, 1877-02-01

Of Introduction, designed only to tel! the per
son to whom It was addressed that the bcnIer OF
It was co,yertant with Louisiana n3fairs. This
desperate and most tftsrcputnhie work In Fields
Committee has begun 10 react. No doubt fs
entertained that the examination OF the last
few days MAS nll concnctcd In advance, with ex-
pcctatfons Of sprtnC!ng It upon the Commission
for effect, but Llttlcaeld's testimony has
alFeatly been
ErrrcruA1lr EXPLODED,
as detailed elsewhere and the bungi!rg story Of
Pickett and MADDOX, that Wells offered to sell
out Louisiana to Tildcn for million Of dollars,
docs not hold even with the Democrats, who
sec thai, while, II these men arc to be believed,
and there was an attempt made by the Tlldcn
men TO arrange q purchase, Jet the result shows
TINT Wells could not be corrupted.
ricKErr's PILGRIMAGE.
Pickett tays that he went to New York 10
make arrangements for obtaining the money to
purchase tho Boasd. lie first went tosee Absarn
4. Hewitt, but not finding him, next called upon
John Morrisscy, who said that be had no COM
FUNCTIONS about buying the Board, any more
than he would have about buying 80 many hogs,
cyen II It WIS TN SUNDAY. mud TINT SOHO money
cot,ld tc raised for that purpose, but aIo
did not think TINT II was necessary. Sub
hcgucntly, the snne evening, Pickett again
called upon Hewitt, but received no en-
couraQcmcnt in the matter. When asked
about tic motives Which tmpcllcd him To enter
upon this undertaking., he replied that he
thought there was nothing wrong Ia deepoiling
the Egyptians. and, besides that, he expected
to get 1argc fec II he succeeded. Not that he
wanted the money for his own use, but 10 dis.
tribute among
THE WIDOWS AND ORPHANS
OF Confederate soldiers, When lie made this
announcement the whole Committee burst into
laughter, but Col. Pickett seemed unable to sec
that there VIA anything ridiculous In 1t. lie
hleo added that hc had !lmsclf ueed very little
Of tho t15, 600 which he received from the Goy-
ernment fur the Confederate archives, but had
d!asslbutcd the most Of It among destitute
widows
The manner IN which this whole investigation
Is conducted Is
UNFAIR 70 THE UTMOST DEGREE.
David Dudley Field calls witness, and, before
the Republicans hayo an opportunity to cross
examine him, another is placed upon the stand,
and d new sensation is sprung upon the Com
ns!ttce. II the Republicans, in the exercise Of
their undouptcd rights. undertake 10 question
the witness too closely. Mr.. Field, III yery
offensive way. protests against some Of their
questions, md generally buildozes them to such
an extent that thus far unly ono side Of ans OF
these Important stories Inns yet seen tho light.
uHrHECgDESTED SEVERITY.
II MI reports arc true. It Is high time that the
way sergcnnt-at- Thompson Is treating the
members Of the Louisiana Returning Board WAS
looked into. It is alleged that they are not a.
lowed the privileges accorded even to murder
crs: that ttlcir counsel arc mt permitted to
consult with them except in the prescncc of one
vi Thompson't turnkcfs; tltat none Of their
not allowed to see cact, other, and TINT almost
i a. ffe.orted to In the h3pc % Of gel.
ting further information or confession, some
that mar BE- useful to Tlllcn. Louisiana Dem
have long talks wlt1, them, but no Republicans
hnYc tue privilege. 1t is even reported TINT one
of the cotorcd mem, hers Of the Boanl wns taken
around town the other night BY Democratic
tho two wcrc ........
At q saloon. These cllarEcs rnay 10 cxnEgcrat-
c.l, but they usqucattonably have this mnetl ba-
Board arc submitted 10 a treatment which
was mover applied to rcca]ci,raut witnesses
before, and for tile evident purpose Of cxtort-
Ing contradictory testimony from them, daInac-
Democratic pvrty. Speaker Randall, by whose
authority these witnesses are con6ncd, would
do well to inquire Into tho performances OF
Thompson aud Dayld Dudley Field In cunncv-
turn tic Capitol Into IN lnqutsitior, tic country
would like 10 know It.
To tho HtM<rn Assoc4aftd FFsss. ~
NAsI1tN0TDN, u. e., jatl. nl.-lhc Eflcct
Committee on fnvi1cscsof the IIousc had lmfosc
It to-day two witnessed who gayc testimony OF a
highly important character, affecting the intrE
r5ty Of the Louisiana Returning board. The
following Is tho report Of tho most important OF
John t, Pickett, sworn and examined, sail: l
i. G. 0'yl'----,. 49,.
Q.-nnve you In your possession letter from
Sir. Wells, OF tho Louisiana Returning Boarsl|
Al have.
Q.-Wlll you produce 1T
4, tlIanllng tho letter to Mr.. Fiell)-It Is
wllut purports to be his handwriting. anl not
familiar with 1t.
Field read tie letter Us follows:
NEW ORLEANS. Nov. ao. 1870; -fSnmc cut out)
MIR DEAR h1u: You fully understand the sttua.
ton: can Jon not advice ns selasise !he.e'o'
this letter, and what WIS done In relation to it.
Witucss-O1 Thufsday preceding tic Inst
Sunday Of November, the I'D, q gentleman
wiki whom hare hccn acquainted for more
having Just nrriycd from Louisiana, where l,att
knpwn him intimately quarter Of century nEo,
and gave mo tho full history OF the state Of af:
fairs tAcro arising ont OF the late Presidential
election. IIe salu he had been spending week
Ut len iaYs In New Orleans. This gentleman
delivered to mo tl1at letter. Iic stated That he
lad been solnc days In New Orleans. l knew
tint, for had notified nly Democratic fEicnds
down there of the fact OF his having gone thitll-
er, aull that 1,c was
AN HxCREDiSGLr pAE0EHoUs NAN
to our people ffncanng the Democratic partly
ina>much as he had l,tcn resident OF New
Orleans In former years, and Ind held high
position there socially ain! othcrwitc, and they
might not hive known that lie WAS nuw slletl-
her Vt tho Republican party and m cmtssury, Us
believe, fru1n the Government here touching
low tho voc Of Louisiana should he euuntrt,
and stating that from my personal frten!s!ll.
fur him IT long stumbling tioprd that II there
should he 4 disturbance there M had oecurrcl
on previous occasions, no har!a Should tGiali
him. l3Y soIne means he obtained iHfornla-
iiou Of my hartng wrtttcu such letter,
aud when lle came buck tn Washington
he repaired tn my otllce. and stated to fully
tho condition Of affairs In Louisiana. lie said
that he believed, and TINT others believed, that
Louisiana vas Democratic BY from s,o0U 10
l1,UO tuaiorlty, hut that
MONEY WOULD DECIDE
hos the E1cctura! vote would be thrown; that