The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-04-21
The Integrity OF the President to be
Put 10 the Test-He Will Not be
Permitted TO Slip Through a
Loophole Quietly.
The Hitch Grows cut Of the Strife for Sen
storiaI honors Warm outh Confident
ofSueeess IL the Conservative Ma
ierity is Cut Down TO -Four.

SoninissioHers. Packard thought IL
was an admirable plan for the democ-
raey. He was unwilling to commit
himself, and unable to commit his
party to the programme, and the com
mission Itself was not prepared to pro-
nounce in Its favor.
Both houses Of the Packard legisla-
ture met in joint caucus at ii o'clock.
There were eighty-three members pres
ent, including Washington and Brooks,
two eolored members recently acting
| with the Nichols house.
General Mcmillan, on part of the
| executive committee, laid before the
caucus an official copy of the resoIu-
ton passed by the Nichols legislature
yesterday, and which were received by
him from the commission. He called
attention 10 the long struggle the
mem ters had undergone in their eff
forts to establish and maintain the
legal state government; said he de-
plored the necessity for admitting that
their efforts had failed; anu regretted
that repeated appeals to the pres ident
for aid had been silently ignored. The
assurance Of mem bers of the commits.
sion, authoritatively II 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 cause 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 for those whose representa-
tives they were, and in the interest of
those who have sacrificed much to aid
in maintaining the struggle.
In reply to q question, General
Mcmillan said the document
had 10 endorsement from the
commission favorable or otherwise.
but 1t had been handed to him by the
| commission, and, at their suggestion.
be had subsequently invited number
Of members OF the legislature to meet
the commission ana discuss the mat
ter.
Mr.. w. II. Dinkgrove, of Madison,
said he was one Of the memb ers seut
for by the commission, and be would
repeat, Is accurately "a he could re-
member, what took place at that in
terview. The DOM mission stated that
they had been here now two weeks as
agents Of the president, trying to see
II some plan of adjustment could not
be adopted. As republicans, the COM
mission said they deeply sympathized
with US In our struggles and sacrifices,
but after two weeks:labor they have
come TO the conclusion Zone OF the
commission here interlaced words) not
as commission, but as -indi-
vidusls; that the terms offered
In proposition which has been han ded
TO one OF US, to the chairman of your
committee, are best they can get for
you, aud for the sake of the republican
party, and for the sake of the peace of
the state, 1t was best We should accept
them. This was Endorsed by all men,
beers present, except Mr.. McVeigh-
Governor Brown was not present. I,
for one, was surprised, and indignant
at the proposition made to us TO make
sacrifice of duty, principle and honor,
and said to General Harlan, 'Do you
speak as a commissioner 81 He said, al
do not" Then said, ~ deny your
your right ~ . citiz en- OF Kentucky, 10
come here and dictate to me, member
of the legislature, what shall do" /
asked one Of the members Of the com.
mission, il he were member of the
Legislature and believed Governor
Packard honestly elected, whether
he would accept these terms,
and after some hesitation
he replied, mo" This Is my opin.
ion. 1t is not question Of compro-
mise. II h . question of Law and right.
I trust every member Of this caucus
viii agree With me to stand frm, and
not lei President Hays slip through q
loophoae, which this commission h
trying TO prepare for him. believe
the time has come when we can say
70 President Hays, 1--WE we're elected
BY the votes Of the republicans of
Louisiana, ssaled by the blood Of hum
dreds Of faithful men, and now, for
gstful Of that and forgetful even of
the obligations of your high Of.
ics. you are trying to carry
out bargains made by your advisers,
who had nothing but honied words on
their lips, and nothing but praise Of
your matchiess fidelity, while the re-
turning board were cAnvassing the
vote& Yoa are trying to carry out
that bargain by saying, whilst you had
the matter under consideration the
republicans OF Louisiana gave up the
aght You shall not "whip the devil
round the stump' In that manner.
An excited discusion followed, in
the course Of which II was statsd that
one member Of The commi.ion had
ansrtsd that II this propositson
was not adopted troops would b. called
in In les than fortnight and anoth-
& commissioner said within Q week.
Governor WAfmouth made long
spsseh urging In dslsnss Of Presidsnt