The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-10
jerks vs.. HILL.
Mrs. Jenks Denies the Assertion That
she holds Amy Federal office.

NEW ORLEANS, october l5 1873.
Hon. D. Fl. Hill. Atlanta Ga:
Sir-In your letter to the Hon. r. G. Hum
Der, published in the New Orleans DEMOCRAT
of October IL ultimo, I find the following
clause
SIN Mr.. Hayes case, Agnes jerks, confess
ing her guilt In brazen gibbGish never before
equaled, receives an office Of good pay and
little work in the treasury, and that, too, at o
time when many ladies of unquestioned
worth, with hungry children, and husbands
slain in battle, we're rudely turned away with
the gruff answer, no vacancies So crime is
rewarded" etc.
It seems almost impossible that gentle
man would willfully state that which is
utterly false. even for political motive; and
yet you certainly did so regarding me-
I was not aware | had confessed guiM,"
being unconscious of any act Of mine In the
past that could possibly come under such
cognomen. No man can with truth accuse
me of one ignoble, or dishonorabe action
Feeling quite secure in that point tho shafts
OF calumny hurled at me for months past by
the Democratic press Of the country fall
harmless and unheeded. I am even more
invulnerable than Achilles; my armor of
personal integrity and honor Is impregnable.
By the term "confessiDg guilt" presume
you refer to the matter of the guarantee. Per-
nit me to assure you that, notwithstanding
the trouble 1t indirectly caused, / am still of
the opinion 1t was quite justfiable under the
circumstances. Had the Republicans been pro-
tected in their right of franchise they would
have carried the State of Louisiana by 10000
majority In 1876; they were not, and |, being
interested in the success Of the party, only
met the effect Of the lawless bulldOZing shot
gun policy Of the Feliciana Democracy by q
little diplomatic strategy, thereby check
mating Democratic bribery-an act I would
repeat tomorrow If the same opportunity
offered and | deemed it necessary.
There exists not the slightest foundation
for your assertion that [ am ''employed in
the treasury have not sought for and do
under any obligation directly or indirectly to
the present administration. It IS quite pos
sible to be an unflnching Republican, and do
our duty to the party without desiring place
or reward" I do not imagine that a Dem
ocrat of your school will readily understand
or appreciate the foregoing sentiment.
Had ex- President johnson Whose zeal you
seem to commend} been q true patriot, Or
cared for the future veal of his country, he
| would have punished quOndam traitors
such rs you who sought to annihilate the
very life of the RepubIic-a crime far more
heinous then even the assassination OF the
martyred Lincoln. | fully concur with you !;
"Crime is now rewarded" The position OF
| SAiAcINa hoNt~ob' h1S+AtsocA
day demonstrates the fact Think you that
under any other government In broad Christ
endOm such men as you and some of your
eonlpeers, with your traitorous records Of the
past, would be permitted voice in the coun-
oil halls Of the nation you sought to destroy :?
Such noble clemency on the part Of a govern
ment is unparalleled in the annals Of history.
Truly we live in an epoch OF political material
ism when ''crime IS reaUarded," and you have
received rich guerdon.
Your letter. with it's lofty and elegant STYLE
of phraseology in referring to my s'gibberish," !"
is the frst and only one OF the many misrep-
OF notice. Emanat1ng from 50 illustrious a.
parsonage as you, it would seem inappre-
ciative on my part to ignore the courteous
and honorable mention made of my name
The press has often enormously stated
that hold an appointment, and as your soul
is evidently troubled at even the Imagination
thereof, permit me to re-establsh the entire
serenity of your mind and that Of the Demoe-
racy at large by again assuring you that do
not hold any position whatever, your state
ment to the contrary notwithstanding.
Very trsly yours, AGNES D. JENKs.
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