The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-03-17
THE PACIFICATOR.


Stanley Matthews has been Installed pro tenn
as grand pacfcator between the republican
party and the "traitorous south" The mean:
Of pacifying the south are in IIayes's OWL
hands and very simple All he needs to DC
IS to apply his ho0t,oe (Ec,aphorically) &c
Chamberlain and Packard as governors OF
South Carolina and Louisiana and tell them
to "glt;" or withdraw The L. S. troops from
those states when the people themselves will
very promptly and effectually make the ap
plication themselves. But as this, IN the esti
nation of the bloody.s shirt division (embrac
ing at least 9-10ths) of the republican party
would be an unspeakable outrage and con.
sign Hayes to the excavations of his party ter
thousand times more vehement than were ev
err heapcd upon Andy Johnson, of course It i.
MOI to be thought Of Still Hayes, TO secure
his successful counting in as the fraudulen,
president was compelled to make certain
promises to the south, and he wants to stick
to his bargain. TO this end he has installed
Stanley Matthews as grand pacitica,or and
ncgotator
Matthews thought he should have an easy
job OF it. Ii 1t wouldn't do 10 kick on,
Chamberlain and Packard, why not coax
them outs So he sits down and addresses q
letter to each of these worthless. my dear
sir" says he, 1--WE are III strait. The presi
dent has set his heart on pacifying the south,
and all the south wants is to have you out OF
the way and let them have Hampton and
states. Won't you, therefore, please step
down and out? Such course will Of course
greatly endear you to the president, who will
not fail to reward you with any good fat Of
fee in his gift that you may ask for"
These were not exactly his words, but pre-
cisely what he meant Chamberlain, who
finds himself with maoIity of 1900 votes
against him admitted by his own party, with
the supreme and circuit courts of his state
against him, without legal Inauguration,
with nobody willing to pay his government
taxes and generally in very miserable plight,
seems quite willing 10 accept the Offer and
is now At Washington inspecting the official
trumpery that Hayes proposes to swap for
his gubernatorial boots.
But Packard seems to be horse of very
different color He affects qulxotic notions
of "honorw in the matter. Berett Of his GU
bernatorlal dignity, he appears to have no,
ton that he would become as much the OBJ.
ject of contempt to republicans as he Is to
and he talks absurdly not only
about maintaining his political but also $50
cial respect" In short, he tells Stanley
his proposal is no go-wont do at
Nil. My title as governor is as good as that
of Hayes for president. If he is elected then
am elected If am not, he is not The
fact is" says he,-
IL unqualitie0ly decline to entertain any
to relinquish or to abandon the
position which hold. Irecclved u majority
of the legal votes cast at the last election,
have been declared governor by the legisa'
ture in joint session with an undisputtd
quorum in both houses, aud haying been law
fully vested with authority as governor, |
cannot, with due regard to my oath OF office
and duty to the 16nu0 voters who have elect
ed me to the chief magistracy, though
should receive consideration and position In
some appropriate way, abandon those faithful
men to the merclless vengeance OF the White
league democracy, l am the head of gov
as pc feet as that of any state in the
union. My predecessor, together with his
secretary of state, auditor OF public accounts,
state treasurer, superintendent of public IN
srdctioD, and attorney general, with all the
archives of their several offices, surrendered
these positions into the hands of those law.
fully elected to receive them | now repre-
sent this government with the possession of
all of these Offices | am opposed by an
organized and armed mob Of men IN this city
known as the White league, who have main
tanned during my administration q force held
together more by the encouragement given
them from abroad than by any other means,
and by those who apparently seem to measure
the only legal existence of government by
the amount Of force il can present. Were this
force removed, as 1t will be when the legli.
macy of my government is determined by the
president, nothing then would seriously i'm.
pedc the success of my administration. Per
sOnally my position has been, is, ana will be
until the general government shall see lit to
recognize my authority as governor, most
perlous one, aud 1t would be- a source of sat
lSitCllOu hIt lDc IcSpuHSlblilty icSt up'h
some one else other than myself. The hun.
dreds of republicans who have given their
lives as sacrifice To the cause of liberty and
free government, the thousands who have de-
posted their votes at the peril OF life, are ever
present in my mind, and demand that |
discharge the duties devolved upon
me. Should | exhibit less devotion than
these faithful people, though the effort cost
nv lite, still that devotion would be v better
heritage to my children than the plaudits of
the White league of the state when gained by
a surrender of both manhood and duty. am
the governor, and no armed force or violence
can give my competitor lawful title"
There is in that the ring of the true radical
or bloody-shir,er, whose cause is thus persona
fed in Packard. A victory for him Is vic
tory for radicalism, and his defeat vii! be "a
defeat for radicalism. He appreciates the
thoroughly, and knows how 10 i'm.
prove all its advantages. 1t is evident if he