The Portland daily press., 1878-06-06
wAsH,seros, D. G.. St. James Hote,

Jan. II, 1871.
Dear Mr. 4ade,son:1,As 1 was writing to the
captain tonight / thought would do myself the
pleasure OF writing to you also. came here three
days ago TO see my elder brother on some famiIS
busness. About a month before left home got a
letter from you addressed to the Captain. kept it
good while ere opened it because the Captain was
over ut Bayou Bonfouca at work, so did not get it
TO give to him at ALL so you must not think hard of
him for his seeming neglect in answering your kind
letter, The Captain has not as yet got anything
from the party, nor ever will. We are altogether
lett in the cold. presume we should be forever
running risk for it, L can't help laughing when
think what fools we all to be sure, you well
ment it was you wished to get. Is it SIS letter to
d. and you? lfso why don't you say SO. ALMOST all
West Postewaite is in the United States employ
watching government logs. am at the St. James.
| always stay here will remain few days,
Would be glad to hear from you if you can make it
convenient to write. Hoping you are WELL L am, as
ever, you friend.
(Sgned) AGNES ID. jerks.
P.S. Excuse paper. Excuse chrography. L am
quite tired out, tired out with my long journey.
Witness explained that the captain meant
was Mrs. jerks husband, and that the capt.
tai IS" with dash meant Sherman, and that
the whole phrase meant "Shermau'S letter to
Don and him.
Mr.. Mcmahon asked Mr.. Cox whether Sena-
tor Matthews had given him all the papers
and letters he had relating to the matter?
Mr.. Cox-No sir. l did not SO understand it,
L only understood him to state that these were
the originals of the Nash and Weber agree
ments which specially enquired for / only
asked for those two papers. The letter &C.
companying this one (referring to that given
above) he thought had better come with it as
part of that particular transaction.
The chairman-Anderson says he wrote
number of letters to Senator Matthews.
Witness-Yes l wrote probably dozen or
more.
Chairman to Butler sartieically-You would
like to have all of them?
Butler-i suppose somebody would like to
have them.
Mr.. McMahon to witness-What was this
Pitkin agreement referred to in your letter to
Mr. Matthews as having been destroyed?
Witness-It was not really an agreement [
went in one day to Mr.. Pitkin and told him
that on account of my refusal to make pro-
test had made enemies of the Republicans,
and that as the Democrats thought l had made
protest | had made enemies of all the
Democrats, and l asked him what assurance
would have that l would not be left entirely
oat in the cold. In answer to that he sent me
a note one day simply stating that he would
they would provide for me.
Q-What do you mean by this statement 10
your letter as to the electors not signing the
certificate?
three of the Presidential electors, Burch,
Marks and Levisee, had voted in blank and
their names had been forged to the electoral
count, and l found out afterwards that there
was good deal OF truth in that claim DR.,
Gray Of East Feliciana, one of Paekard's
TRENDS, remarked to me one day that he
would be damned if they attempted to throw
Packard overheard, if they would not squelch
Hayes and the whole Republican party.
Testimony of Sergeant-at-Arms French.
Mr.. French, Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate
was sworn and examined in reference to cleo
toral returns of the state OF Louisiana, which
the commissioners seem to find some difficult
tV tracing n pattjnp hold af M
tie titled that during the last session be had re-
ceived by Adams Express a box which he had
understood to contain the electoral returns of
Louisiana, that he kept it sealed and under
guard occasionally taking it the committee
room, where Honore, the Louisiana Secretary
OF State, would open it, and when he was done
with the papers the box would bs sealed again
and placed under guard. French two or three
weeks after the adjournment sent them to the
Office of Adams Express addressed to Houore,
by bis directions, and that he had never heard
from them since.
The committee then went into executive
session and afterwards adjourned till tomorrow
The Florida Committee ut Work.
SAVANNAH, June ga special to the News
from Jacksonville says the subcommittee pro-
ceeded to business today. Secretary of State
BloXhsm was the first witness. He prod uced
four precinctsreturns and two returns of the
canvass of Baker county, the first showing
majority for the Tlden ticket and the other a
majority for Hayes by throwing oat two pre-
ciBcts.
The second Witness Cox, formerly clerk of
Baker county, testified that he made the first
mentioned canvass in favor of Tilden and it
was the only one that could be made from the
original returns from the precincts as they were
always in his possession.
Stanley Matthews Makes n Personal Ex-
PLANTATION.
In the Senate Mr.. Matthews rose to per-
cor oil yFklup 81
ond stigmatized as utterly false all of Ander-
son s statements betore the Potter investigating
committee, regarding his connection with the
Lo isiana election. In the course of his re-
marks, Mr.. Matthews said:
L assert upon my honor as a Senator. which
l am prepared to maintain upon nv faith. that
90 not know and never believed that auv
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 Anderson, in nv little
intercourse with him, all of which has taken
place since March 4, 1877, always expressly
and passionately appealed to me on the sole
ground that he had rendered honest, honorable,
lawful and efficient service to the Republican
cause in Louisiana, at the sacrifice of tim and
money, and at peril to his own life.
The only wrong L understood or believed
him to be guilty of, was in having previously
untroly pretended that he had been guilty of
the things he now aud again pretends to con.
Tess. That wrong had no information of un.
til after his appeal to me for aid had been
responded to BY an offer of my good will in his
behalf. His disclosure of it. with the delivery
of the false ducoments which constituted it, /
supposed was an atonement for the undoing of
1t. Upon that footing only l received them
1t never occurred to me that their possession
could be misconstrued into an offence, and as
aiding in an alleged conspiracy against i'm
portant public rights. And as the coloring
thus sought to be given to my conduct, affects
my standing and character in this honorah1a
body, consider it a matter of privilege that
the Senate should enquire into the subject as
affecting it not less than myself. have the
honor, accordingly, to submit the following
resolution.
Mr.. Matthews then submitted resolution
providing for select committee Of seven
Senators to investigate all the allegations in
regard to Senator Matthew'S connection with
the Louisiana election. The resolution was un-
animously agreed to.