The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-03-30

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D.1ILI' L.S'TELLIGE.V


LOUISVILLE, March % - To-mor
rows Couri<r-JournaI will publish the
letters Of Hon. Chas Foster and STAN
ley Matthews, addressed to the Hon.
John p. Gordon and John Young
Brown. ii, says the circumstances at
tending their origin are 10 brief As fol-
lows: On the Goth Of February last, l
seut 4 page from the House % Repre-
sentatives 10 the Senate chamber for
my distinguished friend Gen. Gordon.
aud he came ever IL lea minutes l
told him | wanted an interview with
the Hon. Chas Foster, at which | de-
sired his presence. | outlined to Cor
don what intended to say to Foster.
lie said he would with pleasure accom-
pary me. We found Foster 10 the room
Of the Committee on Appropriations.
No one else was present. During our
interview l told Foster | had, as he
knew, been working against all dilato-
ry motions, and had in a speech advo-
Gated inflexible execution of the electo-
raj bill, and had stated in the Demo-
cratic caucus that would so vote if l
/ were the only Senator to do SO;
+ that the vote was approved in my judg-
! ment that | felt under obligations OF
honor to stand by the result, bitter as
it was, feeling that the situation was
not chargeable to the electoral bill, bat
TO u majority of the committee whom
We had agreed to trust. told him l
had received dispatches and letters from
home, from cherished and trusted
friends. convey ing the most emphatic
remonstrance against my course, but
that with such convictions about the
question, if petition signed by every
voter in my district. should be sent to
me TO support the dilatory motions, it
would not by hair alter my purpose
said further to him, that there was
but one thing which would change ME.
aud il thought that by voting to com
plete the count, which was to result in
the Inauguration of Hayes, would be
aiding directly or indirectly, in perpct-
uatins the usurpations Of Packard and
Cham berain in the States Of Louisiana
F !. - II I u-A,.1l
/ actions and do my utmost to defeat the
execution of the bill, regardless of the
consequences 80 calamitous to the coun-
+ Try as believed they would be. l
/ Furthermore told him ii changed my
position, knew Of several prominent
gentlemen who would join me. and if
at that critical hour, the line of Demo
Gratis who were votin. TO execute the
law should be broken, it would result
in = stampede among them. and that
HAYES would no more he President
than he Foster would be. Foster said
he believed this. l have the highest
respect for Charles Foster. l believe
him to be an honorable gentleman.
told him it WAS confidence in hun that
brought me to him He represented
the district Of Mr. Hayes and had
just made manly and patriotic
speech in which he said under Hayes.
il iaaugura'ed. tho flags shall float
over States not provinces. over free
men not subjects l referred to this
speech aud told him had
come 10 request of him written
assurances that if Rutherford B..
Hayes would be inaugurated he would
restore home rule in the States OF Lou
isiana and South Carolina; that the peo-
pie of those States should control their
own affairs in their own WAY, rs free
frem and Intervention by federal au-
thorities rs the State of Ohio This
conversation wis long and earnest. I
told Foster | would make no bargain.
no agreement that l .carmed the
though, of 1T that l had declined re-
election tn Congress, was voluntarily
withdrawing from political life, wanted
no office that the President could give
me. and that my object Was unsclfish;
bat desired = written assurance from
him that the policy of Hayes would be
as indicated. and from him specially by
reason of his very intimate relations
with Hayes. HIS reply To ali this MAS
frank. full. earues, aud satisfactory to
my friend ,;eneFaI Gordon and myself
Iadsesi Foster laid se had in his pocket
letter Jus, received from Hayes. thauk-
ing hlsa tor tile ecA 10 which have
tsen alia Ing AMI enforcing it lie
offered Ibis letter 10 Gordon aud myself
~ rad. but We declined He then
agreed 80 give nae the desired letter and
said be would also request Hon. Stan.
ley Matthews Ia sign II. He promised
- meet me ,ha; night a: my rooms He
came atou, mianish. sni said tia, by
reaSon e his interview with Genera
Gordon and myself. be, that evening.
procured = mes;ing a. some gentlemen
~ AMI Sa..xsh