The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-09
VOL. III--NO. 20. =
IMPEACHMENT.
THE RADICALS TRYING TO FRIGHTEN
HAYES WITH THREATS OF
IMPEACHMENT.
The Policy the Democrats Intend To
Pursue In the Event that the
Electoral Count is HeOpened.
Especial to the Democrat.

Il pursue in the Event that the
Electoral Count is HeOpened.
Especial to the Democrat
4 WARRINGTON. Jan, 8. 1sis.-There is at this
moment a conjunction of affairs here rivaing
! any plot OF romance To get at the matter
without any circunlocution. IL is
4 The Intention Of the Enemies OF Mr. hayes
M in His own Party
y III Offer resolutions OF impeachment in the
House very soon. The basis of the resolutions
! Ii The charge that Hayes was guilty party to
the fraud by which he WIS counted in. and that
| le knowingly aud willfully connived ut tho
eubornation Of perjury and the Justification of
public recordsin Florida and Louisiana, where
\ by tho electoral votes OF those States were se-
cured. Ny informant is d Democratic member
&#of Congress, who tells me he was approached
BY Republican member not long ago with the
statement that such was tho intention, and that
bio was asked to give his candid opinion as to
| how such movement from the Republican side
would be received by the Democrats.
My friend asked the Republican what evi-
Il dance could be brought to sustain such charge
against Mr.. Hayes, remarking that while the
guilty knowledge and criminal participation Of
John Sherman Bill Chandler, Stoughton and
II others In these transactions was notorious and
could easily be established by legal evidence.
1t was not 80 Gear that Hayes was in the same
eategory-except 80 far as he may have ascer-
tanned the facts by common hearsay.
" Very wel.' said the Republican In reply.
we can take care Of that The only thing we
fear II that II we5p,ake the move the Democrats
willcombins in body and sauelch us and then
take possession OF the government. Hayes and
4 ALL But IL we were assured that the thing
Y would be permitted to take its due course we
could impeach Mr.. Hayes and Mr.. Wheeler
n both.''
Now this Ia
somewhat startling Proposition.
have not given all tho conversation which
(c0vered o wide range. and even went 80 far as
j ito suggest the surrender of John Sherman and
! Atoughton to the State authorities Of Louisiana
abr Hial. II indictments could be found against
4hem But that is a matter for secondary con-
&ld6ration. The point 10 which 1 devoted the
saaief inquiry was, as to the nature of the evil
@cnee that was said to be available against Mr..
Mayeshimself.
Probing by various suggestions from my
fiend, who gave me the above information.
sought the supposed custodians Of this evil
dence. and found out enough to satisfy me that
their Intentions are not In good faith. their sole
aeslkn being to produce agitation tending to
bladkan the personal character of Mr.. Hayes
aud thus to break the considerable hold he still
haA upon the mass of the Republicans in the
SNorth. A faet which seriously disturbs the cal
seulattons of the Radical managers. who are
kfying to crush Hayes Is that among the people
M the North there is an indefinite element which
cannot be depended on to follow them In their
crusade against him. This element is COM
posed OF the more intelligent and Independent
of the non-office holding and non -office seeking
clnsses OK Republicans. who have long been tired
6f the leadership OF Blaine and disgused with
&:h0 mob and hummer tactics by which the party
*,rganization has Of late years been disciplined
SfHny Republican Congressmen-mainly from
Alral diBtrIcts--who went home at the adjourn
1ent have discovered that the President has
Eaore friends among their constituents than
ley imagined he had and that in such strug-
sle as Blaine Conklng. Chandler. Butler & Go.
nave invited. Mr.. Hayes will be sustained by
popular force among
The Republican Masses,
which cannot with safety be ignored. These
congressman have not failed to communicate
this state of things to one another, and the mat
Ter is q topic Of serious discussion among
them. 1t Is most evident that they have given
hup the idea which they at FIRST cheri- he'd, that all
Hhey had to do was to sound the old yell about
fNle South and call Hayes a second Andy John
Son to resurrect tho Republican party in all tho
panoply OF 1868, and put Grant through on the
strength OF such resurrection. This idea
has been remarkably toned down by the con-
tact the Radicals in Congress have had with
their constituents in the last three weeks. Thus
the present proposition of
Impeachment
looks to me like flank movement for the pur-
pose OF detaching this element from Mr.. Hayes.
TO the Democrats, however, the proposition
~ quite novel. and, as might be expected, they
hold various views regarding 1t. But so far as
am able to judge from the limited opportuni-
Ties have had during the vacation to sound
the few Democrats who remain In town,
should say that the preponderance Of senti-
ment among them is In favor of not exactly
sustaining Mr.. Hayes. or Of defending him, but
OF seizing every opportunity to strike and de-
stroy the Radical leaders who are now plotting
III against him. Ii the resolutions of impeach-
ment are introduced they will be subjected
fto debate. the personal ferocity OF
which has never been remotely approached
on the hoor of the House. Blackburn
Knott MaeMahon, Clark of Missouri, Banning
Singleton, Ellis, Tucker. Cox, Morrison. and
many others will embrace the opportunity to
take the Radicals at their own confession and
8 skin them alive. The resolutions would be re
ferred to
The Judiciary Committee of the House,
and the subject exhaustively investigated there
"A prior to reporting the case back for action and
here again the Democrats would have an enor-
nous advantage.
The Whole Electoral Count Would be
Reopened,
Bill Chandler, John Sherman Mad. Wells, An.
derson and all the other malefactors who
formed the original conspiracy would he hauled
over and made to disgorge their secrets
~ Stoughton would be recalled from Russia and
II put upon the witness stand. -zIn short
q commotion would be raised that would
entirely eclipse the excitement of the electoral
count. The Radicals having moved the articles
and offered the evidence. would not be able to
control the examination of witnesses or the
conduct OF the case for that would be In Demo-
cratic hands; but they would be forced to sus-