Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-06-13
Correspondence.


Correspondence.
Letter from Washington.
WASHINGTON. d. c.. June s, 1878.
Ccaxrcssnan Reed, Of Maine. has sos away
with shout al be reputation Anderson came
here with. Al least II is hopelrssly dilapidsted;
and this worthy witness his yet 70 face Bee
Butler % . cross-exs minatioo. He came here
pulled up and bloated with self.importance.
Mr.. Reed has convinced him Of the sb~urity
Of such inflated notions. and It's predicted that
tine Essex statesman will soon have him down
to the conditioa Of . collapsed b,lioon. hut
the 1unchAusen practises to which lie has
plead guilty without . blush. ba. astouniesl
men who have had 10 deal with every form Of
mendscity In their practice before criminal
courts. This IL the maa brought here By IDeu-
ocrAis TO send the Republican party into mi.
cro.copic fragments; who has TO show up the
bull-ioxer and the midnight assassin ss angels
Of light. aud who w.s to furnish Democracy
with pretexs for forcsbly disPossessins Pres
ideut HAYES Of an oface sdjudscd him BY . jury
chosen under sta utes aud regulations OF their
own enactment. II Il IL TO the di.crrdit Of the
Republican party thai Il ever hsrbored or coun-
,enapced Anderson. II Is infinitely more TO the
disgrace OF Democracy that Il received him
with open arms ss self-coniessed liar alter he
he'd been cast out by their Opponents on his
own submissions that he was 0ndt soe as'orsA-
tson with reputable men. Mr.. Reed pressed
hin ., closely that the bold discrepancies be-
tween his present as.cverations and his sworn
testimony before the senate COMMITTEE sent TO
Louisiana became The more slsrine. lie seemed
10 understand that he would be made 10 &C.
knowledge the faisity Of the one or the other.
and be fastened TO enArse'efife 'he statement
msie before the s~nAte Comm'''ee rs ne or
rather series OF lies. ut'eroi ~hiu'is ahu LOT
the purpose Of deception and 10 mi'iesn It's
members. so as 70 save TOT the eoou anu ornoo'
OF his new friends, Inc dement's oil MS present.
lAbors. II seems The general may cay almost
universal Impression that senator Matthew'S
has been most damaged by Andersons contri-
buttons. Not by anything ne mas sSid Tor 'ha''
without corrooorat'on OF reputsoie Witnessed
has come to be regarded a. worh Mess. out bs
Mr.. Matthews own letters Nr. Matthews
arose yesterday In the Senate TO question OF
privilege and denied IN TOTO the asser''ons ana
intimanons OF Anderson 10 the eneet 'hst nc
tMAtthews) knew that ne was dealing win
felon. and had commented him tAndersonl
for the knavish part he sweArs he TOOK 10 Lou
isiAhA politics The senstor concludes his
statement by request 'ol 'ne APpo'n'"en' %
Acommiaee 10 'o'es"sae h'' reiA'"n' WIN
Anderson and with LOUISIANA Ana"s'
IL Is COMMENDED ihs' tne'e WAS notninx IN toe
letter Anderson ouered As copy OF SCI sner-
mans TO him AMI weber, incompatioie WIN
the stric'es, integrity housh mol strictly IN 'oe
me OF eNh service reform A"a " - oefa 'nA'
could not have preJudieed shermans reputation
had be ackDow ledsed his entire willingness to
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