The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-21


Agents of the Treasury Department, to
kidnap Major RAYMOND IL. PERRY of
Rhode Island. The Proridcacc Press pub
fishes the following letter on the subject
from Major lERRY himself
An criticize, Of authorship unknown 20 me-.
has appearei In GuENLw YORK SrN Of July ~.
1876. quoted by other papers. which relates { T.
reCt.S the atfemut to kiduap me, out there Is
volume more. propose. when N opportunity
Offers and can ne heard. To read aloud TINS
vu'ume-th Is. when INV lie and liberty sre
safe from tue kidnappers Of the Adniuisua-
ton.
no but rather lrOmDt NE to expose any fraud
COMM. ted ~ those Who repr. sent Kepuhllc IA
priuciplce u W served nine year IN The Gov
eminent service, and 1 challenge an iNestiga-
uun into any CT Of my iiie, clvi or military al
the North, South, or IN Mexico. have never
uecn atlc Z make myself nea through Re
publican : natur or 81 zen, exec the III ~.
CHARLES SUMNER aud the Hon. CARL SCHURZ,
CT through tie Republican press, notwithstaud-
M many attempts TO do SO, because nv tale,
wuen tod. exposes the dishonesty and tyranny
the curruptiIn Of the State De, arttnrnt IN 1870.
AZ to NV life ia lexas. which was de inc
gro aud 10 Illegally AR ~ me. respectfully refer
10 the meIcuants. taX-paying, "a iaw-auidin.
citizens 4 CAV, stun. Houston, ana other y RS
Of the state, and to testimonial nov before
u 4, si.n.d ty h ndfeds 4 these men, CON
their state, teetiIyinE tuder MAJ PERRY :
manage me mt. the tNt doors ave terror # tue
law. the ur-t time = IS ever known u be
tue r.~t tu lcNA-.' NAV also re- e. to Gen. j.
j. ltYNOLus. L. :. A., who was in comm ana 10
lea a. the ume. / rrter 10 his drs Jutcu.
d4teI .ADstiu, \. ~, Isl. rcirrria- To- special
order o. ~ and requesting me 10 orr ME a
force flr thc Il Xas aud Mexican frontier L.
minain tue ia" ana PUNISH 'nYen
h we al-u before me a. letter 90 Z. IL. SHERI-
DAN, Gen raj. |. :. A- To President GRANT.
d ted thiclg I'D. H., Oct. :, lS,lI, recommending
me ior United : ates Marrnui of the Western
DIstli,t OF Texas. IA which ne SAYS:
"hHj RANNOND II. Liuif served WI credit
during the WI. ana during the Nears leGJ, ls6.
1861 WIS win ne ~ toe SCUM; lie Is an activr,
energetic, nj fearless man, aud can he reiied
mend tion l. endorsed, over fis own signature,
W President GHANr. ! auI also ~ G. rres, ond-
euce with one OF the first wvers tn Tex =. VINO
assures the there are no charges IN Texas dgains.
In looking TO the interest 81 my Government
and ia carry nv out the ORDER Of -up-ri0r-.
am wuat l lhuusut were their wishes, ! nave
sacrificed opportunities Of uAking fortunes. l
released 5000 seNeutN-uve tuOu~ynd dollars In
L III, and conc s-iOnS Il lands In : "a Domingo,
rAlhei tnan withhold the frdth from the Amei-
eau and Dominican peuplr. and refused b ibes
Of position ana IAun-y offered me bV Senators
and citizens in Washington 10 withhold tue truth
f.ou Aly Government. Ine Pre- ident refused
OF his own aupuiuting, walking out ~ his ruUn
Ut the Executive Mansion WINE was petktns
t. hiuI. leaving NE there alone, because ! Was
exposing he NIldlnY, fu.ehp GOD, and tuw trdice
oi his privh,e secretary, Gen. HANCOCK, ant his
Fri Hd.. these act, par.Orted ~ ue part Of
ms tltABCOCk duties IL G4iIytng Oh. TIE lels
and wishes OF tie President. iAis WAS III l~,u
htceiNlLg neither thanks mr. Ply Tor my time
meet ny cXpenseA III " ash ngtOn All return to
niy nome Ia BRISTOL where haye been hunted
~ spies and detectives hired ki1uappeIs BY
tue Government at Washington.