Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-07-25


said Sherman. what necessity 50 there Tor
your goog back ?" Weber said, my family IS
there, ny wife and children are there, my whole
property is there, whas have l. to 90 J! M:.
Sherman s2ii you can be provided Ter 'l'e'
where, ETC.
Secretary Sherman 10 reply to The above SAID
he never had such conversation, he never
could have made speech about controlling "a
tronage Dor did apy body mention to him any.
thing OF forged protest. lie never heard CT
such thing and when IL New Orleans ne was
very cautious 10 bis expressions as were Bis as
socrates, Secretary Sherman was shown the
letter alleged to have been W:ltten to him by
Weber aud Anderson, dated November 20,
1876, and said that he never received such
letter and nevar saw or heard Of it until it was
published. When said the Secretary. This
matter came to NY Knowledge | scot TO my
home 10 Ohio fer my papers to be forwarded
to NE 10 order that might fod the original Of
this letter if i. Vas there; said letter could DOT
have teen sent to ne without my Knowing IT,
auv such letter would have excited my resent
ment. The letter Gu its face is!asutlrg.
@. 10 what respac: is the letter Insulting =?
4. Il is suggestive of iasehood and exceeding
~ improper. They cay, we have carefully
considered he argument advanced by you Ia
cur interview; your answer that We shall be taken
care OF ia scarcely specific enough. 10 case we
pursue the course suggested By you We would
be Obliged 10 leave the SAFE will you there.
fore STATE 10 wiring who We shall look
| to for the fultment Of these promisea. In re-
Spouse to further Questions Secretary Sherman
said he never suggested to these men employ
ment for any service they might render in con.
nection with the returning board or in any ether
way, nor was any promise Of reward even in
| timsted With leterrence to the alleged reply
| Sec e,ary Sherman said most emphsticslly, he
| did not write such q letter st the same time,
however, rs ho stated when this investigation
began, there We're things in it ths: he would have
written to these o. any other men who ware en-
gxged in the perfor rnsIco OF what he believed TO
| be their duty i! &c had been asked, but ne did
not think nc wrote TIE letter. He believed he
| did sly in conversation with various gentlemen,
| lhst all republicans in Louisiana VINO stoCdy By
their guns desst7cd gras. credit If he had
| been u citizen Of Louisiaua he would probably
have heen killed, for he should have resi:tsd the
riffs club who in addition to other crimes, droTe
| negroes from their homes 10 the swsmps. His
conversations there on tia! subject were simi!a!
to the remarks hs lad uttered in the Senate, and
he would make then in New Orleans today:
Applause By the audience There never could
| be peace ed quiet while these things occurred.
In Inc fall of 1876 in LOUISIANA there we're scores
OF intimidation, violence and wrongs. He could
| not think of those occurrences, even now, WITH
out feeling Of resentment and without excl."
| ing his anger. The testimony was over vine n
| ing Secretary Sherman in reply 10 question,
| handed in memorsndom, detailing the CIR
cuus.alces Of Aniarson's visit 10 him
at the Treasury Departmea, il March
| last and giving IN account OF TIE coqTef'
estion. 80 motel a. the TINA by the sec.
| retsrJ's stenogrspher. In tho course Of the
collCGuy. Secretary Sherman, in reply TO An
ders0n, said he did not Tsmemb Der certain hl-
| legged conversation, to which Anderson replied,
| iii you do:'t then there is 60 use in my recall
| ing it."
Secrets1y SI..7man-" r hat did You talk si!h
| ne about in that interview
Mr.. Aodersou--l told yju | had come TO
seek for pIao,. Gu told me you had no
place 10 the Department for me. | told you |
! did not care for place 10 your Department |
came for place in the State Department, and
you told ms 10 90 to Mr. E7arts | told you |
had been to Mr.. E7arta snd wanted your co.
dorsement. You said you wouId not give it to
me. That was the end Of L. Mr. Wells came
| 10 and | lelt.
10 reply 10 question the Secretary said that
while IL New Oileau5 he wrote a letter to Zen.
Hayes as follows:
| STATE OF LOUISIANA, EXECUTIVE Dept,
| New ORLEANS, Nov %, 1876.
Ny DEAR SIR:--I have not written you
sooner for the progress Of our visitation will be
known to ycu through papers sooner than from
| my letters, and tho telegraph Office hero is
more public than sheriff sale. We some times
hear Of private kilograms bti1re they arc de-
liVer:d. TIE action Of the returning board has
thus far been open, fair, and only confirms the
general result known before We are now ap.
| proachiug the contested parishes. 10 five OF
them, viz: Baton Rouge, Fast and West Fell,
ciann, Moorehousa and Ouaohita the evidence
| Of intimidation is we'll made out