The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-02-17

|unhesitating belief that in the matter wherein
lyou stand charged you are altogether guiltlessl
|of any offence against law; that you are
falsely accused and malieiously prosecuted !;
that the proceeding against you, though In thel
form of law, is wi6hont the eubstance OF jus
ltice that we hereby tender our earnest sym.
|pathies and express our hope that the sense of
Justice and love of peace of the people OF
will P,G:eos yon and not fa bs as
lturbed by q revival of sectional anlmosl'
tiles.
iAmerioan people will redress any injustice OF
which you may be made the victim.
JOHN SHERMAN,
STANLEY MATTHEws,
j. A. GARFIELD,
EUGENE HALE,
HARRY WHITE.
Mr. Bsrnum, Chairman of the National
Democratic Committee, has called meeting 81
Iof the Committee for March 22ad, with what
lebieet in view is not known, though 1T ls re-
ported inD Washington to be for the purpose
lef reopsniug the Presidential question. in
view Of the Developments made in the trial OF
Henderson. Barnum positively denies this.
The House Of Representatives has been en-
flivened by several sharp debates during the
week in which Messrs. Gibson snd Ella, OF
iLouisiapa, and Aiken OF South Carolins, SCENE
Ito have carried off the honors. Mr.. Aiken
having said that West Point onght TO De
abolished, Me. HEWITT Of New YoEk, wn9
1wes Chairman of the Democratic NationAi
aof Tilden's, answered very sharply and charged
THAT statement to Southern hostility to 3hs
9institution which had turned out SO many
gallant officers. Mr.. Aikens charged Hewitt
With being da%sgog9e; nsmed dnd DaTis o.Sst Les
Southern Generals IS refeoting honor and
glory on West Point, eulogizsd Union officers
a-graduates Of that inetitution-with whom
ahe had measured steel on the battle fsld, while
the gentleman (Nr. Hewitt) had only served
his oonntry through paid substitute, and
2fnally, as Parthian shaft, aimed at Hewitt
ssaid that West Point bad never prod uoed az
4Esau, Benedict Arnold. or man who hao
: sold tho Presidency. This ohArga brought
! the whole story, SO far So be was ooncerneo
a with the late Presidential election, and said
that if the Presidency had been sold, no
Northern man ad done it.
Garfield and Foster, of Ohio, and Hale, Of
Maine, Joined the discussion, which at times
was very exciting.
4 Ellis answering certain statements posi-
Atively denied that there had been any bargain
between Louisiaua and Hsyes' friends. az
: also denied that there was any agreemens thai
athe members Of the Returning Board should
mot be prosecuted. The following day, Thurs
day, Gibson spoke feiterating the statements
made by Ellis. He repelled the charge OF Q
bargain by Hayes with Southern Represents
lives Referring to the trial of Anderson, h'
said he saw nothing extraordinary in th'
spectacle of the trial except the enormity
the offenss; that the proceedings were IN con
formity with tho law and criminal prSotio'
of Louisiana.
Z DEATH OF AN OLD CARNELITE NUN -BGlti
sarre Feb. 13.-Nother Theresa, of the oIde
sof Carmelite Nuns, died In their convent il
this city Monday night, in the eighty .hrS
: yesr.of her age, and the sixty-frst year OF he
lreli giousslife. Mother Theresa WAS known ii
the world as Miss Mary Hannah Sewell. He
father was Col. Sewell, of the staff OF Gen
Washington.