The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-30
rnE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. pLEDar.

fHE fOsTER-MATrHEws PLEDaf.
The Associated Press dispatches yes
terday morning contained the state
mepts of Hon. Charles Foster and Hon.
John Young Brown. In relation TO the
pledges reported to have been gwen
last February by Foster ana MAJ
thewg, and Endorsed by Hayes, 10
the Southern Representatives thae'
IL The count were permitted to go on
TO conclusion under the eieototal
bill, Mr.. Hayes, on his Inauguration
would withdraw the troops from the
a,,pport Of Chamberlain IN South caro-"
linn and Packard In Louisiana. we re-
nraaues herewith the important por-
tions Of those statements. and 10 the
lines we have italicized We direct htteh"
tion ag showing very important ditler-
enee between them. .
Referring TO The expressed desire o.
"aeyeral Southern gentlemen to have
aome definite assurances from Hayes ns
to his Southern policy, Mr.. Foster says
+, ,ssly II waa stated by rs that u would BE-
In, roper and indslieae ut this Tune, iot aafas
Ia give any assurances fpfeslnn aa.'W,sAt ,tiat,
policy but that WI is,t th nv yyiaWa and Intentions
~ Mayea that his policy would be to iavoI loeisi
seif sgaysrnmsnt and home fule II snG ep ftn,,
We gave 20 assurance as ae anp hal,s as 10 h
e9avse pien With him whatever my hays
been said WITH reEattdh H. " pat tp IF belief that
auah would DO tho result Of the p oi99g
which va believed the rsea' asn paet 's en-.
,ar.g Into, and the allegations to this effect SO
lar np / hnya any knowledge. are me inefsse
,nasashias. There being no contact. II is sinia
ei gam',poye Of It 1T least. know nothing OF
esh !, hing We had no authority to make Y
com pact binding Hayes. and We Distinctly satah
the imprepriety and nosi,, ,dsr he a'ae,,i,,s
tanans. rhs letter written to John fouhs
brown and senator Gordon waa the 's shi1b ~ bs
conysfeaioh haa WI, y, ~, }"r ha future jtss
ius g Ha diafneiiv stated nat re I'D ngt aak
s eondqD II rs ea T. ysnst e M i az a
~, ~" og Dsra0nai honor, and that no po,eet eea 70.
srss tiyu 10 do othfritfiHe Than fatIJuHv ssaha w
The provisions Of me bia'
Now, then, Mr.. Browns statement
contains the following:
told Mr. Foster Tint had ~ hs knew nnS p ~
sosash ndvaanted Tho inflssible execution OF the
electoral bill had stated N Demnsfa,is a ,ne
Gus TINT Sa, 90 Y'e 60 bSs he veto e
n ,g" by nav Judgment ihat | felt under Oh
tisaten Of honor 10 stand by ihs result. ni..e y
"hnresnbie to tho electoral bill. but to the mo,
II, itv III fhs commission whom we hnd aHrsed
Ia trust, told him l had received aispa'en ~ !.
md letters from hem2 ,f9 ost smphaie re-.
~ against my course: bnt thnt, win
my conviction about the question , paI,tieih
signed by every voter " my a9 70 support
he se ailItary "i motions, / would not BY
ke a ~ ppose , ,ehIcE t1 ,so"a :, es a
me- aid md i ,eas III ouom ~ voting 70 eongesa
he So,l,t piiiei, ssaa 10 result Ia uta ihaneuaf9
o. NJ. Hayes. aeouA be aiding directly e. ~;
.ec r pge,; r is E s,ata" y Iogsa@a ee
so,th Taroiina, mould rereee my action aad re
Nh pe,u utmost 10 defeat NE execution ~ &c TX
regardless of eaassdtenaes, eais'9.a'b e + fur.
thernYore told him II changed my posttiohh =
knew Of several prominsnt en- Nh. ,xhar
would iotn ne, ana ], =. .s ot anrpaaag by fal
In Wild excitement and violence anything evei
Witnessed In the Legislative history OF tne e9nh
the line q fhs b. g bpets Won
result In II stampede among them, aitu ~ !,
Hayes would no more be the presidsn' thn ~, T..
iToster, would be-. Foster said he be'ieVea th's
It will be seen from the above tha'
while Mr.. Foster states that Mr.. brown
declared to him that he regarded IL
matter OF personal honor to stand b!
the electoral bill and It's results, an'
that no po,per on earth could coerce nan
10 do otherwise, Mr.. Brown distinct.
and very emphatically declares that n
told Mr.. Foster that, II by standing b.
the operations Of tho bill and votint
to complete the count he would be al
rectly or indirectly aiding to perpetual
the usurpation of Packard and Cham
berlain, he aoould do his utmost TO detef
the execution Of the bill, regardless o
consequences. He states that he ais
told Foster that, IL, to protect his op
pressed fellow-citizens In South Caro-
lima and Louisiana, he changed position
and Joined the fllibusters, number Q
other influential gentlemen would Joi
him and that beyond question tn
Hayes conspiracy would be defeated
Mr.. Foster replied that he believed TIL
| to be 80. -,
Mr.. Fosters statement, taken wit
that of Mr.. Brown, has q very unpleas
ant and ugly aspect. It looks, indeed
as though Mr.. Foster, unable to FUN
his pledges, Is now trying to convinc
the country that the Hayes men had n
motive for making any promises G
pledges to the Southern members, an
he represents Mr.. Brown. who was on
of the gentlemen representing the II
terests OF Louisiana and South Care
lima, as being, in his own mind,
honor committed to sustain th
operations Of the Electoral bill unde
any and all circumstances, an
whether Hayes promised to remove tn
troops or not. But the truth Is, ths