The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-06-10
ONE OF GRANTS PETS.

Specimen Of the Vermin who
Ruled the Carolinas During the
Eight Years Of Grantism.
In our Historical Sketches good deal has
.aan said of John j. Patterson, formerly
PENNSYLVANIA Legislator, latterly fraud
.,-:lept Senator, usurping stolen seat IN
he Federal Congress from South Carolina
M at present violent sartlZan OF his old
f,ignd and supporter, i iysses Ill 1t Will
hp remembered that an attempt was made
,(yeral wears ago to bring Patterson and
-,a-s to account for tireictvilainies. At that
.igla Honest John" haG q confidential cor
res3ondence with Wenaaington, who is
'Fraud Hayes Collector ct Customs at Char
.estoa. Recently the latsar became angry
NJ L'Patterson and bias printed large mum
.er ~ his letters. They are Il disgusting
.evelation. They show thst when Patter-
.,0 was arrested In Nashfas ast0n upon re
.,uistion from the Civil oaurts OF South
Carolina he secretly called Oh the I. 5.
JUDGE in the District and arranged with
him 80 issue a writ OF labeas corpus
At t'a same time Senator zlon Cameron
Grant s Right hand maR at Chicago
faIled anon him by authority Of Gov. liar
rrantt OF Pennsylvania (a&othcr trrant
leader 60 of.er him an asylum Ia that State,
and pyoal.se him security AGAINST punish
reut fer his villanes John Sherman, and
other HAYES leaders did the sane. But
let Ms IooA 1T the letters They speak for
themselves
HONEST yaHN BoWING To qnE 5. Nj.
UNITED STATES SENATE CHAMBER,
WAsglNGTON, June 10, 1877.
E,gg GaI..4.5: Yours received. The a.
ton Of the LEGISLATURE In regard TO my cleo
aan was telcgr2phed and it appeared IN the
.aner> Yesterday. | have written to lind
4at all eau. think Gen. Butler viii not
e, 1t go too far as he needs me in order 10
-eC his seat bus say not a word about 1t. |
10 not thing thev can get anything that will
,1me much injury. but | dislike the news
amer howl that VIII be made about It, and
,,a wish to avoid the expenses and trouble
n such an investigation. The object O.
,aa commission Legislative investigating
.l.4uittee} Is 10 20 tor all the leaders aud
drive them cut o. the State. We nav a.
well make up cur minls to that. God only
knows what i to become OF Us. 1t Is too
late NV to cry. and the Gnly plan is to meet
the tC-1re viii do az ! can to keep you
ID until December. | ana very sorry to hear
sou have not saved anvthi&g, as | had hopes
hat you had laid up sometain@ fora rainy
day Well. We are young enough yet To
..art again. will strike for the West W hen
leave the Senate. see yea have an elec-
t41 for members on 26th. What will our
People do. Did they appoint : Republican,
s-eoEthe commissioners OF election? Well,
alsuearl.a.! over, aud Chamberlain : reform
l. ruined the party ard It's nienbers
shli. be zisa &c see you, and viii be here to
laet You. If yau let me know when you are
2alus Your friend.
J. J. PATTERSON.
The PRESIDENT WILL Ii.
Dsar Gsaerof Hayes tod ne YOU should
not be removed, except for cause, antli
december Now think we can prevent 1t
until then, although he will lie, and Sher-
man controls him 1t is mistake about
Jutler getting up the fight against me. 1t
va John Cochran, because he was lot ap
lguted collector.
BE careful what YOU say about either
cocEran or Butler The committee meets
'0oat middle of July [ think we can man
age 1t SO as not to give much trouble hAep
sA@rp lookout upon it. Excuse haste
Yours truly. JNo. j. PATTERSON
those TELI-TALE BOOKS AT PARKER :
Dear General. Your letters received. l
ra'e also one from Brayton saying that
DennIs was mad at lne when he returned,
~ was saying he would tell what he knew.
'2W, he don't know much, only that | talk
y 70 MN about getting Elliott. off, but 1t
Sss not DONE Brayton says he shamed
nm out OF it. Now he is mad because he
/ SS not appointed collector or postmaster,
! .1l there is no danger of him. He don't
/ fpu9E much, and if told would not harm
I -. u" II he could save his neck by telling on
''-efs ne would do it. The Democrats are