, 1877-02-06

OF tho opprcsrcd pcnpe by yioic,ca md fntisni-
t'atIon; 1l.a. Is my answer.
rs cer oi e a Retar. ~ posr
anti these ideas going IN AZ matter Of course
were transmitted to paper.
(fcE. urant anil to tic patton cart1G u direct md
proper connection with your declaration that
you would not cousent that this oppressed
people should be governed by bis psroled
prisonfrst u.,.,..
Q.-What had that to do With your making
IN honest count uf yotcsf
Alt had nothing 10 do with IN honest
cot,nt. --..
Q.-Thcp, why are the two things brought
into connection IN this wayl Why did sou
X-4at 7 sSosii ' no. % ts approve ' sny.bing that
I conceived to be illegal OF Improper.
A rRorosfr1ox.
Q.-11ad any such thing been proposcdi
Al anticipated It, sir.
Q.-Ncycr mind anticipating. Had any such
thing been propoeedl
Ably the Hon. Duncan r. kccncs very
wealthy gentleman in tho State Of Louisiana.
.A.-fte proposed to giye mo 100000 to
change tho vote Tor Mr. I1'dcn. lie H,atc TIC
proposition pE Il II hts , own oflise on SUNDAY, the
ths morning, 49,,
ha Bud e a Seta Gses" " 40 Iii the
Dth. ms Was inc lvth.
Q.-!t was ~ consequence Of that o!ler shnt
you wrote 70 senator west Tint never, WITH
e eo11a DC 0''r
Al 1t Ha!t bcen done by purchase.
Q.-You didn't a;Ia that. :.
,;A.-So, bat aad IL now because 1t incsdcnt'
ally comes III. .......-
Q.-.1t was Ia consequence Of . bribe offered
to yon that you wrote N this letter to Senator
with your consent be delivered over to tho
paroloi prisoners was III
A.-So, u Was N tnls Eay: that never Mould
consent COZ & that by bribery which We % az Illegal
oct, these PARTIES should control the state. !
10 ,on stronger, and that the only way the State
tsoala ss oe eootsolieo W tho othef eiue was
through money:
,,Q'T-foa ma had th's lnt1matlon or ollcr from
ALT: hcHheF!
A.-1es, sir. .-.-.- .......-,,
Q.-Whs that tho reason why you said you
would not consent 10 deliver oref Louisiana to
the pafoatea pfsfoncrs!, IT,,
~: ficiu-Can,t you answer mel
The Tltncss empnatleally(-No, ! won't
10
Mr.. Fic1d-fot1 won't do Ut
The witncas-I won't do IT. l will answer 1t
my own way. You will haye It my way, or you
won't get Il at a1l.
Mr.. Fcfd-We!f, give It your own waY.
Tho witncss-Very well. Ny meaning was, as
stated while ago. That II tho election was fairly
conducted, aud there waa no bribery, no iutini-
,laton, and no ftauds, then had no objection
to either party controlling 1t.
Q.1had there been ny proposition y your
COUNT
A.-CertaInly not; but wl,cn a proposal was
made to huy the count With money there wns
ulcgitimaey there.
Q.-Ttlat ts to soy, you thought that, though
you could not bc briped your associates might3
A.-No, sir. ...-..
Q.--I want TO got at your meaning. What
was the 1anCcr. 50 long AZ tho result depended
Al don't say lint any Of tic BoarI might
oc brihcd, hut didn't know what inf1uenco
money would hare.
rou KNOW IT nETvER THANH
actly act % how the &C City Of Ncw YorE Is carried, md
Il Is carried generally BY money.
Q.-Tl1en you thought that the New York
way OF dealing with elections would ec followed
A.-Exactly, cir.
Q,--ltatl you any djstr,1st Of either Of your
Al Ind not, air; believed them to bo oil
| honest and honorable men, hut don't know
how far money would 70 with anybody. Il is
said thut nil nlcu bare tteIr price, anu diln't
know whether nv friends and associates on lie
Board had their price or not.
| Q,-Ypu say, further, III this letter, slot INC,
my esteemed sir, warn you Of ths danger.''
Nhat was tho danger which you were waTning
hiln agalnsti
tT Of aocy tSat i lad tee &C cent e..s' tie.o ,oF tb
purpose Of influencing the election, and, fur
thcrmorc, the people were very muun exnspcr-
| nted, and It was ralmorcl, With aomo scmblancc
u truth,
THAT TnE PEOPLE WOULD RISE, !
" harm to tic rcturpinE officers, and would
| destroy tho sptut4,K, and wanted prompt nc
tion by the Government for cur protection by
the military, and to nss,1re tho people OF Lou!sl-