, 1877-04-20
MADDOX.
HOW THE MAN WHO THIRD TO sEII LOUISIANA
70 TtLDRH DECEIVED GEN. CHANT.
dptctal iHspatch to Tar 1rtsHHt.

now THE MAN WHO TR1sp TO Sell. LOUISIANA
70 Tt.paS DECEIVED GEN. GRANT.
5p<ctal iHspasea to Ja< Tribune
WABn,N"Ttlx, u. e., April l1.-Tho following
letter affords good illustration Of tho kind of
business .hc chief as Tho soscc af spceia! Agcnss
of tho Treasury Department. and a Number OF bis
sssstante hnys bcsn actively engaged in for ncaEiy
yeaf. Tle letter Is one Of = considerable
correspondence which Supervising Special Agent
Moore carried on with certain members Of
hla fotcs aud forwarded to Ptesidrns Grant.
Maddox, the writer OF tht* precious cEntion. Will
b+ remembered ~ the Treasury Agent who last
winter vas procured by Dsvld pudlsy Fields Com.
mlscc 10 swear that certain nambcEsof the Lonls 8
lana disturbing Ioarl offered 10 sell out 10 Ttldcn
for 800, 900 each. The letter IL ono OF Number
yrasey considered, and acted upon:Iu part, BY tc'
moving homes. ot.iee5t. 1t IL atmost unnecessary
to add that not OF tho charges contained In this
letter Il true, Tbs character which Maddox eatah-
lshcd tor himself by hla own testimony renders 1t
quite unnecessary 10 make specific dcaia's:
No 717 roynTsrxTM SFnEer, Get. u. 1B7G.-
@ wroio H. .he rfcsdsnt that nfi:tow va ~ Gostiis 70
him. and would not, Il he conl4 sso!5 II appoint
any of h,s friends to cftacs also told him tl.at
County, and creatures OF tic Secretary int IL
their plaees. A eonsplraeY vas then entcted into
s: 1sS t:s:. s sw ssts ed cd iss"s sy S I'D Il
S so. ii''": t.us f'es Ps.e, iss sad
his i1ismIs wsfc deeapitst*1 Right anl lcl. Tbs
programme was. shat nlaine W. w to bo candidate
jewell, In ease Of their eloction,, Secretary. Of
STATE. ~. little Temporary popularity xi.h ~.
!.rsto. {dishonoIably acquired ehanesd tho tole:
H. hs.ea.ss q ,no IN; ssion aus he JaSs. a ns.esiy
that lad him to betsay his bcnet&ctor, when It
served h!s purpose. was ptsyed In saedhelng
Tau President is already a~ara that Nr. Dtt.tow
paid crrtaln cotton claim from Alabana after ho
had tho tact given to him to present to him. lirs.
tow. account ~ District Attvsmsy, a.sin.t twenty.
IL barrel: 81 "alsksy-!n asi1'oasasti i y 20
Kx:suparyisor Cobb. Of North cstolina, told ne
~ assurance fran DIlstow's friends oi tafssy. 10
tha manipulation OF crooked shiskcy.
nat, ta:: new, ws hare aoth'ng . DO: dtsesty: M
dirty work Of slender mud perjury:
w. a. nessw @ NJ u sn.horlJ @ i9s ~, .d taat NJ ~
tin, and he usluG tho PATRONAGE ot tho Treas
nty Department Ia iha interest u Ms. B.i.tow..
~ .he feor4.nxs,ten Sf ihG st3tn AuS'of. Of
VIII H. yoa s s.ia,s. r. ~: p,sssi ess? Lsy
wit, who bad oecI Chief u .hs hselsteFins Vi.
vision to- fourteen ysaf b{ As; s CSnsnt sgstns,t
violation Of alI precedent. Complaint was made 70
III. Cona,,t by ms.ubcF Of Congress, and he said
fh1t lhe appointment N4S tH419 9PUh tGc ahuosae.
ment Of ths Auditor. The Auditor denied Il, sud
Insisted upon tho production Of bis letter, when u
WAS ;uun1 that Ir. Lsyboit's name Was erased
snd WsdlltcoMb's white q ussr It In pencil: Tbs
handwriting waa recognized ~ that Of sir; Marin.
VINO admitted IT. and said hs was oEderrd 70 make
The change by Af. tunant. Leyboit IL = friend VI
iIa PtesiAentA- Weddecomb tool Ct Af. Dri4-
tow's. Mtadfooma Il am ~ tAttf e} ia d.st'
sioa cad tsy6oft Az sn5ordtaait.
Tht EIesl1cnt, | MI! adst.et. knowe or tho
changes In the s1th Aulltors Uutce, aud the Enai-
nsr In which they wssa u,sdc. Out o1 The twenty
thres changes there, twenty-five of them wcst III
violation VI tho policy OF tAs President. The
twenty-five gentlemen discharged, though not
backed b. strong politics! !uuarncr, had the higher
Endorsement Of merit. Many ot lhsus wers know .
t. W. feu.ts Of The presidcnt and Tor tnat reason.
IL great part they bad 70 give wsJ 70 tho frsit1A
Robinson md Eurr, Of tho SOLICITORS once, west
at,..s Vii. Alliny tv,ls In the hAnt> Of uEiseow,
VII o., and Conaut In tho attea,pt 10 dssrace ths
President BY ndltttox bls son. blu bret ct and BIZ
felhre.ln.tiw. When told thess wits no cviuencs
~ euhrcl them, they SAID 1t taastcEed not ~ they
Woul1 bs 70 Charge the responsibility Vi thcll
scqulit21 upon the pfesIdant. ThlA lnforinAslon
came Indirect from Aessss. sawyer, Aexlcy, and
q. g. Nrgrcu.
Nj, tonans sent men 10 Cincinnati to work fol
Nf. Bdatow, and axtsel 70 PaJ them foE theiI
services. In ona case, know. tnstas4 Of pAy!na
hs gars sha paft, po.ls!oa IN ths Treasury. Ths
party complained VI tha tnsu11elsucy of the psss