The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-02-17


Undertaking belief that in the matter wherein
you stand charged you are altogether guiltless
41of any offence against law; that You are
falsely accused and maliciously. perseouted
Athat the proceeding against you, though in the
form of law, is Without the substanos of jos
tice that we hereby tender our earnest Gym
Spathies and express our hope that the sense OF
2iustioe and love of peace of the people of
Louisiana will protect you, and not permit the
best interests of the whole country to be dis,
8turbed by q revival of sectional animosi.
tiles.
Z In any event, we are confident that the
HAmerioan people will redress any Injustice of
which you may be made the victim.
JOHN SHERMAN,
STANLEY MATTHKws,
j. A. GARFIELD,
EUGENE HALE,
HARRY WHITE.
Mr. Barnum, Chairman Of the National
Democratic Committee. has called q meeting
of the Committee for March 22od, with what
Sebjeot in view is not known, though it is re-
ported in9 Washington to be for the purpose
sef reopsniug the Presidential question, in
Sview Of the Developments made in the trial of
Anderson. Barnum positively denies this.
The House of Representatives has been en-
Slivened by several sharp debates during the
week in which Messrs: Gibson and Ella, Of
Louisiana, and Aiken Of South Carolins, seems
4 TO have carried off the honors. Mr.. Aiken
having said that West Point opGht to be
abolished, Mr. Hswitt of New York, who
was Chairman of the Democratic National
Committee last year, and an intimate friend
4 Of Tilden's, answered very sharply and charged
that statement to Southern hostility to ;he
institution which had torned ont so many
gallant officers. Mr.. Aikens charged Hewitt
with being demagogue, named Davis, Lee,
Jackson, and two Johnstons and other
Southern Generals as rejecting honor and
glory on West Point, eulogizsd Union officers
s-gradustes of that inetitution-with whom
he had measured steel on the battle & sid, while
the gentleman (Nr. Hewitt) had only served
Ibis country through paid substitute, and
finally, as Parthan shaft, aimed at Hewitt
said that West Point bad never prod sD
Esau, Benedict Arnold. or man who had
sold the Presidency. This charge brought
Mr.. Hewitt TO his feet again, and be related
! the whole story, 40 far ss be was concerned
with the late residential election, and said
that if the Presidency had been sold, no
Northern man ad done it.
Garfield and Foster, of Ohio, and Hale, of
Maine, Joined the discussion, which at times
was very exciting.
Ellis answering certain statements posi-
lively denied that there had been any bargsin
between Louisiana and Hayes friends. he
also denied that there was any agreement that
the members of the Returning Board should
not be prosecuted. The following day, Thurs
3day, Gibson spoke reiterating the statements
made by Ellis. He repelled the charge Of O.
bargain by Hayes with Southern Representa-
said be saw nothing extraordinary in the
sspeotacle of the trial except the enormity OF
the offenSe; that the proceedings were in con
1formity with the law and criminal practioe
4of Louisiana.
DEATH OF AN OLD CARMEL1rE NUN -Bali
mrre Feb. 13,-Nother Theresa, of the order
Sof Carmelite Nuns, died In their convent in
this oity Monday night, in the eighty frat
year of her sge, and the sixty first year of her
sre1iGiousslife. Mother Theresa WAS known in
the world as Miss Mary Hannah Sewell. Her
father was Col. sewell, of the STAFF OF Gen.
WashinQton,