Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-26

eminent AT conference to-day and TO
night with Sherman, Mathews, DennlsoD
Garfield and Foster, we assure peace, order
and the protection of the law to white anC
black; no persecution for past political Of
lenses, and no immunity for crime; on the
other hand, by a gradual process, such
methods as will result IN your full possession
OF the government of the STATE, by the with.
drawal of the troops, non-irt"rf"r"-"". nd
the revocation OF military ol..o.s. ~ ...t
senate, so close are party lines drawn, that
friends believe that if Kellogg and Demo
crat present credentials on the fourth Of
March, there is great danger of Kellogg being
seated. Could we assent to this arrangement
to let the loDg-term senatorshlp remain va
cant now, and call an extra session about the
tenth of March to elect, and provided the
vote on the admission of the long-term sena-
tor is deferred until the extra session, could
elect. Our leading senators assure US that
Kellogg's admission can be prevented until
an extra session Of our legislature can elect
This arrangement would not prevent the i'm
mediate election of Eustis as short term sem
ator. There may be favorable action by the
President immediately. Gibson Is sick.
E. JOHN ELLIS,
WILLIAM (. LEVY.
Witness said he visited the house of rep
resentatives and Mr. Ellis there stated to him
stating that Matthews, Foster and the friends
of Hayes had made d statement in regard to
what they believed to be Hayes's views on
the southern question and what would be his
course toward Packard He (Ellis) thought
it necessary to go to Columbus, Ohio, with a
view to verify that 1t had been made. Ellis
said he had communicated the substance oil
the statement to Governor Nichols, and had
telegraphed to Hayes, asking if he had been
fairly represented by those claiming to be
his friends; witness disagreed with Ellis, and
to Nichols stating that the ulti-
mate solution of the louisiana question, to
be of benefit to the Nichols government,
rested more with the powerful leaders of the
Republican party than with Hayes. He knew
that Hayess policy toward the south would
be conciliatory, but told Ellis. Matthews and
Foster that he did not think there was any
man living strong enough to carry out sue
cessfully the policy in the face of the united
hostile party; that the friends of
Nichols did not need any further
assurance from Hayes personally, but
that they did want and must have
the guarantee of the strong Radio i leaders
Of the party that it was the Shermans, the
Garfelds, toe Mortons, and men of that class
whose assurances they must have that they
would allow Hayes to carry out his peaceful
and conciliatory policy toward the southern
people. These views witness had set forth
fully in conferences with Mathews and others
on July 10Th, 18th md 18th. and he had au-
nounced that it was ms determination, I'M
less they secured a guarantee of the strong
Radical leaders of the Republican party, that
they should make "A united and deter ined
effort to defeat the electoral count. They had
Radical rule long enough. Witness went on
to say that he stated to Mathews and Ex-Gov-
ernor DennIson, of Ohio, in the hall of the
house OF representatives, substantially as
follows: We are absolutely determined to
protect and defend our Stats government, and
while we feel that there is no disloyalty in it,
SO far as the general government is concerned,
the course exhibited preViouly had been mis-
Ne had constantly sought to
avoid clashing with Federal authority, yet we
we're determined to defend our government,
as against the Federal government, or any
body else who might try to sustain Packard;
with US an attempt to inaugurate
the Packard government was bound to plunge
Louisiana In anarchy and strife; should it
come we preferred to make it a national is
sue, In which our national friends would be
involved as well as ourselves. Mathews and
Governor Denuison then asked him il he had
any objection to an interview with Sherman.
He said certainly not, aud they walked to the
committee room Of the senate, where they
found Sherman, who said he regretted the
condition of affairs in Louisiana and South
Carolina; was very much alarmed about
them, and wanted to know what could be
done to remove the difficulties. Witness in
formed Sherman that the way to remove the
cause was for the friends of Hayes to go to
President Grant and say to him that the re-
noVal of the troops from Louisiana would
not embarrass Mr.. Hayes's success, but rather
facilitate his Inauguration. Sherman re-
Piled: major Burke, there is no use talking
about Grant, he is surrounded by such infu-
= l. ii
hing through him" Witness re-
piled that he had just left General
Grant, and read dispatch In which Grant
said that he was satisfied that the Nichols
government was the government that should
stand, and his opinion and sentiment were
clearly against the use of troops, and that
here would be no interference with the
Nichols government; that he had not acted
because he simply did not want to embarrass
his successor; witness said to these gentle
men that If they were sincere they should go
% Grant and say that it would not embarrass
ais successor, and that withdrawal of The
roops from Louisiana would cause a cessa-
ion of opposition to the determination or the
counting house. They agreed to go to
Grant on the following morning and make
,hese reports; Governor Dennison, Mathews
md Sherman then said, that while they were
not authorized to speak for Hayes, yet they
believed that the sentiments in the Grant dis
patch mentioned, expressed the views of
Governor Hayes; Shermans apprehension
seemed to be with reference to the treatment
If the colored people, to the abandonment of
he Republicans of the State, and to the pol
cy of the State government toward the Re-
0ubllcans In case the Nichols government
should come into power.
The conversation next turned on the question of
wO United States senators from louisiana; witness
suggested the Nichols government would not elect
long term senator ut the regular session of
legislature. but would walt till the cabinet would be
aud then call an extra session of the leg
stature for that purposes witness suggested a con
terence OF the gentlemen who felt that they repre-
'ented the views of M Hayes with those represent
ng Louisiana, so that there should be misunder-
standing and on this suggestion the conference at
hotel was held on the next night, the
his conference -Messrs Mathews. Garfield, Foster,
Sherman, George Carter, Levy Ellis and witness,
South Carolina they invited Mr. WalterSon, of Ken
lucky tn be present in the interest of the latter
State. The conference was held in Mr.. Evarts's
room, but that gentleman was not present. The
condition OF affairs ia u.Stana was thoroughly dis
t l ne % ~ t NthSf aeaa Se
Upon the other hand, most positive assurances
given by Mathews, Sherman, Garfield and Foster,
authorized by Hayes to speak, but spoke
from their knowledge of his views; from
their past associations and from the
fact that they were conyersant with his views on
that question they assumed to guarantee that the
policy indicated in the dispatch authorized by Pre
dent Grant would be carried out by Mr.. Hayes.
number of dispatches were here read, heretofore
In reference to guarantees of protection
by law to white and black in Louisiana, and the
that no senator be elected for the
long term until the extra session. and then the tol-
lowing read:
In an interview with the President this morning,
In the course of conversation on the subject of
Louisiana affairs, he stated to me that soon as
the Presidential count was finished and the result
officially declared, it his Intention to notify Gen
eral Augur that the military orders issued for the
purpose of preserving the status quo or tue political
situation would be rescinded, except so far as to
simply require the of troops when necessary for
The preservation of the public peace he authorized
me to communicate this decision to Mr. Ellis. Ofthe
Louisiana delegation. STANLEY MATTHEWS.
true copy-Wm. NJ Levy and E. A. Burke.
WASHINGTON. March l, 1877.
Governor Nichols:
We have the authorized statement of the PreSt-
dent concerning military orders In writing, and con-
rmed by the President TO four different parties. We
have the guarantees of Sherman, DennisOn, Math'
ews and Foster, representing the views Of Governor
Hayes, with the action of the caucus committee In
writing copies exchanged, and satisfactory written
assurances from Hayes that he is correctly repre-
nv hiS friaDdS Foster and Matthew's