The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-24
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COMING TO LIGHT.

The Congressional COMMITTEE, now
engaged in bringing to the broad
glare of day the misdeeds of Radi'
calism for the last nine years, if 70,
nothing else deserve our eternal
thanks and praises, for writing into
history what the people of the South
have all along been stating. At the
latest dates, they have on the stand
one Edgar seelye, who has been one
oftheir chief inquisitors and main
instruments of oppression, who al
last tired Of his masters, has proceed
ed to unload, So far he has made
good time and made the fur fly a:
every jump. We append condensed
statement Of his testimony, which
will bear reading and recall to oul
people the old sores afresh:
WASHINGTON, May 16.-Major Ed
gar seelye was before the Louisians
committee yesterday. His testimo
ny was of a most startling and dam
aging character. He directly char
ges Morey with forging warrants fol
the arrest of citizens, with instruc.
tons to his satellites to keep them
in Jail until after the election, The
witness also states that he was in
structed by Morey to assassinste
Isaac N. Glover, Seelye states tina,
he had not the intention of killing
Glover, but it appears that the inten.
ded victim was was saved because 8
writ Of habeas corpus required Seel
veto remain with other prisoners
Morey, however, was convinced that
he would kill Glover. He charges
Jewett with issuing the writs Of ar.
rest when he had no commission. He
said that Morey paid $500 for bis
original kilograms and orders. He,
however, had kept copies Of the same
which he turned over to the commit
tee. Morey still owes him money
on that job, but will not pay up.
Morey directed all the movements
of the cavalry and infantry in the
district. Whenever he had to 60 to
any point he would order troops
there, as he was afraid to move with
out guard.
He testified also about LowelPs de-
falcation Of $4,000, during his adj
ministration of the New Orleans
Posto6ice. Lowell was arrested, to-
gcther with his deputy and cashier,
and they we're held to bond in the
sum of $4,000 each. Morey wanted
witness to steal the bond as the most
expedient way of getting out of the
scrape. The matter was subsequent
ly compromised for $1,000, which
was obtained BY assessing the bonds
men. John Madden paid $4,000 to
John New, one of the bondsmen.-
Neither Lowell nor his clerks were
ever prosecuted,
Seelye applied for immunity, and
if he is granted that, will make ter
riblc disclosures. He is now afraid
of eliminating himself, but is safe
guarded he will expose the mysteries
of fraudulent pay.rolls in the Gus
tomhouse, how the Government mon
ey was paid out to political leaders
for election purposes, and generally
tell all he knows about the dark do
ings in that stronghold ofcorruption
called the New Orleans Custom
House.
WASHINGTON, May H. Edgar
Seelye was again on the stand. He
testified that Morey had assisted in
robbing the mails for the purpose OF
intercepting political correspondence
and suppressing the commissions
sent to Democratic Supervisors OF
elections, and that Beckwith had re.
fused to prosecute the mail robbers
who had been arrested. He says
that Casey and Souer offered to pay
him $3.50 cash and $3.50 a month to
go to Canada, in order to get out OF
reach of the committee, which he re.
fused to do. About transactions in
the Customhouse he refused to &c
into particulars for fear of crimi.
mating himself, but the Committee
will see that he be granted full pro
lection and immunity, and he viii
let the monstrous cat-tail, claws
and about of the bag.
Mn. Kellogg and most of his
chiefs have been to Washington, ant
while there have talked of "troop.
here again" and all that sort of ole
played Radical mischief. We ma,