The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-02-07

ell the heavy ticks put Ia by the commit
tee, put Maddox on the stand aud asked
him whether he would produce the let
ter, he said he would rather walt unit,
Monday. Then the Republican commit
teemen looked at each other in way as
II to say: awe told you SO It's myth,
else he's playing double game Field
told him he must produce It at once IL he
had 1t, and Maddox, without q word
more, drew from his pocket an envelope
addressed to himself, containing two
letters - one unsealed and ad.
dressed to himself, and the other
sealed ana sent to Senator West.
The Republicans became nervously
silent as Fields reached across the table
and eagerly took out the two epistles.
Wells face redeemed to the hue OF
boiled lobster, all the more noticeable be-
cause of the whiteness of his hair and
whiskers and the habitual pallor OF his
countenance. The old sinner sank low
in the great arm chair in which he sat,
close behind Lawrence, McDill and Bur
chard, and looked as If he felt his time to
be hung was at hand. His partner, An
derson, sat upon his right, and Wilson,
his counsel, on the left, while Marshal
Pitkin paced the floor behind them.
While the committee were thinking of
sending tor West to come and open his
letter, before them, that virtuous states
man walked in. After promising to
open it in the presence of the commits.
sion, and to leaye it with them. Mr.. Field
ventured to hand it to him. This was
the trying moment for Wells, who knew
the damaging contents OF the letter, and
for his Dear Senator" who did not
know with what ills for himself il might
be pregnant. Assuming an air Of impu-
dent bravado that failed to conceal his
great embarrassment, West broke the
seal and read the letter aloud. AS he
proceeded his voice grew thick. he halted
for breath at the close of every sentence,
and when the last words were uttered
drew long sigh OF relief, as one who
climbed an activity, glanced at Wells,
and throwing the paper on the table
looked at the committeeman as impudent
az ever.
A smile, rather sickly on the Republic
can side, spread around the table, Proctor
Knott and Sparks especially seeming
delighted with the discontinue OF their
opponents. Wells sat all the while
nervously twisting his chin-whlskers
around his fore-tinger, and Dudley Field
gave an occasional low growl of dissatis.
faction. West said he recognized the
letter and signature ia Wells handwrit.
ing, and recognized Wells all through the
letter. He was eager to go upon the
stand at once and attack the character OF
Maddox, but Field said no he might be
called some other time, if wanted. West
then went around to shake hanGs heartily
with Wells, Anderson and Pltkin.
If the committee have q few moro days
to collect testimony of which they know,
the doings OF the returning board OF the
bartered state will be laid bare. Kellogg
said last night-but If true to his charac.
ter will deny to-morrow-that Packard 10
an ass for attempting to maintain him.
| self in the gubernatorial chair that his
people and everything are against hims
and he has no chance in the world. The
election OF the negro United States sena.
tor from Louisiana, he says, is an outrage
and fraud upon the people.