Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-08-31
IN THE PCBLLC.

NORFOLK, VA, Aug. 29, 1876.
| submit the =uDjolucd statement Which has
beer vourtaliy rendered 10 me by Capt. W.
Fl. Coo. of WASHINGTON CITY, and hereby dis
miss Paxtnn aud lis author. james II. Plat,
as beneath NY contempt.
john GoopE JK.
NORFOLK Va, Aug. % 1876.
W. h. Cue, OF Washington city, d. c.,
max tie following statement: On the even
!ng Of the 23l ol August 1876. | called upon
the Hon. james H. Platt, at his rooms, No.
Hos + street, in the city Of Washlnet u, for
tie purpose of pro, uriDg a letter o! lntroauc-
ton to AL xander r. S,cppard which | de
sired to use in obtaining situation at the
Smithsonian Institute. When | called, Mr..
P.att ask j me how was getting along With
u, o. Wright, mcaulng t" luqulrc II had SC
cured position with him | told hlu' | had
ACCOMPLISHED nothing. He asked Tue if |
knew who the contractors were. My reply was
Il d0D { know but one, aud that Is General
Averl' He theu said, ID, you kv"w "heGe
II" i stopping 7" replied, "a the hbbI
HOUSE. H. then said, II will 20 aud Sc"
han 10 prr>uu hi, evening" He then SAID,
gu are the very man | wanted TO Sc; | Wa
jas thiuklug 1T YOU wheu your Gaune VS. set
to my room. H. asked ME if ha'! y Ell the
tier from Norfolk slgc"d 'PaXon. III the
National R"pubiicao. My reply WAS, NO sir.
Whcreupou he handed nc the paper contnln
ing the letter, aud at the same tlmc showed me
the card al the Hon. John Goode and Il Litter
OF Jol,u f. De- odort, published IN the Nor
fox Day Book lie then said, Il will n'w
tell yuu what want, upon the honor OF Ma
sou' Ny reply was. Il AN no Mason. Hr
said This letter OF Paxton has caused con-
siderable excitement III Mr.. G1ode's DIS rlct
| want some one to a<sum" the rcspon>lll'y.
knowing sou TO be a gall .ut < Confederate,
and Dut afraid to hgh, thought you would
MT obi. CT. If wcrc 10 assume the resp n>ibliy,
and g"t into dull with Mr.. Goo lie, i YOU
dr.olllly ne from holding Office in Flrslni'.
You being q resident of Washington, 1t would
not cH>c you. If l 20 TO Vlrelna 10 tlSht
Mr. Grude, aud h uId xiii hun, | would n
mediate y be arrested and hung or >sn' to the
prnitent4rv; tut if Mr.. Gooie sh u kill lue
may come | VII TAX y"u. | >ald, " ~
well He sand. Can yuu call her Tins even
ing? | will have the letter Ir,par, i tr
you (mcauiug he srcotd letter Of Paxr2n).
(which YOU car copy; We will then go TO !hc
Republican Office and | viii hav" it published.
said, Yes" On my return that evenlnghe
In h handwrifiug aud asked ne to 1T and
copy ii. | took the chair to do 81. He gave
me paper aud walked irto the aGjacrut ro-nl.
wrote two or three lines. and tnonght ~lthn
myself what um | doing? lie Is taking ad
vantage OF my poverty, and trying TO compel
III. 10 do q d5honorablo act. will oh han
10 hiS own trap theo arose, walk Il TOTO
the adjacent room whcrr he wa sitting, aud
tod him | was too nervous to WTlle. but VIII
have it copied for you. His reply was, M;
could not trus, anyone with tkl>. II" then
laid, Can you meet me at the Republican OF
fee tonight p | ralli"d yes and uate
him good evening. | called at tn" + publican
Office and a>kel the clerk if MIR. Fl 1T had been
there. He SAID, Il have not seen HIM.
waited sometime, aud seeing uothlog oI hum
wat back to clerk ard asked him to asc +
ain if he Was 10 the building. Word cam
back VS. who wishes to see M 2 gave
my uam", aud was asked up stairs, when be
in produced mn u Two gcutiameD. tie thEn
pule uu: tn manuscript and asked me 10
look nver ii, with sid. He III stated 10
thc two gnutleuen, thl. is the C mmunlca'lon
which | copied fer hlm, meaning NE. 1t was
then dclv, red to the gentl. man whom sup
posed to be the editor He received II. au1 II
appeared 10 he R2pubIlcao the b'x morning
Vi. Plat and myself tie, left the othce anu
walked to the Northeast corner OF Is b street
auu PcuD>yivanla avenue, where bade hD
god uigti B .fore l;a7iag he said. 'Come
to my room n the % ruing, AID W CIV"
you he letter to General AVerlli.' | did GO
10 his roum and c.lvcd from him the follow
Ing lctt"r to g. neral As"rill:
Hos + STREET, WASHINGTON. ID. G., !
August 24rh, 1876. } |
zen q j. .1vertU EDJiu House.:
My DEAR GENERAL. III" besrer, Captalr
v III. II. oe, is the gentleman about @hotp
spoke to you yesterday. Any f:vor shoWa hun
Viii be fully spprec ated b. y us. Iruly,
JAMES II. PLAT.
also received from him at the same tine
he tullowlug draft IN his handwriting OF tfe
tote to be written by me to Mr.. Goode 10 ease
re should make demand upon Paxton, IN
,omp'i.ncc with the terms pr p 'scd 10 bis Sec
Jud letter:
WASHINGTON, D. z.
SIR-Y,ur comm uncaton Of -, address
I'd to Pax o., is received. | have referred the
anne to II ~. James II Plat. who Will com
nuulcate with you 90 my behalf.
Very respectfully yours,