The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-02-21


aker has conducted himself in the late
trial of Gen. Anderson as though he
had undertaken a contract with the
Democratic party TO do their dirty
work and receive as his reward full re
habitat On into their party. He stated
to several persons and lawyers of high
standing before the trial of Gen. An
derson that the jury was packed for
the purpose of his conviction. -Ht
stated further, that no motion hav-
ing for its object the removal OF
the cause from his jurisdiction
would have his, sanction, that
all motions for that object would
be overruled. Nine of the Jurors In
the Anderson trial s9ore they were
prejudiced against the prisoner, yet
they we're made to serve. Two had
declared openly that Anderson ought
to be hanged. During the greater
part Of the trial Judge Whitaker was
in beastly state of in,oxication. At
torney General Ogden was also aware
FIAT the jury was packei, and aided
and assisted in the nefariou. scheme
by which the packing Was accom-
plished. He said he intended to force
trial, because he bad his Jury pre-
pared for conviction; that be kept
concealed in his room Littlefield, to
prevent his testimony being taken in
Anderson's trial. This Attorney Gen
eral is wholly unreliable, as a sworn
officer. He has speculsted upon the
collection of taxes. He attempted to
force the grand jury, last summer, to
find bills of indictment against the
returning board. He appeared before
the grand jury, insulted the witnesses,
and threatened them with incarcera-
ton if they refused To swear to exactly
what he desired. Failing to procure
such evidence from the witnesses as
he wanted, he accompanied the judge
before the grand jury and had him,
(the judge, TO reprimaud the Witness
and threaten them with incarceration
If they did not give such testimony as
was required by him. The judge at
tempted to force the grand jury to find
bill to satisfy the wants and wishes
of the Attorney General against the re-
turning board, but, finding all their ex-
traordinary efforts futile, they were CON-
PEELED to fall back upon the alternative
mode of information. Assistant At
Orney General Eazan stands indicted
for the murder of his brother-in-!aw.
Of the witnesses he says that Cavansc
Is a man of bad reputation for veracity.
William r. Smart would omit no lie
he could utter that would be likely to
convict him (Wells). During the re-
bellion he stole my stock, killed my
hogs and poultry and put the vote to
his company if they should kill me and
burn my dwelling over the heads of my
family. Burke is an absconder from
Illinois. The names of the jurors that
were empanelled for trial were fur
nished by the Democratic committee.
Their political status, as well as their
views as to proper punishment, were
canvassed by the judge, Attorney Gen
eral and Democratic committee. Be-
fore being placed on the panel one of
the juror commissioners testified be-
fore the court that the list of jurors
placed in the jury box, from which
talesmen were drawn, after exhaust
ing the panel, was furnished by the
Democratic executive committee, and
this fact was known to Ogden, Eagan
and Finney. Wells says if the Vernon
parish returns were altered, they
were altered by the Democrats.
These are samples of the prip-
cipal tools and means employed to
secure the conviction of the members
of the returning board in the case i'm
properly called the State of Louisiana
v. j. Madison Wells and others, but
really and truly it should be called the
case of Samuel j. Tilden v. Rutherford
B. Hayes. 1t is a contest for the Office
of President of the United States and
patronage of the executive depart
ments in the Federal government. 1t
is chiefly managed by David Dudley
Field, with the advice and pecuniary
assistance of the National Democratic
Committee. The verdict of the packed
jury of Louisiana Democrats, procured
In the manner above pointed out. will,
it is expected, be accepted by the peo-
pie of the United States as a judicial
settlement of Mir. Tilden's title to the
presidency. tits bold and desperate
game for a great stake. Myself and
colleagues on the returning board are
merely Outposts or picket guard
which they hope to capture, then they
will surprise the garrison, if possible.
and claim patronage of the govern
ment as spoils of war. In corrobora-
tion of this view refer you to move
ments all along the line of the enemy's
camp, to well grounded reports that
a large sum of money has been sent
here from New York to be used IN
trials, to the fact that the National
Democratic Committee has been hastily
called together, though no national
election is pending, and to the fact
that several officers of the court, in
Guiding the judge, attorney gem ri,
assistant attorney general, sheriff, prin-
cipal witnesses, several Of the jurors
and many aiders aud abettors of the
proceedings, arc stained with crimes
of one sort or another, including tres
son. murder, larceny, perjury, subor-
nation of perjury, libel, attempting
to defraud voters at the polls, and 9th
CT serious offenses. Few engaged in
the prosecution have clean hands,
and yet the Democratic National Com
mitten, inspired by MephIstophilean
David Dudley Field, hoped, by the
employment of such tools in peace,
aud in case where the other side has
no possible chance of fair trial,
scarcely any to be heard, to make up such
a case as shall enable them to wrench
the scepter from the hands of Presi-
dent Hayes and give it to the bench
men of the Democracy. The eyes of
the leaders of the rebellion are already
fixed upon the high places of the gov
eminent, which they feel assured is as
good as in their possession already,
as nothing stands in their way now
but Wells and Anderson, whose con-
viction they have contracted for, and
contractors are hurrying up their
work. This is a national, not personal
question. 1t is a renewal of the insid-
Ious guise of the tremendous conflict
of 1876, perhaps of 1861. 1t becomes
the Republicans of the North to be
on their guard, and give our Louisi-
ana hirelings to understand that it is
time for them to- be quiet or be pre-
pared for an open, determined and
unrelenting war.
WASHINGTON, February 10 SENATE
Senator Spencer, from The Commit
tee on Military Affairs, reported favor
ably on the bill for the relief of VIM.
A. Hammond, late surgeon general
in the army, and it was placed on the
calendar. II authorizes the President
to review the proceedings of the gen.
eral court martial in his case and to
amend and set aside the findings and