Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-29
The COukling Interview.

The New York World Of Saturday publishes
Ioos letter from John +. Mioes, the author
of toe reeeot Cookliog Interview. Which occa-
soocd such scnation, io which he gives IN ac'
count of bis relations with Mr.. Conkliug arising
frJm his position as editor Of the Utiea kaDu5'
lican, the personal organ Of the Stnator.--
Among other things be says:
At,he time thst Senator Conk!ing first freed his
mind to his friends in Utica in regard to theLous-
lana business they had every reason to believe that
ho would soon speak On the subj act in the Senate
MS aomo Of them know from his own mouth.
His fAiure TO speak has been griovoua dl3sp-
pointment to them Ho ssi 1T must como
out, and before long Tho mon to whom he
gave the credit Ct lnansgiug the alleged great
Sherman, the latter bong credited with having
the longer hesd and more cunning Thare Was
dcli6erutene: and earne:tness in his mole OF
speaking in regarl 10 Tho electoral frauds there.
of tho 'usurpaton Uf Hayes. and tho corrupt
bargain with Nichols by which Packard was
driven out 1T the mt Ell oi Confederate guns"
thst Impressed mo 60 much with tho truth OF his
convictions f.s ~ m Axe me- in believer III his
| story said Senator, is there any possibility
Of Mr. Eayo; h4viI 6 been kept in ignorance C
the stops that wc:e takon FIR fraudulent count,
sud that he may not have been party to any
ssid: am sfaid there is DO room for doubt
| The people VINO went dcwa there in his behalf
were personally too closely connected with him
| to permit any other theory except that re was
| cogn;Z mt oi ali that took place l think that
| when the matter comos to be taken up and tho
evidence is produced. it will b. shown tina: Hayes
is not merely weak. but corrupt as we'll" he
spoke Of tho rewards that had been heaued by
| the President upon tho men who assisted in the
Louisiana business, as showing that he was not
merely an accessory afterwards but before the
fact. And certainly could understand Moth
ing else from his remarks substq leniy but that
he was in possession of important documentary
proofs brought from New Orleans and Of telo-
grams that had passed between Washington and
Columbus while the matter was in agitation.
There WAS no question in my mind that he had
ell tho proof necessary to speak, aid hence tho
wonder he delayed. Tie Republican spoke
boldly on this point, az it's columns will show.
believing it hsd sufficient basis for all it should
say. lis Instructions were to assail tho Admin
istrstion on this point. : = My position
was simply receptive, and IS we'll as knew how
l edited, under Instructions. the personsl organ
! OF Senator Conking.
HUNTED DowN.-A Co!u,nbus, Ohio, dis.
patch to the Few York Times says:
Hon. John OConnor, late chairman of the
military committee Of tho Ohio House, on Sat.
urdsy appeared in his seat for the first time IN
ten days, and rose to question Of privilege.
For some time proof has boon accommodating
that he was deserter. o bounty jun per, and An
eX convict of the Michigan State prison. He
said he had struggled for ten years TO elevate
himself to position and make himself worthy
Of the esteem of honest men, but all his efforts
had gone for nought. and an attempt was nog
being made to drive him into the gutter. He
denied the right Of the House to Investigate his
history previous 10 his te,oming cilizan Of the
United States. If such investigation should
provo that his conduct in the past had not been
proper, it could Go no one any good. sad would
crush him forever. Ee threw him:elf on the
generosity Of the House, trusting that in their
man who was crippled in body and poor in purse.
At the close of his speech he sank pale and
trembling in his chair aad tesrs rolled down
bis face. he then left the House"