Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-06-10
\ Statement by senator Matthews

HOW THE so CALLED NASH AND WEBER AGREE
MENTs CANE INTO HIS p sstssIoS-ANDER-
sON PITIFUL STORY.
From an Interview IN The Cincinnati CONNER
cial.
WASHINGTON, June Al had never seen
James l.. Anderson 10 know him. SAYS SeuHtnr
Ma .ih,w,, untIl the 231 dav Of April, 1871 II l.
pos iblc nav have seen him IN New Orleans
while there, hut had 10 acquaintance with MIN
co the date mentioned, gentleman called 81 my
Z Hi e IN Cincinnati aud introduced him elf IS
Jane. +. Anderson, of Louisiana. tie stated
that be tad work, earnestly, and as he Thought
.ucces.filly fot the Repubicau party, peliled hi
lie and rltced hi- prep riy IN the cause. A.
super visor OF the parish OF East Felclaaa, he had
carried his life IN his hands among the bulldOzers
ia vain attempt TO save the Republican party in
that quarter from wreck aud destruction. He
went luto particulars, aud III ide out case that
would commend him to the conside' anon of any
Republican, and, might say, to any man with
he ordinary feelings If humanity. lie stated
that he could get no recognition from the Kellogg
and Packard fscuons. lie claimed to be out OF
money. ana with sick family, which he was not
able to ge, away from Louisiana. Anywhere in
the State, outside of New OIL. ans, he though
unsafe. His story was really piiable, and | wa
moved to Try aud help him to some subordinate
position that he might be competent to f.
Mind YOU, all this time he said not a word to lead
me to bel eve hat he bad made false protest to
the FeliciAna returns, done any other Dis
honorable thing. He put his case upon high
grounds with no intmston of wrong doing or
trckery. II he had told MS story then he l.
telling 1t now, | certainly should have been
spared a world of trouble and annoy ance, to put
the case even that mildly.
A. he arose to 20 he said that there were two
documents connected with Louisiana shaIr>
which ought 10 see. He said be had one with
him and drew from his pocket the so-called Nash
agreement which the first | bad ever heard
| of that. | was m hurry and merely glanced OF
IT, My first lmpu lse was to return 1t, but Auder-
son Insisted on my having 1t for safe keeping
| Another glance at il convinced me that it was IN
document which would be less mischevous in a
safe thau published. Still did not place the im,
| portance in it should have done. Right there
made q mstske--commtIed an error which | re
gret. ] should have handel it hack to Anderson
and shown him out of the office more rapid,
than he came IN. But he gone before | had
| lime to fully consider the matter. As | stated
this document was |, # with me Just before An
derson went out of the Office. 1t was April 23 a.
| | remember. Some two weeks or more after,
received letter IRON Anderson, dated
at New Orleans, April 7, within Thu
| letter be enclosed the so-cslled Wcher agree
meat which was the first | had ever seen
of that. | believe that this is a forgery and
that Weber signed il. In he |, ter Adder
10 relation to Louisiana AFFAIRS for what he called
the Pnkin ct al. agreement had that day been
burned. had no idea what he meant by the Pit
kin ct al agreement, but was at least glad TO know
that il was burned