The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-02
John sherman's Colored Female Wit

When the visiting statesmen had finished
their work at New Orleans in December.
1876. and 1t only remained for tho Returning
Board to formulate the false figures by
which tho vote of Louisiana was stolen, JOHN
SHERMAN, who had boen the directing spirit
of all the operations there, rushed to Wash
ngtOn with n partisan report and n col
lection of perjured testimony In the hope OF
capturing favorable judgment before the
other side could be heard.
GRANT was party to the conspiracy, rs
was subsequently shown in a moro serious
form by his ordering troops to Washington
from the distant frontiers, which were
placed on q war footing under the command
Of Cen SHERMAN. lie converted SHERMAN's
private report into an official document, and
communicated it to both Houses Of Congress
bya preconcertcd plan that excluded the
report and testimony Of the friends Of Mr.
TILDEN, and which We're only admitted to n
hearing afterward, through petition adj
dressed To the Senate.
In order to couutcract the effect Of the
monstrous fraud in Louisiana, and To give
some semblance of truth to the Republican
charges OF violence and intimidation, upon
which the Returning Board had profcssedly
acted in destroying majority OF eight
thousand for IILDEN, the colOred woman
ELIZA PINKsroN. was produced as wit
ness, with dramatic accessories, and under
circumstances well calculated TO servo the
object for which she had been specially in
structed and trained. Sympathy and indg
nation were naturally excited at the horrors
which she related, and at her own appear
ance when brought into the presence of both
parties. PROSTATE and seemingly suffering
from terrible injuries. Her testimony was
spread broadcast over the country and pro-
duced u profound Impression, though con-
tradicted as soon as il became known in the
locality where she lived. and proved to be
utterly false and fabricated before Mr.. Nor
RIsoN's Committee.
The consprators who were bent on get
ting possession Of the Government. and
using the public patronage and the power
Of the Treasury for their own advantage,
as well as to hide long career Of corrup-
ton, were desperate and reckless as to the
means they employed To attain the end.
JoHS SHERMANs guarantee OF office to
WEBER and ANDERSON, for not exposing the
fraudulent protests in their parishes, fur
nishes proof Of this desperation, in one 80
cunning and cautious as he usually is
Everything was stakcd on the result, and
| he did not stop to count consequences.
In his speech on tho report Of the visit
| ing statesmen, delivered on Dec. 6, 1876, two
| days after the meeting OF Congress, he said
hut my friend from Missouri Mr. Boor) took un
fortunate step IN this debate that Iusncs me in golns
little into tie examination of the testimony single
~itnes. II refer to the case OF ELIZA rNKsroS who's
de position published all the United states The
murder ct PiSSsroS not on account ut pohuca
trouble II WAS done for other than political pur
| poses SIR on the short and hrci facts OF tina
| Gaze would leave the whole matter to th
| people OF the United states ELIZA PiNKsroN
husband wa. Killed ia the dcai hour Of NIGHT hy Dcmo
cratic bnud uf marauers and her child Wa taken from
her arms and hutch-rcd. There were the dead bodies
There controversy about that when that woman
herself having been wounded several places rcd ate
these demons had lett hern her humble home to whit
man house protection she ned T. the home NJ IN
father OF Of the men who was member Of III
very band OF Regulators who dd this act aud there 81
was told that she involved white the the
would nush her ami then she talked about meyers 10,
ine there. thus uoy seek mpeach her ,csimon,
given with her wounds vet bleeding and her dead hu
band and child buried like dogs without inquest e,
animation
Now, when confessions are the order q
the day, ELIZA PINKsToN comes forward /
declare that she was suborncd to commi
perjury and To bring accusations agains
innocent men, In order to sustain the Frau
which JoHN SHERMAN and his confederate
had concoctcd SHERMAN has not been foI
tunate In his female witnesses, white q
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