The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-03-27

Especial to Baltimore Sun.J
~-yvAsHrHuToN, March 2E.--1t was men.
toned in these dispatches on FRIDAY nlght
last that the proof would be iorthcoming at
the proper. time tosshow that the southern
members Of Congress who prevented the
defeat Of the electoral count had assurances
from those WHO were authorized to speak
for Mr.. Hayes that he would, on attaining
to the presidency, give to the South the
same rights OF local self-goyernment as
were exercised by the North. The pubic
mention OF this fact has caused much SEN
sation and stimulated curiosity to know
something OF the details, particularly as
the partisans Of Chamberlain and PACKARD
affect to throw doubts upon it,. Tue
following gives II statement OF all the cir-
cumstances connected with the aualr, ana
may be relied upon Us Thoroughly accurate,
"A it is obtained from sources when cannot
be questioned: During the progress OF the
electoral count, and after the Electoral Com
mission had by its grossly-unfaIr ana partl-
san rulings made apparent Its dcilDerate IN
tention to give all the disputed States to
HAYES and Wheeler, Senator Gordon went
over to the House hall and had an interview
with Representative Foster. General Cor
don said to Mr.. Foster that while he felt no
responsibility for the action Of the House,
vet he should insist upon it that the South
should have guarantees that their State gov
ernments should not be interfercd with; tn t
thew had contended for the past ten years
for this right, and that ii such pledges were
not given he (Gordon) would go into the
House and urge upon his southern friends
to assist in preventing the further progress
Of the count. Senator Gordon repeated
that he was not responsible for what the
House did. but lie would certainly favor
filibustcring il there were no guarantees
given that the bayonet-rule OF the past eight
wears was to be abolished. Mr.. Foster re-
plied that all the necessary pledges would
be given, and that President Hayes would
certainly do what was right and proper to-
wards the South. Mr.. Foster also showed
to General Gordon letter which he had
received from President Hayes. after the
speech made by him in the House OF Repre-
sentatives on the Goth OF February. In that
speech Mr.. Foster said that when Governor
HAYES attained to the presidency he would be
the President OF the whole people, and under
his Administration the flag should font
over States, not provinces, and that the peo-
ple of the South should be permitted to eX-
ercise the same rights Of local self-govern-
mcnt as the people OF the North. In the
letter OF President Hayes to Mr.. Foster be
said that Foster had made Just such speech
"a he would have made himself, and that 1t
represented his sentiments exactly. Gene
rai Gordon said such language was en-
couraging, but that he would like to have
something more definite. Mr.. Foster then,
over his own signature, addressed letter
to General Gordon and to John Young
Brown, OF Kentucky, who was present at
the interview. In this letter, bearing date
of February 81, 1877, Mr. Foster says: I"
feel authorized to guarantee that the people
of South Carolina and Louisiana will be al
lowed to administer their governments
without any interference on the part OF
President Hayes, should he be inallge-
rated" and also "that there will be no FUR
ther interference in State governments by
troops, unless to preserve the peace accord
ing to law" ...,.. ,
SIr. Stanley Matthews also wrote letter
addressed to General Gordon, in which he
said: "That, knowing Hayes's views ana
purposes intimately, he felt satisfied that
the southern States would be permitted to
conduct their local affairs in their own
wav. without interference from Hayes or
the Government at Washington"
1t is understood that in addition TO these
written pledges General Garfield verbally
made promises Of 4 substantially similar
character. Senators Bayard and Johnston,
upon the strength Of these pledges, urged
upon the southern members to withdraw
all opposition and let the count 60 on. La
mar, John Young Brown, and others,
worked night and day to disarn opposition
to the count, and the result was that Hayes
was declared elected.