Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-02-06

O. Do you mean TO say that your auly ~
Gen. Grant was any greater than your duly
The witness (interruptpg.} Not at all.
Mr. Field. You knew what was gong to
say, of course?
thoughts.
Mr.. Field. Why did you answer, theuI
The witness. Well, | perhaps answered
little took quick.
Mr. Field. Not at all, if yeu knew exactly
what | Was going to say.
The witness. | did not know. =,
Mr. Field. Then you had better wait until
you do. :,
The witness Then will answer you When /
please.
MIR. Field. You viii answer ne when AIN
through with my question.
The witness. Well that Is u question 10 be
considered you put I proper questiar 10
me will answer ii. II you don't, | wont.
The Chairman. Answer the question.
The witness | mean no dlsrespect TO the
committee, but mean TO defend myself.
MIR. Field. You had better wait until you
arc attacked.
The Chairman. The best way to defend your
sell is simply to answer the questions that are
put to you. ,
Mr.. Field. DO you mean to say then that
your duty to-
The witness (again interruplirg.) No, sir.
Mr.. Field. May be permitted to finish the
The witness (consideri1gly.) Go on with
your question. TO on, sir; then the COMMITTEE
will decide. aug htcr. .,
Mr.. Field. Now, do you mean TO say that
your duty to General Grant was any greater
than YOUR duty to the nation? a. No, Sir; l
90 not.
Q. Or any greater than your duty to the
paope Of Louisiana? A. No, sir; nor greater
than to any Individual voter
Q. read further from this letter land not
with my consent shall this oppressed people be
governed by his paroled prisoners aided by
their White-livcred towards Of the North. .
| What had that to do with your duties as honest
members Of the returning board? y. On, It
has good deal to DO with it.
@. Explain it? \. The condition OF our
couotry is very different from that here; the
people are forced with The bullet; the baIlut Is
swappcd for the bullet, and determined whcr
ever that was done that it should not be toIer
ated il | had voice 10 the matter. l. salt
there 'his paroled prisoners, by that l mean
that the Confederate soldiers, together witt
their associates, should not control the destiny
or the oppressed people Oy Violchcc anu lu'imi
dation; that is my answer
q. But what had that 10 do with your dulc
as a member OF the returning board! a. We'll
this was merely writing letter, and these idea
going 10 as matter OF course. transmitted tt
paper.
@, That is to say your ideas OF your duty t
Gen. Grant and to the nation came IN 10 direc
and proper connection with your declaration
al hiatt blr
pcoplc should be governed by his paroed pris
onrrs? \. | have answered that.
q. What had that to do with Your maxim:
an honest count Of the votes? ~. 1t had moth
Jig to do with IN honest count
q. Thcu why ware the two things brough
iuto cnnnectiOn ia this way? Your duty t;
Gen. Grant aud your unWillingnts5 to har,
Louisiana put under the domination uI certain
persons? y. In this way: | didn't propose
that these people should be held in the condl
ton that they were 10 by force Of the bullet.
proposed ID protect the men whom you pcUtic
men have emancipated and cntraochiscd
@. You meant, ;hcn. that it was your dut!
to protect them ? 4. Il was my purpose Il
protect them 50 TAR SIS the law applied 20 Tx
elections IN the State.
@. Did you mean this, that never with you
consent should the Stale Of Louisiana be cOuutct
so as to give control OF the State to these pa
rolled prisoners that you speak OF \. That /
your mcariuG.
Q. | ask you if that Is yours y. No. sir
it was not my meaning.
| @. What was your meaning A. My mean
lng vas wherever the law was followed Ou
strictly 10 decide accordingly.
&. Was there any idea III your mind tina
your oonscn. was needed Tor anything? Il
My consent Was needed for nothing.
=. Then why did you speak Of your consent
IN this letter ? A. That | would not approve
anything that conceived to be illegal or lm
proper.
Q. Had any such thing been proposed A.
anticipated it, Sir.
q. Never mind anticipating; had any sutl
thing been proposed? a. By the Hon. Duncan
+. Kennrr, 4 very wealthy gentleman in the
State of Louisiana.
O. What did ne propose A. ile proposed
to give ME two hundred thousand dollars to
change the vote for Mr.. Tildcn. He made the
proposition 10 bis own Office on Sunday, the
! 10TH Of November, lbctwacn ten and eleven
o'clock in The morning.
Q. After the board had begun to CANVASS
A. The board did not begin to canvass uuli
the 10Th, this was the 10Th.
| ". IL was III consequence VI tilal ollci tl1t
you wrote to Senator West that never with
your consent should tue State be delivered
over to the ''paroled prisoners p y. lit had
been done by purchase.
@. You did not add that? y. No, but
add it now, because it incidentally comes in.
q. 1t was in consequence Of bride offered
to you that you wrote in this letter 10 Senator
West that the State of Louisiana should never,
with your consent, be delivered over to the
paroIcd prisoners, was it? A. No, it was 10
this way, that never would consent that by
bribery, which was an illegal act, these parties
should control the State. | knew positively
that the republicans were about fifteen thous-
and stronger, and that the only way the State
could be controlled by the other side was
| through money.
@. You had had this intimation or offer from
Mr.. kenuer \. Yes, sir.
Z. Was that the reason why you SAID that
you would not consent to deliver over LoulSl-
ana to the paroled prisoners
The witncss-My reasons, sir.