The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-12

the course OF Judicial pro,'cuuAEr w. -, :, =, n
dcrson il Imprisoned under this sentence y
will he a Inockory Of public Justice. anu WI, WI,
bring into contempt all efforts at peace ,,'i ana
comm"ntary on the efforts Of the President to
quiet the turbulence and violence oil Louislahl
politics. and seems TO me an H1t oi iory anu
The following lie tho despatch referred to;
w.sniseIcs n. c, rcb =, 1875
IT, Gen T1sisa, Aad,rssi Nec O,ioins
custanccs to assure YOU nnhc stating belief that
sethcr gnic, Of any offence against law that
ceens sssins, you though IN he form of law is with.
iRS .ur.iangs iu.ge, that hereby tendsI
ct HSs and love ct peace Of he tc,pe OF Lsu,s.ps ~ ma
whole country he disturbed by revival Of sectional
.nm9sias. IN any event we are Gonadsn, 1is ,hM ,he
ions sn,Ss,s. sr.~uv M,rnsws
0aH'ntr. EveiSr hAtr.
REPLY TO SHERMAN.
The visiting statesmen n are in a sad duanlary.
The conviction Of Thomas {. Anderson a mem
ber Of the Louisiana Returning Board. for forg-
ing. altering. and publishing n false election
return. is morally conviction OF the visiting
legal adjudication upon Hayes's title and a
solemn Judgment Of a court of justice that II was
visiting statesmen think the conviction Of An
dcrson an outrage.
Norosu. ever ieit the halter draw
With good opinion OF the law.
The reputation Of the visiting statesmen is
tainted by the conviction. Of the men they
youched tor as the peers q tho Judges Of the
Supreme Court Of the United States. II Ia
natural. therefore. that these men should say
that the prosecution Of Wells and Anderson is n
persccuiion, IL is perfectly natural also that
their belief that he Is falsely accused and ma
liciously prosecuted. and expressing their
sympathy and hope that he will yet escape.
sent TO the pcniteniiary tho res, always
are liberal with their sympathy and
n-l a 50
unfortunate pal To peach on them. But when
John sherman makes ns he does today. the
following statement. he transccnds the bounds
Of dccency. and takes a step that will yet bring
him to grief He says
Anderson was not indicted The Grand iury had re-
an nioi mausn and is sxpe..iy rrohihcd IN ca.es u
felony ny he Constitution OF the Tinted st'iss Ard ~
Louisiana The "in,rmsuon yas 'isned and nlel BY
uned With all the numerous crimes Of that orsani lauen
The judge who ti,d the case is public deiauer for
The Grand Jury did not refuse TO indirt
Wells. Anderson, and tho two mulntioes. On
the contrary. II directed the District Attorney 70
file an information against I'll. members ot the
Returning Board. The Grand Jury would have
returned Indictments had there not been ques;
ton AZ to the legality Of the Jury itself They did
not present any indictment for that term but for
greater security. and Intended not to delay JUS
ticc. directed the District Attorney 10 fle in
formations in all cases which they had con.
sider.d and voted 10 present tn" direction Of
the Grand Jury 10 the District Attorney To- file
by it. and thus the prohihi,ion Of the Con-litu-
ton oi the United States dQss not apply. More
provides that criminal prosecutions for capital
| or other folonious crimes may he by in
was not signed and filed by man who
was member of the White League Of
was SSaDn no, an of'cr Of the Whit League. shcr
man confounds him with Gen. Fred Ogden. who
was at the head Of the White Le9gue, organ va
ton. But the Attorney.Gisn did not sign
the informntion against the members OF the
Returning Board, or direct 1t TO be done. 1t
was drawn 10y the District Attorney ot ihe
Grand Jury. and filed by him.
bat the mGs, oslrHTeGIHS n, s"WNmGn m"dr by
4 public defauter for, over fGoOOO judge
Whitaker il native Of Massachusetts ani was
member of the sherman family He was ap-
pointed, either iust before IN" close Of the war
or Just after II. sub h-Trsnhurrr OF the United
STAIRS at New Orleans. He depcsited the pub
lie moneys as he WIS drectrd 10y law, with
Und Ss's Sroeo9ry o1yns one Tb Of han Ss
fmlcd and it VIVA chnrg'd that Whitaker WAS in
collusion with the on 'rrs oi the hank. II" wn-
tried on this charge IN the L, :, District Court
| of Louisiana. and nrluiit'~l. He has the yer
| John Snerinnn'- man, Anderson ms been ,i".
carod a feon by the verdict of u Jury. John
Sherman's own character II sniirched by the
verdict OF the lury IA ,Aulrrs9ns case.
in whose court Anderson was tried. sherman =
statement TINT the Jury in Ander-on's cHse was
backed II a iHlSenoOl, as he well knows. Inc
| jury WAS drawn, as AL other luries. from the
regular panel of one thousand names prepared
| by the Jury Commlssion"rs. and If they had
any bias in the case they Wero Inclined 10 sym
pnihlze with Anderson
Toward the clos. oi his statement Sherman
intmntes that II the authorities Of Louisiana
p"rsist in their efforts To- bring 10 lu.te the
guilty men who p"rpriuhri the mon-trous
| fraud thHt made Hayes Prsident tho con ilH-
| ton policy viii be at nn ehd; In other wurd-.
| he SAYS to the people oi the South: II you
| don't stop this persecution Of rogues We v,il
rrcOnHiru I you. MrHrr W Hing SUu shall haV"
| your rights 1t you nllo" the l'etuinlng b'ard
and the men who acted ns their ApprOvurs 10
| keep out OF the p"nitentl4ry.'
He ant keep on rolling up ms eyes ana say
| ing If ther,' ARE any bad MN about me who
are guilty OF any crime. they must he pun n n
| ed - II he does not interfere he will soon he
| without Secretary Of the Tr,nsuary. mud lac
| may be put out Of the White House lie VIII
| call uuOn the southern Democrats who agreed
that he should come in TO- save hlm from the
| wrath to come. It is said this call has been
made. VIII 1t be responded to- Time wall
HAYES TO THE DEFENCE OF ANDERSON.
WAsHISGToN, Feb. ll.-Hayes has ad-
| dresscd a formal communication to Attorney.
Gsnsr Drye9s n reys5f Wb 70 his sg
guarded. this action in itself shows that Hayes
| has reached the conclusion that he cannot, IN
| view of past occurrences. separate himself
wholly from those members Of his own party
who have expressed their approval OF his pusi
conduit and their sympathX WIN IN the o present
ing OF his obligation to prevent the punishment
| Of men connected with his accession 10 his
present position, This letter declares the fun
| confidence of Hayrs in the innocence OF Tom
| Anderson. and offers the suggestion that his
| convictiOn may be duo 10 political persecution
| and is accompanied by incidents which rob II
| Of its character of judicial proceeding, lie
| directs the attention of the Attorney General 10
| tho informaltles connected with the Arralgn-
ment OF Anderson. to his arrest within the limits
| isinna-thAt IT, the Custom HOusr-and re-
| quests his legal adviser to report whether the
| Stnte authorities have eeded their powers
| and given an opportunity for Federal interior,
encc through rs courts hnd law officers, aud II
| So what should be the course OF the Executive
AADARAON'S APrEiL.