Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-08-02
SECRETARY SHERMAN SPEAKS.
Hl, Yg>gyuONT bEFORE THE POTTER
COMMITTEE.

MIS- HANlNff MNllllN IlL HhihMAN lalA-
rrr" or HAVING MADE A HAHGNN WITH
WEBER AND ANDEEsoN--A LETTER TO Mr..
HAYES AND MIR. HAYEs's REPLY.
Last Thursday aud Friday Hon John Shor-
man, Secretary Of the Treasury. appeared be-
fore the Potter investigating committee at
Atlantic City, n. j., and in a plain and
straightforward manner told the story of his
visit to Louisiana, in November, 1876, in
company with other prominent Republicans,
while the work Of counting Oh, presidential
vote Of that State was in progr, SIS. Ills tes-
timony was the most important yet given he
fore the committee, aud We therefore sum
Marie its main points ass follows:
Mr. Sherman testified that ho was invited
by President Grant to go to Louisiana by a
telegram in terms something like these II
would be grtthod if you would 20 to New
Orleans to witness the count At first hc de-
clintd 10 60, but a second telegram was re-
cevcd from President Grant saying: Il
think it important for you 10 go.' On his
way to Cincinnati lac stopped at Columbus,
where he saw Gov. Hayes. His conversation
with Gov. Hayes was general. about the cleo
ton, all then being in the dark He took
with him a copy Of the election laws Of Lou
"'i' va 10y i''H
az" va va, ~ Wv! NV IA sun-
the Pres dent
In answer to questions Mr. Sherman said
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New Orleans to pay their respects, having un-
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"Su1 '' '"iiuu'''u ny. me "o''u
"u"l''" I'h"'D'I"h ln'l,'hg I'VE gentlemen
wa '''i sue 10 n' l',St'tt w. Witnesses Oh 'no
l'"','u'HB'' lut rePo"h''h Nl'!'ors thouEA'
.i'' "' i'"e''uS 'i7''"rs were more a,uNv 'lau
'"' W s,'HB WIN we "V'u' ~ ,'i'
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"'S VI, sum-;
|"!9u"h INA %" OF any Oh your associates
"eI' pl'"',!i WIN any H''i"o'r OF Ine'll''I7
VI ,iie po"ru
AuS"'i rep! j lN"''S"l! no. wa
ne',f lll'"',i! OF Hpne WIN AZ! ln,h'"'r Oh
'he "o"u; "'"''d u, mehh,rs the same
~ "".," nave H'n"" 'N'N "'n'I C""'' or
'ftn"hM before "Al'h appeared elmer ns
WINES "' "'N"'",' "'' ''i',''A WIN 'h'lh
ANA o'h'r quests, H'' u'fy' "lun'' / never
hl'hl'"H'u 'h' ""u'h Oh I'd. it'ufllh hoard
OF "'gH.'V 10 .Ny invest E"'lVh or protests 10
my III, il"'' vi 'ie It'ufilHB-n"Iu "HHe III
| N'W orleans. WIS III III" cus,"u'-houst 81 v
| ,lh ulhts ouI never u"is''l'u any business
'herc'
Question "hGh you Were AT Ne" orleans
ana you meet WIN H. A. Weber:
Ans" i 40 h"t rem' ihhGr meeting tther
MN or anderson exc. lt III lhe usual way. !
mel VIII" h"hur'ua ui persons without theh
maAihg any particular impression on my
| IniHu I'Nt holht"I"l u'hh'' re'oleC-
uoh th"' "toer ana anderson came 10 me At
! "A restaurant engaged ll snort ihcohs'iuth-
u"I talks ana theh "rhi "Nhy. MT Sloush'oh
was preSei' WIN me- ! 90 h"' MINK ever
saw them before
! IN response 10 V",S''"h7 VT. 7"'IAiAh "e-
| hleu 'ihpnH'',"l! 'h' tr"'u "l 'n' t'''lii"N!
| OF James +. Anderson III when AND rsoh al
! ieged thAt ar SHERMAN met nm ana Nthtr
III Ne" orleans restaurant ana upon WEB
er 5 minimizing 'h"i ne hau n'iue Z" iI'"uuIel'
| protest ~ MS PARISH ana lha' ms me was III
uihGtr II he stoou ny u ana went "a'A nome
Mr.; sherman replied That he nc'dn 80 back
-that ne could ur provided LOT elsewhere
Il ne "ould SUCK 20 ms protest
MI SHERMAN A',u 'lih' ne never couid nave
hHue promise about '"h'ronine patronage
| nor ana anybody mention l" nm anything
suoh thlhS' ana "n"h III NJ" orleans ne
was very oan''"nN III MS expressions rs were
MS Assoclhles,
Ht'r'l"I '",I IH''h vas hn""n INC ltt',I
aHrSeu 10 LAN' ueeL "iltttn 10 MN y! "tu-
er ana Anderson u"'tu NoNeIhptr ~ lo",
ana salu mt never received such le'ter' ana
| never saw OF Nv ara OF II ul II was PuuhAheu'
| "h'h' saiu thr Sec'euH!' 'nls nih'Ier
cane 10 IL! kho"lcuse' 1 seh' 10 my nome
III ON" lor ~! FHItrS 10 pI I"rN"iu'u 10 me
III ofu'r mat might hhG 'he Original OF thls
ie'i+r' il u was ui,r'' 0uon IeN,r coulu
| NOT nave oeeh 1t 10 me "l,hou' IL! Ahu" =
ing H. ANY SA'h ie''tr would nav excited
| my Ies'h'Hi'H'' Inc 'o'''I Oh i'A l"So ID H.
| suI''hs'
QueAtlon-lh WIFI respect il '"e l''''r H.
suluhS
Ahs"er--I Is suggestion "i iasehood
ana exceedingly lhPropeL lL'y "a! we
nave cafeIuHy cuislueF,u inc argument au-
Nahceu uy you III our interview louI 'ssuI r
"hce th"t we shHll De 'nAeh care oil Is hardiy
speclhc enough IN case We pursue 'he
course suggested oy yon' we would be ooheed
10 leave inc state VIM you; therefore st'te
IN "r4'ns Mno We sHaH "UA 10 l"i me Iul-
hllneht OF thehe promises
MI. Hherhah s'iu tha' ne never susBesteu
that these men De tlhPi"yed lor any service
they might render IN connection WIN the re-
','il4i'' -"u"'N VI an! "'i4'I why. nNi va
| thvIe an! promise Oh It"Hru even iutiHi"'eu'
As 10 the aAeGeu reply secretary sherman
sad most emphaucaily thAt ne dd not write
such Ig''er' AT the time, however hs ne
stated when inns investigation began there
were lhihss III II tlai he would nave written
10 THESE or any o'her men VINO were shEased
IN the performance OF "h9t Is 10 De pyh'N
10 ne lAelr uu'y' II ne hau neen AsAe''' uu' Ne
u-u h"s 'u!IA ne Woo INC lsuet. ne De
AeNea he qua say III conversation WIN various
gentlemen thaI the fePuuH'aHs III louisiana
VINO STOOD by thtr guns deserved crrat' II
ne IHd been Gl'1en OF Louisiana ne "ould
pronabiy have been Killed Tor he would have
resisted tAe HhS-ciuus' WHICH, III ADDITION 70
other crimes, drove the negroes from theI
homes 10 Inc sWainpS MS conversations
there on that subject were similar to the re-
mail Nc il''' III '.,' Clint al'l Nv
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