The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-03-30
our Uashington Letter.
WASHINGTON, d. c., March 20, 1877.
THE SITUATION.

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! from those who were authorized to speak
/ for Mr.. Hayes that lie would, on attaining
! the Presidency. give to the South the same
| rights of seit- government as were exercised
| i'm the North. The public mention of this
! fact has caused considerable sensation and
| stimulated curiosity to know something of
! the details, particularly as The partisans of
Chamberlain and Packard affect tn throw
doubts upon it. During the progress of
the electoral count, and after .he electoral
commission had by its grossly unfair and
partisan rulings made apparent it's deiber-
ate intention to give all the disputed States
20 HAYES aud Wheeler, Senator Gordon
went over to the ball Of the House and had
an interview with Representative Foster.
Gordon said that while he felt no RESPONSE
biity for the action of :hc House, yet he
should insist upon it that the South should
have guaran'e IS that their State govern
ments should not be interfered with that
they had cnuteuded for the past ten yeaIs
for this right, aud that if such pledges
uero not given he would 60 into the House
and urge upon mis- Southern friends to as
sist in preventing the further progress of the
count, and would certainly favor tilibustcr-
ing il there was no guarantee given that
the bayonet rule of the past eight years
would be abolished. Foster replied that
all the necessary pledges would be given,
ly do what was right and proper Mr..
Foster showed letter which he had re-
ceived from Hayes to that effect, aud that
he t1ayes) would be the President of The
whole people. In the letter of Hayes to
Mr.. Foster, he said that Foster had made
JUS. such Il speech as he would have made
himself and that it represented his senti-
ments exactly. Gordon said to Foster that
the letter was encouraging, but he would
IL
Foster then. over his own signature, ad-
dressed letter to Senator Gordon and
john Young Brown. who was present at
:he interview, in this language: Il feel
authorized to guarantee that the people o.
South Carolina and Louisiana will be al
lowed to administer their governments
without any inter ference on the part of
President Hayes. should he be inaugurated,
and that there will be no further interfer-
ence in State governments by the tIoopS.'
Mr.. Stanley Matthews also.wrote letter to
Gordon to the same effect, and in addition
70 these written pledges Gen. Garfield made
verbal promises of substantially simila
character. Senators Bayard and johnson,
upon the strength of these pledges, urged
upon the Southern members 10 Withdraw
all opposition and let the count go on.
Lamar, John Young Brown and others
worked night and day to disarm opposition
to the count, and the result was Hayes was
declared elected. 1t is of course matter
of history that had the Southern members
elected to side with the fillibusters. .hc
electoral count would have been defeated
and Hayes would not now occupy the
White House. So by the above it viii BE-
readily perceived That that Christian ~
Statesman now holds the Office of PrcSl-
dent by the title Of. fraud aud bvno other
and it will serve the Southern members
who sold out to him perfectly right if he
should rule them by the troops, with the
troops, ard for his own personal aggrandize-
mont, with an iron hand and will. Where
be We Southern chivalry. to ''seil hi<sbirtlI-
right for mess of porridge?' Even Gen.
Sherman, during the fillibustcrng on the
electoral count. laid aside his sword and
took upon himself the office of n pot-hOuse
politician, to carry ont This most C,amnable
plot to count IN the leader of the God for
saken radical party, by intimatiug stIenu-
ously to the Southern members the assur-
ance of his Fraueiulcncy that the pledges
would be faithfully kept. Such corruption
existing among professed Christians is not
only enough to disgust the community. but
the people should rise up in their might
and sqUech this latter day sanctimony
Such conduct is revolving To- the couScien-
ti0us doctrine of the existence Of Il supreme
Being, aud il is high time those who are
more trustworthy took charge of ana man
aged the Church Of the future. All the cir
cumStances above narrated in regard to the
pledges made for the barter and stealing of
tho Presidential chair were brought to the
attention of Hayes, and he had hard check
and cussedness enough to deny with some
feeling any knowl ledge of such pledges or
that he had authorized any person to max
them for him. Well. with what degree of
confidence could it be expected that the
{ Judas Isariot thief who stole the White
/ House would keep any contract he made.
either political or otherwise? There is but
one remedy left now, and that is 10 refuse
: 10 make any appropriation for the army,
/ thercbyvirtually dsJan0ng he same: n fte
! which, in the language Of the radicals when
/ the Democrats were complaining Of The un-
! fair decision OF tho electoral tribunal it
! will be proper to ask. "Well, what are you
going to do about it?''
THE EXTRA SESSION AND ARMY BILL.
1t has been determined by the leading
/ Democrats of the House tliat not one dollar
viii be voted for The army if, when Con
greSs meets III June next, it is still acting
as "A police guard for Packard aud Cham
bcrlain, or for for either OF them.
SOUTH CAROLINA
\ letter has been received here from
Gov. Hampton in which he ca lis upon hi
friends to come home, that lie is tired a.
1e!ay, and that Hayes could do as h,
pleased aud he would do the same
FERNAN DO WOOD
has been mentioned in connection with tn,
speakerShip, but he states that lie has n,
idea uf being candidate for that position
and will throw all the influence at his com
maud for Mr.. Randall.
CIVIL SERVICE.
it is believed that the new civil servic
rules and regulations will be promulpa;e,
during the present week, and the clerk
and clerkesses are in deep anxiety abou
their monthly stipends.
LOUISIANA.
Gov. Nichols has written to a r,ien
here that he viii stand firm and that u
compromise will be made. lie also thank
.he citizens of the couptry for their support
So 10y the determined action of bot