New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-15

They were divided. Most Of the Repnolcans proper ,
were in favor OF sustaining the Packard SoVesnmen@
TO General Butlef-On the first OF JANUARY loIf, ket
logg was The legal Governor then fSeE Sebo1
The forms OF law were against us we ieI IL was cao
mined upon II the Federal Government did not inter
fere. 49,
ment which WAS offered members OF the Packard Legis
lalure to desert TO the Nichols LEGISLATURE He asked
wond 90 over The witness replied that this wa, IN ae-
cOrdance with rule OF Congress, which allowed pay
from the beginning OF the session. no matter 10" iae
General Butler-ohl Did you over hear Of a member,
receiving pay from the time he was elected 70 the Con
federnte COngTessi AThat Is hardly parallel case,
General These men all elected to the LOUISIANA
To Mr. Hseock-The people and the courts Of the State
recognized the Nichols Legislature and on March a.
ment and OF the Packard Legs limited TO the
State House and six acres m the Vicinity perhaps as9
am not sure. when the President was inaueuratea'
Nichols the de facto Governor OF the Sate OF Lou
force OF somewhere from twenty-five To one hundred
General Butler-Then I understand that the Packard
Government, having force OF less than one huhdieu
Fort Sumter. and only SIX acres OF land, about as
ing Fort Sumter, and opposed Dy Oh tne power VI
sructed by the Secretary OF state fifteen day 10 break
IL up1 49,, -. a.. l.. 4,
General Butler-Now Mr. Roberts, can You tell me the
name OF "a single Republican outside OF Ohio who was
in favor of destroying tie Kellogg GOvrInmenbI A
Yes tine Hon. George +. Haar. OF Massachusetts. -
General Butler-WhOf Hoar, oil Massachusettsi w.
Mr.. Roberts-Dawes, OF Massachusetts,; Chrisianey,
OF Michigan Burnside, OF Rhode Islandi Evats' tue
Secretary OF STATE, and Curtis, Of HaTpeT's Weehtg.
General Buter-Who tiooking around inqurnglyJ
Oh yes Editor OF Hdrpds weekly Ihese ethatoIs,
then with Matthews. were enough. with the Democrats
in the Senate lay Governor Keioggs credentials as
Further questions led to the statement that Repub
can outside OF Ohio had expressed srntlment IN me
Witness presence in iayor 81 me Oyer'hfoS Oh 'S
oge Government except Mr. Eyars General Butle I
repeated this with strong emphasis, adding, ana MI
Eyarts now Secretary Of state"
A SHORT HISTORY OF ANDERSON.
Mr.. Leet was recalled and examined by Mr. Potter.
lie said that all cOorcd peope had been looked upon IN
Louisiana rs Republicans, and when the census was
taken in 1875 10 was determined 20 make 1t appear that
there was a large increase the coOred population In
order that the State might appear 20 be decidedly Re
publican. This done, and although ln many Oi Tue
parishes there was large Increase w the Wte popu-
ton, It made to appear that the negroes iar out
The tnoss entered into long account Of the nomina-
lions and OF 1876. Tie said that kellogg eLu
Packard went 90 the Cincinnati Convention WIN the
votes of the Louisiana aeegaion In Their pockets Two
members, however, could not oe c4ntr1tea ana V9tsu
for Hayes "Lttle Anderson" claimed that he bad m
duccd them 20 do ANA that be was gong 70 pave
great influence VITA tue Administration on tIas &c
count. Anderson said that ho had spent-Oh, don't
knOw-ever 80 many thousand dollars ne wasia eiioM
that never took much stock IN never nked hlih out
he sort of an adventnTer IN whom TOOK u
OF
great must be nOtOrluus- i lOd MN Woulu
make a great out Of MIN he would follow my al
wee, which was 70 20 to feciana as register heo-k
wanted HIM 10 90 he said Ne was suAlp ttc i"su,
and cOnld DO made useful. Anderson decided to go;
said DO determined to MAKE reputation ., de, AN
ders0n was great nuisance III our ppI g. ~ InS ,aD
he specially obnoxious 10 Irving, Collector Cseys
SSPu; c TS was atd MIN 70 Co. aud bot6 zd they
hoped he would be killed they said he Won make
1rs.-class martyr, and IL not Killed, he would
probably cheat the people up there let sorry 'ltef
lac had gone, because thought ne was sueh ioo nc
inn lam feel
Wbro Anacrson FIRST came hack from Fcliclana con-
unued Mr. Loct he said tucre was no intimidation there
hat be could carry The parish Tor Nash ana hayes an
elect all the nigscrs on the icke lie was going 70 C2
6pI and ,eJ ole M his coat ana IN pocket
book where ne sand ho had been shot had told aim,
before WENT that he cuull gam notOrttj III AdfHnco
Nv shooting hole throngn his and showing H. but ne
WAS guhe md lnant when maze Joke about the shOOt-
Ing ne told very complicated story y read IKE uine
novel Anderson thought tnat Frank Powers ana tho
other fellows him because lac WAS getting 10 DO
General Buier-What fellowsi A.-Oh. Frank Powers
and a desperadO named Butler Qaughtcf), and "a lot
others. Ia the campaign OF 1876 t"e leading tepnb-
hcans OF Louisiana were mictiVe. Neither hooss nor
ms richest oiioe-hoAiers spent any money The pest
speakers went 70 other states TO work thy were a..
Disguised with Packard aud permitted Tue sthIe to 70
by default Kellogg was interested only IN tue Legisla-
tre IN order thai he might be sent 10 the senate; ne
VINO nate you You friend viii Walk these
streets win thelr elbows oui "na you a IN M - ,,e
tho oafers." He said should yet be proud mat had
the time.
AN OUTsPOKEN LETTER.
After some further testimony, the witness was set
aside for the present. and James Anderson was called
10 identify the following letter which pat In evil
dence Anderson tesuying that the initials Stood s. for
Sherman NJ. for Matthews, aud II. for Harlan:
Pirate.
JAMES f. ANDERSON.
MY DEAR cir have your favor OF late date, and am
pleased u hear Marks my passes 10
coming home Will send them TO you soon a. get
there viii bo appointed, OUT don't expect ~,
nor anything else that decent from hayes Tor Louis
lana Hs pOncy appears 10 bo 10 send Packard away,
and turn over everything else TO our eBemlos la the
uary, who will INSURE Democratic success next Fan.
For myself In my strict, prefer 20 nave such people
against AZ cOuciupe 20 Tu1, can De elected with
out patronage, aud prefer It. suppose NJ dld Whal he
could but evidently uUut tnInk you Nill do any
thing Your letter, taken without sworn evidence
dneetly lmt lIcatng =, NJ and H., valuable. Use 10
dscrety, don't spare them, except NJ, they
the InOst scOunJTels ever mot-a miser-
able, bypOcrIieai, psalm singing, cOld-DOoded set,
whom il would be doing tue country service u eX-
pose Wute fully, Out be- Discreet SEND papers 10
Mrs d.. u you Can without trouble. Am glad Laura Is
better. We bOtn send love ~ her. NHte Oien Yours,
etc, T. ID DAhl1ALi-
Morgan Cii, La, May ~, 1873.
The committee adjourned until IL a. IN. to-day