The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-08-21
WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON, y, c. Aug. lG, 1S7s.-Mr.
Roberts, editor of the New Orleans Demo
crat, is certainly the trankest witness, at
least, that the potter Committee has yet ex
amincd. On Monday he testified that he
left New Orleans in November, 1876, before
the Returning Board work Vas done, to
visit Governor Hayes and talk over the al
fairs of Louisiana He represented the
Democrats Of the State, and h's object was
to have the State Government restored to
the Democrats, even if the Presidential
ticket must be sacrificed. In his own
words, if they must unload any part of the
cargo it must be the part that had the least
value. The men he represented cared much
more for their local Government than for
anything else. Governor Hayes satisfied HIM
he says, that if he should be inaugurated,
Nichols would become Governor. He telc-
graphed his impressions to New Orleans
and Immediately came here and repeated
the promises Of Hayes to Lamar and others,
and these promises, he THINKS, are what in
duced Southern Senators and Representa-
tives to refrain from fllibustering in Con-
gress. General Butler examined the wit
ness, and his object was, of course, to estab-
fish bargain" The Generals feelings
towards the Administration are not at this
time of the most loving description The
second day of Mr.. Roberts testimony was
devoted partly TO the McNeagh Commits
sion, and he said it was well understood
| that that Commission was TO be sent to
New Orleans to "let the Packard Govern
ment down easily This means that Hayes
Sherman, Mathews, sent the McVeagh Com
mission to Louisiana to get rid of Packard
and elevate Nichols, in pursuance Of the
terms Of the bargain 10y which Southern
Democrats had helped to secure the inaugu-
ration of Hayes, Mr.. Roberts speaks as one
who knows and evidently he does know.
His testimony of yesterday, taken with that
OF the day before, establishes all the "bar-
gain that Butler, VIM. i. Chandler, or any
other opponent of Nj. Hayes can care for.
Beyond question he bargained his way into
the White House. This evidence leaves no
room for doubt.
Senator Thurman made good speech
he never makes any other kind-at Hamil-
ton, Ohio, on Tuesday. The Democrats are
legion who differ with him on the financial
question, but there is Not one who does not
thank him for his clear exposition of the
causes which have brought ON our financial
duties. Excellent Democrats believe, as
Thurman does not, that there are other
means besides impeachment by which Mr..
HAYES can be turned out of the White House,
but not one of them can feel deeper detes-
ta,on than he expresses of the frauds by
which Hayes secured his place, or describe
it more cloquently. This speech, so admi-
rabte for its ccaness, force and eloquence,
should be sent everywhere in the country.
Not only in the West, where the giants
are already IN the field, but IN thu East also,
the Fall elections promise to be hotly con-
tested. Both the old parties realize the im
portancc Of securing control Of the House,
and the Nationals know that their only
hope Of existence AS party depends upon
the show of strength now made
Reports that Attorney General Devens will
soon retire from the Cabinet, not credited
at Instructive attention. The fact that MIR.
Hayes emphatcally denies any knowledge
of such II probability goes great way to-
wards establishing belief that Devens will
90. He is certainly Il great deal better Of
ticcr than any whom President Grant sue
ccedcd in inducing to take the office, anu Is
extremely popular in his Department and
among Washngtonians generally There
are half dozen Cabinet officers we could
better spare.
SMOKERS, if you wish fine "key West
or "Imported' cigar, call at Korsmeyer's