The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-02-17
A.pHnsoNesrD MS AceourLlcEs.
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+rhr, rnuarka nf Aanletary sherman 20 q
press reporter Oh the conviction pf Gen. An.
delsun, and the tnesshge In the same tenor
fron the Herretary. senator Matthews and
others TO The convict awaiting sentence. arh
exactly what might hava beer, expected but
they a,e nona tltn loss rieet " rare efrolt-
cry, OF nou,'st nythlhg these gent tlamen may
have to say is entitled tu very little epnsdera-
eioh. for They nle terred with the same
atirk that besnilubsd their ntsueiats
who has fallen into the clutches of
tho law eli llss .rs stoned Lo,lislana !,
thsF HE a !, q f. Tn'sp5, Ina a,sin shns's ,s to
they warf nenessoties before Tie fact 70 con
demn him would be but to add TO the weight
o,f thei, own condemnation, 10 defend ahd
themselves, 50 far as their own words
can effect that object, but II their assurhnaes
Of SYMPATHY. confidence ahdosool will can
have any Immediate result II viii be the onh
pets It lid Returning Board from making
| such disclosures rs will bring their aitlers and
| abettits. now high in authority, down to the
level Of their own Disgrace.
Mr. Hhrrmnns statement IL a mere tirade
of abuse of tho people Of Louisiana and their
legal methods and has no roal bearing upon
| tho merits OF tho ease 1Ieooaitns that An
tirrson is n victim of persecution. but IN no
way makes out his chse. He falls to show
| that the proceedings were ut oil irregular
but. oh the contrary unwittipgly lsnrs testi
| mony tp tho fact that the ttial wis conducted
| by swotn officers Of the law In sttint accord.
| anee with tho laws In such cases 7nhde and
provided. The prooseding by information Is
| legal in Louisiana according to his own nd
mission. and its application to such cases is
| the rule not the exception. Cen ander-
t2,n was subject to 1t in 50 fal Us any other
| accused person Is aud no further, He says
Che information was filed boa inan 'whoo, was
an officer Of tho White League but fails to
add that the gentlsr1pn in question Is tho At
tornay General Af tho State sworn to the per
formanoe of duty. who filed that Interrogation
| In his official capacity, and that he Is n Mwye1
whose ability and integrity are concedsd by
both partH#. Tho statement That Anderson
was arrested while in discharge OF his duty ne
n customs officer Ia untrue. the fact bfing that
| lle was hidden away in the CustouI- House n
fugitive from Justice and IN contempt OF court.
cause @ Il was b notorious end hitherto i'm
! pregnable halbor of criminals. AS to the
manner In which the jury was chosen IL Is
sufficient 10 shy that such eminent legal az
| thOrity ns Mr.. Justice Bradley has borne wit
ness to the fact that the jury law Of Louis
lana is substantially TINT Of lnn1y other States
and is in no way obnoxious to tho Constltu
tion As to the race and partisan prediiectioI
of the jurors 1t Is not enough to refute stlsppii
cion that two Of them were colored Republl-
cans? These two arc reported to have glvet
n verdict Of guilty ulsler the impression thai
the accompanying recommendation 10 tht
mercy Of tho court was virtual hcquittal
yet Mr.. Sherman would have had the whole
or n majority Of the jury to be composed o
suai, witless fellows
The theory Of the Secretary that the altera
taa Of tho Vernon parish returns was, to use
his own elegant expression, put up Job by
Lktletield. Is completely exploded by the tes
timony of witnesses in the trial that must
hpve escaped his attention, If indeed he bat
read the full report Of the proceedings as pub
lshed in the New Orleans papers. Alike
trivial and inconsequential is the charge tina
the accused did not enjoy the personal ac
qgaintance Of the men summoned and sWorf
to try him. Secretary Sherman ought Il
be ashamed TO father such befogging ant
pettifogging pleas in behalf OF his old friend
IF he believed it his duty to affront good tast
by appearing as counsel for his old associate
and fellow ronspirator, he might at least hav
confined himself to the technical defense Il
which the other visiting statesmen signe4
their names. In due time he may be calle'
upon to defend his own offenSeS In fx
ecution of the conspiracy against tn
integrity of the ballot, and it Is hope
that he may be able to make better show
ing in his own behalf than in Anderson's
have been committed but for the encouraging
presence and soothing assurances that he an
Stanley Matthews and Minister Stoughton
rs the friends OF Mr. Hayes and the truste'
agents Of Zack Chandler's committed took t
Louisiana; they knew the extent and eilor
nifty of that crime, and from the responsible
| ity of aiding and abetting it they can neve
escape. Sooner or later they nsust pay tn
penalty in popular contempt and ,politica
4 death, il not in the more vulgar faGe that dog
the steps OF Wells and Anderson.
Lady Ito little girl of four yearsl-"Wha
are you going to call your new doll'' IIttl
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