New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-09-27

der his own signature that admitted before the Con
crcssional committee That at tins very tune tSi"".
ism knew AN about his transactions IN regafi 10
the CIPHER dispatches tcstlncd ptl"i" '"t .
lee that never knew " The existence or eonisus oi S
al me cipher dispatches until their publication ~ y
tember. 1875. ana every witness examiner anu
fact elected confirmed my testimony. VA rrd
| proved that when / was informed ny MT huW"Iu
Cooper TIA, Colonel PeliOn Was rcet FnE. of WIS ~
and t. nv one fhli came my knowledge. to give to
the Democratic Electors their certificates Tor prc,
arV iuduccment, instantly intelieea, yiUSo i
ference ami crushed the mcipient nrgollalie . !
This language is pretty strong MAIN the ~", nten,s
testified thar never knew OF the oxstencc or
~ anv ~ INC cipher Dispatches until their publication IN
september. 1873" Let see how ts compares WIN
the testimony before nc Conerss N"i uhrv }sze
from report IN THE ihiBUNk oi fcpruatS -,
Mr. Edward Cooper, now MAJOR OF Ne"-'oiA' "'''''"
saw Mr. Pelion on the evening before he lel Tor
Ionr inst in The act of going the cab 10 go 10 tc
train He had his coat on his arm ana hi. h1 on n
Gao WAS NJ door. lie SAID be was going To t
To meet Nj. Weed thai he might want To seuu i"l sui
money and might telegraph don recuecu
hut he must have gwen me paper WIN tups.i,''v'
words on IT, got a telegram the next dny' NANNY ~
hmg'h Pu' w ,ha 5o ,erom he wanted sent
awounf of money-S6O 900 or $4,000. was very much
surprised TO get that telegram went innedlaley 10
AT once said mat Polton be sent for TO come home
Ahai Then Mr.. Tildeh knew It Immediately knew
thai Peon gone 10 Baltimore on some my stSIlous
sufnti9n words" MI Cooper calls them-a business
which mad such an ugly LOOK that he must DC iulno"'
Bot we nave better testimony vet. ont Of hrs own
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questions aud answers nom nlS sM W., a., ~, W,,
before the Committee of Congress In this city iist VIII
''r vypn Co'onel Potion returned fIGn Baltimore
snSposc that YOU saw him immediately Al saw him
Q~You learned from Mr.. Cooper. and you could have
learned from Colonel lton that ne had been 81 Bai
more purpose of con-uinnating pan lot pur
chase 10y tie action OF The Cauvassng Board OF sonih
Carolina which would insure the election oi tle ilon
summated the arrangement only heard nat le TO
ceIved an offer.
caicI 10 Mr. Edward Cooper that ne W"uin piond".y
draw upon him tho next day Tor from soO,uUo A., 10
e1.th NJ eed aud anOtLe seh'Ieii"i' VINO nau oV
nrl, infer from that he had there 10 consun-
purchase Al do not Understand mat ho sara
ODD you understand from Mr.. Cooper the sum OF
money which he siatedi Ayes.
Q.-DJ you recolIcct the amountt Al 40 hot .hnVM
that do Understood that be- had gone there IN otder
10 receive OF loOA into proposition ,..
enough TO 60 10 Baltimore 70 look uto PROPOSE
ton nr the sale OF tue certificate of that state,
did you mol thnk tlat you were eSiod upon 20
Tor ne was committing that body and now iat ne
committing himself Al thought thai lHe ocst
t. deal VIVA such ransaetion was to stoP o
only 60 have nothing To do with u inysef nt 10 elop
every body else from having anything u 40 with IL
coMMEN Is ON THIS TESTIMONY.
This shows the Roman virtue" OF TGen in resisting
temptation But what KIND Of virtue does 1t show IN
Petoni The testimony Of Mr Tllden here gwen shows
that he was instantly apprised Of what Pclton was
about; no ca not learn 10 hferWhIis nul fieW u
-. -..,-u .r.,, t,,t
'ich' al tue '''i'' i'"'''"'''''J ~ ~ '" ann '
timore What then becomes OF Mr. Tlden's Indignation
M "the moral or immoral audacty OF man who has
a., r,,, -. a "a. e..
Only bsserttd l"htt MT iueh O"nicsS'S !" "'s ''"
mony. vizi he Informed at the time. for Ed
or, copor too hin, p,nectotelv the message which
VIZ N'p - 49, -, -,
Pelton bad sent rom tal'l,oie I'D cluner 1'cn
that he knew aoout fclloht uHNIuS ullcHP,cu OF ~
least cot tcmpia'ld. bribery many months before the
time Cay, 1870 inat ne huhuccl mn O. me as man
worthy OF nv fullest tTls aud cnnhdrncrt
The low OF Ar 1ilden's IDEAS o right and wrong
the dcadness OF his moral scntelH SHOWN III lhr IgAt
way iu which he speaks 81 fet9ns connection WIN ms
wfc'cncd bufnhftS hclh'hhs nave uoNc MS hcbNc"
injustice quote Ms Nplus
Mr. Field, preiendnf 10 thlhK that poor icIIon: rs
he calls him. has been larshly aud unlhsty de WIN
hy the public. IN u nc1t brentb saws tnat ne had at
tempted nrtnery' and had been gully OF crime