Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-07-08
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LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.


LETTER FROM WASHINGTON. 4
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE THE MoN1roR.l
WASHINGTON, July 2. 1878.
The Acklin- Rosser matter still monop-
olizes a good share of local attention.
1t has assumed a new phaze about every
day since it first startled our gossips and
scandal-mcngers out of all sense of pro-
priety by the abruptness of its advent.
Acklin arrived here Friday. The Satur-
day papers contained the affidavits of
two writers who waited on Acklin and
his female companion on the night of
the alleged assault, denying that Acklin
was guilty of any improperly towards
her while at that establishment; state
ment jointly signed by three NJ C.'s
certifying that the lady's brother (also
a member of Congress) for her, had &C.
Quilted Acklin in their presence of any
misconduct towards her, and statement
from Acklin denouncing the story as
"au unmitigated and willful lie." He
says he only heard of it when he arrived
in Louisiana from Washington and at
once turned back to trace it to its origin
ator and to characterize it in fitting
terms. He said he had been unable to
compass the former but had taken the
first opportunity to set to rights the two
parties most vitality concerned. He also
says that after Rosser's denials, he can
not longer hold him responsible. In
what may be regarded as a superauous
annex after what he had proved and DIS
proved by his witnesses, he goes to the
very verge of self-immolation and chival-
rio self.sacrifce in an averment that he
had made tender of his heart and. hand
to the lady which had been declined.
Everything about the sworn statement
of the two walters is most vigorously ex-
plicit, even to the exact kind of cheese
and wine (both of the most aristocratic
brands) ordered, and the comparative
length of time Rosser and his female
companion occupied their private dining.
room. Mr.. Acklin's inability to trace
the scandal seems to many inexplicable
considering the exactness of details wher
it was first given publicity. And though
the duels first promised are 'off," tht
tidbit was too sweet to be at once relin
quished, though Mr.. Acklin's witnesse
most solemnly affirm it had no founda
ton in fact, and he voluntarily acknowl
edged to having "got the mitten."
The preamble and resolution unde
which the Potter Committee was author
lied, offered as pretext for the inquir,
that it was alleged that the electora
votes of several states-among then
Louisiana and Florida-were tainted wit
fraud. Mr.. Sherman promised to prov
it if allowed the opportunity. Many G
the Secretary's political friends didn'
hesitate to criticize what appeared
J them his exceptional timidity whe
: brought before the Committee to plea
} to the authorship of certain letter. Blu
/ the Democrats under.rate the iptelligene
, of the country if they count on its acqu
, escence in their refusal to subpoena til
witnesses Mr.. Sherman names, on til
5 pretext that he (Sherman) hadn't y,
acknowledged or denied writing tn;
e guaranteed Anderson and Weber Fet
, eral offices. The country will more e
| pecially condemn their refusal, as M
d Sherman says he can prove by them a
/ grades of crime on the part of the Lo'
e isana bull-dozers, from downright mu
: der to the number of more than thirt
down to whippings and scourgings by Il
: nocturnal raiders in the two parishes
n East and West Feliciana. But this
:. precisely what the Democratic MAORI
of the Committee has done, confrmiI
: what was generally believed before tn
: no effort would be spared to suppress q
n ou.Jonoo of bo xo,,rsarc
n other outrages committed by tens
s thousands during the last campaign
IS the South.
= Potter, his Democratic and Butler q
d sociates have steadily fallen into disr
Il pute until they are the butt and aug
n ing.stock of the town. Their afecti
d for disreputable Anderson was not not
l. to their credit, and since their discol
'e future by the jerks they occupy the II
,e ative place accorded the squaw-man
& counterfeit brave among the aborigir
y tribes who allows himself to be worst
y by woman. Butler has had the VOL
y kind of luck. In his expeditions
ly wool he has almost invariably come ba
a. shorn to the hide by witnesses W
wouldn't brook his bullying name
The jerks and Pitkin have left And
. son without a yestage of character. VIII
IS she is conceded to be "smart' and |
: gone home crowned with the laurels s
80 appears most to covet, no modest won
" need envy her the reputation she ]
earned. Chambers testimony is ]
: what Potter and Butler probably hoI
= it would be. On the whole it is thoue