The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-27

Commission had failed II the Vice Pre- sdcnt had never
S ne ca OF D s sn"e aS drn would
never have been elected but Rutherford Hayes would
havc been elected by southern votes lArplausoI
know what am talking about During the last Congress
S %no 3aI eaa on an the S ncd war against
e e % q, & % our sS"IF & nf III e % Ss cns so word 2 aS by
Sc1 has nns,a y; into e ho Of .iy m war wNrc o
saved Hy inc great host Of honesty and reform Le9s.
DESTROY the nation because they had had enough Vi war
They wanted peace.
Immediately following the decision Of the
caucus OF the Democratic members OF tho
House wns held. and somc stormy spcechlnak-
ing was indugad in but II was found that tho
Louisiana people werc anxious TINT no tion
should bc taken which might prejudice their
The judgment Of leading Northern Democrnts.
nothing was done. II was developed. however.
that the same men who had been Tor
peace at any price were still OF the same
opinion. and Insisting that the electoral
law should be carried out IN good faith by the
of tn partisan majority OF the commission.
Alter the Louisiana ease was decided a,vcrscly
10 the nomorr rruts. IT WIS expected that the Rep
rcscntatiVos from that State would be fierce in
opposition to further proceedings underuc hiw.
wg WI 80 nny de Tddpga 'r1m f ,bsy mS r as mn
decided simply. not determined to resist. II ~
known now to many. Yhnt WIS known to iew
part Of the Louisiana Democrats was the en-
99uraHcment they were receiving at the White
House. and the oycrtures which were being
made to them by Foster and Matthews. They
were moreover. encouraged by John Young
Brown of Kentucky. Ben Hin of Georgia. Ssna-
tor Gordon, nnd 10y Mr.. Lamar of Mississippi.
Tucker of Virginia. Hancock Of Texas. SIN
glcton OF n 'ssissippi. and other southern Dem;
vcrats. Inc representations of Foster and
Matthews had mnde IN impression on some
Democrats from the South who had not been Of
the peace party originally.
After the decision IN the Oregon casc tho
nlibusiers Nere determined TO prevent the
completion Of the count at all hazards. They
were encouraged 10y the almost unanimous
sentiment oi their constituents. and day alter
diay tclc5rams and letters poured III upon
Democratic representatives from every section
! Of the country. The southern papers and
southern men generally demanded that their
! representatives should stand firm and defeat
| the count. no matter what the consequences
might be. This pressure was 80 strong that no
man darcdto withstand Il upon the mere Ms
surances Of Foster and Matthews; albeit. they
were known 10 le the intimate personal friends
anl representatives of Hayes.
This brings me. then 10 the second point I
have undertak,n to ostablish-thct time at which
The definite pledges wore made TO southern
| Louisiana had been counted for Hayes and
while the House was considering the ohje ton
| made to the eligibility OF one of the Michigan
| electors, Foster Of Ohio made his speech. This
| WINS on feh. ~. II y important that the points
most IMPORTANT paragraphs in IL. He said:
Representing AL do the district In which Coy Have.
resides, and heius lite ong acquaintance Of his but
ssy has his h%Si.rscn m Win ' he WIZ ansT @ M and
lu,t Nowtstaniifg whA'e,cr else may be- SAID To the
"a. country may con'i, n,ly expect from him not only
The broad, It and To- e.t pstro,i.m lrci enf, a All
hnon willie % administer the Governments paflii.
sSSus S 70. ne aemsao1 e @-s en & sccaona ns
raTer @ s va n r no 19Sr @sI p III o iA son sS n9
North The la. shall float over states not provinces,
when ggy i1e, erpc aed to The people Of the South
cognir,ncn" Ani Why no, m. eountrymen' /. no; he
SCUM a lfitcer of the uatuuf Are not southern
states ie equal OF those in the North. East, wcsti
..f, Al.
| ten,ion of tho whole House. The purpose
| which Poster indicated Hayes had OF ndoptin.,
| a radical NOW policy toward the South was not
qurstioneliy isngle Republican. but this was
nn9qt suihcient to satisfy Southern Democrats.
| Tou.siana men. in their desperate extremity.
| T'rr rriSpin- at straws. anu they, ,lo-ought
| W.. finally a.r'el thW Foster should send him
| opv ~ his sprr 10, whirh wHs lone. On th"
| 25i oi ! brnniy Foster received a letter from
| urIruNal ol th" former, thanked him for ilN-
| INK made H. and declared that IL he h.rnnr
| Pr.sil ut ho would hy his "A IL m-iify tnr COM
| nion0N ha hai rep'-'d in him. TINS j. tier was
| SLoWh - many p.rsyns To several southern
| cnt. Am Nng ytnt r.. u was shown To John Young
Brown Of Kentucky. who had been voting
| l0rlty Of the Democrats insisted upon Brown
| let So lnu u 'n nui.TeI mat r. inau' T.
| strong ground IN favor OF completing ihe"ount.
| THIS dIew from nearly u ,urf Of thH most IN
huentigl men IN his district strong protest.
| and defeat tho count at an hnzards. This fright
Gned him, and H. ,wcnttp Foster for comfort.
Then II wa- on Feb. p. that Foster gave letter
TO Brown and Senator Gordon. in which hc
| says:
ee ,uhori1cd 90 guarantee tina, the people Of South
t,r Go,,fum, us without any Interference ON the Tari
, tsc " & y 10 % ', II m,creTenee IN s'e ave. G',o ~
g.nm'nt, b.! uool un.es' o preserve the peace, accord
On this Same day Mr.. Schleicher Of Texas.