The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-05
r.uprR1SG WITH THE SUPERVISOR.

Jay ~ shet' 80
TAMPERING WITH THE SUPERVISOR
Ouestiou-State what took place after you
arrived at New Orleans, whom you met
when YOU went there. ana whaV was com
municatrd 10 YOU by different parties IN
'nnnection with the returns from East Fell
ciana ,,.... t,-,
shortly after arriving i'm the city. ana one
ot the first men ! met was Marshal Pitkln.
He asked what had done la reference To
rhe parish told him | had held the elec-
ton and had made the returns; he asked
me if any protest had acc1m ptnltd the re-
turns: | told him no; he asked me- why !
had made no protest; | told him the cir
cum stances did not warrant Ii, ana thaJ
there was no ground on which to make "a
protes-; he said; lyon were mere lew
week, ago, and YOU then told me You had
been inundated, and that an attempt had
been made on your lite, and that YOU had
been driven from the parish; told MN
that was the case, but did not know
whether the intimidation had been practlced
BY Democrats or Republicans, ana thal con
sequently | was not prepared to make any
protest; later in the day he came again 10
me and said Jim, do not want you 10 DO
ANYTHING which your conscience does not
warrant You in doing, but there i crisis
here and il looks as if the Presidency was
going 10 hinge on Louisiana, and II you can
cOnscientiOusly make a protest against your
pa ish, wish you would do it." told him
| ana not see exactly now 10 40 IT, ne ~tlu'
"Can YOU make IA statement of what occur
red ?' | said / could do SO. | sat down and
drew up "A rough dratt of what had occurred
in the parish, ana of what l was willing TO
swear to, and gave the paper to him and
told him ! was wiling 10 swear To Inat; he
had the paper drawn up in legal form, and
| read il and swore to H.; it was to the effect
that no actual ease Of intimidation had been
witnessed by me; that | had heard of sew
eral cases. but that / knew nothing of my
lptual unNipbop. inst then IInOD j
Campbell, Judge OF the Fourth District
Court, came in, and Pitkin submitted the
paper to him; Camp read il, AID said
the paper did not amount 10 anything in
point of law; lac asked me to make another
pro est; | told him he could take the paper
which had sworn to, and that If ho could
make anything Out Of it that would cover
the case and meet the law, | wis willing to
swear 10 it; lac took il and drew up paper
which he submitted to me, and which re
fused to sign, much less swear TO; he asked
me what | was willing TO swear TO, aud
told him | was willing to swear to the faots
as given in my first statement he then drew
up another protest, and submitted il 10 me
| read it cver3 it was partly in blank and
asked him il he expected me 10 swear 60
that; he said not necessarily then, aud that
perhaps it would not be necessary to swear
10 it AT all | said, ''Mr. Campbell. do not
know that | can sign that paper, as there
are two or three places in it in blank" One
OF the blanks was I'm refeIen to the Num-
the parish. He said: you had better think
over that matter, and compare notes with
the other parties. and when you are ready |
to fill up the blanks you can come here, and !
ill it up u suit Yourself" / signed thar
paper, but did not swear to it.
SHERMAN SITTING LIKEA roAD AT THE EAR
Oh EVE.
Whiio In New Orleans he heard that
John sherman was in the city and desired |
10 see Don Webber aud himself, whereupon |
they called At st. Charles Hotel To see Sher- !
man, but failed to ffud him there. Later |
they succeeded in finding him at MStair's /
Res uranl, on Caual street.
Weber stepped TO Mr.. sherman and said
Mr.. sherman, 1 believe? ?" Mr.. sherman /
said Yes" Mr.. Weber said 'ElIy name
IL Anderson We are supervisors of the
Feliciana parishes" Mr.. Sherman said 81
am glad TO see you, gentlemen" lie leaned
over the table and said something to Mr.
Stoughton which 1 failed TO catch Mr..
Stou2hton then turned his back, picked M
a paper aud commenced to read. Mr.. Sher-
man pulled rouGG MS chair, motiOned to
weber Gnd me 10 sit down, and | sat on his
ieIt hand and MIR. Weber on his right.
question state the conversation which
took place between you!
Answer-Mr. Sherman said 81 wanted TO
see you, gentlemen, as | understand there J
was some difficulty in reference yaur par !
l>hes' Now, there is crisis, In which not 1
only Louisiana, but the whole country is
llVolVeth and Is Is time when we expect
ana want every Republican and every irue
patriot to stand by u. Now, / hone that
YOU gent emen, are going To do that thing"
" " ell Mr.. sherman" said Mr.. Weber, "Mr
AAuersoh and l have already done more
tlah the CIRCUMSTANCES OF tue case would
warrant as q doing, and have done a great
deal more than personal safety would war
rant us in doing" He said: what do Won
mean by that!" Weber said: The people
OF my parish are considerably worked m !
anu l IA ave made which ia |
more sweeping than it should have barn.
and If go back ! will be undoubtedly i'm
III Danger OF my life.1 "Wcll," said Sher-
nan, iswhat necessity is there for your s,,-
ing back q Weber saidi MY family Is
there's my wife and children are there: NV
whole property is there. What nave / ~
40 sherman said ~ on can be provided
Anderson and myself on account of ~
course we have pursued, have incurred the
ehmlty Of Mr.. Packard aud Mr. kelloU0
anu every Republican leader I'm the STATE |
Z H , becomes Governor OF Louisiana.
we nave no possibility ofever getting anv !
thlhg under him, and if these men are on
Poaeu 70 US we have no ossibility of getting
hythlhg under the United States 9overn
Sc -, M. 0uerhan interrupted and said ,
'- zen telnen. lee me tell you one thing: Mr..
lAtAafd, as Governor of the State of I ouis !
aha, VIII control the State: Mr.. HeVes
ls PRESIDENT of the United States, viii con
,lo ,' 'he general patronage. Ii does not fol-
nv, ~" eii4I hayes VIII adopt Mr. Packard's ,,
,nH,gkesuon IN everything or in ANYTIME
ne republican party has not been In t6e
laoit OF forgetting the men who stood nv -
Ia me hour OF peril, AID will not only up-
iolc you, but you will be upheld bv rLe son
,Ineht OF Tie country" | then rsmarked !
Mr. sherman, the sentiment OF the com I
ty may be very good thing for a man m
, tand on but IT Will NOS prevent him from
leIhg prosecuted on the charge of neriurv Q
or they are going to throw out nv n,ri:SL I
% forged protest" Dir. sherman raised z
10 ieit hand and said: "Mr. Anderson this '
! q sunJect which you and cannot discuss. o
question g.. , |