Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-03-29

confidence in him that had brought me
10 him. He represented the district
Of Mr.. Hayes. and hadlas'just made
. manly, and patriotic speech. In
which he had said : Under Hayes, II In
augurAted. the Gag shall float over States,
not provinces over frcemen. not sub
jects.' I referred 10 this speech and told
him I had come 70 request OF him written
assurances that II Hayes was inauguratod
he would restore home-rule In tho States
OF Louisiana and South Carolina that tho
people Of these States should control their
own Affairs In their " way. Is FREQ from
any Intervention by tho Federal author
tiles q the State Of Ohio. This CONVEX
sation was long and earnest. I told Fos-
ter ! would make no bargain, no agree
ment ; that I scorned the thought OF II ;
that I had declined . 70 election 10 Con-
grsss and was voluntarily Withdrawing
from political life, and wanted no office
that the President could give me. and that
my object was unselnsh-but desired Q
written assurance from him that tho pol
Icy OF Hayes would be Is indicated. and
from him specially, by reason OF his very
intimate relations with Hayes. His reply
10 all this wa frank, full. earnest and sat-
isisctory to my friend General Gordon)
and myself. Indeed, Foster had In his
pocket . lstter Just received from Hayes,
thanking him for the speech 70 which I
have zen a,iualng, ana indorslns =. LII n1
oneree 'nis ls.psr 70 oene'a JaaTn III
myself 70 resa, y We asciincs'
agreed 70 give me inc desired letet
and aid no would Also urgently request
Hon. Stanley Matthews TO sign ~
He promised 70 moot mo thai night ~ my
rooms. Ho came 81 midnight, ana sara
that by reason OF his interview win Cen
eral Gordon md myself no thai evening
procured . meeting OF some genIlemsn OF
Louisiana . south Caroiina ~ W9rm,y
Hotel, at which, Also Hon. heniy WAFER
son was present, and on conclus'on ol VIC
conferences these gentiemeh s,a eap.IJ. ~
great satisiacuoh Nv rhs' nsu T sh"n,J
them. On ieavinB,hs reniarhea , suos'
have the letters next u NeA, gay
he came 70 my desk IN ,no Iiouse =, neP,
resentAtives and handed INC an unsisne1
letter. l read IT, TOOK my pen anu srsssu
one paragraph, anu toia hin, :. vou'. W
made fuiior ana stronger, ous eaa
the honorable men. WHO ga,e I'm soou
faith, II was suincieht. hn An hoai 49,
70 his desk y no uei,ve,ou nno i9.n'
by himself ana nst.hsws.
served that IL was In . inherent hahu,
writing. read u hastily anu rema,xeu
to him that 1t contained some senerAitieS
l did not like. He ropliea tns. an. hat
thews had rewritten w. anu sniu. Drowh,
Is Intended TO cover Tue wno,c cAsc, Anu
l can promise You thers VIII W no aouo'
a. 10 the fulhllment OF All hhs As,uianceS
l havo given you. 4 nouceu ,hs oI,S.
inal letter on his uesk, ana sa,u
Sign this Also. ITO repiico' Ser-
with pleasure. ~ was
he called me BACK ana toiu me
that President Grant would rs soon as
the count wAs completed. issue . certain
order TO General Anger In Louisiana. lie
requested me not " mention this fact Tor
several days. but expressly gave me per,
70 mako any use OF the letter 1
might desire. The order referred To was
by President Grant. gave copies
Of the letters TO Messrs. Levy Eiiis ana
OF Louisiana and General NJ ".
Of South Carolina, with authority
10 use them Whenever they pleased. when
I saw that tho Democratic victory 80 larry
was l0st, my ueepcss S"hoeih was ~,
my suffering Southern countrymen'
10 contribute TO their dsliverAnoe from
was the passionate aspiration OF
my heart. Had i believed tho policy Of
them from hateful and unrepublican
,uneryision by the army, aud further
nlnnderinr and oppression by men alien
to them In birth and sympathy. I should
never have voted as ! did. Hon. Charles
secured the Inauguration OF the
President; but Tor his speech anu These
letters. the result would never have been
reached. The conversation Anu eon'cn.s
n those letters were made known 70 many.
The confidence Of the Domocrats IN nun,
md In his authorization 70 say wn
10 did composed M anah.nea
md caused tnem 70 Ieha uh. ~.
70 90 Wnht tney tnoubh' "e'