The daily gazette., 1877-03-31
Was there Not a Bargat,,e

Mr.. John Young Brown of Ken-
tueky has finally published. o celebra-
ted letter addressed on Feb, 26 last,
10 him and to Senator Gordon by Char.
les Foster of Ohio, and also another
letter addressed to the same parties by
Stanley Matthews and Charles Foster.
These two letters form a part Of the
documents containing the alleged bar
gain between the representatives Of
Mr.. Hayes and certain Southern Demo-
Gratis, by virtue of which bargain fill
bHstering was stopped In the House of
Representatives and the electoral count
was completed with the official de-
claration that Mr.. Hayes was elected
President.
We published Mr.. Young's statec
ment yesterday along with these lets
tiers, and with it statement by Mr.
Foster. This gentleman denies that
there was any bargain in the case.
"There was no written compact en-
tered into" he says; and Mr.. Young
also says that he ''told Mr.. Foster that
he wanted to make no bargain, ne
agreement" He always meant to
carry through the count accord
ing to the Electoral bill; yet he
adds, "there was one thing which
would change me, and thatw was, ifI
thought that by voting to complete
the count which was to result in the
Inauguration of Mr.. Hayes, would
be aiding directly or indirectly in
perpetuating the usurpation of Pack.
ard and Chamberlain in the States If
Louisiana and South Carolina, 1 would
reverse my action; and do my veIy
utmost to defeat the execution of the
bill" " '3
Moreover, Mr.. Young told Mr.. Fos-
ter, preliminary to the delivery of the
letters in question, that If the line
of Democrats who were voting to
execute the law should be broken, it
would result in stampede among
them and Mr. Hayes would no morebe
the President that he( Foster would bs.
Foster said he believed this" Under
these circumstances it was that Mr..
Young required of Mr.. Foster in writ
ing assurances that If Gov. Hayes
was inaugurated President, he would
restore home rule in the States of
Louisiana and South Carolina, and
that the people of those States should
control their own affairs In their own
way as free from any Intervention by
the Federal authority as the State of
Ohio" gi
In compliance with this demand,
Foster undertook to make the South
ern Democrats certain in writing, that
If they allowed Hayes to become
President he would do what they wan
ted. First, however, telling them tnat
she had letter In mis- pocket just re-
ceived from Gov. Hayes, thanksa him
for his speech, and endorsing it"
Then the next morning Foster SUBJ
mitted to Brown the draft of the de-
sired pledge. "Read that" Mr.. Brown
"took his pen and erased one para
graph, and told him that it could be
made fuller and stronger, but that
from the honorable men who gave it
in good faith it was sufficient. AT
however, Mr.. Foster brought
to Mr.. Brown a different letter signed |
by himself and Mr.. Matthews. Mr..
Brown objected to some OF its ex-
and was told that Mr.. Mat |
thews had written it. "Brewn," said |
Fosters "that is intended to cover the
whole case, and lean promise you
there will be no doubt about the fal- |
flment of all the assurances I have
given you. But seeing the original letter
on Fosters desk Mr., Brown said, ,"Sign
that also;" and Foster replied, Seer
tainly, with pleasure" This original
letter which Brown had corrected,
and which Foster alone signed, was
in the following words: H.
HOUSE OF REPREsENTArryEs
WAsHINGroN, d. c.. Feb. 20, 1877.
GENTLEMEN: Referring to the conyersas
tion had with you yesterday, In which Gov
Io ~ frf h.. fnkt u<xfa A..