The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-07
MR.. PIERREP0NTS DEFENCE
AND WHAT THE HOUsE JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE THINK or 1T.
The Letter TO tho District Attorneys Dictated
by the President and Given to the Public
by Gen. Babcock-An Unpublished Letter.

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expression of condemnation will enter into It,
Tho comrittee sf ont,,or tb,. no c,,ver lre.ch
Of precedent moro wilful and lncxcusable ig-
noring Of the common law practice for centu-
ries ,,,s c,or ,,,,to ,h,r In ,ho ,,,,.o ,,,,r.,,
,''' w. wv "'""u ''"" :" '''o Vo"'s 'u'Sueu
py the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS acting under the IN
strucfions q the President. But the camnittoe
Ina mot be.n coron,d ia ,bo ,,,,i.,ed iett.r
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There Is no unpublished letter written before
the nous one given out hy Babcock wherein
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''' ''i'' '''"' -"'S '"'' ,""''u' pe4 ''ns 'iV 'o
he made tho victims ut confessed criminals,
tLcir charnrtrra ere 10 be sn,irched with tho
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acknowledgel uIeuce- This the committee re-
rard. ~ an extraordin.ry excuse for issuinr
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such INSTRUCTIONS ns were sent 70 th' District
Attorneys IA Milwaukee Chicago. and 81. Louis
Tho cotuuittee mr.. Of ,,,i,i,n th.t ,t.ir ,,r.
i"o ,o'' - "'o ~ 'D'"''" W" 'n''' P'O-
sent u'h "l ia'ts Is the strongest ma only con-
demnation that need be had for Mr. Pierre.
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In inslructng the attorneys aa'he did.
rirRRrPONr's ENPLANArIoN.
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letter 10 the Hon. scott Lord, Chairman Of the
Sub-Committee Oh the Judiciary anyinr that his
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'aii "nu VoHsiu'la'e l'''eI "l t"e "u INST gives
him tho opport unity to fully explain certain
charges contained in newspaper publications,
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copies OF which had been enclosed to him. Inc
Attorney-Gencral SAYS that. In relation to the
waukee, the Secretary OF tine Treasury aud him
seif were In frequent consultation. and
In what they deemed the best mode
Of carving ont the policy. In October
last; whlle the solicitor OF the Treasury was in
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,bs yev 81 ,nstr,icfions in ,yhtch hs sotd ,,,on NJ
otber things thar unicss i'm mnortni,t ends are 10
be be gained in other e9scs he would make no
General saws the policy Indicated In this order
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Wns & intended t. 3e carried eut 3ike In -. LOUIS
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t"rn'y tcnrr,i knew or alisyeI 70 ,6rec his
fnmrS III ANY o,yy V, u,-I.V, m.' ."' ,"v @ m,l"naS & :"
,er a.'u rrv,ic le,.nrs d r',ai nts
.rt T'rrts tnue tnv "'r ~ .r,
vor, c,,, -, so'",S KIM ~, ~, az M ,,i
yt,h cri,,in,is ,vl,ose ,cs,,,ror, &C. ,, "a fnc
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nnmber Of crrnpais ,yef, ~ I've I.t IN fr,,n any
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rion In a manner likely to hring sc,nd Al npon
H., NJ nd,'inf m dro,it ~, E,,n- nd i,P a.
var ance WIN Ine pol'cy, eAur, ssed oy ths -ecfe-
,',,s,. M fn,or.I ,,,. "H ,,i.,, ~ ny ~.
iaras ,,,a.s,,ra car,,', ", 80 -, ~ -
,,tso,ssi 'i IN ny, ~ w ~ H., NY
,ha ~ ~, , ~ ~, w, ,d S,s u.Srn ~ ~ ~ ~ S
n,, & a,,s nj, IN u,u1,eu ", ~ t w ,'
, 1870 a anu VIM ci''heu 10 hnpW iion peIsomal
ci.iIv In rai ~, "no H., ,iue u eS'g
was 'i also stated 70 the Attorne,. General thai
beinc I'D In Nifs,,e H., cn,,nsi ~, horv
cSns1itation Win the n,s,yic, Sttorn"y and
yithouf anv communication win The Attornev %
G ",s -, - , S,,,' % wao .Y ,j
oci"trs,nt and ~ wSnss m}irious rondnct
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GRANr DISTURBED.
The President was greatly disturbed by these
so At variance with the poilcy before indicated.
and he erousht It T. IN" attention Of the At
totneH '%she'ai, % , anu "ilaN susse9i.u thht; .n
Wow ol the l.peAted slhle1,.h r. ~ "1ouiu oe
w rnI 1e 10 ,v, we
htt"rneyS .,ucNS soulc Vtutph ul'il tulS SUI,
zee" anu ,.eIvloIe, a letteI was uSsp,''u,u
nNtme Nv tme AtI.IIne' -"v1o'il 70 % p,solet ~, A.
ii"i',vl he1'S'IY"' a'in - ~ ~ SSilc .opi.n
~ tne v,n,s" o,,Hs ui & we ue""i.,,'i,,, u,
WIN n",s In"t w -, sine M1S H1"t 70
w., isilite ~ d, @ sp ,'u ~ LOUIS
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ro,cu ia M .i'V "in' Eo,i uE'l'"t ~ i,i'aln m
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D'.nt st'', uitntr ies9u d. ~, we Hlt,t,t sfht
LOT Wy Attuine, " N - !.A.h Wy, Ic
mau @ tah u an, LA ~ 'ne ne matter. ~ we le,tet
wa purely oincia'; h''u as " such lGt'er, IRE
| stI!tilH conn1vniminl, 1 ,i KIT nv In,cnuru ,suTh
& s0i 'e vSe oI ~ ~ ~ "v i,' ,'e
sDle puIpose au' M 'sl- sHcn ui ~" pl@ailts @
Mut.h VIZ VIZ neins .ll .', s''u T.. @ Nt"t'oii tlcin
nsas, any nppvaan.c 1,er 0i "m.s"PII sa nsisgS
nlcnti tue A.t"IteN Mas EI'at{ i s,t
s.d a. hs pa SI tne deter ften aha m qpe
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inai urpu1e anu NJ, useu iVi uiuH 'loNoI 'naElneu
Wy the MI'cI' ne AatDlu, " glvlai ,, , set MN, ~
seIl 70 Moik 10 uiaGeneL Low VIC ,elyr Iounu ',s
way way '.o pin', t amu many ' oaHe 1 ~ ,p ro ~
slon that IL mus. nav sot oit tnIouRn tne
iet,er sent 10 ie @ hn1 ne teHeeu @ IN.
@ auIhiVn a ~ W,on h M ,n wa. :. mas % a.
sna e Westarn sry naners sd HIM % a ~
tne @ eseeIn palSis , ieu I''i ~ pevne tmat u
hau peer, re ~ ahu perntps T % llnperiect'y reIhen-
ueteu VI, sPeahinS W VIZ iesiIeI'. ~ tue suo
!rct; ne sa'u NC hau no hho"'euge Whatever oi
tue 'et'el' o.,coc, mn
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| The Attorney-General says: :"l waited for the
| opportunity, and have now nscertained that
Gen. Babcock, or some one for him. who had
| access to the Presidents papers, obtained
| copy OF the letter without any knowledge on the
part Of the President and that the same was
used in the manner now known to all, but under
| Whose advice the AttorheN-ueherM does not
| defrauders OF the revenue imag ned that they