Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-06-07


NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 20, 1876.
''INessrs. d. 4. Weber and James e. anderson.
"GENTLEMEN:-You note of even date has lust
been received. Neither MI Hayes myself, the gen.
| temen who accompany Inc, nor the country at large
have placed u.s. should you stand firm in the position
you have taken
''From Il long and intimate acquaintance with Gov
| Hayes am justified in assuming he responsibility
for promises made and will guarantee that you will
lie provided for soon after the 18th of March as
MAY be practical, and i'll such manner as will enable
you both to leave Louisiana, should you deem it
eSSary,
VERY truly, yours.
JOHN SHERMAN"
On being confronted with copy of this
letter before the Potter committee Friday,
Secretary Sherman who has all along de-
fently denied having written any letter
at all to Anderson, testified as follows:
Il can only say this, that believe, upon
my responsibility and the oath that have
taken, that L never wrote such letter.
have no recollection Of ever writing such
a letter. II this letter was written, it must
have been, if am not mistaken about the
dates, on the day when the returning Off
GERS first convened to open the returns. |
think it was ON the 20tn. At that time |
knew but little about the transactions.
The papers had not been opened do not
believe [ ever wrote that letter. AT the
same time there are things in this letter
that I would have written to these or any
other men who were engaged in the per-
formance of what [ believed to be their
duty, if l had been asked; but do not be-
lieve wrote that letter."
The guilty knowledge of Senator Stan
ley Mathews is indicated by frequent let
tiers to Anderson. One correspondence it
will be seen involves Gen. Harlan of
9he Commission. 1t is a part of an
agreement to count in Nash, Republican
member of Congress from Louisiana and is
as follows as submitted before the inyesti-
eating committee by Anderson:
NEW ORLEANS, November 81 1876.
'By an arrangement entered into this day between
James E. Anderson, Supervisor of Regis. ration for
the parish Of Eat felicana. OF Louisiana, and Cias.
E. Nash member of Congress from the Sixth Con
the said Anderson shall suppress evidence showing
that the said parish of East Felicana was fairly
November 6, 1876, thereby eecting the entire Demo
cratic State ticket and Congressman in considera-
Anderson the position OF Naya! ONE at the por5
OF New Orleans, La.
"JAs. f. ANDERSON,
&c. E. NASH.
The aboTe agreement was signed in our presence
this 2lSt day OF November 1876.
(Sgned)
y. NJ. IoMLINsoN,
20. b. MORGAN
The following letter and telegram were also ex-
hibted by An !erson:
'1T. A7lders0n-You are at liberty to use the note
on the other page as an introduction to General Har
Ian, who is one Of the Commission, and you can talk
to him as freely as to me- You should say to Nash
II inquired or that have the agreement.
(Signed)
STANLEY MATTHEW'S"
CINCINNATI March 20, 1877
''Ge1a. j. FL Harlem:
s.Dear SIT his will be presented TO you by Mr.
James e.. Anderson, who may desire to cOnlmllni-
cate with you confdentially.
Yours truly
STANLEY Matthew's
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
The following are some extracts from
the press of the country concerning the
developments
Philadelphia ssNorth American (rep.:
s'The Investigation by the Potter commit
tee has just commenced, but it has gone
far enough to bring anew to the cheek of
every honest man the blush of shame that
the fate of the country should have been
held in the balance by such fraud and cor
ruption as existed in the taking of the last
ballot for President. This is no time for
Republicans to palliate or temporize. To
live the party must purge itself, and join
in honest denunciation Of wrong wherever
it is fOund.''
Washington ''Post," (dem.:) s'Mr. Sher-
man has reached the end of his tether, and
his downfall is at hand. There is no more
escape for him than there was for his great
prototype, Tweed, after the publication
Of the fraudulent courthouse bills. Ii he
ic I1ricn in, hic hnI1r III frio) he mill od1
perjury to his other crimes, for the evil
dence is at hand to convict him.
NY. s'Herald,'' (ind.:) 1.-The vague,
haltlng and 1--WE regret to be compelled to
use so strong word) shutting testimony
of Secretary Sherman before the Potter
committee on Saturday produces painful
impression. 1t is not so much the con-
tents of the alleged letter that excites this
feeling Of doubt ard distrust as the previ-
Gus defiant declarations of Mr.. Sherman -
Philadelphia Record Gnd.;) s'The
strongest proof yet afforded of Anderson S
truthfulness comes from the man most ill.,
terested in proving him a liar-Secretary
Sherman. His hating and hesitating de-
NAL of the authorship OF the letter imputed
to him-of which only the copy of copy
was produced-did more for Anderson
than Anderson was BILE to do for himself.
The testimony makes it pretty evident
that the votes that were cast out by the
returning board in Louisiana should have
been counted, and it puts a strong imputa-
ton Of guilty knowledge upon Secretary
Sherman.
Washington Republican," (rep.): s'Sec-
rotary Sherman Was put upon the stand
and gave testimony that he did not re-
member OF having written the letter in
question, and that he did not think OF be-
lieve that he did write it. This was not
very emphatic as to the authenticity of the
letter, but it was as far as the Secretary
was prepared to go On Saturday. He is
very cautious and prudent lawyer, and
does not propose to act as a swift witness
before the committee, leaving Anderson !
to perform that role"
New York Tribune" (rep.): 'Th ere is
the strongest possible presumption, how
ever, that such a man as Mr.. sherman is
known to Inexperienced, shrewd and
wary even to the verge of fault-would
not have written letter encouraging
fraud if he had known that one had been
committed. Until Senator Matthews has
been heard, it would not be fair to COM
ment upon the correspondence between
it does not exhibit this particular friend
and spokesman for President Hayes as
shining reformer of the civil service.'
New York sTimes," (rep.): Enough is
known already to show thin spots on this |
tissue ri. e. Anderson's testimony of |
fraud"
Philadelphia s'Times,' Gnd.): 1.-The
Glory told on SATURDAY. has been discount |