The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-07-12

the resolution in the Republican plat
form about enforcing the amendments to
the Constitution. was framed in the in
terest of the rebels or "the citizens OF
the Southern States" as you term them.
You nowhere recognize the negroes as
citizens. Such an Interpretation of that
resolution is too absurd and silly for con-
sideration.
You attempt feeble denial Of the foul
bargain made by Hayes, through Foster
and Matthews, and the rebels. 1t will
not do. The people know better. If
there was no bargain, why the following
dispatch from New Orleans:
New ORLEANS July 3-The Picayune,
referring to the statement made by a
contemporary, that the Grand Jury had
indicted Messrs Wells and Anderson. Of
the Returning Board. says: This was in
correct, and. unfortunately, owing to the
number of people who were deluded by
it, but it is fact that the question was
before the Grand Jury. Gov. Nichols is
opposed to the movement, considering
that it may be construed into a violation
of the terms by which the present ad-
ministration came into power.
What terms2 Can you explain ? And
here is later dispatch
WASHINGTON, July 6.-Some Republi-
can Louisanians called upon the Presi-
dent to-day and had a conference upon
the subject OF the proceedings instituted
against the Louisiana Returning Board.
IL is understood that the President was
advised to take no public notice of the
matter, and to rely upon Gov. Nichols
to use the influence of his executive
Office to prevent consummation of the
attempted breach of faith.
Attempted breach Of faith" What
does that mean2 There was a bargain
a most foul and damnable bargain, which
| trust Gen. Butler will drag to the light
of day.
You conclude by saying:
Henceforth, until the Standard at
tempts to answer the six points given
above, which it has evaded for si1
weeks, the Journal will content itsel
with what it has written rather than
abuse the patience of its readers by con
tinuing to follow the Standard and ex
pose its want Of constitutional knowl
edge, want of accuracy in quoting from
its own columns, and want of regard fol
the demands OF candor and truth.
Yes. You have to quit. Read this:
WAsHIXGTox, June 23-The Presiden
today addressed the following circula
letter to all Federal office holders through
out the country:
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WAsHISGToS. June % !
SRI desire to call your attention Il
the following paragraph in a letter ad
dressed by me to the Secretary of tn,
Treasury on the conduct to be observed
by officers Of the General Government il
relation to the elections mo office
should be required or permitted to tax,
part in the management of political OF
CARNATIONS, caucuses. conventions o
election campaigns. Their right to vot
and to express their views on publi
questions either orally or through tn
press is not denied; provided it does no
interfere with the discharge of officia
duties. No assessment for political puI
poses on officers or subordinates shoul'
be allowed" This rule is applicable L
every department of the Civil Service. !
should be understood by every officer o
the General Government that he is ex
pected to conform his conduct to its re
quirements. Very respectfully,
II. B. HAYES.
You are Postmaster at Bucyrus. Yo
are graciously permitted to vote. an
even to express your views through th
press. provided it does not interfer
with the discharge of official duty"
you desire to vote you must run to tn
polls. and if any one should call at tn
Postofice while you are voting,
only for a lottery circular, it would b
construed that your going to vote ha
interfered with your official duty.
would advise you and all men who cor
sent to hold Office under Hayes, to get
little dirty, greasy leather collar an
wear around your necks, inscribed
Rutherford B. Hayes, his little dog"
l will part from you with the words {
n. P. Willis, put into the mouth of Kin
David, when lamenting the treason an
untimely death of Absalom:
"And now farewelll rTis hard to give thee ul
| With death, SO like a gentle slumb T on the
And thy dark sinl on could drink the cul
II, nom this woe, its bitterness had wo
thee"