The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-02-14
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Governu- Tldau was examined be-
fore the Potter COMMITTEES ia New
gu-E. on Saturday last. touching hts
knowledge gE. or connection ST. b, the
cipher dispatches sent from Florida
sud Sou Carofuo IN November,
1875. Co gyrtsia parties ia New York.
and v hiah we're published in the New
York I~l5lng6 last October, relative
to the alleged corrupt attempt 70 puE-
chase the electoral vote from the Re
turning Boards OF the two States
named in his CTnden's) favor for Pre-
sident. After the letter which Gov
error Tilden published as soon as he
read the Tribune dispatches, in which
he denied any knowledge Of them, 1t
was scarcely necessary for him to add
to or strengthen that emphatic denial
by rejterating it under tine solemnity
Of an oath. Nr TiIden, however,
voluntarily appeared before the Com
mitgee and did so. At the outset he
said:
s'Lu respect 20 those Che dispa'ches) which
relate 20 the negotiations 10 IuuuCe WsmUers
af she Cauvass.ug boards Ut South Carolina
.ud Florida to agree 20 give 10 tus Demo
cratic electors d certificate OF election on
payment Of . certain sum Of money know
nothing 7 never saw = word UI those tsle-
grams either in cipher or translated, and
..ua Of iLc contents have ever been Cuuluu-
UratUd 20 ug in any manner whatever. /
Lad $50 knowledge and no information, and
90. suspicion. Of LIaL cores VCuGvLCe (iuU
ra.egraus) or OF any similar Cor-esEJudeuce
,g proceeding. ulul tus publication or II Il
tue Tribune uor oI negotiations Oh behalf
af Any member OF tie Returning Board OF
South Carolina. or Ut the State Cauvassers
ut Florida. or any other State, and none such
. were ever entertained hy my authority, OT
with my sanction. No negotiations, 10
. dealing with them, no dealing with any one
o. thsn, was ever artAorIGel OF sanctioned
Uy me IN any manner whatever"
This extract from Mr. Tilden's
. statement corresponds with eli the af-
ter details in his testimony, which oc-
cupjed two hours and half, including
the lengthy cross examination to
which he was subjected. His emphat-
ic and uuequivocaI denial of any
. knowledge whatever Of the cipher dis
patches, or or any offers OF negotia-
tion5 TO use money to purchase Re
turning Boards which were anxious to
sell out, ought to and will relieve him
from all suspicion Of completely in
connection with the business whatever.
Mr. TiIden's testimony will satisfy the
conscience Of the country, as we'll as
. the respectable portion Of the Repub-
Iican press, but it will have 40 effect
upon the thick and thin radicals who
assumed his guilty knowledge from
tie very beginning, and will adhere tc
it to The end. Who would not rather
I be Samuel j. Tiiden, an honored pri
3 yste citizen, than rutherford 3. Hayes
dispensing the patronage OF = stoles
oHice?
One other passage in 1Er T,1cu'.
testimony is eloquent and impressive
and we dismiss the suWec. by giving
il to our readers:
"T5 she people who as believe, elected
me President Of the United States; 90 tLt
four millions sui - quarter OF citizens VII,
gave ue tl-Ir Eat.azaE, I owed .tury, sec
vice 1uL every honorable saCrE-., blE 10
a surrender ot ore j#- or -lIIa Of uy seng
Of right l5 persona! -slI-r-specr. WLatevC
Iua disappointment tu those who voted 10
l-s. whatever tie pubic consequences @
suEarlug lhe su5ve-sion Of the elective sys
. tenn bv which alone free government sell
. gOyeguHelt-czu le ,aI--sl o:!, lv Sc Ia. eve
Ca-ulstrg 3 different course might arTe bee
q sGvaua--.L or defended, / Nss resolved ths
.E .-ar- ~-z .a be au sg-liuu y- TO chic
, raass,..s.y .r my c-1u'sT wcl.d net =
ono Of TIE -ildeTr.'