Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-07-27
EASTERN NEWS.
NIGHT DISPATCHES.
rAL 70 THE xcRExA DAILY SENTINEL.
THE POTTER SUB COMMITTEE.
TESTIMONY OF MAJOR E. A.
BURKE.
THE PRICE OF YIELDING THE STATE
GOVERNMENT.
Whiting Rspubllcans ana General
Grant.
New OnLEANa. july q

Potter subcommittee that he went to
Washington in January, 1877, at the re-
guest Of Governor Nichols, to represent
his interest. Nichols understood that 1t
was determined to force on his Govern
ment the election of two United States
Senators as tho price Of yielding the State
Government to him. Nichols instructed
him to report on the condition of affairs at
Washington, and he was also to cooperate
with the National Democratic Represents
tives. The witness submitted kilograms
dated prior to his departure the first was
from himself to the Hon. r. Gibson, de-
claring that no violence was being used, or
would be used. The next telegram was
from j. G.. Cameron to General Augur,
saying that the President was determined
not TO have the Legislature disturbed, and
that the ar ned mob around the State
house must obey the orders of General Au-
CUR. The witness also filed o number of
dispatches which passed between the visit
ing Republicans and General Grant, show
ing the condition Of affairs in New Orleans
from a Republican standpoint. Most of
these have already been published. The
decision Of President Grant, in favor Of
Governor Nichols III the case of Ouachita
created a terrible party feeling, and such q
strong pressure was brought to bear that
he decided the Nachetoches precincts in
favor of Packard. The witness submitted
q long telegram from himself in Washing
ton to Governor Nichols, stating that the
~latter's strength in Louisiana was his weak
ness in Washington. and that Grant wanted
to uphold Packard in order to help Hayes.
The witness then read the following:
WILLARD's, WASHINGTON. Feb, IL, 1877.
To Hon.. Stanley Matthews: Ny dear
sir-In accordance with your request, l
called several times to. submit q number Of
points which, if understood, would doubt
less aid in the solution of our State affairs.
The notes Endorsed represent the policy
and determination Of the Nichols Govern
ment. As to the questions heretofore dis
cussed, every member of the Government
and our people are pledged to a faithful
carrying ont of the same, in case the
Nichols Government should be acquiesced
in, should the only Government in the
State which commands the respect and
support Of the people be overthrow, of
course Governor Nichols power to pre-
serve peace or order ceases, and tire re-
sponsibility Of RENTING the State to an
archy, and each parish thereof to the con-
troll Of local factions, must rest elsewhere.
Respectfully, yours,
e. A. BURKE.
The following dispatch was read:
WASHINGTON, Feb. II, 1877.
To F. T. Nichols, New Orleans-There
is no present reason to believe that PACK
ard will ever be recognized, unless we are
grossly deceived by high authority.
(Signedl r. A. BURKE.
The witness had complained that the Dem
ocratic caucus had not demanded, as a
condition of the count proceeding, that
Louisiana and South Carolina were to go
free from bayonet rule. If Louisiana was
1ofk - hovoo1f aln ~~~ok k~.Ix - e-lk
Trading would lose two United States
Senators to Democracy, and lighting might
plunge the country into q revolution.
Hewitt responded that the Democratic
party could not afford to take the respon-
sibility of plunging the country into a
strife. and npsetting values and disturb
ing trade, and they would put this fraud
upon the shoulders Of the Republican
party, and go before the country four years
hence. The witness replied that Louisiana
could not endure carpet-bag rule any long
er, and would insist that the bayonets'
be withdrawn. Hewitt promised to place
these views before his friends in the House,
and do what they could in the interest Of
Louisiana and south Carolina. Such pro-
gress was made among the Democratic
members by friends of the South that, at
one time, the number OF filibusters reached
116, enough to deter the progress OF the
count, and it vas then that Sherman sent
for the witness, and tae conference oc-
CURED and the guarantees were given.
Representative Ellis To ,tiiied emphatically
that there was q barg lin at The Wormiey
conference. After Q llJ,le further testi-
mony concerning President Grants atti-
tude, the committee took q recess,
Gen. SypIser Hal Seen Sherman's
si2nature-The Opposition to
Packard-Luk cwarmness sf Re-
publica Es-Rcpublicans Opposed
to the Bay0net Policy.
ATLANTA CRY, N. j., July 26.
The committee met this morning. Gen.
eral Sypher was recalled. He said he
could now say that he had seen Senator
Sherman's signature in an autograph al
bum. The witness then told Of the oppo-
sition to Packard in the convention which
nominated him for Governor, and the luke
warmnsss OF many prominent Republicans
during the canvass, they holding that un-
due influence had been exerted to secure
his nomination. In Conversation with Re-
publican speakers, the witness learned that
ct Feliciana. Monroe and Shreveport.
stones were thrown at them. in addition to
other indignities. The witness said, to the
best Of his recollection, he thought. when
Weber showed him the Sherman letter, it
was in the handwriting Of John Sherman.
and therefore genuine. There was no rea-
son why the National ticket should have
run behind the State ticket. Many Repub-
leans were opposed to the bayonet policy,
which had lost the Republicans several
Northern States, and injured the Republic
ans Of Louisiana.
Potter asked whether the allegations Of
fraud and intimidation were not made
after the election, and the witness replied
afirmatively. The charges Of intimidation
were made by the Republicans in parishes
where their vote had fallen of.
Hiscock asked whether the Democrats
sought to conciliats the colored people to
vote their ticket. The answer was, yes
in various ways ; they did as you do in
New York, buy voters. They were very
Afectionate to them. Laughter The
Democratic organization and unification
movement for the purpose Of giving me-
groes CAPABILITIES With the whites in street
cars and in public schools. o~utstripping us
and beating u Z little"
Ex-Congressman Morey was called, and
said there was no bulldosiny in Madison in
1876, and tue result In that parish was an
increase Of over .102 votes over the usual
Republican majority in 1874. The wit
mesa stated that one Of the Republican
counsel before the Returning Board
said the fact Of intimidation, violence
and murder in the bulldosed parishes was
not disputed. The machinery Of the
courts was in The hands Of the Democrats,
and he never heard Of any attempts being
made to bring the offenders to justice.
Eliza Pinkston lived in Ouachita parish.
where the Democrats are in power. The
witness, from personal inspection, was sat
isded that the woman had been danger
ously MANNED. and was carried into the
room Of the Returning Board on a sofa.
The impression prevailed that this exhi-
bition would have = good effect, and my
own impression was that it would be an
excellent thing to do In furtherance Of the
cause. The nomination Of Packard pro-