E.. is working with us,
and he has worked with us nobly and
more effectively than any one except
Williams. He wished me to write to
you about his fee. I would arrange
the matter with him at the earliest
moment possible.
EDWARD G. BILLINGS.
The following were written when
Senator Carpenters Louisiana bill was
before the Senate, and shortly before
Congress adjourned:
FROM CALEB CUSHING To GOV. KELLOGG.
WASHINGTON, Jan. %, 1873.
My DEAR SIR: have just received
yours of the 10Th, having been out of
town for ten days, and have accord
ingly drawn on you for 81 900. Did I
state in q previous letter that of the
draft of s., 900 which you sent me some
time since, I found it desirable to de-
liver 81, 900 to Mr.. Chandler I am
glad to see that all present opposition
to your Administration is dying out,
and public confidence is being lestor-
ed. I shall be happy to see you when
you come here, and l remain, yours
truly, G. CUSHING.
The Hon. VIM. Pitt Kellogg.
FROM E. C. BILLINGS TO GOV. KELLOGG.
BILLINGS & HUGHES,
Counsellors at Law,
No. 80 Custom House St, y
New ORLEANS, July 1, 1873.
HIS EXCELLENCY.- Dear Governor:
I may leave for the North on Thurs
day, and if you are going to advance
me anything in my fec, in your case,
you can hand it to MIR. Barrett, our
common friend. l am, truly yours,
EDwD. G. BILLINGS
z. 81 have hopes that you will
make the payment as large as So, ZOO.
BILLINGS & HUGHES,
Couusellors- at-Law,
No. 81 Custom House ST..
NV ORLEANS, July ], 1873.
Received from the Hon. w. z. kel-
lOgg 81, 500 on account. for profession
al services in the case of kellogg, agt.
Warmoth ct al. (S2, 500.
EDwD G. BILLINGS
Amount filled i'll this receipt by me.
JOHN G. BARRETT, JR.
FROM BENZ. F. BUTLER TO GOV. KELLOGG.
Boston, June II, 1873.
Crest and motto, "Conan'e je houve. ,"
To NY DEAR GOVERNOR: l thiuk my
retainer in the matter of the petition
in the Supreme Court about the affair
of Louisiana should be So, 200. l ad-
vised in the cause with the counsel
who argued it-they will recognize my
services-and [ was obliged, in conse-
quence of the retainer, to refuse one
on the other side. Please remit by
draft on New York, which draft will
be your receipt.
Very truly yours,
BENZ. F. BUTLER.
To Hon. ". p. Kellogg, Governor,
de-, NeaO Orleans:
Gel. Butler refers to a case before
the Supreme Court, but the gentlemen
who are familiar with Louisiana affairs
say there was no Louisiana case be-
fore that Court at the time this letter
was written, and that the ser
vices thus ingeniously described
were nothing less than his in
fnence as a member of Congress IL
the Pinchback and Mcmillan contest.
In fact, that he was interested and re-
tanned just as it appears from the 9TH
er letters that Caleb Gushing, Attor-
ney- General Williams, and William Z.
Chandler, Secretary of the Republican
Congressional Committee, were.-
There are other letters making start
ling revelations and duplicating prom
inent men in Washington, including
two Senators, to the extent that they
are shown to have asked for and ac-
knowledged the receipt of large sums
of money from Gov. Kellogg, while
the Louisiana case, involving the
seating of Pinchback or Mcmillan as
Senator was before the Senate. A
letter from Mr.. Chandler acknowled-
ges 81 ZOO, but speaks of his effective
services, and asks for more. The re-
naming letters will be brought forward
hereafter. but is impossible to get