The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-04-06
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THE. publication of the letter addressed /
to Senator Gordon, of Georgia, and John
Young Brown, Il member Of Congress from
Kentucky, by Congressman Charles Foster
of Ohio, who is the warm personal and
trusted friend of Mr.. Hayes, and also the
letter of Stanley Matthews of Ohio, another
intimate friend of Hayes, addressed to the
same gentlemen, affords conclusive proof
that his Fraudulency had decided before
lie left Columbus for Washington to with
draw the troops from New Orleans and
Columbia and leave Packard and Cham
berlain to take care of themselves. These
letters were written Gu the Goth and 9th
days of last February, and just after the
Electoral Commission had decided that the
eight votes of Louisiana should be counted
for Hayes. That decision virtually settled
the Presidential question in favor of the
Republican candidate. 1t was still, how
ever, i'll the power of the Democrats in the
House, by a resort to dilatory proceedings,
to prolong the count of the remaining
States so that it could not be concluded by
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when Congress would cease to exist, On
the faith of these letters of Foster and
Matthews. as well as their verbal assurances
to the same effect, John Young Brown,
the three Democratic members of Congress
from Louisiana and other Southern repre-
sentatives, agreed that, so far as their intlu-
ence could be exerted, they would sustain
the progress Of the count and oppose any
unnecessary delay. 1t loas finished about
/ clock OH Friday morning, March cd
only few hours before Hayes reached
Washing ton. Hayes was thus declared to
have oeen elected President on the strength
of the promises contained in the Matthews
and Foster letters. With Southern Con-
gressmen ;he removal of The troops, espe-
cially from about the State Houses in New
Orleans, was above and beyond all other
considerations when it became apparent
that the Electoral Commission, through
trickery and bad faith, had determined to
declare the vote of The three disputed States
in favor of Hayes.
Although at the Cabinet meeting last
Monday the Secretary of War was directed
to prepare an order Withdrawing the troops
from the State House i'll Columbia, diff
ferent rule is to be applied to Louisiana.
The difficulty i'll .hat State is peculiar aud
totally different from that in South Caro-
lima. Hayes knows, as the whole country
knows, that he owes his Office to the fraud
ulent action of the Louisiana Returning
Board. He also knows that Packard Ie-
ceived nearly / 900 more votes for Governor
Therefore if his title to the Presidency is
valid, that of Packard to the Governorship
is equally valid. If Hayes throws Packard
overheard by removing the troops, the only
prop that sustains his house, he admits,
ipS0 fact0, that he was never elected to tie
Presidency. Packard is the lion in his path
Mr.. Hayes is oudeifnlly enamored of
Commissions as the latest method Of settling
the title Of two rival claimants to the same
office. He has therefore selected the fol-
lowing Commission to visit Louisiana and
report some practical method for the solu-
tiOn of the issue between the Nicholl and
Packard governments {: Judge Lawrence,
VI lIlliOiS -A-NONCillOI join y. DIOWn
Of Tennessee; Elk Governor Hawley, of
Connecticut /; General John VI. Harlan, of
Kentucky, and Wayne Mac Vehig. of Penn
sylyania. Ex-Governor Brown is a Demo
crat, while all the others are Republicans.
The Commission left Washington on Mon
day aud expect to return in about three
weeks. No testimony will be taken by it,
but it will examine fully into the situation,
obtain the views Of the people, and in fact
make a general tour of observation, and re-
port to the President. If this Comm ission
will simply recommend the withdrawal of
the troops from New Orleans, as it is conf
dently asserted they intend doing, the
whole problem will be solved and Packard
can quietly return to Illinois.
Business is at a stand still thT TOugl1Out the
State and grass grows i'll the streets OF New
Orleans. But the end approaches, slowly,
IL is true, bat none the less surely and
when that time arrives, and not until then.
peace and prosperity will prevail through
Vut Louisiana.
AT the request of Mr. Hayes, Gov. Wade