The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-13

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easy and are sqirming and rigging
in their boots, and seem to be really
on thorns of fire. The special cor
respondent of the New Orleans
Times, who is reliable gentleman
and has the entree Of the White
House, and the perfumed chambers
of the Secretary of the Treasury, has
recently interviewed these two high
officials, and gives an interesting &C
count Of that chat. 1t will bear re-
producing in our columns, and is on.
ly an Grant courier of what we be-
l,eye, will follow thick and fast on
the whole buzzard crew of radical
ism:
WASHINGTON,
Feb. Z, 1881
There are many rumors about the
city concerning the uneasiness of
persons high in power in re-ard to
developments that might result from
the Returning Board trials in Louis
lana. Your correspondent made the
tour of the statesmen with whom ru-
NOR connects the uneasiness. They
all seemed to be pretty solid as re-
CARDS results.
The president, when asked what
he was going to do for the Return
ing Board, replied, "What can I do2"
Your correspondent listened in 81
lence, while he continued: 81 hope
the guilty may be puniahed, and the
| innocent acquitted; I know nothing
about the charges as alleged against
them. I do not want to talk about
the matter at all. What is the Sen
ate going to do with WILLIAMSBURG
From the president your cores
pondent went to see the Hon. John
Sherman. He was at the Treasury
Department, and, as it was after
hours, there WAS some difficulty in
getting inside the building, but once
in, there was no difficulty in getting
into the presence of the nations po-
litical financier.
"No, know nothing about it,"
said Mr.. Sherman. IF am to be
indicted it will be upon charges
which have not the slightest founda
ton in fact. ..only know what I see
in tie papers," continued the secre-
tary.
"No letters Of mine can be pro
duced by Wells or anybody else,"
SSH Mr.. Sherman in answer to sug-
gestion that there were mysterious
hints afoat about compromising doc
uments that were making the writer
thereof quake. "Whstever men may
have said about me, l don't think
anybody ever said I WAS damned
fool. And that is just what l would
be if l were to write any letters of
the character the myticrl ones seem
to be-" "Why," he proceeded to say
"there is a woman here from Louisi
ana who pretends to have something
of terrible nature about me. But
have never been able to find out what
it is if she has anything, let her
print it,"
"Once for all, R." remarked Mr..
Sherman, Il want to tell you that
know nothing of the offense as
charged against the Returning Board
by the authorities in Louisiana. /
don't believe it is true.
Gail do know is that never
asked the members of the Returning
Board to change one figure in the
count. / went there to see a fair
count. I believe you had it. But so
far as using any influence to have
the figures of the returns changed, l
never did any such thing. 1 never
thought of doing any such thing, and
whoever says of his own knowledge
that did any such things, is a liar.
Is that explicit enough?"
The Times man, with some little
timidity, said the statement was
plain and seemed to be comprehen-
sive. "Very WE'LL" said the secretary
"that's all I have to say. Whenever
you want to know about any little
thing, come and see me-" The cor
respondent had enough information
or rather all he vas ever likely to get
so he withdrew. There is no doubt,
however, that some of the visiting
statesmen are uncommonly uncom
Portable, and wish they had never
gone in New Orleans.
1t is thought to be very doubtful
by those who know the man we'll,
about Sherman's having ever written
any letter that could compromise, him.