Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-06

consideration of frauds and perjuries commit
ted OF to be committed by them in reference
thereto; third, that having subsequent knowl-
edge of such frauds and of such promises, for
the purpose of concealing the former by assist
ing in the execution Of the latter, ! used my
personal and official influence to procure for
James r. Anderson official employment IN the
executive department of the government.
To each of these accusations, whether ex-
pressed or implied, l reply by an emphatic
denial. deny that I was connected IN any
way, by partnership or encouragement, by
knowledge, consent or connivance, with any
frauds, real or pretended, in the Louisiana
election. I deny that was party or prlvy to
any promises of protection or reward to any
one in consideration of the commission by
them of frauds, real or pretended, in that
election. deny that made efforts to procure
an official appointment for Anderson, with the
knowledge or belief on my part that he, or any
one else had been guilty of fraud in connection
with that election or in fulhlment
of any promise of reward that had been
made him on that or any other consldera-
ton whatever. On the contrary. assert upon
my honor as a Senator. which am prepared to
maintain upon my oath, that l do not know
I never belieyed-that any such, frauds were in
fact ever committed; that do not know that
any promise was ever made to Anderson or any
one else in consideration of fraudulent services
in connection with the Presidential election.
all of which has taken place since March 4th,
1877, never asserted expressly or by inuendo
that MIR. Sherman or any one else had ever
promised him Office or anything else, either for
doing wrong or right He never asked any
thing from me by virtue of any such
promise. On the contrary, Anderson
expressly and passionately appealed to me on
the ground that he had rendered honest, honor
able, lawful and efficient service to the Repub-
lcan cause in Louisiana at a sacrifice of time
and money and peril to his life, and that he
had for that cause incurred odium and hostility
from political opponents. The only wrong
understood or believed him guilty of was in
having previously untruly pretended he had
been guilty of things he now again pretends to
confess. That wrong had no information OF
until after his appeal to me for my aid had
been responded to by an act OF
sure of it with the delivery of the false
documents which constituted it suppose WAS
intended by him and was regarded by me an
atonement for it, and upon that footing only l
| received them it never for moment occurring
to me that the possession of them by me could
be misconstrued into an offense and believing
that the only use which their publication
could serve would be to propagate a mischiev
GUS and scandalous falsehood.
The only error, if there be one, Of which
am conscious, is in having recommended to of
flee person who had mediated and prepared a
wrong but had, as 1t appeared TO me, With
drawn from performing it. But as there seems
to be an attempt to magnify it into one link o.
what is alleged to have constituted conspiracy
against important public rights and as The col
oring thus sought to be given to my conduc
| affects my standing and character in this hon
orable body, consider it a matter of privilege
that the Senate should investigate into the sub
ject as affecting it not less than myself hav'
the honor accordingly to submit the following
resolution:
'Resolved, That select committee Of sever
Senators be appointed to inquire into and con
slider all things touching the matters stated ant
referred to by the Senator from Ohi'
(Matthews) and the events connected thereto
and particularly what connection if any tina
Senator had with any real or pretended frauds
or other work committed in the conduct ant
returns of elections in the State of Louisian;
in 1876, and with any promise of protection
or reward if any made by any one t,
| James E. Anderson or others, in consideration,
of or connection with any official conduct b,
| said Anderson, in said election, or the returns
! thereof and into all the circumstances of an,
recommendation by said Senator of said An
derson for appointment to office; and that SAT-
committee have power to send for persons ant
papers, to employ clerk and stenographers
and have leave to sit during the recess
! Agreed to unanimously.