The People's vindicator., 1877-07-21

continuance OF the Status IN quo, the
delay could cause no serious 'ncon-
vcnicncc. On the End of Marrh,
General Grant showed to us the draft
of the o,l,r directing the withdrawal
of the troops in accordance with his
previously declared intention, winch
he said lie would send to- Cen. Angur
by telegraph. That Gen. Grant III"
direct this oulc, to be sent. am fully
satisfied and convinced; low, or 10y
whom it was suppressed or w''hhe'"'
| am unable to state, and in time, per-
hap<. disclosure may be made which
will fix the pertidy where it belongs
During the frequent interviews hau
with General Grant, (and they were
almost daily, between the lst of Jam
uary and the 3rd of March) not the
sli~htcst al|usion or intimation wat
made, either by himself or any of the
friends and representatives of Gov.
Nichols, as to any political bargain
or consideration for his abstinence
from the recognition of either Nichols
o, Packard. No political barter, di-
rect or indirect, was ever entered ill.,
to, discussed, proposed or even hint.
cd at, and the se]f.respect of all the
parties would have prevented them
from entertaining for moment such
an idea. Gen. Grant declared that
the use of Federal troops to sustain
State governments, or for any other
purpose than the suppression of do.
mestic insurrection and violence, and
preservation of the public peace, was
not approved by the American peo
pie, that, in his previous action in
Louisiana, he had been gnided 10y
what he deemed to be a sense of duty,
and that lie had repeatedly called
upon Congress for action in the pre-
misses, and no heed had been given
to his calls, and therefore, he should
content himself with the course which
has Just been stated. So much for
the action Of Gen. Grant.
Much has been said in regard to
the action of the Democrats of the
Louisiana delegation and other friends
of Louisiana and South Carolina, in
withdrawing flom the Filibusteling
movements which were intended and
calculated to defeat the counting, 10y
the two Houses, of the Electoral votes.
The written communications signed
by Hon. Stanley Matthews and Hon.
Charles Foster conformity, and Hon.
Stanley Matthews alone, have been
published. and explain themselves.
My colleague, Hon. Z. John Ellis, has
given clear aud concise statement
of all that occurred in the interview
at Wolmlcy's Hotel, about the last ct
February, at which Hon. John Shcr-
man, Gen. Garfield, Chas. Foster.
Geo. Dcnison, Mr.. F. A. Burke and
others were present, and took part.
These speak plainly for themselves ;
30 far as | know and believe, there
was nothing bcI.in1 them and pos
itivrlv assert. with il full Lnovlc,:@,
of all the facts and occnrrcnc> :
whereof speak, that, in order to So
cure the carrying out Of the policy Of
Mr.. Hayes in regard to Louisiana and
Sonth Carolina, no political conces
sion, no abandonment of principl
no understanding or agreement as tn
office or Offices, rs to support of the
incoming administration aud no
pledge of any kind or description
was demanded, suggested or mention.
ed. The plain history of the matter
and the reasons and motives which
Influenced me and those who pursued
the same course that | did, were sim
ply these: The Electoral commission
had decided, that, the votes of Florida
Louisiana and South Carolina, sho1ll
be counted for Mr.. Hayes. The tw,
Houses of Congress had not agreed
f in setting aside the decisions of tho
, Commission. 1t was in all probabili
ty within the power Of a portion o
the House of Representatives, by re
sort to parliamentary tactics, i. e. by
what is commonly known as filihus
+ tc'inS, to prevent the completion il
Joint session of the electoral count
. Congress expired by limitation of Law
at l2 o'clock m, on Sunday, the 4tl
of March. In the event of a failur
to elect, the President pro-tempore O
the Senate would be acting PrcSlden
of the United States, and grav
doubts existed as to whether, unde
> the existing law, a new election cou!
be ordered for President and Vic
President, in a case of failure t.
elect either by the electoral votes o
by the House of Representatives, q
President, and the Senate, of Vice
President.
1t was in the power of the Repub!i
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