The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-02-22


fact he commended the gentleman. If
he understood the gentleman, he said
that some one had sold out the Presi-
dency. No one in the North had sold
it out. Propositions were made to
him to sell out, but he contemptuously
spurned them.
Members on the Republican side de-
manded the names OF the parties.
Mr.. Ellsworth, OF Michigan, said the
gentleman had said assurances were
given that the troops would be with
drawn from the South. He wanted to
know by whom and to whom these
assurances were given.
Mr.. Hewitt replied that If the House
wanted to hear some portions of un-
written history he would narrate them.
CCries of ego on!' and much con-
fusion.l Mr.. Hewitt then went on to
relate certain matters, as testified by
him before a committee of the last
Congress, of how he was called upon
by Gen. Pickett, with an offer from J.
Madison Wells to sell the vote of Lou
isiana for Tiiden for 100000. Mr..
Hewitt replied that If Wells would
offer the vote of his State for % he
would not pay it. Pickett said offers
had been made on the other side. Mr..
IISwilO IckAlcu lIadO was uoI HIS dIldlt,
and added that the Office of President
was not to be bought and sold, and
now, after this statement, what did
the gentleman from South Carolina
mean by saying that he (Mr. Hewitt)
had sold the Presidency.
Mr.. Aiken replied that the gentle
man had travelled off the track, and
had only repeated mass of written
testimony. What he referred to was "a
speech Mr.. Hewitt was reported to have
made, in which he said he would
rather give up the Presidency than see
one drop of Democratic blood spilled.
He believed then that the gentleman
had sold the Presidency, and believed
it yet. [Applause.l
Mr.. Patterson, of New York: "Oh,
how pleasant tits to see brethren dwell
in unity" [Laughter.l
Mr.. Hewitt denied that he had made
such speech. 1t was one of the news
paper calumnies he had not taken the
trouble to deny.
Mr.. Aiken said he was glad to hear 1t.
Mr.. Hewitt replied that IL the gentle
man had that high sense of honor
which formerly characterized SoutI,
Carolina's sons he would have ascer-
tained the truth before making the
charge. Confusion. /
Mr.. Luttrell, of California, suggested
| that Bladensburg was only eight miles
off, and the read there was good
Laughter 800.
Mr.. Hewitt said the remark did moi
apply to him, for he did not take tha
road.
He then went on to say that after tn.
decision in the Louisiana case, it becam,
| 1nyi6anf tI,of n rol ,icSi i,v
would award the Presidency to Mr.
Hayes. He felt that he was in homo
bound by that decision, and that tn
House was bound, and he declared t.
ali that he would vote to sustain tn
tribunal. When he saw the disposition
to fililbuster, he reflected and felt tina
unless the troops were withdraw
from Louisiana and South Carolins
civil war would ensue. He felt tina
If he could not save the presidency
from the wreck he would at least try
to save civil liberty in Louisiana and
South Carolina. He then referred t.
Mr.. Fosters speech, which. was re
garded as reflection of Mr.. Hayes
views, and to the letter afterward:
written by Mr.. Hayes, and which was
Regarded by many as satisfactory
THAT was the last he heard of it. Hs
4 ASFOE hhcW ahythiuR atOut any udE
\ gain, agreement or memorandum, mol
does he know how the Southern mer
were satisfied. He acted in the in
terest of peace, and IL Others made i'm
proper bargains he knew nothing o
them. He only knew the count wen
on and was completed.
At this point the committee rose fo
the purpose of continuing the debate
After wrangling for half an hour the
pending amendments was limited K
thirty minutes.
Upon going into committee agaii
Mr.. Conger proceeded to ask Mr.
Hewitt some questions, when Mr.
Eaton, of Illinois, objected that tin,
amendments under consideration.
Mr.. Conger said he would observ,
the rule fully, but the matter was per
tinent to the army bill. The gentle
man from New York said that tn
presidency was sold out.
Mr.. Hewitt rose. .. .
Mr.. Conger declined to be interruptet
now, as he had only five minutes.
| Mr.. Hewitt objected to the gentle