The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-03-31
louisiana,

we said Yesterday that we had no Ieass
That the presideat Of the United STATES
would retuseto recognize WADE HAMPTON
as GoycrnSr q South Carolina, but; did rear
that nc %oula not do as much for Governor
N,cuoL,s, 'cs Louisiana. The letters OF
Messrs. MATTHEWS and FOSTER ought to be
sufficient 20 remove all doubt rs to the Pre-
sidenfs Intention to restore home-IuIe TO
the people Of Louisiana, and would DC
sufficient For that purpose II the puoise
know AIR. MATTHEWS. Mr.. FOSTER. ana
Mr. HAYES to be such men rs IN
soryner times filled the high places OF
the Goyernment-men whose wora was
a hand. whose oaths were oracles, ana whose
hc,or no one could impeach. But are tncy
statesmen Of this patterns? Suppose W ASH
1Sx,ros. JEFFERSON. MADISON. MoSRoE. JACK
SON. TAYLOR, or HARRISON, had made sueh
hedges as Mr.. HAYES has, would anybody
have doubted for moment that they would
h. redeemed? Certainly not; and it ought TO
be true Of Mr.. HAYES, Mr.. MATTHEW'S, and
Mr.. FOSTER, that their word could not
for an instant be doubted. Nevertheless, II
IL doubted. and doubted most by men OF
their own party. The Democrats have been
only too willing to credit the fine promises
that have been made to them.
Concerning Mr.. HAYEs's declarations
some reports have been circulated which
the Louisiana congressman contradict
Here. for instance. is one that was sent out
from Washington to our own and many
other papers, and never contradlcted. We
reproduce it:
WASHINGTON, March -, 1877.
To Governor S. Is. Packard. Ne.o Orleans:
President Hayes said yesterday to Ellis
and Others, in presence OF congressman
Blair. that Nichols has no. legal courts.
His Supreme Court is rendering Judgments
and entangling property, when It's luds-
ments are entirely worthless.
'''>'''> W. P. X.
The telegraph has never contradicted this
falsehood OF KELLoGG's for the benefit oil
people in this section. 'fhc New Orleans
Democrat, however, took the trouble TO
telegraph to "Mr. ELLIS and Others" and
received the following: ...' IL
WASHINGTON. March eG.-Haycs did not
saw to Ellis or any OF our delegation, nor do
we believe to any one else, that the Nichols
courts are not legal. lie asked Mr.. Ellis
what the condition OF the courts Is, under
the Constitution and laws, and whether the
members of the Packard court had not
been appointed by Kellogg. He inquired
also what status the Nichols Supreme Court
would have before the Supreme Court oil
the United States il appeals were taken
from its decisions to the Supreme Court.
he said he would like 10 have his (Ellls's,
views on the subject. He expressed no
opinion whatever upon these points, but
bis remarks were altogether OF inquiry. He
persistently states that the result OF his &C.
ton will be satisfactory to US.
>.'..r WILLIAM LEVY.
WASHINGTON, March 25.-Kellosg lied as
usual. HAYES said to me. ain South Caro-.
lima there seems 10 be one Supreme Court
whose legality is conceded, while in Louisi-
ana you have no Supreme Court whose au.
thority is undisputed.'' His remark was
one Of inquiry, and applied equally to the
Nichols and Packard courts.
The House is unquestionably Democratic,
and will never give one dollar for the army
until our people are free. Patience and
bold assertion OF our rights will bring Us
victory in the end. L. JOHN ELLIS.
The President is evidently going to de-
ceive somebody. These Louisiana congress
men .(ELLIs and LEVY evidently have ;
good deal OF confidence yet left. We still
fear that they are to be the victims.