Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-04
THE FRAUDULENT PRESIDENT.
STARTLING DEVELOPMENTS.
THE CoSFEssIONs-How THEY ARE
RECEIVED.
TiLDEN's RETIcESCE.
TILDEN's RETICENCE.

NEW YORK, April 25:-Tho Herald's
jacksonville, Fla, special says: Dennis,
the Alachua giant, reached this city this
morning. and was at once taken charge
Of by his Republican friends. In his own
ranks no boasts that he never broke his
word or went back on o friend in his
life. After giving Secretary Of
State Bloxhan his confession, he said
II ain not going to deny or affirm any
thing about the statement or about
Bloxham. Whatever I did with him
was done in the strictest confidence, and
oven if he has violated it. I will not.
t'As to the cases against me, they were
of no account. No lawyer would have
called them sound cases. They were rid
iculous, and any Democratic lawyer in
tho State will tell you so. Still, con-
fess that I was anxious to have them
quashod. Gov. Drew1had n case in Wash
ington, in which he was charged with
timbev depredations. He heard that I
had had good deal to do with such
cases, and he sent me word that no would
use his influence to have my cases sus-
pended. I understood this and came
home. The nolle prosequi had nothing to
do with any political Developments
"Certainly tho State of Florida went
for Tilden on the face of the returns, and
be should have had 1T. There has not
been time in the past three months
when, if I had been convinced that
crushing proof of the fact that Tilden
had carried the State would have turned
Hayes out and given Tilden his right,
that would not have gladly furnished
such proof I told Uncle Ben lGen.
Butler) of what I could do, and while he
thinks Hayes should be turned out, he
thought it best to wsir till some action
had been taken by Congress in the mat
tor. talked ~ith Senator Hanllin
about it also. The President knew that
had these facts in reserve all the time.
Moves and the rest Of them told him. I
met him frequently and he always treated
me- very kindly, saying that he had been
told about me. He gave me notes to the
departments, asking that I be given q
place. I wanted to be an auditor and
declined three places, holding one only
a few weeks. I oppose Hayes because
| he is traitor to the party that put him
| in. and treated my party badly.
"As Conkl,ng says, if the country only
knew Hayes as well as Congress does,
he would be despised en all sides. Noyes
knew Of every movement that was made
! il Florida, and Hayes knew it through
! him. know this to be true, and can
! show it when tho time comes"
! Dennis says that Sargent did not think
the President could be turned out, but
| would favor it if it could be done. He
also says that if he hud been forced to
swear before the Canvassing Boald, he
would have told the truth, as he would
not have sworn falsely on any account.
| When Noyes pressed him to take the
stand he said eff you are not prepared
to give up your case, don't force mo OH
tho stand" Noyes thereupon withdrew
his request.
Denuis refused to furnish any written
statement for publication. He says that
lie can satisfy tho most incrednlous
when the time comes, but will " ait until
Everything is ready. Dennis leaves for
Washington Tomorrow. Hc SAYS