The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-10-22
CHARLES DEvENs,
A ttprnau Ganaral

CHARLES DEVENS,
Attorney General.
Section 1920, chapter VII, United States
Revised Statutes, reads as follows:
Sec. $500. If two or more persons in any
State or Territory cOnspire to prevent by
force, intimidation or threat, any citizen
who is lawfully entitled to vote, from giving
his support or advocacy, in a legal manner
toward or in favor of the election of any
lawfully qualified person as an elector for
President or Vice President, or as member
of the Congress of the United States or to
injure any citizen in person or property on
account of such support or advocacy each
of such persons shall be punished by fine
of not less than nve hundred nor more than
five thousand dollars, or by imprisonment
with or without hard labor, not less than
six months nor more than six years, or by
both such fine and imprisonment.
But it is not of the foregoing acts that
we designed to write, so much as Of
HAYES THE CORRUPTIoNIsT.
Here is a list of his accomplices in
the Presidential steal, the part played
by such, and the reward which he gave
to them out of the United States
Treasury:
J. Mad. Wells, president Louisiana Returning
Board, appointed surveyor OF port of New Or
| leans, 81 500.
T. t. Anderson, member of Returning Board,
appointed deputy collector port of New Orleans,
/ IS 600.
| l. NJ. Kenner, member of Returning Board,
appointed deputy naval officer, port of New
! Orleans, -, 800.
William Pitt Kellogg, so-called Governor of
| Louisiana and Hayes electOr, who certified to
forged returns and made sundrv protests
against counting votes for Democratic electors,
/ foisted into the United States Senate through
| Hayes influence and Stanley Matthews sup
port, s. 600
| Stanley Matthews the great go-between and
confidential correspondent of Supervisor Ander-
son, elected to the United States Senate through
/ Hayes interference, $1,000.
j Morris Marks Hayes electOr, appointed col
lector of internal revenue, $3.50.
0. II. Brewster, Hayes elector, appointed
/ Surveyor-General, Louisiana, 81 500.
/ A. B. Levisee, Hayes elector, whose electoral
vote was counted for Hayes although his name
was forged to the electoral certificate appointed
| special agent internal revenue, =, 800.
s. b. Packard, candidate for Governor on
| HAYES ticket and who got more votes than
! HAYES but was juggled out of Office to satisfy
Hayes promises, appointed Consul to Liver
pool, $4,000.
John Sherman, leader of the band of visiting
statesmen, who promised to reward Republicans
who did their duty, appointed Secretary of the
Treasury, $4,000.
F. w. Stoughton visiting statesman, who ex-
planned forged return of votes as a clerical
error" and who was one of Hayes leading
counsel before the Electoral Commission, APP
pointed Minister TO Russia, 81, 800.
John 4, Kasson, visiting statesman and
HAYES counsel before the Electoral Commits
sion, appointed Minister to Austria, $4,000.
E. +. Moves, visiting statesman and contden-
tial friend of Hayes, appointed Minister to
France ST., 500.
w. II. Evarts. Hayes counsel before the
Electoral Commission, appointed Secretary of
State, 5000
Lew. Wallace, visiting statesman, appointed
Governor of New Mexico, $1,000.
Eugene Hale, visiting statesman, rendered by
Hayes position of Secretary Of the Navy,
5000
turns of nine parishes, appointed Collector of
Port of New Orleans, 5000
Hugh J. Campbell who appended forged
/ iurats to papers before the returning board,
which Mr. Hayes was counted in, appointed
District Attorney for Dakota Gin addition to
fees,j $3.50.
! NJ. L. stearns, Governor of Florida, who GER
/ tilted the returns of the Hayes electors, APP
pointed Commissioner 10 the Hot Springs.
| Arkansas, 5000.
S B. McIin, member of the Florida return
ing board, appointed Chief Justice OF New
/ Mexico, $1,000.
W. H. Green clerk to the returning board,
appointed to a place in the New Orleans Gus
! tom House, 200.
appointed chief clerk surveyors office, port of
New Orleans, $500.
c. S. Abel clerk TO the returning board, APP
pointed clerk in New Orleans Custom House,
F.! 81 200
CLERK Black, appointed TO a clerkship in the
Treasury Department, 81 800.
Clerk Hewell, appointed collector of customs,
| s., 500
r. NJ. J Kenner, brother of Returning Board
Kenner, appointed to place in the New Or
leans Custom House, 5000.
| St. Felix CassaRaye, brother of Returning
Board Cassanave, appointed Storekeeper in the
New Orleans Custom House, 81 AGO.
II. c. Clarke, Kellogg's private secretary, ap-
pointed 10 place in the Interior Department,
/ 81 200.
w F. Loan, ex-chief of police of New Or
| leuns appointed clerk in the revenue office,
under Makes, Hayes elector, 81 200.
A s. Badger, chief of police of New Orleans,
postmaster at that place, s, 500.
| F. a. Clover, supervisor Of elections in East
Baton Rouge, appointed to place in New Or
leans Custom House, 81 COO.
w. A. Heistead, supervisor of elections, APP
pointed clerk in the New Orleans Custom House,
81 ,2O6
Maxwell Hayes, body guard, appointed lieu
tenant United States army, now in the peniten-
tiary, 8, 800.
John III. Harlan. member of the Louisiana
Commission to carry out bargain on which
Hayes was counted IN, appointed associate JUS
tiee United States Supreme Ceurt, $4,000.