Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-07-10
Treasury DEPARTMENT,

WASHINGTON D g., July 6, 1878.
To Hon. GARRISON ~ Potter. Chairman Of m
,sshgating Comm1ttss H"Hss Of Representa-
tires
SRI havethe honor to acknowledge the re.
ceipt of your letter Of the 1st inst, upon my re.
turn to the city after brief absence.
In respect to the evidence rendered BY me 10
prove frauds and intimidationa at the election, l
have to say that since the date Of your letter the
question seems to have been settled by the COM
mittee in favor Of taking such testimony, as <.
L. Weber, witness called by the committee,
has been examined as to whether there was vic.
lence and fraud at tie election in East Fellclana
In his prepared statement he was not only al
and fraud in East and West Felicisna, but to the
cause Of that violence and its effect upon the
election, and the next day was examined by 1Ge EN-.
beers { f the committee distinctly upon the causes
and grounds for throwing out the vote Of tho3e
parishes. Surely, when the committee, thus
seeks to prove :hat violence and intimidation
did not prevail in those parishes, l cannot be
denied the right to prove that murder whipping
burning, rAidng and all forms of intimidation
did prevail in both of these parishes. and that il
East Felicisns these were sufficient to deter
every republican voter from voting, though
there Of nearly COO republicans Whether the
| testimony shall be taken anew by your com it.
| tee or that taken by former committees shall be
received, will with entire Difference await your
| decision. With the view to Identity tho teaiI.
| rnony offered by me, have placed in the hands
| of one Of your committee in the order IN which
| it is referred to in my written Offer. In view OF
| the fact that your committee Is now engaged III
taking further testimony intended to show thst
the declarations set forth in the varoua protects
are not truo, it seems to me tina. should be al.
| lowed to prove, by additional testimony, that
| these protests .re true. also call your atten-
ton TO the nature and character Of the exslnlna-
ton Of z. L. Weber on the 81 Of July, when
no member Of the minority Of the committee
was present to object to cross examination and
| when by some misunderstanding my council was
denied that privilege of croEs.e Yaminatlon unless
| he did 60 against what was claimed to be the
order ard Wish T the ms jority Of the committee.
| The questions were not only in form leading,
but he was allowed to testify TO common rumor,
NOR, md this not only as against ne, but against
several members Of the House Of Rep-oe7nIa.i-
yes and other high oficers of the 5oTermcnE'
| I sl:o beg lesvo to correct misappreh ension
into which you have falan in saying that had
given 10 the public COMMUNICATING designed
| Tor 3ou. The only cen muIlc.tioa l have gwen
to the public ia ny formal offer Ct testimony or
violence, end that 1 only gave several weeks
altar it Tss sent you, ard after Mr. Morrison S
paper had bean published; but l now respect
! fully ask that my testimony and my memoran'
| dun to Governor Coz and the letter may be
published in the Official record. 1 have also to
stste that Cd Low prepared, st the con7enleL CO
of the committee, to submit testimony here in
| WASHINGTON 10 Iepel the charges against me,
and have given to Mr.. Shelsbalger 3 list OF
witnesses whom J. ask nsy be subrensed.
| Very respectfully, JOHN SHERMAN