The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-04-05
HAYES .UNKEpT PROMISES.
History of HIS bargaining with South,
n.Ii ern Democrats.
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~ WAsHINaToN, March 25. D.
There have been some intimations
to the effect that If Hayes did not with.
South Carolina, and thus allow the Mich.
oils and Hampton governments of those
States TO assert their power, he would be
rendered infaroous. 1t has also been said
by Southern Democrats that if the troops
were not withdrawn from the neighbor-
hood of the State Houses in New Orleans
and Columbia, Mr.. Hayes would break
his plighted faith, and at the proper time
the proof Of this would be furnished, if
the people of Louisiana and South Caro-
lima were left to tho tender mercies of
their earpet-bag ;and negro oppressors.
These vague assertions have very gener-
ally been held to be the idle vaporings
and empty boasts of few hot-headed
Southern Democrats. Hany credence
whatever was placed liz them, it was only
to the extent that these men based their
assertions solely upon that part Of Hayes'
inaugural in which he declares that the
people of every State are entitled to local
self-government. ..i.:r.. a4.N ,Aa.
The facts aboutan agreement between
Hayes and Hampton and Nichols rep.
resentatiyes are as follows: Just before
the meeting of Congress in December
last. one Roberts, an attache of the New
Orleans Times, visited Columbus, Ohio,
on his way to Washington, and had an
interview with Hayes at the house of
Comfy, editor of the Ohio State journal.
Roberts had slight acquaintance with
Comfy, but he WIS slpplied with letters
of introduction from Stanley Matthews
and Murat Halstead: 1t was telegraphed
from Columbus at the time that Roberts
had on interview with Hayes as the rep
resentative of certain Southern Demo
Gratis, and among others it was mentioned
that he had credentials from Senator
Lamar and Wade Hampton. This part
of the story Roberts promptly denied.
He also declared that Lamar was in no
way .privy to his visit, and heifurther de-
MED that Hampton or any other South
ern Democrat authorized him to propose
any terms to Hayes. Those who were
acquainted with Mr.. Roberts accepted
these denials implicitly, and they did so
the more readily. from the fact that while
he was in every way ar excellent gentle
man, still he was not such man as
would very likely be sentupon mission
of this kind by the friends of either
Nichols or Hampton. Subsequently,
however, assertions were made by Rob-
erts which indicated that he became the
medium of communication between the
friends of Havcsl and certain Southern
Democrats. In the sessions. of the Elea-
toral Commission Roberts was in constant
communication with Matthews and Eos
ter, and after Hayes arrived here, both
before and after the Inauguration, Rob
erts had frequent interviews with him.
aAt the same time Foster was constantly
making overtures to Southern Democrats,
and he assured them that in the event of
Hayes coming in, Packard and Chamber
lain should be abandoned and Nichols
and Hampton should be recognized as
the de facto Governors of Louisiana and
South Carolina. After Matthews arrived
here as one Of the Republican counsel
before the Electoral Commission, he also
had frequent interviews with Southern
Democrats and gave them similar assur-
nnces These oyertures were met by
Southern men very candidly with the re-
ply that they could listen to no proposals.
which even implied the abandonment of
Iilden. But after the decisica in the
Florida case they manifested decidedly
more interest in Foster and Matthews; {;
and when the Louisiana case was decided
against them they were ready to make
terms with what they fcresaw to be the
inevitable. All this time Senator Gordon
was ncting as tho personal representative
OF Hampton. and Major Burke of New
Orleans was, here as the representative of
Nichols: Iapho Hon. M. q. Butler Sena.
or'elect from the Hampton Legislature,
don in looking Gftor che intereafs of South
Carolina, and Gibson, Ellis and lew.
Democratic Representatives. from Loai.
siana; we're constantly consulted by Mai.
Burke. These gentlemen fredusntly had
interviews with President Grant. Their
object was to induce him to take no steps
toward recognizing either Packard or
Chamberlain. They secuted q pledge to
this effect from Grant, but at the satiie
timp he ftitimated that The ultimate lie.
cision of the Louisiana case, so fir as the
State Government was concerned, would
depend Upon the decision of the Electo-
raj Commission as to the electoral votes.
In other words, he gave them to under.
stand that if the Commission decided
that the electoral votes Of Louisiana
ahoald be counted for Hayes, then lie
would feel bound to recognize Packard.
This was shortly after the Electoral bill
became q, law, and Grants declaration
was. not at sll satisfactory to the, Lonisi-
ana Democrats. They redoublad their
efforts to satisfy Grant that the people Of
Louisiana would not endure longer the
yoke of the carpet -baggerB, but they
made slight impression, On him until the
last two or three, weeks of his adrainis-
tration:n Immediately after the discus
sion in the House on the decision Of the
Commission III the louisiana case had
been :, Included and the objection to an
electo, from Michigan was under consid-
Grafton, Foster made a speech which he
said he had intended TO make on I.ouisi-
aha. In thia Kneech he declared that
unders Hayes, administration the flag
would float oyer States, not provinces !;
over freemen,; not subjects; and indica-
ted very clearly that the carpet-baggers
would bS thrown. overheard generally,
but particularly ia, South Caroline and
LoIiisiana. This speech, taken with Fcs-
itef's presions iassurances,I Excited tile
Es.4s@4. ~ .::.S .::S2 5s:IeIa ,s. ei BEND
erats, and be Yhs besieGed by them MS
well as bv Northern Democrats 10 know
Wiioiiisr ne spoke by authority. Public
II he said that he spoke 'hom his kn6wl-
edge of Hayes character as a man, but
privately he intmated that he ,felt al
|thofized 10 say all no did ThiS occufred
on the Goth of Eebtdary and only twelve
days intef9ened before the 9TH Of March.
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