The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-09-27
THAT BARGAIN.
''IT is A LEA SQUARE DENIAL FROM
zs47l STANLEY MATTHEW'S.

CIT is LEA SQUARE DENIAL FROM
s.ss7a STANLEY MATTHEW'S.
In the course of the Ewing Matthews de-
bate at Dayton, OIL the 18th inst, General
Ewing assailed his opponent on the ground
of the alleged Mattlcws-Foster compact.
Mr.. Matthew'S answer was directly to the
point. as follows:
The charge is this It is said by General
Ewing that, in certain central stage of the
progress of the Presidential count, in spite
of the judicial DECISIONS OF the body to
whom all questions connected with it had
been referred. appeare on the scene, and
interviewed, and for the purpose and with
the effect Of defeating certain Democrats,
who otherwise would have joined the others
of their party in preventing the declaration
of the election Of r. B. Hayes as President;
that then and there, and with these, made,
in the name and on behalf of the present
President of the United States. a dishonest
and dishonorablc bargain, by which he was
permitted to be declared and inaugurated
President, upon the promis e. as a eOnsidera-
ton, that when inaugurate d he would with
draw the troops from Louisiana and South
Carolina, and SO permit IN the latter the
State Government represented by Wade
Hampton, and in the former the State Gov
eminent represented by Mr.. Nichols, to be
established as recognized Governments OF
those respective States. The gentlemen
went so far as to particularize that this bar
gain was in writing. Now, intend to make
my denial to cover it. In every form, writ
ten, verbal, implied, expressed, collateral,
incidental, in every possible form, shape,
variety, figure, mood, tense, however the in
genuity or malice Of man may frame it, it is
a lie. [Applause.l There IS not a word OF
truth in it; there is not particle of plausible
foundation for it. There is no event or fact
or document which could justify reason
able and conscientious man in conceiving
the possibility of it. Every scrap that J
have ever written or, signed in connection
with the history of that event has been pub
thing beyond, let him produce it. defy all
my accusers. .ss
No, fellow-citizens, it is not fair. it is not
right to undertake to deprive President
HAYES of the honor and grace OF having first
conceived and originated the policy which
| he himself carried out. 1t was born OF his
own good sense and his own good heart. 1t
was inscribed first in his letter of accept
ance, where it was seen and known by every
man that knew him, and every assurance
that ever was given by myself, or, so far as
l know, by any other man in Washington
CITY, or elsewhere, in reference to what he
would or would not do, when he became
| President, was founded upon that, and upon
| that alone. AS for myself. from the time l
went to Washington to act as one OF the
counsel before the Electoral Commission,
until the day when he arrived in Washing
| ton, after the announcement OF the declara-
ton of his election had been made, l never
| had the slightest communication with him.
But do not propose to stop on the defen-
| sive in this matter. / accuse-and think
can make the accusation good accuse that
portion of the Democratic party represented
| by my distinguished competitor, the Demo-
cratic party OF Ohio, one OF whose members
represents this Congressional district, and
many others who were members from the
State OF Ohio, OF having entered into con
spiracy against the peace and prosperity and
good order of this entire people, contrary to
law and against their solemn and plighted
faith. I charge them with the intent and
4 the attempt. for the purpose OF defeating
the declaration of the lawful result of the
Presidential election, and inaugurating a
man not elected by law OF by the Electoral
1 College, for that purpose, if necessary. to Or
4 ganiZe new rebellion and bring on another
civil war. Or the floor Of the House Of
Representatives they endeavored in every
way that ingenuity could suggest to delay
/ from hour to hour and day to day the pro
gress of the Presidential count, in order
that the 4th of March might arrive without
the declaration of legitimate result, in the
\ expectation and anticipation, with their De
mocratic majority in the House of Represen
tatives, of taking the constitutional law il
their own hands, contrary to every princi
pie of jurisprudence and every precedent
our history, and deciding, first, that ther
had been no election, proceed to the cleo
tion od Samuel J. Tilden, and then to inau
gnrate him, if necessary, by organized force
And but Tor the moderation and good sens
and patriotism of the Democratic Represen