The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-05-23
SECRETARY SHERMAN.

WASHINGTON, May 22.-Secrctary Sher-
man has addressed the following letter to
Mr. Potter, chairman Of the investigating
committee:
WAsHrSGTos, d. G., May 90, 1873.
To Hon. Clarkson n. Potter, chairman Of
the investigating committee, House of
Representatives
Il observe that the resolution of the
house under which your committee as or
ganized singles ME out personally by name
from among twenty or more gentlemen who
were present at the request of Grant or the
chairman of the Democratic national COM
mittee to attend end witness the action OF
the returning board upon the presidential
elections in the state OF Louisiana in 1876,
and in substance charges that at the election
in East Feliciana parish and part Of West
Feliciana parish in Louisiana the Repub-
lican vote was withdrawn and not cast in
spiracy by such voters; that in further
ancc Of such conspiracy James G.,
Anderson. supciN .sor Of registration il
East Felciana. and y. 4. Weber. super
Of registration in West Feliciana, fal
protested that said election in such parish
had not been free and fair, and that there
upon the returning board Of the state false
ly and traudulcntly excluded the vote Of
said precincts and by means thereof and Of
other false and fraudulent action Of said
returning board the choice of the people Of
the state was annulled and reversed, and
that such action by the said Weber and An
dcrson was induced or encouraged by the
assurance of Hon. John Sherman, now sec
rotary of the treasury. This resolution re-
qures you to investigate three allegations,
and upon the ruth Of these depends the
accusation against me, viz
!. That there was conspiracy among
the voters 10 withhold and not cast the votes
With view to make false charge as to
the election.
?. That in point of fact there was free
and fair election in East and West Fc!icl-
ana, which was falsely protested and re-
turned by said Anderson and Weber, 10y
which the vote of those parishes were false
" and 'r,udulcntly excluded by the return
ing board.
3 That the offrnse Of Andersen and
Weber was encouraged BY the assurance
from me.
With the view, therefore. too meet the ac-
cusation which, 50 far as it effects me.
declare and know to be absolutely destitute
of even the shadow OF truth, | respectfully
ask and now make formal application for
leave to be represented before your COM
,,,t ln
charges affecting myself personally. | ten.
! der and offer to prove that in point of fact
the election in East and West Fciciana
was governed and controlled 10y force vic.
lence and intimidation so revolving as &c
excite the common indignation of all who
became converSant with it. and that proc
will be submitted othatcttcctnotonly bcfor,
the returning board in evidence contlinc,
in eXdoc. No. ., second session Forty-fourtl
congress. but also in the testimony taken b,
the committee of the senate on privilege
and elections, report No. 10l second sc>
sion Forty.fourth congress. | will, if al
| lowed. furnish the names of witnesses whom
| desire to examine. before you prove tn,
truth Of this statement n TO said parish
dl'i llul illc IIblf>lN ltlcIlf'l ~ NtIt TRUE
supported by testimony and properly actcc
upon and sustained by the returning board
| Tony persona conduct during this rN
animation invite your fair and candid
scrutiny, with entire confidence that moi
only myself but my associates of both po
} liticai parties acted honestly and properly
from II sense Of public duty,
l. I la, ,..l Ill l.
ger to deliver this to you, and | respectfully
designate. him as gentleman whom
would like, on the part of myself to bc
present to eroSs-eXaminc witnesses testify
ING IN relation to the charges against me
anu who will. as my counsel. tender evi
dcncc in proof OF this statement. The ta
vor Of an early answer is requested,
~ Very Respectfully,
i Signed ,JoHN SHERMAN.