The Portland daily press., 1878-07-29
THE INVESTIGATION.
Further Testimony of Ex-COn-
gresham M0rey.
Gen. Butler PrOpOunisS a COnun.
drum.
The Next Meeting to be Held In New
York.

ATLANTIC CITY, July 27.-In the Potter in
vestigaton today the examination of Frank
Morey was resumed. He explained that he
used the word ''mob" as applied to radical
party in New Orleans in his yesterdays testi-
mony. in legal sense only. AS a fact, the
Nichols men claimed that he was elected
Governor; that his troops were legal militia,
organized to maintain his rights; and that the
party had been cheated by the Returning
Board, If it had been question of mere phys-
cal force, the Nichols party would have beat
en-. Witnesses impression was that ii the
Packard government had been recognized at
first, as the Kellogg government was, and had
the President said he intended to maintain it,
this moral force would have made it easy
to maintain it. The Nichols & oyernment es
tablished itself without the aid of the federal
government, ether than the withdrawal of the
troops.
Here Gen. Butler asked: s'Suppose Cover.
nor Tildcn, March 4th, 1877, had established
himself by the aid of the New York militia in
New York city, as President of the United
States, on the ground that the people had elect
ed him, but that he had been cheated out of the
cleo ion by the Returning Board of Louisiana
had sent commission in order so secure his
recogntion,-had made charges of bribery, in
timldatlOn and corruption, and after United
States bonds had gone down 80 cents on dol
lar on account of the trouble-supposing the
majority in Congress were decided to recognize
Tilden as President, and a majority of the
members of both Houses had agreed to form a
Congress to receive messages from him, send
ing him resolutions aud bills for his approval
have you any doubt that there would have been
change in the government OF the United
States, as in the case ofILouisiana?"
Mr.. Morey replied that he had not the least
doubt Of it. He said it was the Presidents duty
to decide which was the legal government, but
ii outrage existed, the question should be decid-
ed by the courts
Witness said incidentally that he had one or
two very long interviews with the President, in
which he told the President that the withdraw
al of troops and refusal to maintain the Pack
ard government would be the destruction of the
Republican party in the South. The President
said that party could not maintain the policy
which had lost them the state of New York
the good of the party demanded change. The
PRESIDENT treated it as of national Interest. So
far as witness knew no returns were thrown out
by the Returning Board as inadequate. There
was movement, even to violence, to make
Nichols Governor.
Here Mr.. Butler said that in this, Nichols
had the aid of the President and the McVeigh
commission.
Witness said he wished the gentleman
would distribute these questions among others,
| and Gen. Butler said he had been asking him
| SO many of them because honest witnesses
were as rare" Witness replied that many
honest witnesses could be found if looked for.
The people OF Louisiana are as honestas people
anywhere
Mr.. Hscock asked if they were as honest as
Ine people IN MASSACHUSETTS ana new YORK.
Witness said that Eliza Pinkston was un able
to come before the Returning Board except up
on sofa.
Gen. Sypher again reiterated his answer that
he had not the form of Sherman's writing in
his hand, and would rot swear to Sherman's
signature.
| Capt. Dennis said that Gen. Moves was mis-.
| informed when he was told that Dennis gath
cred the negroes in a church and had them
swear to revenge his DEATH He also testified
that he was not threatened.
Ex-senator Trumbull testified that he went
to New Orleans by invitation of Hewitt. He
gave an account of the proceedings there, but
nothing new was elected.
The committee have adjourned to meet in
New York on Monday, whe n they will adjourn
subject to the call of the chairman.