Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-12-28

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regards the reasons for removing the troops
from Louisiana and South Carolina | have
given them fully already in my Mansfield.
Ohio, speech last summer. This Is all / desire
To say.
Major Burke.s DeniaIs.
WHAT he KNOWS OF THE ELECTORAL COUNT
AND TIRE SOUTHERN QUESTION.
A special from New Orleans gives an inter
view with Major T.. A. Burke on the same sub
icct, i'm which he says that the republican
statesmen who visited Louisiana immediately
after the election undoubtedly gave Packard.
Kellogg and the returning board strong guar
aneeS that the Packard government would he
sustained by the administration if the state
should be counted for Hayes. and il would no.
he difficult To prove the times and places where
such assurances we're given and the parties To
the same. BurkeS state committee was i'm
possession of some of Chambers guarantees
To the same effect. which he thinks were de-
liyered Ia David Dudley Fields commission.
IN Washington. All these gentlemen. including
Chandler, realized the impoSSibility of Keeping
these guar anteeS, and whether they found out
that Mr.. Hayes could not be brought 10 sustain
their assurances. or whether the fear of a
defeat of the count instigated them. il i certain
That the most binding guarantees We're given
by lle readers OF the republican party that
Mr.. Hayes would, IL lnaugurated, restore the
south 10 local Self-gOyernment, AZ indicated i'm
his letter AT acceptance, and adopt policy of
justice and conclliatiOn. instead of military
interference and bayunet rule. Every public
man in Washington knew of these guarantees
before the electoral count was completed.
President Grant had said the sentiment OF the
country was clearly against the further use Of
troops in uphOiding state governments. aud
that in his opinion the Nichols government
should stand and would stand, because il was
supported by the best elements of the state
and he authorized me TO say that he wished
his views to be made known. Grant followed
that declaration by an assurance that the
troops would be Withdrawn. and informed me
that he would say 80 10 Kellogg and Darrell.
who were then IN the next room. He discussed
with myself and others the details under which
we guaranteed no violence. Nichols was to
issue, and did issue, with President Grants
approval. proclamation To reaSSITre the
colored men and the republicans. That
such an order was not received
by General Augur can best he answered by
Mr. { ndler and the hundreds ofrepubiicans
who besieged the White House. and. claimed
that such action before the Inauguration
would endanger the Presidency. No doub,
MI Chandler and many OF his associates
thought that Hayes would join them i'm viola
ton 0f the guarantees which the republican
parry was eager 10 give when the Presidency
was ia peril; but | say, adyiSedly, that the
South did not fear Hayes aS il appears. We
had higher opinion of his truthfulneS>, hon
eSly and patriotism than his former support
erS. We did fear the remOrseleSs and yindic-
tive power Of the republican party leaders
like MIR. Chandler, whose malignity is written
IN bold letters in every campaign in the state
since 1870. Louisiana sought simply 10 know
bargains were made. the republican party
leaders So recognized then by the whole coun-
Try were the parties to them. If any bargains
were made by Mr.. Hayes ] never heard of
them. As TO the reOpening OF the Presidential
issue. We consider il closed. The old comb
nation between Senator Conkling and Demo
cratic Senators, which offered 10 Louisiana
and the country defeat of the electoral count
revived, with view of opening the electoral
question. but think il impossible.