The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-07
THE LOG WAR.
THE Interview netween scbnry ana Ack-
ien-Tbe Latter Insists nm n Genuine
investigation III the Charges against
Garter.
HIHHH HUHsH.
Washington. Aptil ., 1919. !

tsPeeat correspondence ut tile HetttttfHt.t
Rtaes HOUSE,. |
Washington Aptil .. 1878 =
One Of The most interesting Of the incidents
connected, with
THE Jna wAH
at this end of the line was the interview be
tween Aeklen and seburz, which resulted In
khe employment IF Sewell as commissions,
ba behalf pf the Louisiana delegation In Con.
sress h, accompany Special Agent Adams t.
Daleasleu.
THE oHtarNAL DESIGN or aCHuRz
vbe, he found himself eheeknated In his
bjghshanded measure and his man Garter
arrested In bls mad career Of wholesale out
tage and Matchmaking. was to have the mat
er investigated" under the auspices of the
department. solely. which, meant, IN plain
English. n neat job Of whtewasbing. The
tbarges preferred against Garter were of n
character not to he overlooked. and Scburs,
whose miraculous vanity aud absurd self
ufIicieney had led him to regard himself as
Master Of the situation by divine right of his
Prussian birth, or his pretensions as Re-
prmer. was about equally astonshed. cha
Erned and scared nj tho turn things had
aiken. Naturally enough. his first impulse
Vas 10 pull Garter out Of tho serape as quietly
Is possible. He was abundanty
WILLING TO ot1T THE Wan
liter he saw whats corner he was In and his
mly solieltude was to make the best retreat he
build with aa little damage to bis forces as
lossible. He hoped. ut tho worst. to got him
elf and his man Carter out Of the difficulty
Without Hurrendering and as he was aston
shed OF the ease with which he Ind hrnn TO-
pulsed, 80 he was dunbfounded when he
discovered that the representatives of the poo
pie of Louisiana and particularly the Rep
lesentHtive ut the district in which Caleasieu
, situated, proposed 10 drive him TO the W all
ly breaking up bis withdrawing scheme.
Last Friday Mr.. Aoklen, having learned
overnight Of the kalaotninipg programme
lforesaid. waited upon Mr.. bchurs and asked
lin II Ii had been decided. as reported, tp
lend o special agent to Calcasieu to nvesti-
rate
TIE CHARGES fHEFTnHED Against rAHrrH2
SEIZURE said It had been So decided
Then, said Acklen | request that you make
PROVISION for commissioner on behalf Of tho
delegation to accompany Mr.. Adams and CO.
Eperate with him in The Inquiry.
SchUfz replied that there was no warrant Of
hw for such proceeding that he had no a,.-
h0tity to employ any one except special
gents OF the government in such matters.
But, said Acklen, tho impression will pro.
tall that Mr.. Adams goes down there to In
lestiRate OF, behalf of the department alone.
md predispoHed to exeulpnte his COLLEAGUES
garter. The public will not rcpoHc much conf
lence IN the report of one SPECIAL agent upon
he alleged derelietions Of another special
gent The affair will bear an CT pdrtc aspect
throughout and will not be satisfactory either
P the people q the State or to their represen-
htives In Washington.
SEIZURE persisted that there was no warrant
i law for
THn EMPLOYMENT or A COMMISSIONER.
b suggested by Mr.. Acklen.
Very well then. said Acklen. we understand
huh other at least You propose to copfine
our investigation within the limits of your
ehalf Of the people whom ! represent and
those rights assume to have been violated.
rn to Infer that the other eide Ia to have no
oice In the matter.
Schurz said he did not 40 understand It.
bat that he had full confidence in NJ Adams,
nd believed that his investigation would be
Dir and his report impartial.
| Mr.. Aetlen repeated that that was precise
the pefnt n ietsttt that .tteiti TIT t,uu1tu
pr their congressional representatives
barred his tSchurz'sl confidence i'm Adams or
! amy other special agent, and would not be
ktlstied with his unaided or upreHtranel ac-
Ion; that what he wanted wns some check |
Ipon the absolute power which Adams would
hjoy under the arrangement originally CON
fmplated by Schurz.
To this Schurg rejoinod that he wanted a |
hll and fair investigation, and II Carter had
bne the things charged against him, he
fould take care to have him brought to JUS
Ice. He had no objection to the employment |
u commissioner, ~ suggested by Mr. Ack-
en, except that there was no specific warrant
u law for It,
Mr.. Acklon said he did not intend to be d.
srted from his purpose by qulbblcs That |.
lie who had been outraged by Carter That
10 was determined they should have hear
hg. That to that end he proposed to have
9th sides represented In tho investigation
md above al, that the man who had made
he charges Mr. Seweln should have an OPP
ortunity OF summoninR witnesses TO s,ls-
ain, and OF examining whatever witnesses
,ight bescalled by the defense to rebut them
Sohufz reiterated that he had no objection
, this or to any other suggestion of Mr.
cklen, but that he had no power to adopt
lem.
Acklen then suggested that Schurz could
nbody In his instructions to Adams an order
, employ
sEWELT.
J an expert. familiar with the subject mat
" OF the investigation, to point out the
,urces whence the facts could bo obtained
al TO aid him In elciting them, which Of
'urse would involve the power to summon
al examine witnesses.
Schurz said he would take that suggestion
nder advisement.
Acklen replied that he would not press the
after further at that time, but informed Mr..
,hurz that IL his suggestion were discard
ne should move on Monday in the House
a select committee of three to proceed to
ilcasieu with full power to investigate inde-
Of Adams or any other special Z
rent or agents. Whereupon he took his !
ave.
This decisive presentation of the case
rev great flood of light in upon the UNI
thomable German mind of Schurz and 9
wing slept on it, he concluded Saturday !
orning to adopt !
ACKLEN's SUGGESTION,
which the latter was Immediately notified.
ne general result of all these negotiations, \
VIII: The appointment of Sewell to ac- y
mpany Adams as special commissioner to E
mmon and examine witnesses was duly =
iegraphed to you and need not be repeated Ii
detaiI. have only to add that to the n
gliance and acumen Of Acklen the people of a
lcasleu are indebted for chance to get a q