New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-28
PRICE THREE CENTS.
REPLYING TO SENATOR VEST.
LETTER FROM HUGH J. CAMPBELL.
IMPROPERLY OF AN Ex-BEBEL TALKING OF REvo~
LUTION--TPE LAW FOR DAKOTA.


LUTION--TPE LAW FOR DAKOTA.
CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-Judge Hugh Campbell,
late United States Attorney for Dakota Territory, has
written to Senator Vest protesting against the following
taken from The Conrc siond Record Of De-
cember 10. Of which Senator Vest is the author:
A gentleman who, in recent events In the State or
Louisiana, distinguished himself as partisan OF the
Hayes Administration and who was rewarded by ap-
Jealous and not over scrupuous efforts in behalf of Mr.
Hayes This earring a d puTss az
the chairman of this committee.
This extract serious misstatements Judge
Campbell says which be considered true IL he does
not contradict them. He continues:
"As to my character. both as Judge in louisiana
and as United States Attorney in Dakota for honesty
and uprghtnes can safely refer you to the people in
both States who nave best, IN both capacities,
whether they be Democrats or Republicans. was
Republican, and lived in the State OF Louisiana during
the Presidential election OF 1876. was not officially
with that election with its management
directly Indirectly Ny only direct participation In
the election portion Of the State before
the election, and after the election to write brief his
tory of the election law of that State at the request OF
persons who desired to do My only official act Ia
connection with the election was this As Judge OF the
Fourth District Court, number OF witnesses whose
testimony was before the Returning Board were
sworn before and also drafted form OF an al-
davt in conformity with the law. at tae
request OF tho Republicans. In none OF these
particulars did do single act which could be amen
able to your charge OF unscrupu0usness nor was IN
any manner directly Indirectly party TO, or con-
cernod in, any which was not strictly honest ana
lust In every The only charge that was ever
made against for any connection with that election
was statement before Congressional Committee by
one James Anderson, under oath, In which he stated
that the affidavit which his name was appended, to-
gether with my jurat as having sworn him, had never
been sworn to by him. l was subpenaed as witness
sl,a
that II my signature TO the jurat Is genuine and the
paper itself genuine throughout-tbat Is, not altered or
forged in any way-then woGd say positively that
did administer the oath to MI Anderson Tor the reason
that have aJudge, affixed my name to any
ura unless the oath had been previously admfnlsered
by me to the person named therein.
IL stated further then, as state now that the number
OF witnesses sworn before being large (seyeral hum
dred in NUMBER, it was utterly impossible for ne to
remember personally, or IN any way except Dy reIer-
euce TO paper itself, whether had administered any
one Of oaths the individuals uamed III the Jurat
Another witness, however, did testify before thas
connttae that he did personally remember eelng An
derson take the oath before me. did not re eve my
appointment from Mr. hayes as regard for any eaors
OF mine in behalf of Mr. Hayes nave aL"ays unaer-
stood that 1t my brer on the law OF elections Ia
Louisiana which introduced me 10 the notice 0i ar.
Hayes That brief was undoubtedly COOL law. IL den
onstrated the lawful election OF the PacKarI uoYera-
meut which you will doubtless recOlect was OverhrOwn
by revolution. Of which was an opponent, aud Oh
which your party were tie dvocates. -
my Revolutionary primo pies the Territory OF Dd.
Ny rs. Lesson as to me character an5 Test a 81
taught to the soil OF your state. WAS Waier
in the Union Army under Lyon and ~ Wilson'S eree.
received "a bullet from OF your c0mpatrots
who was trying to enforce Revolutionary Ideas !
