Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-12-05
WaIsh's Letter.

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Walsh's Letter.
John 4. Walsh7s remarkable letter to
the President, publishedin our dispatches
Yesterday. is calculated to attract atten-
ton. Walsh was the principal witness
for the government in the late star route
trials, and is the dependence Of the prose-
cution in the star route case against eX-
Senator Kellogg and Thomas J. Brady.
The trial of this case is fixed for the 10th
Of this month. 1t is rather curious
that just as the government got ex-
Senator spencer. another important and
long sought for star route witness III its
clutches Walsh, without whose testi-
mOnv there can be no conviction in the
KellOgg-Brady case, should kick out OF
the traces and refuse to lend the govern
ment helping hand. Notwithstanding
the statement of Walsh that he has no
interest IN the star route trials, there is
no question that he has been guided in
his course all along By a determi-
nation TO secure, if possible,
the conviction of Brady. Between
Brady and Walsh there was business
transaction Of some kind and, according
to Walsh's testimony, Brady owes him
large amount Of money which he refuses
to paw. 1t was on Walsh's testimony
that Kellogg was indicted, and without
Walsh's testimony the government has
nothing to sustain its charge against him.
Why has Walsh so suddenly assumed
the position of recalcitrant witness?
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abused by the star route organs,
but he has stood that abuse for
two years and it doesn't seem to have hurt
him much. Nothing can be said concern
ing him that has not already been said.
Have he and Kellogg become friendly
again. There was a time when they were
great chums, and, perhaps, they have
resumed their former friendly relations.
Kellogg is smart and shrewd, and has
successfully worked his way out Of many
hazardous places. Perhaps his threat to
call Cabinet officer to testify to state
mcnts made by the Attorney Gen
eral respecting Walsh, has alarmed
that witness. What was it that the At
torney General said? Walsh, in his let
ter. does not enlighten the public on that
point. but according to Washington gossip
the Attorney General said that he would
not believe Walsh on oath. If Kellogg
should carry out the programme appre-
hended by Walsh, the country would be
treated to a very pretty spectacle. The
situation would be this: 1t would appear
that the Attorney General has been put
ting the country to an enormous eX-
pense in prosecuting alleged public
pIunderers on the strength of
a witness in whose testimony he
has not the least confidence. Evidently
there IS something in these star route
cases that the country knows nothing
about. If the cases are being sincerely
prosecuted why did the Attorney General
make such a remark about his chief wit
ness, and, having made the remark, how
is it that one of the defendants got hold of
it. and, that too, il way to use it to his
own advantage: There are several things
which the Democratic House will find it
necessary to investigate, and this star
route business is one Of them. The inves-
tigation will undoubtedly produce some
good campaign literature.
4 New York paper says that the other
day Russell Sage, the fifteen millionaire,
stopped at a candy stand to get stick of
chocolate. The vendor asked ? cents per
stick, but the frugal banker handed
out cent and received a half stick in
return. The transaction looked small,
and so it was, but there is an old wise
saw which says, take care of the
dimes and the dollars Will take care
of themselves" Mr.. Sage, however,
has found out that if he would
take care of the cents the
dimes would take care of them
selves. The Southern people are the most
extravagant and wasteful in the world,
and this is the main reason why they are
so Door to-day. The above example is a
good one. and if all our young men would
follow it, they would be surprised at the
result of their savings. 1t was Poor
Richard who said, ''WiIltul waste makes
woeful want" There are thousands of
penniless people in the South who would
be wealthy if they could recall the money
they have recklessly thrown away.
New Orleans bids fair to get ahead of
all other cities on the woman's rights
question. a woman Of that place has
anplied for a license as a ship master, or
rather mistress, and passed a satisfactory
examination. If she gets her papers,
and she certainly ought TO do so, she will
be the first female ship captain of mod
ern times. She will probably appoint her
husband first mate, and make him and
the crew get around in pretty lively
manner, or else ''walk their log" one
trouble that can be fOreseen is that it
will never be known when she is going to
get into a tantrum and blow up the ship.
The American Anti-Slayery Society
celebrated its fiftieth anniversary yester-
day at Philadelphia. Ofthe sixty persons
who signed the declaration Of senti-
ments,'' forty-three lived to see slavery
abolished, and less than a dozen are now
alive. Among the survivors are John G.
Whittier and Elizur Wright.