National Republican., 1878-06-06

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the permanent pleasures Of private life, oi
rice rersd, as the good of the country nigh,
seem to demand. The only difficulty in the
way of shaping the returns for HAYES was
th"t should he do so there was dead GER
tainty that he would be shot TO death or
hung by the enraged Democracy, who were
doing large business in the shooting and
hanging line in that neighborhood, and
however they might lie on general matters
never failed to keep their word when 10
break it would prolong the life of vene-
nous and pestilent Radical who
ought to die and be on: of the
way. But the terrors of death and
the world to come were not deemed of
themselves n sufficient motive to swcrve
Mr. ANDERSON from the path of duty, and
so Major BURKE was induced to step in with
an offer Of 81, OOO clean cash in addition to
the promise of continued existence in case
he would make the returns, unacconpanicd
by any false protest, such as was demanded
of him by the visiting statesmen who were
on the ground in the interest of Mr.. HAYES
and the Republican party. The position
was critical. If he told the truth TILDEN
would come in and himself would avoid
death and gain $4,000; if he lied, HAYES
would come in and ANDERSON would he
shot through the heart and 20 at once to
that bourne from which no carpet-bagger
was ever yet known to return.
And 50 he lied aud signed the false pro-
test and patriotically elected Mr. HAYES,
and saved Major BURKE the $1,000 out OF
Tu.DES's bari, and went to bed and slept
the sleep of the patriot if not the sleep of
the just satisfied with himself, aud in the
language of DANIEL WEBSTER, declaring
to his own conscience that a duty had
been performed" and feeling in his heart
that he could well afford to die if so be that
the scoundrels should keep their word.
All this is plain from the testim ony but
ANDERSON still lives, and why the Democrats
did not execute their threat remains TO be
explained. From the fact that he was
known by the Democrats TO have lied and
committed perjury, they instinctively saw
that he had in him the material out Of
which good Demi could be made, provided
he was properly treated and his clay put
into the hands of the right kind of Pot
ter, and to shoot him would render him
comparatively worthless as a witncss-so he
was spared
The correspondence develops that, not
withstanding Mr.. ANDERSON could brave
death with singular recklessness aid audac-
ity, he still had almost morbid desire to
be taken care of" He wrote to WEBER
that he was afraid KELLOGG and his crew
could not be trusted to take care of him."
He got up q contract with NASH to be
taken care Of He sought SHERMAN in n
restaurant and secured promise that he
should be cared for; went to Cincinnati TO
confer with STANLEY MATTHEWS about
being taken care of y stormed the State
Department and White House, and finally
the New Orleans custom -house-all to the
end that he might be cared for"
Notwithstanding all these efforts and
anXietics and threats it WAS of no avail, and
the years flew by and he was not cared for.
But he will be hereafter. In grateful re-
membrance for sparing his life when he ver-
lily thought they would kill him, and under
their promise to care for him, he has Joined
the Democrats and can't be stopped from
telling the truth now if the earth quakes
and the heavens fall. Like beautiful
canary, CLARKsoN n. POTTER has dandled
him in his vclvety paw, and WILLIAM NJ.
SPRINGER has stroked his beautiful plum
age in way that tells on u bird whose dc
sire to be cared for outweighs all other con-
sidcrations.
1t may never he put in the testimony thn
any pIomisc to care for him has been made,
but that is unnecessary; for it is not with
| in human credulity to believe that young
man of ANDERsoN's traits has shed his
principles, gone back on his patriotism, and
lost his chance of being cared for, without
getting at least a promise of something from
the lamb-like fraternity who 50 recently
were thirsting for his precious blood, and
into whose hands he has so unreservedly
committed himself No doubt he will be
abundantly cared for.
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