Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-06-10
He Is COMPOUNDED by His
Own Letter.
WRITTEN IN AN ABNORMAL CON.
DITl0h OF HONESTY.
The Investigation Developing into
Farce.
The Entire South Will
Support Hayes.
lsrsorAL DpPATcHrs TO u ooLD HnL
DAILY NEws.1
ProsecdisEu Of tho Committee On
Revolution.

DAILY NEwr.l
ProsecdisEs of the Committes on
Revolution.
WASHINGTON, June 9.-Defore tho Pot.
tsr committee yesterday. Ferry remarked
that II any return was correct 1t would
probably be the one that came by mail. as
that was made out at the timo when the
college met. Hc first heard OF . doubt Of
the authenticity Of the corrected return
four or ivo weeks ago from General Gar.
field. His rule. in receiving returns from
any State whatever. was when no saw on
tho envelop any evidence Of irrcgularity
10 direct tho attention thereto Of tho mes.
sengor. and II tho messenger refused To
take the envelope back. then witness
would receive and keep the package. and
declined 10 give II mp. lie believed the
man who brought the second return WAS
not the one who brought tho first. hut a.
he exhibited his credentials as messenger
| that fact did not excite his attention.
Mcmahon Intercepted tho witness very
60. no.. ,ha ro,,rn. worn connted
men,ionsJ Inc facts about irrerularities IN
,ha ,a,n,n. h,t bo hal mo recorI ~ anv
snoh, oonss,r.,ions
,s,,s, va real from Senator M.ttb.
.vs rso,rjing tha invit,iion ~ the com.
wi,,.s sar lin 40 ,nn.sr' declininc IN AZ.
LII, ,hn,"h vi,hppt 5isrssnact IN Tho
800 ,,toa N. ssys Tho oniv Information
-. h"n son..aina ;ha n,ocos,;ng. h.toro
Y, - NM sawnni,,aa .V w.n.nnr .,,icls.'
liz IT, h.J nn .ccornt ~ n"ssnsn.r renorts'
ne nAu, on IT, IT. ,ho s pns,.
sna 49, ~ nommi,,.a ~ i%nnniry'
shich nation was ,Jon,ed. and Inc senate
Ian. therefore. lad INFLAMMATION of thc
matter. and 40 far A ho WAS invited 70
submit explanations OF his correspondence
vith Anderson 10 tho committee, ho con.
siders n would DO Improper 10 comply.
lie has no knowledge whatever Of the al.
legged frauds which the committees arc
authorized 10 investigate, except what Ia
revealed by the correspondence already
admitted.
Morrison remarked when the letter was
finished, eve shall have 10 issue q sub
pona for him.
Tho Chairman said he had intimAied At
the beginning OF the proceedings that
Matthews might wish 10 bc present. but
the minority had said thcy don't desire to
call him.
Cox OF tho committee being asked' said
he had furnished Matthews with . copy OF
all testimony concerning MIN;
Butler said he supposcd no haa mis-
heard the reading OF inc Mat'newS letter
wherein no stated tha' no hau no Know.
edge OF the commissions doings except
newspaper reports. He saw ny readinB
the letter that he had heard CORRECTLY.
Cox said he had asked Matthews on the
day OF his explanation 10 the senate, u no
had received tho copy OF the
and on Matthews saying No. had fur'
nished him . copy OF his (Cox) own.
The clerk again said thai . page had
taken the copy TO Matthews.
Butler said II was becoming an impor-
tant matter, affecting the privileges Of the
House, 10 which he would not submit.
| by the Constitution the House OF Repre-
sentatives Is charged with tho duty Of pre-
ferring articles Of impeachment against
any oficor OF tho Government who shall
DO deemed. In It's Judgment, guilty OF high
| crimes and misdemeanors. The House Is
made, % II Is sometimes said. the grand
inquest Of tho nation, 10 put In mo-
| ton the legitimate and necessary steps To
bring high criminals before the highest
| court OF tho %nation-the Senate Of tho
| United States, sitting rs q court Of i'm.
peschmept. Properly 10 do these duties
requires tho fullost power Of taking testi-
mopy before tho lowest court which has
| Tho iurisdiction OF the lower class Of mis-
demeanors. Every man, when called on
in duo form, must appear and give eyi.
denco. under main Of contempt Of tho juris.
diction Of tho court, and subject TO DO pun.
ishod for that contempt. How much more
then, In . body legislative In form
but judicial In action, acting under
powers conferred for that purpose by the
Constitution, must every man. hiBh OF
low. be bound TO appear and testify when
required In such case. Whether our de-
alterations shall result In the impeach'
msnt OF anybody or not, depends upon the
testimony which wo can get. II We can
not got testimony. We cannot do our duty
a . committee OF investigation. III any
one man can stay away from the commit
Tee on any plea. then any othor man can
stay away, and great injustice will be
done, not only 10 the United States, which
We represent, but 10 the defendants, or
persons implicated or persons accused. Ii
10 no excuse for q man 10 say. 81 do not
know anything which can DO Of advantage,
and therefore I will not CO." want TO
know all the facts. I have no other object
In view, having neither an enemy 10 pun.
ian nor . friend 10 reward In this invosti.
CATION ; neither guilty person to shield.
nor innocent person TO convict. / want to
know all the facts, the country wants TO
know all the facts /; and every man must
come hero who 10 sent for. Nay, II now
occurs 70 me-beceuse I had made no pre-.
psration In my own mind for such an
event. any moro than I had madc prepsra.
| tions 10 meet Q blow from my son when !
returned 10 my house, remember o
that . subpoena i#ees fecHm was ordered to
be issued by Justice Msrshall, sitting -
magistrate In the investigation OF
Aaron Burr. 70 Thomas Jefferson. Prcsi.
dent Of the United States, to bring before