The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-01-10

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break up the count, aud then opened
negotiations with such timid or too
eager expectant Republicans - they
could find ready. They had succeeded
beyond their most sanquine expecta-
| tlons.f Senator Sherman had visited
Ohio and consulted Governor Hayes.
Mr.. Henry Watterson, q Democratic
mem ber, and nephew OF Mr.. Stanley
Matthe " 9, had acted as gO-betwoen /;
1 and on the one side Messrs. Matthews,
Charles Foster, John Sherman, James
A Garfield, and on the other l. q, G..
Lamar, John B. Gordon, E. j. Ellis,
Randall Gibsir, r. Burke aud John
Young Brown, had agreed, first, that
| the count should not be broken up in
the House, but that Hayes should be
declared and inaugurated President
and second, that upon Hayes accession
the troops should be withdrawn from
protecting GovernoreC Chamberlain and
Packard, and that the new Adm1nistra-
| tion should recognize the Government
of Wade Hampton in South Carolina
and f. III. Nicnols in Louisiana.
BY certain general and indefinite
letters. since given to the public, by a
secret writing now in the hands OF 4.
A. Burke. and in other ways, the agree
ment was authenticated !; and President
Grant was Immediately requested by
Governor Hayes counsel on no &C
count to RECOGNIZES Packard or Cham
berlain. but to leave the ultimate do
cision as 10 their fate TO the Incoming
President.
Alter the Inauguration the bargain
was speedily fulfilled. A. coon a. the
Electoral vote of their States was safe,
Governors Packard aud Chamberlain
had been notified by Messrs. Matthews
and Evarts TO get out. Governor
Chamberlain was now summoned TO
Washington, aud informed that he
must surrender. He eprotested against
his taking off. The President hesitated
but Wade Hampton demanded the
performance of the bargain. Mr.. Mat
thews was sent for, came from Ohio,
and within twenty -four hours the
United States flax was ordered down
in Charleston, aud Governor Cham.
berlain stamped out. ti51.. l3't51 -fi.f''
[ As 10 Louisiana, the fulfillment pro-
ceeded more slowly, but none the less
surely. Packard had made, March II,
constitutional call tor Federal aid.
which il was difficult to hold from one
as surely Goyernor as 5Hayes was
| President, And yet there was the
bargain. ...s.-.......- ..-.,s...,.. !,
As a subterfuge, an Unconstitutional
commission, consisting of fH3-H5
l. 84sil Messrs. JOHN NJ. HARLAN, u7
-, ..fefr JOSEPH Il. HAwLEY.
e. b. LAWRENCE,
2Gii< WAYNE MCVEAGH,
shi'iHa HiR hJoHN Il. BROWN,
was sent to New Orleans. instructed
TO gradually destroy the Packard Leg
islature by seducing its members into
the Nichols Legislature. But they
proving too stubborniy Republican.
the Commission telegraphed the Pres
ident that nothing would destroy
Packard but the actual order with
drawing the troops. AT the word the
President gave the order, Packard was
crushed. aud the Commission returned
triumphant to Washington, to "be
recognized,", one OF them, General Har-
Ian, by an appointment as Judge OF the
| SupremeCO another, ,Mr.Lawrcnce,
by the release Vi Jake Rehm, the reat
| whisky conspirator aud defrauder OF
the revenue, of Chicago General 1aw-
| lev was offered the appointment OF
| Chief Commissioner to the Paris Ex-
hibitfon, but declined because the SAL
arv would be only 5000; aud three
offices were rendered to Mr.. McVcagh
and declined on the gronnd that his
| signal services demanded more ample
recognition the English mission was
next assigned him, but circumstances
have made its delivery inexpedient or
impossible. n -, sra -
One other hope remained to Coy.
erpor Packard. He had q lawful Court
of Justice, and might appeal to that
But there were two vacancies. and II
required all three of the Judgee-Lud-
cling. Leonard snd John E. King-;o
make quorum. Judge King was
Immediately appointed Collector o
New Orleans, Packard's Court wat
struck down, and the Nichols mob
government reigned supreme. Tnt
bargain was in every way fulfilled ,ano
Mr.. Burke had no occasion, as he hae
threatened, to make public the secret
agreement. Hayes had been made
President by the fidelity and courage
of Packard and Chamberlain and theil
devoted followers, and the Admins
tration had trampled them down.
| v. In further pursuance Of the bar
gain made with the Southern Demo
Gratis, the new administration hal
adopted q so called Southern policy
Cd entirely contrary to the announced
principles OF the Republican party, e.
which has been carried out by ths
abandonment OF all Federal intention
and effort to protect life, property, OF
suffrage at the South, or to enforce
i the constitutional amendments, and e.
has resulted in the enforced dissolu
ton OF the Republican party at the
;, South, aud its sdemoralization,d division
and defeats at the North.
Senator. Dawes, at Faneuil Hall
November 2. in defending what hs
admits to be q change-a new depar
ture-bases it upon the prOpositlor
than when the rebels laid down thell
arms, the States and the people fell
back ut once ints their old position
every one OF them with as much pow
er as before the war. The rebel wen
from the battle field 10 the ballot-bcx
and stood there equal with his con'
querer.' H
Messrs. Charles Foster and StaDle,
Matthews, in their written guaranteed
oi February 26. 1877, to John Il. Cor
don and John Young 3. own, defined
the new policy to be to give tn
Southern States the right to contfo
their own affairs III their own way
, and John Young Brown SO describes
, in his account OF the bargain.
, BY the New York Tribune, Of Sep
: tember 26sh, it appears that'GOverno
: Wade Hampton is still with the part!
; and is introduced by the President Il
every audience as all honest and pa
t triotic man, and, that at Atlantis
t Hampton said of the President :'Whel
5 l saw him carrying cut the policy to