The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-06-15
Statement Of Senator Matthews.

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NV s'Ver uhpleasaht' cannot
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i A,rnents annear TO he DESIGNED To
lest,hi.h FIRST that | was in some
way cunected, by participation or
encouragement, in the perpetration
of ALLEGED frauds in the Residential
electionin 1876 in Louisiana at or
about th time of the canvass and
return tereof; second, that | was
partv or,rivv To promises of protec-
ton andreward to officers charged
with dutis in connection with that
election all the return thereof made
in constellation of frauds and per
iuries committed or to be committed
by them in reference thereto: third,
that having subsequent KNOWLEDGE
of .r,rb Farmland of Sucb nrou,iooc
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WHY 'n'' li!""e eii". - " pioO''o
u oIiit''' "Pl''i''t iiieii' W. ',,iS 49,
i.tSlrJgl,.,t he or anu one else md Eaan
guilty of fraud in connection with
that election, or in fulfilment of any
promise of reward that had been
made to him on that or any consid-
Grafton whatever. On the contrary,
7 assert. upon my honor as a Senator.
which | am prepared to maintain
npop nv oath. that do not know
and never have believed that any
snob frauds were. in fact. ever COM
mittad that | do not know that anv
nromise. were made to Anderson or
an,.o,o elsa in consideration of fr,ud-
nIr,t soryico. in connection with the
';1a.4i,I oIootion Anderson in
,.,t,ai,4oroo,,r,o with him oil NJ
my MY 4y,.o,, ,aa ..;,,.a 3r,naI,
wiz ''''' '',',, ,..dnt,1 o,.,'na..I,,
1919 . NV t,,ot NJ .I,.'...,s,,
'y any NJ ei,a lad o,,a. ,-,a,,,isod
vi any Wv o'. a,.a a;I'1-r,,
MN oiii0' VI ''"' 80 avg N,'',N' io'
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"oAeo ""? ;st',a ~ NV, aroh nrar,;so
liie ~ ta,,oa,, 800,
va INV -;a,,,toi,, onnooIod ~ oon
anu =, ,,.annd that ho hod ronJorod
,''e oo.O nonorohIo lawful and off
'.0'ie''' .'.;ao 70 tho ponuhlio,n oarso
~ ' a,,;si.na to the sacrifice of time
- ,,'',,o,,o,d nariI to bis 1ifo and
anu L. lad for thot oo,so inorrrod
'',a' ~ and hostiI;tv frono nol;t,oa1
se'i', Tba onIv wronr mn.
1pp4nd or hcliavad him 70 he rniltv
- IN having nraviouslv untruIv
n.ata,ded that he had been guilty of
1.e things he now again pretends to
confess. That wrong | had no infor-
nation of until after his appeal to me
for my aid had been responded to by