Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-01

Mr.. Cox think il you will produce it, it
Mr.. Reed.-I insist that the minority of the
committee should know whether there is any
other copy of this alleged Sherman letter to be
used before The committee.
Mr. Blackburn.-I insist that l don't see
What the gentleman wishes to know for, unless
I. IS TO guide Secretary Sherman's answer as to
WLetht he wrote it or not.
Mr. HiScOck, to the witneSs.-DO YOU know
5IanyS OF any Photographic copy being made of that
=, Mr. Blackburn oh, I object If Secretary
must get II another way.
Gen; Buffers motion that the letter be re-
celved. but be not made public until Secretary
Snetman S',a mad either admitted or deniod it,
The clerk o. the committee was directed to
telegraph for Secretary Sherman, ard the ex-
animation OF the witnesses was proceeded
ANOTHER LETTER
was shown Anderson which he identified as
an original letter he wrote to Webber. 1t
Packard is raising hell over your refusal to
protest. Morey has been following me ever
stree my return. Am in doubt whether he is
acting for democrats or republicans. There is
no doubt that they changed my statement so
as to make an investigation protest. Make
up your mind as to what you had better do.
work. If we pull together Packard. Kellogg.
he'll and the returning board cannot carry the
state for Hayes. We are young and if we win
can get reputation that might take us years
tOregam."
Witness stated that he had asked Mr.. Town
send to SubpRTH him before the Morrison
committee Wher be was in New Orleans, and
afternoon and said for God lake not to do it,
that there ought be no question asked him
which would lead to others which would ruin
the whole thing.
At l o'clock the committee took a recess
until l30
IN A LETTER OF THE WITNESS
70 one Pierre Butler, of East Feliciana, dated
November 10, 1876. which was read, it appears
that Anderson was in communication with
Major Burke, managing Louisiana demo-
crat, and that Burke offered him $4,0J0 to carry
East Fellclana parish for Tilden.
Secretary Sherman On the Stand.
HE DENIES WRITING THAT LETTER.
The committee re-asSembed at l 40 o'clock.
Secretary Sherman was placed on the witness
stand Chairman Potter submitted to him the
letter which Anderson claims was Written 'I, by
Sherman to Weber and himself. After read
ing 1t carefully Secretary Sherman said that
ne had never written such letter. At the
same time, he said, there were things in the
letter he would have written. but he does not
believe he ever wrote it.
Mr.. MacMahon called for the reading of the
letter.
Mr. Hiscock objected
:. A vote was taken on reading the letter, and
it was adopted by a party vote, other than that
Gen. Butler lodged.
THE LETTER READ.
The letter was read as follows:
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 10Th, 1876.
ID. A. Webter and James q. Anderson
GenHemen:. Your note of even date just re-
ceived. Neither Mr.. Hayes, myself, or any of
the gentlemen with me, can forget the obiga-
tions under which you will have placed US if
From long acquaintance with Mr.. Hayes, l
am justified in assuming the responsibility for
the promises made in guaranteeing that you
shall be taken care Of
The letter cOnr11dpS with aSS,,raD of
John Sherman"
ANDERSON RECOMMENDED FOR A WARM
PLACE.
=. Anderson testified that he made an applica-
ton to the President for a consu'ship, and
that the President endorsed the paper in his
this man to cOnSulShip in some warm eli
mate This is a special case. (Signed) r. B.
Hayes
The examination of the witness was being
proceeded with when our report closed.
THE GETTYSBURG INTERVIEW.
What the President Said. and Did
Not Say.
The truth concerning the interview with the
President. published in the Philadelphia Times
yesterday was aScerained to-day by a reporter
of THE STAR. When the Presidential party
arrived at Gettysburg, the evening before
Decoration day, it proceeded to the residence
of Mr.. Mcpherson. This was about half-past
Q. A lunch was served to the party, which
lasted about fifteen minutes. After this, the
President went into the parlOr, where he
was called upon by the usual crowd wanting
to shake hands with him: Among those who
called were number of old friends and &C
greeted him, and between his hand shakes
with other visitors they asked him a number
Of questions, which he answered. The author
OF the interview stood near the President, and
without taking any notes, made up that dOcu-
dent gave, aided by a lively Imagination.
expressing pretty clearly the opinions and
sentiments of the President, going much
farther. than the President himself On the
whole, however, the President sees nothing in
the language and mode. of expression,
which he is reported to have used. he
did not, for instance, say brusquely what
should not do, nor convey the impres,
sion that he was totally Indifferent to
The acts of that body; He did say that Wade
that he was satisfied with his Cabinet; that
caucus government was, to a certain extent,
an evil that the present agitation of the Pre-
sldential title might be threatened with mu-
nI way recognize ,h any any attempt to remove him
houses et Congress. = This was the the
only constitutional method by which he
COu!u UC IclHOttu, duu duy OJUpr
movement in that direction would be resisted
at every peril by him. He had taken the oath
to preserve the constitution OF the United
States, and would use all his authority to do
SO. He would deliver the executive office in
its integrity to his successor. He also said
that he did not believe that the Senate would
acguiesce if the House should impeach him.
The President did not know that any one
present was taking notes for publication of
what he said; neither did he expect in the
slightest degree that what he said at Mr.. Nc.
PhersOn's house would be published much
less that regular interview would be made
out of his remarks by the aid of good deal of
"CiOn.
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London Quarterly RerieaO for April (Scott &
Co., reprints) received from E. M. Whitaker
& Son, are exceedingly valuable and intere.t.
ing numbers of these standard periodic ais.
INTERESTING TO PosTMAsTERs.-TheA Attor-
ney General has decided in a case referred to
him from the Post Office department that