The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-29
HAYES SOUTHERN POLICY.
The True Inwardness of the Foster
Matthews Assurances.
TEXT OF THE FAMOUS DOCUMENTS
How They Have Been Justified by
President Hayes.
Mr.. FOSTER IN EXPLANATION
John Young Brown on the Origin and
Purposes OF the Letters.
HAVE THE DEMOCRATS BEEN DECEIVED?
Personnel Of the Louisiana Commission and
Character Of Instructions.
Mr.. FOSTER IN EXPLANATION
John Young Brown on the Origin and
Purposes OF the Letters.
HAvETHE DEMOCRATS BEEN DECEIVED?
Personnel Of the Louisiana Commission and
Character Of Instructions.
OVATIONS TO WADE HAMPTON
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.
WASHINGTON. March %, 1877
So much needless and mschicvous fuss has been
made about certain papers, said to be agreements
made during the counting Of tho electoral voto DO.
tween some Southern Senators and Representatives
and Messrs. Stanley Matthews and Charles
Foster, that the last two gentlemen have
expressed their wish to have them made public They
arc given below, and It will be once that they
contain agreement bargain either on the part Of
the friends OF MIR. Hayes that OF the Southern
gentlemen who received them The question
with the Southern men whether they
should join the democratic flbustors In
obstructing tho whether they should as IL is
certain they were inclined to do help carry the
electoral law good faith III considering this ques-
ton, which involved resistance to the urgent demands
Of many Of their Northern party friends, IL
was natural and proper that they should
inquire as TO the effect Mr.. Hayes becoming
President was likely to have upon the
peaccable and settlement Of tho troubles In south
Carolina and Louisiana. They remembered that Mr.
Hayes had promised his letter acceptance to deal
Justly with those States, but they remembered nso
that tho political canvass had been carried
on without hts remonsrauce on an entirely
right to inquire OF his friends what wero
his real opinions and what likely TO be his policy
and the because Of tho southern democrats
were inclined at all hazards to 90 with their party and
would have done had the and patri.
otto OF them Influenced them otherwise.
Under those circumstances number Of converse
tons and conferences werc held which resulted
In the papcrs published. The South.
ern men did not ask for ''agreement,"
nor did they mako attempt to make any bargain
with n. Hayes, with whom thoy had communica.
ton, or with any Tor him. They did ask Messrs
Matthews and Foster. known to DO in his confidence
and TO be possessed OF bis Opinions public AFFAIRS
what their judgment would be the treatment of the
two States II Mr. Hayes became President
Mcssrs Foster and Matthews gave them their
opinion as frankly asked, and tho
event shows that they judged Mr.. Hayes rightly be-
IN his Inaugural message he did confirm all that
they had said no was likely to DO and announced
policy which and which entirely satsfac.
tory 10 tho Southern men,
TEXT DOCUMENTS.
The following Is the drst and principal one of tho
two papers, the other being mere memorandum as
will he seen Of conversation with President Grant,:
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,
WASHINGTON. Feb %, 1877.
GExTLuNEx-Referring 60 tho conversation had with
you yesterday, when Governor Hayes policy as
the status Of certain Southern States discussed
desire 10 say that you IN the strong.
est possible manner Of our great desire to havo him
adopt such policy will give the people
OF the States OF South Carolina Louisiana the right
control their own affairs In their way, subject
only the CONSTR uton OF tho United states and tho
laws made 10 pursuance thereof and to say further
that from our acquaintance with and knowledge of
pete con ndence that such will 10 the policy of his
admins ration. Respectfully
STANLEY MATTHEW'S,
CHARLES FOSTER
To Hon. Joux Il. GoRDoy,
Hon. JouS YouSG BROWN.
The second paper is = memorandum which has this
Endorsement
The within was handed TO us bv Hon. Stanley Mat
thcws a, tho Capitol building in Washington Office OF
Clerk Of supreme Court on the 9th OF February 1871
WILLIAM -: LEVY,
Tho memorandum 10 as follows
WASHINGTON, Feb. 81, 1871
In Interview with tho President this morning. in
tho course OF conversation On the subject Of Lou
sisna affairs, he stated TO that the Pres
Dental count was finished and the result, officially de-
eiarcd, u was his intention 10 notify General Augur
issued for preserving tho status in gu0 of
the political situation were rcscnded except far MS
the preservation OF the public peace. lie authorize,
me to communicate this declaration 10 Mr.. Ellis OF tho
Louisiana delegation. STANLEY MATTHEW'S.
IL is proper TO add tina, these written commun,ca.
tons only confirmed and mado definite verbal com.
muncntlons made 10 the Southern men not only by
Messr. Matthews and Foster but by Messrs sherman,
Garfield and Den nison Also
IL is also proper TO say that tho Southern
men 10 whom the contents OF these papers
have been known who have had them IN
sncrr possession have never pretended that they
were OF the nature OF an agreement or n bargain
which they would have scorncd to 10 concerned tp
but they regarded these and other similar
lions Under the circumstances echo OF tho sem
t,mcn,s of N. H,ycs. relying upon the close rela.
these assurances.
VIII be sceu that nothing ir these papers compro-
misses either tho President Mossrs. Matthews and
Poster or the southern men who received them or
kncv Of them. McssrS Matthews and Foster cx-
pressed tnefr opinions Of Mr. Hayes. and tho event
showed hsi ihey Judged him rightly that thcr opin.
ions hsd weight and influences ~ undoubtedly true, but
q vas proper that they should
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TEEs TO sol rnKEx pEnocEArs-So Az.
THonrir 20 SPEAK ron HAYES on ASSUME
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CLEygfaSD. March q, 49,.
Tue Rsrs.r % FossorA. ~ia publish tomorrow m
n,efsic~ With Hoe. Charles FOSTER. In winch that
gentleman says. IN regard the compact between
lion. sissloy Matthews and himself on one side and
certain southern gentlemen the other TINT there
nothing IA a. mr. Foster saids-
Dans ne a.nl q ne under the Electoral
bi several rsuthern gentlemen Who opposing al.
bn.tsrtnr they snould have
dennte from Mr Hayes 90 his southern
poiicy "a ninrna Meeting arranged. AZ wbich ~er.
freuds ~ W.. Hayes. Messrs an tHr.
Bella licnns. Matthews nyselt The object
simply srFise better IN re.
gard the icy ~ the inrouug Standardization They
their PER-. did n"t sim that the assurances |
they sskrd ks def~rminr their action ~
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tArr people thst they gsoa IT, this end
frslrrd Governor HAYES rive them only such
a. he hsa Already gwen he friends
~ reply ~ stated ~ thss wesd be rspfoper and
fnd~irsts Nsyes eive any
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