Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-03-15

ReOah, Of KehncEg, we're detaFhInsd At
ne 10 peVeH the CONDENSATION Of
ne AleOtOralonudt is oeTtalu.
mr.. FOsTER-The gentlema1 will allow
me to say that hr. Brown never did oppose
Mr.. CHALMERs-Thsn l am mistaken on
tnat pOint: That they ceased oil opposition
SUDDENLY 10 equally a certain. That they
had assurances Of come kind irom prom
lneat RePppioans pc know, Il the state
mente oitheae gehuemeu are 70 Be Be.
lteved, what, then, 90 theV eavf IN
speech delivered h the second Session on
toe EOrty-iOurth Congress, Mr., Lew aaid:
"The people OF Louisiana have Solemn.
earnest, ana l believe truthful
I'Om prominent members OF the Republican
party, high In the confidence OF Nj, Hayea.
mat In the event Of his elevation 10 enc
Presidency, he will be guided by 8 policy
Of Cancellation toward the Southern States,
that he will not use the Federal authority
or the Army 70 Iorce pom those Southern
states governments not OF their ch0ioe.
but In the case Of these States will leave
the people to settle the matter peaceably
OF themselves. do not hesitate.
Tor reasons before stated, to declare that
actuated by q sense OF duty " Louisiana
l shall throw no obstacle, by any action or
'1NN - 1s1S as ~ Wa1 VI Aub NVmHAGklUu
Of the Electoral count, but relying upon
the good faith, the integrity, aud the truth.
tuIness oil the gentlemen who have given
THESE assurances, and having faith In their
individual personal honor, l shall unheaI.
tatingly discharge this duty, and cali up.
on those OF my fellOw.members who have
been Influenced 10 their action on this mat.
ter by q desire to protect Louisiana and
south CarolinA to lOin me In the course I
feel called upon and justified In pursu.
ing"
The gentleman from Ohio [Mr Garfield
Followed Mr.. Levy IN . speech on the same
day, aud he did not then either deny or
afhrm the statement made, nor did he ex.
press any establishment or surprise at the
assurances said 10 have been given. But
hs he wae not alluded IN by name, perhaps
hls silence was then not binding upon him,
But, sir, here on the 18th lust, 10 the pres.
ence OF ell OF US, Mr.. Ellis, Of Louisiana,
described the meeting At WOrmIey'S, at
which be said the two gentlemen from
: htO lMr. Foster and Mr.. Garfield
were present. He said, "The Ian.
guage they used 70 We Was-speaking Of
Mr.. hay es--we know him; we H 0W he be.
lieVeS In self.gOvernment In those StateS;
and without speaking AuthOl iletlvely for
him. we yet say to you In our opinion he
will give the blessings Of frt g government
TO thUse two states" The gentleman from
Ohio MI. Garfield sat here and heard n,
and did not deny It's Truth. WI It, cir, did
the blessings Of free government IL LOuisl.
ana mean 10 Mr.. lis but the withdrawal
o the troops! Aud | irsist that | was
well warranted Ia assuming that II had
been admitted that at the WOrmley confer.
ence assurances were given thItthe troops
should be Withdrawn. 1 confess was
SOME b astUnished at the fat d. NAL
given by the gentleman 10 answer to MY
qu stiOn.
But, sir, this lie not all. In the published
statement IN ide by W. h. Chandler. he
cites this proof, New York Tribune,
March 2Oth, 1871: Interview with Foster
admits an Informal meetlng--Pre4e sent
as friends 4 aAyes: Sherman, Garfield,
De nisOn, and Matthew'S dmit1 with.
drawal Of troop, talked OF aud letter
given, but says no bargain made" This
be z ntleman from 0htO tMr. Garfield
has never UeuIed though he mas often seen
II 10 print. j 'hn Young Brown, 10 his Ia.
terView with the LOurier.JOuTnal was still
more explicit. he speaks VI the meeting
ut W0rmley's and says II was expressly
agreed that he Troops should be with.
drawn, and that Grant should IL, ne the
order.
| deem 1t unnecessary to produce fur.
Their evidence that l was right in assuming
that assurances we're given that The o
should be withdrawn from Louisiana. A
few words more as TO the resolutions OF
the Nichols Legislature. 1t is admitted
that these resolutions simply pledged his
Government against any political persecu.
ttOne. Now, cir, for the fret time IN our
political history perjury aud forgery are
classed as mere political otFenses; and we
are told that because q Republican haa
heen convicted OF forgery In Louisiana the
whole country is TO be again involved in
sectional controversy and the resident is
adnonished that he must not abandon
these men; that be must wake up and do
something. But just exactly what that
something 10 that he must do we are not
gwen to understand. But the gentleman
from Maine, with all the anxiety Of Mrs,
chick At the bed ide Of Mrs. DOmbey ON a
critical occasion, has given the Admlnis.
I alton 10 understand tuat II IL means 10 be
q Dombey II must MAKE an effort.
But, Sir, have very much n~lsconceiyed
the New England mind with lie tInge OF
PURITAN religion and the mind Of the mass.
es OF the Republican party II they can be
induced 10 acknowledge perjury and for.
gerry as pArdonable political Oifenses. And
l snail be still more RstOnished IL gentle.
men can drive the President into a stretch
OF cOnstitu iOnAl power or can arouse the
country into another sectional controversy
on sucn a platform as this and over the
pains and penalties OF such oanOnized
saints. IL was an effort to re-enact Inc
Jeh. Davis scene Of the Forty.iourth Con.
gfesS, but IL was the play Of Hamlet. with
20; part OF Hamlet BY q stock actor when
the star was gone.
In the heat Of our struggle and in the
storm OF passion that immediately follow.
ed the war much was said and done to m
bitter the feelings OF men upon both sides;
but now that the clouds OF war have rolled
away and We stand In the calm, clear sun.
light OF peace, we should study TO promote
the best interests NJ the whole country,
without passion and without prejudice,
a few days since we Witnessed the
presentation Of the picture Of Abra.
nam Lincoln and HE Cabinet, IA.
ken In the act OF signing the
proclamation. When We
we're Participating Ia tue ceremonies n &c.
CURED to me that IL would be well for the
II those VIII Venerated MIN for
TINS act OF humanity to the blacks OF the
S0ulh would learn to EN- late him In his
spirit ofJustice for the whites Of the came
section. IL Is related OF Mr.. Lincoln, by
an eyewitness, as | learn from q member
this House, that when he Visited the
battlefield OF Gettysburgh, he was shown
Tue cemetery heights where tn tide Of bat.
tie was turned. He was told that here the
enemy came charging three times with
great viOlPnnn and Wara ranuIaad .wtKk