served throug bout ine Tsr on me mon main
Ali that service before It. and since. have mover aided
nor ateh nor entertained an revolutionary scheme
idea IL is an amusing change in the whirl OF political
fortune which enables you. then the rebel Vor am
informed you claim 10 have been Confederate onicer
now "a United States Senator, to charge me, then
Union soldier. with beng now the reo"t @ T. .L
10 have our disabilities removed, may receive the
same cemency at the hands OF your side which your
"w6,ls was Union officer and hghting rebellion
In your Sta.e' dn. was s md corteses to certain
rebels your State who were then. as prisoners OF
81 Louis for which good people OF your state al,
though rebels olso publicly thanked me'snd rendered
ever owing the unpleasant nearnes OF your present
Governor then General MarmnduK NOW "cn ' te ana hs
Union soldier the Dakota rebel, and In his power ~
NAV be too much perhaps expect return or cOurte
sie bu we think &c is not exOFbItan our part, te
| look AT least for ordinary fair dealing from Oniee
states senator Not man in Dakota is an advocate oa
revolution 10y force, OF armed resistance 10 the Ge
eral Government. rne people OF Dakota are iuly Sa
awaDding. peaceful, aud loyal 10 tue oni"i & as ans
people OF Missouri even, or Of any State They are
thoroughly opposed to any scheme or plan even IN sup
mort OF their gal rights that 0rcDe ress
taLce 10 the National Government Iney Know however.
and been taught by high Democratic aulnory oy
ard even 8emocratic senatoIs, that they have SOME
al
those rights form their own state Govern
ment aud be admitted into the Union whenever their
segoyernment that IL is not matter OF grace at your
hands but matter OF right which they can demand MOI
sunIicate from public servants not arbitrary rulers:
Thry have taught hy the decision Of the United
states Supreme Court in The OF Dred scott vs. sa
| for as announced by that great Democratic Judge.
Chief fancy, that the Congress OF tue UnlteI
Udeamey and that the people OF the Ter
ritory have constitutional rlght 10 Ior oLa1e gov
ernlnent aud admitted into the Union ~nen they have
compiled with certain conditions They have learned
from ChefIusce Taney that for Con4ress 70 at'enps
these conditions fulfilled would be itsef revolution
ary They also know that the opinion OF Justice Mclean,
from which you quote in the speech referred 10, us
were the opinion OF the Court, was not the opinion ot
tine IN by the Court They have also augt
by the c-ous Of seven Congresses III the cases Oh ms
Oregon aud California that their action in forming
state governments and eectng State off ers and United
States Senators has not htherto Deoh uec"eu io'ou
| tonary by the American Congress. .,o ma. ,.s ,o,
Tho last S upon ~ I'M nsre
gentlemen that Congress who used the words revo,
apped them to the people of Dakota, as applicable to
tha conduct OF the people OF Michigan But such was
pe.. decided by vote Of 1853 to the House and
"a to Is in the Senate that the conauds p 'ns pc
so AT least that they by sosmn act rat'ieu anu eoi'
They also know that there is no consttuIioha
nor act of Congress which prescribe any certain mode
T.rritory form itself q State and that the mode
which they have taken has peen pLon1,u"oea
that by an enabling act precedent some Congressmen
have held the former 10 be the most httne .@he,nu. @
iSre speech OF Mr.. Norris OF Ohlo on the Arkansas
easel ....,.., ,,s,or, hor.
a , ,r,s. ndnteI your ideas IN the trea nent OF tho
neone of Territory subjects aud yassss without any
pshhrs that Congress bound to respect Ihell as
nv Missouri senatcr led the van Ia the abuse OF mo
Territory There brutal frankness In his einods
- - t6c dav OF bloodhsunds for the slave, border
rnnans for the people OF the Territory, and bndgeons
r their friends In Senate; the party then IN power,
as n ia now the Democratic party. IL adopied inc
brutal line Of policy marked out 10y your predecessor
riyhtenI. law Kansas resisted ahd appealed 10 the
neope of the country The result that your party
v r,tired from mower and has but just returned Tor
the frat time n twenty -four years Icave you 10 draw
the moral - -. ho.. ,.ucht hy thu
precedent which Congress set In the case OF IOWA lhS
IN the last resort t the people OF the new state and
NOT for Congress determine their boundaries In the