The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-07-10
TREASURY DKPAkTxKNI,
OFRIcE OF ME SECRETARY,

0FHIcE OF THE SECRETARY,
WAsHrSGToS, July 8, 1873. J
Hon. GaEsOa n. POa1, Chairman q AC
IansShsatiag Committee of de ROGse q
RtYreleatGtipes:
sIR:-T have the honor 10 acknowledge
the receipt Of your letter Of the lst inst,
upon my return TO the city after brisi
Absenee. In respect TO the evidence ten.
dered by me to prove frauds And intimi-
dAtion At the election, ] have 70 say that
since the date Of your letter the question
seems 70 have been settled by the commit.
Tee in favor Of taking such testimony.
E. L. Weber, 3 witness called by the com.
miilee has been examined a. 70 whether
there was violence and fraud At the elec.
uou in East FeliciAna. In his prepared
statement he was not only allowed
10 testify 70 the extent OF violence and
fraud in East and West Feliciana, bat 10
the cause OF that violence and its effect
upon the election, and the next day was
examined BY members Of the committee
distinctly upon causes and Ersunds for
throwing out votes Of these parishes.
Surely when the committee thus seeks 70
prove that violence and intimidation did
not prevail in these parishes, cannot
be denied the right TO prove that murder,
whipping, burning, ,raidipg and all forms
OF intimidation did prevail in both par
ishes, and that in East FeliciAna these
we're sufficient TO deter every Republican
voter from voting, though there had
previously been 4 recognized mIioriiy
there Of nearly one thousand Republicans.
Whether this testimony shall be taken
By your Committee or that taken by the
former Committees shall be received. /
will with entire Difference await your de.
cision. With view 70 identity the testi-
nopy offered by me have placed it in
the hands OF one Of your committee
10 the order 10 which it is referred
TO in my written offer. In view Of the
fac, that your Committee is now engaged
in taking further testimony, intended 70
show that the declaration sel forth in the
various protests are not true, it seems 70
me that / should be allowed TO prove by
additional testimony that those protests
are true. I also call your attention TO
the nature Aud character Of the exAminA-
ton Of E. A. Weber on the Sd Of July,
when no member Of the minority Of
the Committee was present 70 object or
csosse1amine, and when by come
Misunderstanding my counsel was denied
the privilege OF cross-examinstion unless
he did 20 against what was claimed 10 be
order and wish Of the majority Of the
committee. The questions were not oEly
in form leading, but be Was allowed 70
testify 10 the common rumor and TO his
inferences based upon the common ru-
NOR, and this is not only against me, but
against several members Of the House OF
Representatives and other high officers of
the Government. also beg leave TO cor
rect = misapprebension into which you
have fallen In saying that ! had given 70
the public communications designed for
you. The only communication ! have
given 10 the public is my formal offer Of
the testimony Of violence, and that / only
gave several weeks after Il was sent you,
and after Mr.. Morrisons paper had been
published, bot / now respectfully ask that
nv tender Of the testimony and nv mem.
orandum 70 Gov. Coz and this letter may
be Published in Official records l have
also TO state that am now prepared, At
the convenience Of the committee 10 sub
init testimony here in Washington to re-
pei the charges against me, and have
given to Mr.. shellabarger list Of The
witnesses whom ask may be subp9ned.
Very Respectfully,
JOIN SHERMAS.