New-York tribune., 1879-02-25
THE POTTEE COMMITTEE.


Cl>cl>N\rr ONO Feb % I,-g
TCht HDn CI'RR.oN y. Por1ER, Ch",,Htor.
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profess on and p IA xayCr 6v ccrp ,tl: IN, he me-,
lndH,1t' ~ alcoholic drink nor does ne ever ehEagr
S,,IS 49, ~ " @ 9yI @ AG,ht Ha' D,rn i. a%, a,iE nan Il
without prob.p.v rhdangarius us lie Ainsut Ea,
ISau thr evidence OF one J'hn !. t"'c itiorr
NJ W., "n 'i, ''n u.s.. d' puo.''l''' ~ I'M
out coudilon ,,uIy0,atiou or f,ti,,u iua =, far a,
the statement, sud toyIe purpor to refer 10 nim
nC t a'r %dr H'''i - l,'a' ',ll ] u' can '-l,n'.
. iupy saving fLr, are ,j,.o,ulciy uItruc ~ ai,ut
unable to ~ to your committee aui the comaittcr
Hiot m 'T, ~ nm De rec I5''n.F ,'7Aa ma l', "'
tee. Ahaut ,tv, II y,jlr committee viu rrctiy rd fI
. |,In statement uVn nun a. 10 "a hs ttausa'. Ion,
,aa m i--B INV ,.,, ris ,',,,i,en ,,,.,,,, ,,
nc al ono. TIE ani.ut iloml,, haI Ih sacn state
attack made u,on conduct r,uIG ans Hua every
sI"rsnc source, far tH '@'a, cGH.e uuuer
ms .np-rIy5tioD e. " NDnlty.
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". WO,.r,. tni- - & I'.tiuniy 1870
FRED. A. J.u,-oV
Justice of flr ir.c4.
NJ TI,s.,., moved that rho ,fns,it he NAT ,c.,,J
and his Wa, carried
1le Chairman sald he would communicate with MI
W,oIc. ,ldt.II him, h., -. to aft.,d ,,+,rI, al, p,.
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Tie Ctairo,, read f.t,,r from, ,l,y,ri,rT Ti.lt
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OF, rrd 90 sell rc Flo ida Returning Board Tor 700 Uuj
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e 'SNa "'"7S''" - c'i' j." ''' "''"
refltc the charges asalus. ulm No action was taken
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hands ~ ir committee some papers ia thc handwriting
a. General Barlow one was letter written by uim 10
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Oi tie Post Ohcc Department. As man III 10 be trusted
The other paper was Il ueu Uranium, dated Do
.tr 80 - A. NIL. ono ,f tu.
Republican electors. These leflers were pnt in ey'
dcucc 20 show that NJ the time they written
C.tpra C,r.o was acting I'm the ErpSlcaD lu'cra.f
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m,ut About three weeks ago be received letter from
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learned tAdt John Davenport had the original c'pher
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sent Dy AIu To Florida He bad replied 10 III. Bliss
a.ing INN ar Mr. Davenport 10 seud ie cipher ami the
, t.,, ,,,i+ ,r t,l r,,lt.d lie ,peutfnu,d tll-
order that the committee might mi Tor them il they
saw it,
A., In. - ,r.llv WA pa,t r.c,1fJ I.. his own
'4I' james H. ~ ''"'' vas "'A' '''"'' 49, '" Wv"
when had been made by oo'o".l wharton lie 7S"
l-r. and he proposed that they should see
Mr. Packard IN regard 10 It. Iney ."ihe" nc
mater over WIN h-m ana Q"o'O'0 ""' me-"
ioned a, the sum that wol'I be required. Governor
Packard did decline TO put mp the money, but said
attcrward IL wa, suggested by Mr. Wharton that GOV
cuor PirH'Id should promise an office 10 Mr. Wells
lf -.. ..il ma. ru,i... ina. AL, office al that
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luc bat Ae lad dome Wells many other act" ot h.ild
.ts-. aud hc Ml-i Judge iuu tI' past WHAT lc would
do 1 the future In other worits ho convinced him
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reported the conversation To Wells VINO declined tNe
,Hr He ti ne Tnir want To leave Newt orleans ana
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Mr j. " J.vetl WAC acted a. ,'''tlry to The r.
..,i,u..r C,,,pai,n Committee Of Inu-lana in l--G
a ..,-.. o,.,J.,,o ttl, r..u,.. ., +ta
was then called ana gave evidence WIZ" i''f'' 10 'lc
protests tntt were in3ue from several parishes W L"N
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and no dld b.. tie met There -tr. bepftc J"
smith ,e,,hrr of Congress :or that d.-trlct.