St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-06-14

tion of colored people to retain Ring
gold. A stormy interview with Mat
thews followed, and by Matthews's ad-
vice, Anderson returned to Washington,
and Matthews followed, arriving on the
10th of June.
On the 18th of June, Mr.. Matthews
gave Anderson letter to the appoint
ment clerk of the Treasury department.
The clerk, Mr.. Smith, conferred with
the President, and reported that he was
instructed to give the applicant suit
able position. On the 18th, Mr.. Smith
further explained, that suitable posi-
ton would be an appraisership, worth
$3.50 or $4 day. On the 10Th, An
derson wrote threatening letter to Mr..
Matthews, scouting the proposed ap-
pOintment and demanding his docu-
ments. Mr.. Matthews appears to have
declined to do anything more for him.
Anderson says that Matthews advised
him to go and talk to the President
His last interview with Mr.. Hayes, he
describes as follows:
| asked him to give me ten minutes
of his time, and he said he could. We
sat down on the sofa and | said to him
''Mr. President, several promises have
been made to me which have not been
fulfilled, and | have come here to-day
to ask you whether they are going to
be-" He remarked that he had made
me none, and consequently had none to
fulfil. then told him what Mr. Mat
thews told me to tell him. l said Mr..
Matthews told me to make plain state
ment to him, and 1 said: "Mr. Presi-
al 70 nd
my connection with Louisiana matters.
| have been charged with a good many
things down there which did not COM
nit, and | want to say to you that the
election in Louisiana, and especially as
it regards my parish, was cheat" He
said l would have to excuse him, he
was very busy that afternoon and the
last l saw of his Presidential coat-tail
was when it went out by the door.
On the 9th of June, Anderson wrote
again to Mr.. Matthews, saying
| have nothing further to ask at your
hands, or of the monumental fraud who
occupies the White House, beyond a
return of those documents. A refusal
on your part to return them will justly
me in publishing land will publish)
your letters in the statement propose
to make, showing how Louisiana was
carried for Hayes.
This was the last message, until Feb
ruary IL, 1878, when Mr.. Matthews re-
ceived note from Anderson vaguely
reminding him of some 'suggestions,
which, if adopted, might prove advan-
tageous to the public interest,"" and in
viting him to an interview in Philadel-
phia. Mr.. Matthews answered civilly,
that he did not consider it wise to 90 to
Philadelphia on snch an errand, but
would be pleased to see Anderson in
Washington. Anderson says he after
ward saw MIR. Matthews in Washington,
and told him that the democrats were
preparing for an investigation of the
Louisiana business, and that the best
way to stop it would be to appoint Dar-
rail- collector of the port of New Orleans
and let him take care of the men whose
mouths ought to be closed. On this
condition, he promised to give up all
his papers, including the Sherman let
ter. Anderson says that Mr.. Matthews
entertained this project.
On the 29th of March, Darrall tele-
graphed to Anderson to come to Wash
ington and bring all the papers with
him.
There the story ends. Mr.. Matthews,
in his personal explanation yesterday,
said that this tale is, in many particu-
lars, false; that Anderson's claim was
always based upon alleged honest and
upright service; that the papers sur
rendered were represented to be fraud
ulent documents, executed under stress
OF temptation, but never used and
the surrender of them was understood
to be an act of atOnement for the fault.
His word will go far against the state
ments of man like Anderson, and his
demand for investigation entities him
to a candid hearing and a just judg-
ment.