, 1877-12-31

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WHAT THE rs1RtcuERs PROMISED.
"Onr State Central Committee IVES IN pos
e.sston Of sornc OF Mr. Chandler's guarantee:
to tic samo effect, which were, think, deliver
cd to Mr. Davkl Dudley Fields Commission II
WasbIngton. All these gentlemen and Mr.
Chandler wcrc aware Of the fact that some oi
these very statctu,en, together with the pttncl
pal leaders Of tho Republican party, recognized
the mpossbiity Of keeping these guarantees,
and whether they fo,ud out that Sir. iiaye.
could not be brought to slssnfn their assurances
or whether the fear Of defeat Of tho count tn'
sti9ases1 them, It Is certain that the most bind
tng guarantees were given by tho leaders Of the
Republican rnrty that Mr.. Havcs would. II IN.
augufntcd. restore the South to local stif.Rov.
ernmrnt. as Indicated In his letter Of acceptance,
aud 1pt polly Of Ilssfite and cnncifialfou ta'
stcad Of military Interference anl I,arunet rule.
GEN. GRANTS GUARANTEES.
"Thcsc guarantees were known to every Ilc-
publican sc,la:or, Representative, nnd nub!l:
man In Washington before the Electoral Court
was cu1"rrtr'1. nnd they bcrafne nart'cs to Il
by lheirslrnce mud n,1,licsccncc. Gcn. GfAnthaa
said the tBlttacnt o1 the country WIS clearly
aFainsl the further use os troops tn upholdIn.
Statc Governments, and that, In hia oninlun,
the Sfrl,olls Government should stand anil
would stand, because II was supported by the
hest element. of tIlr State, and l,r authorized
me to say that he wihtIct his Views to hc nlutlt,
knnwn. Graut followed that declaration by IN
assurance that tho troops would 10 Withdrawn,
an1 informed me- TINT he would aay hi to Kci-
loCE and Darrell, who were then in the next
room. lie discussed With myeclf anil others tho
details under which ho guaranteed IN violence.
Nfcholls was to issue. and did Issue, with
Grants approval, proclamation to reaEs1re
the tolore'l men aud Republicans. That slt!l
An order wat mot received by Gen. Augur can
best be answered By Mr.. Chandler an the
hundreds Of Republicans who bcsfceel the
While House and claimed that klict action he
fore tho Inauguration would endanRer tho
Presidency.
HAYES KErr MS wonD. ..
No doubt a1r. Chandler anl many ut Ills
assocates thought TINT Hayes would Join them
III violation OF the guarantees which tfa ncpn1-
itcan party was caEcr to gIro when tho Prcst-
lcncy WAS III neEil: 1ut Say, alyiselaS that the
Scum did not 1rnr finycs. "A 1t appenrs VIC llJd
q higher opinion OF his truthfnlncas, honesty,
AMI patriotism than h|s former supporters. We
dill fear tho rcmurscless md yfndrtlve power Of
the Republican marty leaders, like Mr.. Chandler,
whnse n,aliRntty is written III bold letters tn cv-
cry campaign III this State aimee l91O. l.ou!stana
sought SIMPLY 10 Know II tho leaders would let
Iaycs afnIr. II any bargains were tna!te tho
Republican party leaders. 50 recognized then by
the whole country, we're the parties 10 them. II
any harGatns were nade by Afr. Hayrs, never
heard OF them.
LET THE DEAD HEST.
as to the EeopcnnE of the Presidential is
sue, VIC consider It cnscd. The old romblnn-
tion between Senator Conkting ani Democratic
Senators, which offered to Louisiana nnl the
country dricat OF tho electoral count ami q
new election under Conktng,, may be revived
with 4 view Ut opening the electoral question,
but think It impossible"
lSTEnvlEw WITH llEuT.-aov. wttTz.
Lfcut.t;oy. Wiltx. the rcal representative OF
the great element Of Democracy ID this Statr,
and who, la ChniTnla1 Of the Senate. was at
this end OF the llne what Eurke was III Wnsa-
ingtton, N . conversation on tho same subject,
end: -" 1t HarcA hail made any such promises
then Packard should hnva been smart enough.
to know IT WAS impossible to have kept thct,.
II such mnttur as the Returning 1}oarl at tu-
ally counting III Hayes occurred, Packard must
wns weak, and with such a title iio could
not ntl9rd such d. conflict as would have
inevitably taken place. The people hcrc
k,ew tho entire 1eEal'tv pf The Ncholis GovcrIs
flat would have ensutd which would llaya
shaken tlte foundations of tue nation, and cats
cd even the North to Join In. pGrsa;'s whoever
rcurcscnira flnycs did Promise 10 sustain rack-
ard, tnt seeing the danger he, himself ran IN
sun,a'Ftiug what was notorions,y ratlcu. he not
only oayc'i himself and the Republican party,
hut thr whole country, from disaster for Il the
enuntss had learned to appreciate the fact that
liayr> Wns NJ tHore entitled to hls place than
Packard illcrc might have been Iii end to the
trouble.
"Sorthcrn Kcpuhifcans don't appear to u,,.
dcrstnsld thjs, but they Should. They niny, by
showing llnyrs up, md Ills title to hare no more
sutss1"lec than IIaycs. ratisfy their spite and
wr.i his r,sn, hut they can never sent Packard.
1ntlecd, n the subject Is opened nncw there will
end"
Mn. GIBSON DENIES cItAHnlERss sTArEMsNrs.
IN rly'n. tho names Of tho gtntclnen who
were to c rHFttes to the plan of securing tho
support of tts ADMINISTRATION, Mr.. Chandler
mentions that cf Mr. Randall Gibson, OF
Louisiana, II would be supposed that in setting
firth f1pt1t1E IF tina