The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-04-23

President, gave me confidence. | had
then, and have now, absolute confidence
in your promise. have sent two com
munications to the Department OF State. l
have received no reply. After waiting
forty.two days since Tto6k the oath OF OF.
fee called to-day TO draw my thirty days
pay for waiting Instructions After wait
ing au hour in the public hall saw the
Secretary in a private room. was ins
formed that there were charges pending
against me. asked for copy, but was
refused. j was subsequently informed by
tho chief clerk that / could have my
thirty days salary providing I would
write my resignation. He said the SeCre-
tary had sent him TO me. declined. Il
declined to be bribed TO resign with
charges hanging over nv head. This is a
very brief statement OF the case, hut there
are many more important matters that I
cannot properly mention ut this time.y
ASKS Pog rAIRrIAY. sf5fs
"alr. President, l appeal to you for justice
and fair pay. My case ceases to bea per.
sonal matter from to-day. lam on trial
before the country for my race, and asfar
as am concerned as a young man, now
some time in public life, I cannot in justice
to myself GEEK back door. | am a pub
lie officer; let my case have the same open
examination that every honest official
should court; let the charges be made in
the light; let my accusers face me, and II
shall he found un6t.for public station,let
me be dismissed. Ill shall endure the
test let me have my rights. i make no
claim to perfection, but do honestly be:
lieve that L have .striven to be man and
a gentleman. have no apology 10 offer
for my record as Union soldier and Re-
publican citizen. / have not always felt en-
thusiastic over the candidate of my party,
and sometimes have wished that my party
had pursued u different policy. Bukall
parties are human, and party policy is
always dictated by what is necessary
rather than by what Is right in the ab-
stract. Irejoice in the noble record of
the Republican party, and,yet sincerely
and honestly wish the present Demo.
cratic Administration abundant success.
am citizen and q patriot first and o
partisan last. Your election was personal
promotion aud triumph of an honest
public officer, and the Democratic party
Is in power to-day on account OF your
personal popularity. It is natural there
fore that the stout hearted, clear.headed
New EnglandarJ who gave you their
moral support should be solicit US about
the position Of your Administration to-
ward tho negro, for whom they have
worked for three generations. Believe
me, Mr.. President, / have no personal
fNkI IL Ia lAaS. In hEl "a Il
have good reasons to believe that am
sought as the victim Of race malice. 1tis
my duty to endure the fire Ikea man. /
certainly shall.
"Nlr. President, you will doubtless see
the justice OF an early decision in my case.
feel confident that whatever 1t may be it
will be dictated by a high.minded, honor
able man, whose highest ambition Is to
rule wisely and mercitully over all Gle.
ments III our composite nationality, by q
man who desires to be the President Of
the blacks and whites Of the Democrats
and Republicans, OF the North and South y
Having received no reply to the above
letter, Mr.. Williams wrote to the Presi.
dent, as follows: IA
Il have waited iorty.nine days since I
was confirmed to be tried for the charges
preferred against me, or getiorders to pro-
Ceed TO my post OF duty. cannot get
recognition from any direction. ] appeal
to you once more for hearing on the
charges against me at the Department of
State. While have never been permit.
ted to see the charges they have been
given out to a few favored journals. This
Is unjust to me. I should be summoned
before yourself and the Secretary Of State.
/ should be called upon TO meet the
charges. II Ishould fail then l could ex-
pect nothing less than request to resign.
find my health and business suffering
from this delay, and i appeal once more
for q speedy hearing"
a LETTER TO pAYARD.
Secretary Bayard received q letter from
Mr.. Williams which read as follows:
~ see that the charges on file at the
Department Of State against myself have
been given to helpress. had indulgel
the hope and entertained the belief that I
would be first notified OF the charges and
called on 10 explain aud defend my char
acter. Failing to give you and the Presi.
dent proof OF integrity and character, /
expected that my resignation would then
be called for and the reasons for my dis
missal spread before the country. 1have
failed to Judge your action Alright. | find
the charges affecting my character given
TO few favorite journals calculated TO
prejudice public sentiment against me be-
| fore can have q hearing. 1fthe charges
were grave enough TO cause you to hesi-
tate in giving my letter oieredeneeand in
stfuctions l judged that 1t would have
been lust and fair for you 10 have called
upon me to explain. ! have at no time
claimed that were no charges against
me; but / have earnestly pleaded for an
opportunity to explain and defend myself
as best may. lean do nothing better
than quote from your letter 70 Mr..
Smith, OF New York, that 1t Is
vain for q man in public life TO
attempt to meet all the hard things said
against him. Why am still refused q
hearing, Mr.. Secretary? l am suffering
financially bywaiting, and you place me
at q disadvantage before the American
people. have I'LL the impulses and In.
stincts Of an American soldier. am will
ling TO obey any order that Is lawful for
you to give me. am ready 10 execute
my bond here or ut home when shall
know whether you wish me to 20 to my
post OF duty. But Il You have decided
; against me you will see at once the injus.
tice OF having mo execute bond shall
never need. <. &. 1
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