, 1877-12-14
TH0MhS-BAxTER,


CurcAao, Dec. IL. In your Washington special
OF THU morning It IL ssatrd thar Ill tho chAracs
aYnlAht 1axtee, nominated for Judge of the Filth
Judicial District, hnvo bcun c!cared ui,, except
QUE ''professed b7 Chicago lawyer named Tholu-
ss." As l Ipsssums am tnu Individual referred
10, / .'rise TO e1plAka." tsye lnAIe no formal
charges against Flaxtrr. wroto private letter
to friend In Washington. giving aa,ne ten,tnls.
ccnccs vt my campaigning In East Tennessee,
among which was the following. In September,
lB.Et, our forces under Ten. burnside invaded
East Tennessee. was serving ~ Assistant Ad.
jutant- lVntsa On tie staff of Gen h. 4. Carter,
who vas appointed rroyost Marshal. General
Of EAat Tennesses by Gcn. burnside. Wa
occupied Al our quarters Tho houhe
Of Landcn G. HaJnpe, at that TINA Confederate
Senator a. NHchnond. md law pns.ner Ut Cul.
John Naxtsr. President tlayes' numinva for Judge.
Among liayne4' prtvutu payers, found ~ Ill., libra.
~, was long letter written ii blu! by Col liaatcr
II tho summer Of lStS.. when lhc unon eause
vlck.burg and Tie batte 0f t;catys!turx. Iu which
hs eoaapla,aea htitory that hs loyalty % Tue Cun
IL oysy esa;sS H.
erscy 10 place i lxtgu sum VI money III hs hands
tsome mftilunsl VIII, which ls Proposed TO- Guns
wh,rh 10 could obtain lrum uuiun friends III Knu1-
stl!s, sntt Ivy ~ ehv Northern prsss' conmenc;ns
vii! vii! nasa has otnsn. f. enna c,sas psars a,i
u,unt that ~ tx snumIbs would result Ia liz it,e.
peIlsienct VI thu fHuthcrh GuH1edtrary. The
speciul rrfvrFed to 1sys That lA2ers ftiends hatu
failed tu dnd this lrltrf aniunI ths Ion fcdcralu
Archirak. sus nu rtusuh for iis hriuX thrEs. Nc
fUlaa 1t AlloHX brnalHs ltayue4 pEitatu papcEs.
anu We rcrsalnlY lid Ils't seHd u to lsfllInuni
Ag4ll,, your Correspondent uays: ''Thr Ehifago
ThGIns who hhs called tli4 Charge lD thu aklvht1un
Vi thu CoAlulttte IL aaIa 10 hs,s formerly Svsltl
who recuanttd tho schon! Fuad money. part Ut
which II suia 70 ha*s dl.arpcarSd nn.!rr tho tdiH-
i4tratian VI Islan, u. !iafEs." AL tbis IL tEas
except called thu attention at thu COMMITTEES
IL tho sh4Ete, which did nut. Gxttpt 10 wfIts The
private lrtief referred to uly fr,enI* VIM Ii uot
member Ut luHxTuBs. This II tho hlstuEy Ut the
money counting: III the aprins u lhata our faFces
Uudcr Gen. Wilson captured ~ Masoiit Ga.. &hat
was left Vt tho g.scta " lhc Hank Ut Tennessee.
which had 1ceh 1tlarratius with uut. hs5rle ever
since they kai been sgn VH alter the fxll Ut Fort
lIuilalAuu tn tho wlAtrs Ut lst., AMt luehrl
tneI over to tnu Sfate Government It Nashville.
Thv legisature 4uthuftzcI Thu tayernur. Secretary
| Ut state, ana Comptroller tn exannu anu .nycA-
tory tlvse assets. represented the (iusrfnur
ths Committee. anu W counted thu m"nsy an'l
UtllsF ussets and TeortuI results WHICH fcIa,st
wa4 putIlsLsJ by ths Legislature. II yuur cvfta-
spuAdsut ustaus to lnaluuate that enrsc ssscts
sasunk III our nanuE. or that VIC. Or glatxx1led
ANY OF Tho Inoney. Can only say thAt l. ths tsst
time alfsr lapse VI Twelve sna half yrars, that
have heard Ut such tnttnsttolt. II II WsEa
true. haFtIy SEQ how 1t would affect MF. Bs1teFa
qualifications for = Jutsrahp sety !csrcctfu!ay,
II. IL. TAUAA,.