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

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our friends who sympathised with
that State and South Carolina, dcs-
pairing of defeating onr enemies, and
feeling it to be Our paramount duty
to save or own State from further
,,c<n'alinn and impovtlishmcnt, de.
trrmiurd to adopt Snch course as
woulu thWalt Unr enemies and save
our State from ,uin. Mr.. Hayes in
his letter OF acceptance had clearly
indicated q desire to adopt policy
towards the Southern States. differ
ent from that which had prevailed
ever since the adoption of the recon
struction measures; one of his most
intimate personal and political friends
had but Il few days before, on the
floor Of Congress (llon. Chas. lostcr>
declared that he (Mr. Haycs) desired
"to see the flag float over States,
and not over provinccS.' Mr.. Hayes
had written to Mr.. Foster (and his
letter had been shown to uS,) in which
he endorsed the views and sentiments
thus expressed by Mr.. Foster. Mr.
Stanley Matthews. another of his
most intimate friends and political
associates, fully c"incided with these
views. and declared to MS that he,
with Mr.. Foster, beloved, that, Mr..
Hayes would carry into effect the
policy announced in the letter of ac'
ccptancc, and expressed in Fosters
speech, and with these solemn as
surances, and sustained by the con.
viction that the redemption Of oul
State justified the sacrifice of party
feeling and party revenge we abandon
ed the tilibuNering movement, and
the electoral count was brought to a
close on the morning of March 2nd
resulting in the declaration of the
election of r. b. Hayes and w. A.
! Wheeler, as President and Vice Pre-.
sident. These. and these alone wer.
the reasons which prompted and in.
tlucnced the action of myself and
colleagues, and those who acted with
us N this matter.
~ compromises, no bargains, nc
trades for offices, no promises Of sup
/ port or patronage entered into tho
proceeding ss.
Immediately after the Inauguration
of Mr.. Hayes, my colleagues, MessrS
Gibson and Ellis, and myself called
upon him in relation to I.ouisian;
affairs. After full and free inter
change Of opinions, we found that hi
was determined to carry ont the poll
cy enuncatcd in his letter of accep
tancc, approved by his endorsement
of Fosters speech, avouc|ed for b,
his friends, Matthews and others, an.
promulgated in his inaugural address
We urged upon him immediate action
especially in the issuance of an ordr
withdrawing the troops from tn
State House and its vicinity. He de
clarcd to us his intention of doin!
Justice to our State, aud in all win!
her people to govern and control thri
own affairs. inst As tho pcnn'c ot an,
other State in tho Union. He stated
'ovcver. that. inst on lis accession
to the Presidential Ch"ir he wnn!'
not act hastily. rcCn"stc! rs to ad
wise onr people to be patient fnr
short time. to prcscrv" peace Ar'
order. declared that the Tnited State
tronps won|d We used for no othr
onrrosc than in preserving the pnh
Tic peace. and intimatch that in hi
orininn. the srceliest and most Judi
cion> mode of bringing about a de
finitive settlement of the qucstin
could I" accomplished by appointin
Commission of prominent, Impair
tia| and disinterested gentlemen fror
different sections Of the Union, VIII
should visit Louisiana. look into tn
condition of affairs and. report th
result of their inquiries and observa
tions. We protested earnestly agains
this, as involving delay in the settle
ment of the vexed question, keepin
alive the prevalent and angry es
citcmcnt, and asked for immediat
action on his part. The Prcsiden
with the unanimous approval of til
cabinet, (as he informed us) dete1
termined, however, to send the Con
mission to Louisiana, and it was az
cordinyly done. The report Of til
Commission is before the countr,
The dissolution of the Packard lie!
r islaturc, the unquestioned legality
he Nichols Legislature, the esta|
lishment in all its departments of II
Nichols government followed
, quick succession, and universal SUI
port, acQniesence in, and allegiance
that government extend throuShol
the whole State, and among ever
class of its citizens. Pending a