Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-02-09
MR.. BURKE AND MR.. CHAM
DLER.


: sht % Cal, ct'>, 'h,E. Oh tie sub
J2cl OF the alleged interview and
agreement. Of the och OF February
last. If you are the William +.
Chandle Mr.. Burke says, who for
twelve years has been engaged in
conspiracy against the rights ard
liberty of the Southern States, and
especially of the State Of Louisiana;
if you are the William E. ChandIe:
who acted as the ally Of Kellogg
and Durell in the Infamous conspi-
racy of 1872 by which fraudulent
government Was set up in 'Lo: S -
ana, and a. al EN- s>"ry OF .hv ~
scrupulous politicians of the kepub
lIcan party in falsifying the vote
Of Florida in 1873, then your in
tervention in this matter is simply
piece of indecent presumpticn.
1t you are no: that person, you are
Gu impert'nent intruder.
Mr.. Chandler will, probably
not relish this summary but etfec-
tive way of disposing Of his inter-
rcgatories. Yet it is difficult to
conjecture how he could have ar-
,icipafcd n different treatment.
Whether or not Mr.. Chaud Ell is
pleased with the result OF his ex-
pertinent III i'm; osinS on the cnuh-
Try defeated candidate for the
Presidency, is a matter Of supreme
Indifference TO the people CT Louis
lana and Of South Carolina. II
those people have any feeling On
the subject it is that Of p''lc sats-
faction that only disapposn ment
has been Mr.. Chambers reward
for his part in .Le ectoral fraud
and Of something like delight in
seeing tins skillful engineer hois'
SO high hy his own pctad.
Whether or not the inter view Of
the Goth of February took place as
suggested by Mr.. Chond!er, that
gentleman will never learn from
Mr.. Burke. lie must seek elsc~
where for information on that
point. But when he obtains that
information, or if he already las it,
as he seems to suggest, lie will
probably find that this exposure,
which he regards as SO nome: tous:
will be considered by the public a
very insignificant affair. If Mr..
Foster and Mr.. Garfield, and Mr..
Sherman and Mr.. Matthews made
an agreement that the Federal
troops should be withdrawn from
Louisiana ard South Carolina, AID
the legitimate State government b,
permitted to assert its authority,
they only did that which is APP
proved by Il vast majority OF the
american people that which. in
fact, Gen. Grant bau already
ordered to be done. If NJ, j'r
Burke and his colleagues succeeded
in making such an agreement w:.h
responsible leaders OF the hepubli-
can party, they accomplished pre-
ciselv what it was their duty 10 att
tempt. They did not violate faith
O: party obligations, because. at
that time, the Electoral Commits
sion had decided the main question,
ard that Hayes was to bc Pre>i-
dent was inevitable. Mr.. Chand-
Ter may suppose that his fellow
Republicans, iLc'udiug M. Hayes
violated their obligations towards
him and Mr.. Blaine, aud the fac
ton Which he AID Mr.. Blaine rep"
resent, by making the agreement
attributed 10 them ; but, ina mucl!
as the moral sense Of mankind
mus; condemn the purpose to mains
tain fraudulent State governments,
and by military force TO suppress
the autonomy Of States, 30 the NOR
al sense oil u.andkind must approve
tie violatoH cf a compact invuIv-
ing such a purpose, if 1t ever had
an existence.
II The agreement between MAJ r.
Burke and his colleagues Oh he
one part, and The Republican Iead-
ers referred TO. was really made.
Us CT aroco by Mr.. Chandler, t!at
agreement is to be judged By is
results. Those results are the res
toration of loca! self government
in two States, previously held in
Londage by military force. employ
cd at the iAst;ga,ion Of Mr.. Chan
der AID his allie, for the purposes
CT party and pei sonai aggrahd-
izement ; the disappearance of the
Infamous carrot-bag Governments,
winch dlssraced ,quajiy The coun-
try ard tue party which contrivcd
and supported them, a:d he res