The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-04-20
The Commission Unable to
Make q Satisfactory Ad.
justment Of the Diff.
ffculties.
The Packardites Decline all Pro-
posals for a Compromise.
Aud win stand by Packard TO the
bitter End.

ingtOn and Brooks two colored members
recently acting with the Nichols House
General Mcmillan, on the part OF the eX
ecutive committee, laid before the caucu
an official copy of the resolution passed
by the Nichols Legislature yesterday
and which was received by him from til,
commission. lie called attention to tn
|. long struggle the members had under
gone In their efforts to establish ant
maintain the legal state government; sale
he deplored the necessity for admitting
that their efforts had failed. He regretted
that repeated appeals to the President fo
aid had been silently ignored. The as
surances of members OF the commission
/ authoritatively if not officially given, that
the President would not recognize either
governor, and would certainly withdraw
: The troops, brought them face to face
| with the Inevitable. Without the support
of the general government their
CASE WAS HOPELESS,
Under these circumstances what did
sound policy demand? Clearly to look
| the inevitable in the face and make the
most they could out of the situation. In
reply to question General Mcmillan
said the document had no endorsement
| from the commission favorable or other
wise, but it had been handed to him by
the commission and at their suggestion
he had subsequently, invited the men,
bers Of the legislature to discuss the
| matter.
Mr.. w. II. Dnkgrave. OF Madison was
one Of the membeas sent for by the COM
mission, and he would report as accur-
ately as he could remember what took
place at that interview. The commits
sion stated that they had been here now
two weeks as the agents OF the Presi-
| dent. trying to see if some plan OF adj
justment could not be adopted. As
Republican commission they said they
deeply sympathized with us in our strug-
giles and sacrifices, but after two weeks
labor we have come to tho conclusions
One of the commission here inserted
the words: mot as commission, but
as individuals.
That the terms offered In the PROPOSE
| ton which has been handed by one of us
| to the chairman Of your committee are
the best we can get for you and for the
sake of the Republican party and for the
sake of the peace of the state it was best
we should accept them. This was en-.
dorsed by all the members present ex.
cept Mr.. McVeigh. Governor Brown
was not present. for one was
SURPRISED AND INDIGNANT
at the proposition made to US to thu!
sacrifice duty, principle, honor, and ey'
erythiug, l said to General Harlan
"Do you speak as the commission lie
said, II do not" Then said, II deny
your right as citizen Of Kentucky tC
come here and dictate to me, a member
, Of tho Louisiana legislature. what I shall
!. do" 1 asked one of the members OF tho
commission If he were member OF the
$ legislature, as ] was, and believed Gov
r ernor Packard honestly elected, and at
, This. in my opinion, Is not question O
compromise. 1t is question of law, I
question OF right, and | trust every
member OF this caucus will agree with
me to stand firm and not let President
Hayes slip through the loop-hole which
this commission is trying to prepare for
him. l believe the time has
President HAYES: "You were elected
by the votes of the Republicans of Loui s
lana sealed by the blood Of hundreds o
faithful men, and now, forgetful of that
and fOrgetful of even the obligations Of
your high Office, You arc trying TO carry
out a bargain made by your advisers,
who came here with nothing
but honeyed words on their lips.
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fidelity while the returning board W. RI
! carry out that bargain by saying whilst
you had the matter under consideration
} the Republicans OF Louisiana gave up
the fight. You ehall not whip the devil
round the stump In that manner.
An excited discussion followed. In tbs
course OF which 1t was stated the one
member of the commission had asserted
that II their proposition was not adopted,
the troops would be removed In less than
a fortnight, and an other commissioner
said within week.
GOV. wARMoTH
Made long speech, urging, in defense
Of President Hayes, that when he came
into Office he found Gov. Packard Ia
belled across the back with a telegraphIc
dispatch from the outgoing president
that the troops were not 10 be used for
the support OF his government. He eu-
logized the political endurance and deter
mination exhibited by Gov. Packard in
the defense of his rights. He concluded
as follows: II members OF this party
have the manhood and personal and
party integrity enough to stand together,
never to leave their places and go over to
Inc enemy, not ono nf them. the right
thing. the heightened thing, the honor
able thing to do, Is to send back this doc
ument to the commission endorsed /.
"The within proposition submitted by
the commission Is respectfully declined.
Buff there are
ALoT OF scURvY MEN
In this body who after majority has
made determination TO stand by Cover
nor Packard to the end OF this contest.
will for paltry sum take their hats and
sneak by the back door into Mr.. Mich
oils legislature, why, in Gods name let
US know it beforehand Ii you have de-
termined that you will not compromise
at all, let US say SO In plain terms and
stand together till the issue comes. II
each man would sign his name and
pledge his word OF honor to stand by the
government until honorably discharged.
We will have no difficulty In waiting for
the final determination OF this issue, and
then, whatever happens, we have at least
| acted so as 20 save our respect even II we
do not have seats In anybOdy's lsgisla-
ture.
RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolutions offered by
Governor WarmOth were then adopted
and the caucus adjourned:
Resolved, That we have received the
proposition of adjustment forwarded to
Us by the honorable gentlemen OF the
presidents commission, and having CON.
sldered Ii carefully, feel obliged to de-
Cline to accept Its terms. II our legis- |
iatlre, organized with quorum in both |
houses OF the members returned elected |
ov the returning board, as required by |
Isw' Dc illegal, as 10 assumed by this |