The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-07-23

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JACKSONVILLE, July 9.

JACKsoNvILLE, July y.
To the Editor qf ae Tme.- linton: u
In the edition OF your valued paper Of to-day
occurs statements calculated to injure one of The
hes, citizens and most incompatible men Of the
Republic. Trusting TO that nice sense ri honor
that have been Informed characterizcs you,
and the conviction necessarily pertaining to
men OF such loftness of character that TO men
of hoLW their repuls,ion is the jewel If ,valae
above all else tlis life can give. ask your pub
licau"n n the enclosed.
Under the caption of Strange Appoint
meni in speaking of the manipulation OF the
Flord, Returning Board by the visiting states
men OF the Republican party, alter characteriZ-
ing it a. an astounding piece OF successful pO-
htical chicancry and scroundrelism, the author
says:
The means they took to accomplish the end
they had in view are disclosed in the testimony
Of ,tnlci T. McLin, Judge Cooke and the late
l. g. Drnns, before an investigating committee
of the House OF II presentai.e-, to which was
given the task of inquiring into the matter. Ii
Appeals that he power 10 reverse the vote of the
State was in the hands of these three men, as
sisted by DR.. Cowgirl" After mentioning The
advent ot Chandler General Wallace Moves
and others OF the Republican leaders, the author
goes on tn say that "Noyes was represented 10
McI.u rs Mr. III yes confidential friend, and all
three Of The conspiiators were told that they
could rely what he said coming direct
from Mr.. Hayes. He was Intimate with all the
lnembris ot HE Returning Board Was frequently
seen coming out oi thcIr room when in secret
session engaged in cooking he returns. For this
great service Hayes made him Minister to
F.smce. but neither Mcl.Nn, Dennis. Cooke nor
Gov gill cvtl got al, quaie ayincnt Tor his dirty
work IN putting the pusianm"us Hayes 10 the
Whit. House.
Though leading lite totally lisassocated
from The iurmoils OF political strife, and loving
tor lis own sake the shade and retirement Of pTl-
vale life, | cannot allow The stigma so positively
though | trust ignoraniy, fixed upon Judge
Cooke of an association with the most stucn-
dots vllanv nf the century. and cowardly in
deed would that iIi'nd be who would hesitate
To raise his hind 10 blot the name of Cooke
from the blacklist p &c in The history OF the
Slri", and dlas>UCi ,tc his name now and for
nil time from the names ct Cowgirl and MclIin,
for such association Is dishonor.
assert that | DO know that " llliam Archer
Cote Was then, and j. now, As Incorruptihle as
tpfs; t!:lt nr stood Tx. The sentinel at fiercu
ita,an, win The dust and ashes of an empire
ililia : a'ruN h'm untWrd and unmoved and
Il bc very last honr faithful Ia his trust that
Nhcn the very >ttts ut corruption were boiling
around him, and lis back and mighty waves
t~hirg III fury over him. he stood stalwart and
pure and unct'rlupcd Ia lilc very last.
| was al that time and am now his intimate,
personal Nh confidential friend, and n, man in
the State knows better thln the courage, the
tortudc, the character he dispayed
From the great love bore him I went each
day durin. those dark and as many of us mag
med would he, bloody days, to the Capitol and
II HE office ol The Attorney General, knowing
and fearing that The rtlc r. and hatred that toll
lowed his every step might hly his lofty head at
thu loot al Pnmptys statue, and no man in this
State knows better than that he would have
been sacrificed had The cnnsplraiors dared to ap-
pronch lin. Judge oclr, TO the shame of the
Common II, is now in retirement but let
not any m III dishunor his unsullieu name.
have The honor Ia be Your obcdcnt servant.
X BERRIEN BURROUGHS