New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-27
BARGAINS WITH THE SOUTH.

BAkGAlNS WITH HE Sui III.
LETTER TO NEw-HAMPsHIRE vOTERS-w. Z. CHAND-
LER ATTACKS THE PRESIDENT AND HIS POLICY.
WAsHINGroN, Dec 26.-William Z. Chandler, the
New-Iiampshire member Of the Republican National
Committee. has addressed an open letter to the Re
publcans of Hampshire, in which he makes
number Of explicit statements concerning alleged
bargains made during the electoral count, and their
alleged fulflment by the adoption of the Presi-
dents " Southern policy"
After referring the declarations of the Cincinnati
Convention and of Governor Hayes letter OF ac-
ceptance IN regard TO the protection of Southern
citizens in the free enjoyment of all their rights, Mr.
Chandler asserts that the Republican party, by the
advice and procurement of Governor Hayes, made
"Tho necessity of keeping Federal power III Repub-
lean hands, and using it for the pro-
lection Of black and white Southern Repub-
leans" the main issue OF the Presidential campaign
He SAYS "the bloody shirt" as it Is termed was
freely waved and Governor Hayes himself urged
prominent public men to put forward, as our best
argument, the dangers Of Rebel rule and a solid
South In this connection he quotes several express
sions from Governor Hayes letter of November ;,
1876, when the latter thought himself defeated and
said:
do not care for myself = bat do care Tor the
poor coorcd Of thc south. Northern mon
cannot live there, aud VIII ir@Ne. me S3t'l,Ih
people viii practically treat tae Constu mai Amend,
ul-ItS utilities, then the cOiOTtd ldtr Will
b. worse than when ne was III slavery That is
the only reason that regret the news as IL IS.
Mr. Chandler then proceeds to state that "Goyer-
nor HAYES not only pledged himself to protect to
the full extent OF the Federal power life, suffrage
and political rights in the South, but was
counted in as President only by reason OF
special pledges gwen by Senator Sherman
aud other Ohio emssarics who particularly and en-
phatically promised that he would recognize and
Il, nj Of
Carolina and Louisiana, and stand 10y GOyernoTs
Chamberlain and Packard Mr.. Chandler ampi-
fe. these statements al considerable length, and
proceeds to make charges as follows:
Wisdom and honor, therefore II TO me, clearly
required taat President Hayes should maintain hls own
reLfuucss Of title, AMI stat bF the men aud principle
OF his paIy. Had ne doe IA Ey belief the Demo
cratic CRY of fraud would lave been the mcieSt folly The
nah I''' in every Eor;hcrn State and in several
southern states, and would have swept Inc
o OF all his. What do We sce Almost the first
Administration was l." iulhi DaIgah ti3l haa D s
Hayts should Dee President, the Lawful Governments Of
LOdi-iua ANA HonJh Cif"Ihd were 10 pe an@i9'u' ana
TIE MOB Governments o. those states were 10 D. Iec"S-
uzed and established
seeing tIa by the recurring decis.o4s OF th Electoral
Commission and the regular proceedings Of ire TWO
Houses under the Electoral BIN which they had
vauny supported HAYES would suley Dc fIesldeht,
conceived the plan OF saving something nom tue
mons and Gtous proceedings break up tie count aud
then opened NEGOTIATIONS With sucn umld aLd TOO
Tr5dy' 1ltg had succeeded beyond their sangunc
expectations. senator sherman had visited ONO and
a Democratic member ana nephew OF Nj. Stanley Mat
thews Lad acted as gobetTfen ana On hs one sad
IHn r. Gordon r. T. Pills Randall Gibson b. A. Burk,
AND John Young Brown had agreed Frs-rhat the
count should not be brohen up IN the House
Presidents and second that upon Hayes accession the
troops should Withdrawn from protecting Governors
CuanDeIain and Packard, ana that the now Admins
tration should recognize the governments OF Wade
Hampton in South Carolina and f. T. Nichols in Louis
BY certain general and indefinite letters given to
the public, by secret writing now in the hands of H.
a. Burke, and IN other WAYS, thc agreement
was authenticated, and President Giant was Immediately
requested by Governor aeSs counsel on no account u
recognize Packard OF ChahDeTa plt 10 ieaFG 'he mt
mate decision 10 their fate u the incoming President
After Inauguration, the bargain Was specify iul-
states were safe Governors Packard and Chamberlain
had been notified by hessIs Matthews and Eyaits 10
get out Governor Chamberlain was no" sunmohed 70
Washington and informed that he musl surrender He
sted against his taking or The President Iostatrd
bur Wade Hampton demanded the performances Of the
BARGAIN Mr.. Matthews was sent for; came from ONO,
and within tweuyiOur hours the United states nag was
Ordc red down Charleston, and Governor Chamberlain
stamped out a., s,,e,,o+ ,,-oosado1 mara sl,rly
buI none lrss surely. Packard hdd made March IL
a constitutional call Tor Federal and which II was dif
cult TO withhold from surely Governor as Hayes
was President, and yet, there was the bargain AS SUD
Messrs John NJ. Harlan, Joseph r. HaWley {. Is. Law
renee Wayue McVeagb and John G. Brown was sent to
New-Oreans instructed TO gradually destroy the
members INFO TIE Nichols legislature; but the'
uroyiug too stubDOrnly Republican, tine com
mission telegrapied to the President That nothing
would destroy Packard but actual order
wltLdrawing tue troops AT the word the President
gave thc order; Packard crushed, and the commits
sion returned triumphant TO Washington to be recOs
m zcd-oue OF them, General Harlan, by an appointment
a. Stmrclnc Court judge another, Mr. Lawrence,
Inv thc release Jake Kenn, the great Whisky cOspH
Tor and defrauder OF the revenue at Chicago General
Uawley was offered the appoint uIent OF Chief Com
missioner to the Paris Exhibition, but declined because
the salary was to be only $4,000; ana three OulceH
were rendered TO Mr.. McVeagh, but declined on the
ground that his signal services demanded more ample
but circumstances have made It's delivery me&pedleht
OF impossible ,,.. :, .-e.o. 7, ,o,...,. h., ,oa
lawful court of Justice and might appeal 10 That. But
there were vacancies ana required All three OF the
Judges Ludelng Leonard and JObn l.. hing, To make
nnorlln Judge King Immediately appointed col
lrctor OF Ncw-OIleans; PackGrds court was struck
down. and the Nichols mob government Itlghtd SUI
nreu,e The bargain in way funlled, ana 1I
bur had occasion, has been threatened 10 make
publc the secret agreement. Hayes had been made
President by the fidelity and courage OF Packard ana
Chamberlain and other devoted followers, and his Ad
mm.stratIon had tTamped them down.
In further pursuance OF the bargain MADE WIN tne
Southern Democrats the new Administration has
edoUtcd socaled Southern policy, first entirely con
trary 10 the announced Of the Republican party
second which hue been carried out by the Abandonment
OF all federal intention and effort 10 protect me- prop
erty or suffrage the South or Ia infOrce tile COnsu-
ono and third, which has resulted IN the
enforced dissolution OF the Republican party at the
soutb and decentralization, division and defeat at the
North.
The letter is thenceforward mainly devoted to a
recapitulation Of President Hayess acts ard utter