New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-09-26
VOh.XXXlV. NO. l0,44S.
TROUBLED LOUISIANA.
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IMPORTANT LETTERS FOUND IN KELLoGG's
OFFICE.
srARTIING REVELATIONS MADE BY LETTERS FOUND
DURING THE PENN NOMENCLATURE ARE THE
US SENATORS IN THE Recommendations
NEY-GENERAI WILLIAMS CALEB CUSHING, GEN.
BUTLER AND OTHERS FIGURING AS KEILoGG's
COUNSEL IN TIE PINcHBAcK-MMIILAN CASE
LETTERS ASKING AND ACKNOWLEDGING THE RE-
CEIPT OF LARGE FRS
IBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRmUSE.l
NEw-ORLEANs, Sept. 25.-On the day of the Penn
coup d(tat when the revolutonists seized the
State House after Gov. Kellogg's retreat to the
Office of Marshal Packard, large number of official
and private letters were found in the archives of the
Office, and have since been in the possession OF
citizens Among these letters were number which
passed between Gov. Kellogg and prominent Con-
gressmen. 1t has been freely intimated that they
contained important revelations TO the manner
in which the Louisiana case managed in
Washington, with view to seating Mr.. Pinchback
in the Senate, and keeping Gov. Kellogg and his
party in power THE TRIBUNE representative sue
ceeded to-day in seeing the originals and obtaining
copies of several of the letters, and are given
herewith. The first is from T. c. Billings Repub
lican lawyer of this city, OF the counsel of
Gov Kellogg while the Louisiana case before
Congress:
T. c. BILLINGS TO GOV. KELLOGG.
WIfLARDs HOTEL, WASHINGTON. Dec s, 1878.
DEAR GOVERNOR: Chandler William
E. is working with ms, and he has worked with lis
nobly and more effectively than any except
Williams. He wished me to write TO You about his
fee / would arrange the matter with him at the
EDWARD c. BILLINGS.
The following were written when Senator Carpen-
ters Louisiana bill was before the Senate, aud
shortly before Congress adjourned:
FROM CALEB cUsHNG TO GOV KELLOGG ELI 90 loo
My DEAR SIR: have Just received yours of the
18th, having been out of town for ten days. and
have accordingly drawn on you for $1,000: Did
state previous letter that of the draft of S2OOO
which you sent some time since found 1T deslr-
able to deliver $1,000 TO Mr. ChandlerY am glad
to that all pTesentloppositon 20 your AdminlstTa
ton is dying out, and public confidence is beng re-
stored. snail be happy to see you when you come
here, and remain, yonrs truly, e. CUSHING.
The Hon. VIM. Pitt Kellogg.
FROM r. c. BILLINGS To GOV. KELLOGG.
BILLINGS g. HUGHES. CoUNsELORs-AI-LAw,)
No 81 CUSTOM HOUSE-sr, I
HIS EXCEIENCY.-D6dr GOrTH0T: / may leave
for the North on Thursday, and if You going to
advance me anything IN my fee in your case yOn
am, truly yours, EDwD. Z. Billings,
p. ST. have hopes that you viii make the pay
ment rs large $1,000.
Billings & HUGHFs COUNsrLORs-AT-LAw,)
No. 81 CUsTOM-HoUsL-sT.,
NEw-ORLEAYs, Jaly l, 1873 }
Received from the Hon. w. L. Kellogg $500 on
account foI professional services il the case Of ke
logg agt. Warmoth ct al $500 = D,,,,,.o,
Amount Heu III '''' i'0s, JoR AZ G. BARRETT JR
PROM BENZ. r. BUTLER TO GOV. KELLOGG.
BosTON, June II, 1878,
ICrest and motto, CONNIE Je uOuUe"I .
TONY DEAR GOVERNOR: L think my retainerlD the
matter Of the petition III the supreme Court about
the affair of Louisiana should he S6UUC l auViSed
in the cause with the counsel who argued lt-they
will recognize my services-and L was ob1ged IN
consequence of the retainer to refuse one on the
other side. Please remit by draft On New-1Ork,
yours. Benz. +. BU1LER.
The Hon. VIM P. Kellogg, Governor, &C., New
Orleans.
Gen. Butler refers to case before, the Supreme
Court, but the gentlemen who are familiar with
Louisiana affairs say there was no Louisiana case
before that Court at the time this letter written
and that the services thus ingeniOusly described
were nothing less than his influence as Member of
Congress in the Pinchback and Mcmillan contest
In fact that he was interested and retained just
appears tidb OAAOD SuSiluzj
Attorney-General Williams and William Z. Chand-
Ter, Secretary Of the Republican Congressional Com
mittee were. There are other letters making start
ling revelations and duplicating prominent men IN
Washington, including two Senators to the extent
that they are shown to have asked for and ac-
knowlodged 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
acknowledges $1,000 but speaks of his effective ser
vices and asks for The remaining letters Will
be brought forward hereafter but it is impossible to
get copies tonight All bear evidence of genuine
ness aud authenticity of signature and the fact that
they were found in Gov. Kellogg's office is estlb-
lshed ON excellent authority.
Stubs in Gov. KellOgg's check-book for 1873. also
captured sustain the testimony and letters by show
ing that large amounts paid by checks to Sena-
tors while the cas- was pending, in one case much
as $500.
APROPOS.
From Tribune. Jan 81, 1874.
There were laid before us, yesterday, certain
startling documents, giAvely affecting high officials.
The publication OF them seems to clear duty but