Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-04


"Hayes is tho worst man since Judas
Iscariot. .--.. .
NEW YORK, April 25.-The Times Wash
ington special says Among those who
went to lorida after the presidential
election was Judge Alfred. Morton, spe-
cial agent of tho Postoffice Department.
He Yves strong Republican, and iid
good service in securing the evidence up
on which the Returning Board after
wards based its action in refusing to
count the votes of o number Of precincts.
In this way Morton risked his life, pene.
trated far into the interior counties OF
Florida, and it was only by the exercise
of fremarkable presence Of mind and per
sonal bravery that he returned TO Talls-
hassae alive. e. -. .'r
After Hayes inaugural Morton conf
IDENTIFY looked for promotion. but instead
was shout year ago unceremoniousIy
dismissed from the Postof8ee Depart
uent. He was then in Atlanta, Ga, snd
threatened to one day pay Hayes and
his administration for the injury done
him. '" ."t t.
Recently agents of Samuel j. Tilden
approached Morton at his home in syra-
cuse. N. Y, knowing of his intimate &C
qnaintance with the Florida count and
the manoeuvres - hich preceded it, and
offered him many, Inducements to go to
Tallahassee and obtain information
which would tend to reopen the old elec-
toral controversy and aid the cause of
Tilden. The result was that Morton
proceeded to Florida, and there is no
doubt that he was instrumental in secu1-
ing from McLin his confession.
NEw YORK, April 23'-The Times
Washington special gives Judge McLin's
confession a. follows:
Gas member of tho late State Board
of Canvassers Of the State of Florida, /
feel impelled by q sense of duty to my
self and justice to others to mske tho fol-
lowing statement At the time tho can-
vass was made was not at any time con.
scious Of acting otherwise than in right
and proper manner. I entered upon the
canvass with the determination that it
was my privilege and duty, in politi-
cal sense, to give the benefit OF every
doubt in favor of the Republican party
1 felt that when question could he de-
citled either way, without doing violence
to the public sense of justice, it was fair
ly allowable in politics that should al-
ways lean to my own party, and give
my decision in it's favor even ut the haz-
ard Of straining the point.
AT no time did feel that occupied
the position of q judge, charged with the
duty Of strictly and niece1y f,hing
and aiancing all tho evidence present.
ed. Looking back now to that timesl
feel that there was q combination OF in-
hucnces that must have ope. ated most
fea rfully in binding my Judgment and
swaying my action. lad been tor ma
ny years. and was at the time of tho can
vass, q very active partisan, sincerely
thought that Our State and nation would
su fer terrible injustice if the Democ ratio
party were to obtain the Presidency, and
that policy OF hatred to the negro and
those who had been the frieI ds of the ne
gro would control ut Washington.
"It was the common and unanimous
talk also that the very existence OF tue
men who in tho South had upheld the
Republican party depended upon the
election of Hayes. Hayes would sustain
them throughout the South, while Tilden
would crush them. / was shown numer-
GUS telegralns addressed to Coy. Stearns
and others from trusted leaders OF the
Republican party in the North, insisting
that the salvation Of the country depend
cd on tho vote of Flolida being cast ioz
Hayes.
"Those kilograms came from those &c
whom I had been accustomed to refer
The chairman of tho National committee
and the man who was the nearest person
al friend Of Hayes, had conducted the
canvass. These kilograms also gave as
surance Of the Forthcoming OF money and
troops, il necessary to secure tho victory
for Hayes.
Following these telcgrams' trusted
Northern Republican party leaders
friends of Hayes, arrived in Florida Al
rapidly as railroads could bring them.
az was surrounded by these men, wh<
we're ardent Republicans, and especially
by the friends of Hayes. Ono gentleman
particularly, Gov. Noyes of Ohio was I'M
derstood to represent and speak with th'
authority of a warm personal friend, com
missioned with power to act in his behalf
These men referred to the general dc
struction Of the country should Tilden b'
elected, the intonse anxiety Of the Repub