The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-10
H1YEs's B.iRGIIN and SALE.
cca Boynton's pernce that Proves tn.
Charges.

WASHINGTON. Jan. .. An important con-
trihution to the historyo the conspiracy by
which the great Fraud ol 1876 WAS accom-
plishcd has been furnished by Gcn. IL v
BoySToS, the Washington correspondent of
the Cincinnati Gdscue. The statements of
Gen. BoYsTON are OF the utmost Importance
because he enjoyed ntims t. relations with
the confidential friends of Mr. HAYES who
were in Washington last winter To represent
him independent of the recognized headers
OF the Republican party With these private
advisers OF Mr.. HAYES Con. BoyNToN was in
daily almost hourly. consultation from the
meeting Of Congress In December till the
conclusion % the electoral cnnnt and the
Inauguration OF the de- fuctO President. lie
was not only advised of all the intrigucs
between thcs" personal representatives OF
MI HAYES and southern Democrats but he
WAS almost invariably consulted before any
important steps were taken lie did not en-
Joy the same intimate aud CONFIDENTIAL in
tcreourse with the recognized leaders OF the
Republican party. He was scarcely upon
friendly terms with Senators EDNuNDs,
CONKLING, BLAINE, CAMERON, SAIHHNT.
HOWE. and HAMLiN. His intimacy with
BhsTow. and the zeal with which he had
rhaluponcd that gentlcnans cause. made
hun especially obnoxious to President
GRANT
II Is ~ defender Of the confidential man
ayers Of Mr.. HAYES, and as an apOlogisL for
"thc bargains they, on behalf of their
principal made with southern Democrats
that Gen. BoyNToN now comes to the front
His Review Of the Struggle over the El.c-
tosnl Count which wa. printed in the Gin
ciunati G0>,A, OF last saturday, is de-
8 e.. 4 9
him in the negotiations with southern Dem
ocrats against the attacks Of the Hon. WM
f. CHANDLER This defence j. characteristic
of the skilfui, adroit. and tcrse writer who
makc- it. He evidently forcee,'s that an in
r$ugation Of the chaig"s preferred by Mr.
CHANDLER il inevitable, and accordingly he
has. in advance q the threatened attack.
assumed the only grauah upon which
plausible defence can I've +-,s>d.
Too shrcwd to follow the tx ample q some
of the gentlemen with whom h. w,Ls suss,-
ciatcd, Gen. BoYNTos does nut d,a,l in sweep
ing denials. lie frankly admits what he
knows must inevitably Ice proven By il re
sistiblc and overwhelming evidence. There
were negotiations hctwcon those authorized
10 speak for Mr.. HAYES md certain South
Wn Democrats. and definite understand
part Of the accredited agents Of MI HAYES
that if he was made President he would in
auguratc liberal policy toward the
South: that carpct-bag rule making clca.
distinctions between southern Republicans
md the carpet-hag element proper would
not be encouraged; that local government
or proper home rule would he; that all who
desired to come into accord with q national |
a ..f..s.
Ing lasting reconstruction, and curing |
peace to the South, would be- cordially re- /
rcvcd.' The southern D,,lorrats in CON
sideration Of these pledges, made with the
consent and approval If Mr.. HAYES, agreed
TINT he should Toe counted in
t~'t Gen. BoYNroN makes a ~ill more as
founding statement. II" assert, that this
Understandable with certain southern Demo
traits was ran,h, i before the Electoral Com
mission bill was rcpol -ed by the joint COM
mittcc Of the two Houses \ Congress;
pn Ts' ..Y' s '.w'@ 'c s,@s VA ',s '' "a
"''l. =. ~rr~ na'crn- 'n".I e'H!!'.. IAN. .,, |
- 7 NN' could b" 'uuid ort of u, 90, '"'-'. ,
,hsni'f thg tI'-d,n' e" ',e sena,s To- count ie &C.,"
~, r r,'. W., ~, A. - !, ' li. ~ l'i ',,'' va
r,,'iou.a, ID, "''''
The de perate cvpodic.' - the Rcpuill
can senators closest to Mr.. HAYES to main /
tain to the uttcrmo7t that the prc-iirnt Of /
the Senate had the constitutional right to /
count the electoral votes and declare the re- |
suit was. according to Gen BoYNToN "uhau- |
honcd not because of the attitude of tine !
Democracy. bat because prominent Rcpuh-
ilran senators positively refused to support
such solution. This, b" continues. "i,
not generally known. but 1t i~ nevertheless