The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-02-05
THE LAST HOPE GONE.
nHAnLEy.s RETURNING HOARD DE
GrsION WELLS ULrIMATUH
or NO ErEECT.
The 1uHrtette Must settle with the Feo-
uIc Vf Louisiana m hest they Can@Tee
Administration viii Do Nothing Tor
Especial TO the Democrat

Them.
THpseial 10 the Dempefat1
WAsstra4eN Feb. 4.4a1he decision OF Judge
Bradley, against The petitions Of the Returning
board has been expected. and may be regarded
al duo 10 the fact Tint the Administration and
high officials who did this counting In business
ars determined not TO load themselves with ahy
more weight. Hayes and his friends feel that
thay have have all The load they can carry. ana
all atlslupts TO Induce them to take the burden
OF of anybody elses shoulders must fall.
II the Board sues out a writ Of hsbaaa corpus
Lii the District Court. and the same is brought
here on appeal to the Supreme Court. the re"
suit will be simply an Affirmation oi Bradley q
decision. In short, as photographed week ago.
+ the Returning board
Need EXPECT Mn Aid
nor comfort from Hayes, or any other Federal
authority LII any shape by any msthod, or un'
der stresH of any prayer, John sherman mas
done all be could to save them, being moved by
hpprehenslonH for his own safsty. but Hayes
ana the other nentsrs OF the Cabinet are in.
flexible, Their unvarying answer 10 all ap-
pealH, and some OF the appeals have been as pit
sets as can be, put In language. is We are
sorry that the State authorities have taken the
course they have. but We .can do nothing The
trials must proceed" put the case strongly
benauaethe vital question In the minds Of gu,
people ID whether The Federal aovesn:nent will
f,rue d conflict. and compel them to undergo
further sacrifices TO maintain their rights and
assert the dignity OF State low.
the sole Fear
III the friends of Louisiana has been that ths
desperate Wretches who are on trial. and tbeil
equally desperate aeeempliees here, from Jebr
Sherman duwh, might. by some hook or crook
induce Hayes to take step That would pre-
woke d conflict OF authority. The end Of whicl
no ono could fofetell. but which everybody
who Ia esnyersant with the spirit OF tho peo
| plB of Louisiana knows would be terrible.
can assure you. beyond peradventure.
THAT NO such Con fiict
4 will be forced upon you, and that counsel 70
! the Returning Board Will exhaust their inEe
htlty to that end In vain.
Tho surrender OF Wells is accepted by al
parties here az putting the whole matter II
the hands of the State authorities and no Ia
tarferenos will be permitted.
Tho desire Of John Sherman now is Tia
Wells and Anderson shall take their fate will
resignation, nnd not entanale him as they fa
Tie eares nothing for them. and Processes nc
10 fear their exposures. Hnyes himself Ger
tainly does not fear them, and
sherman In tho only Wan
In the Cabinet upon whom they have amy ho
whatever. But our people proceed just ~
Though thers never has been such "A thing n
Federal Interference known lii history. The
Are masters of the situation Mt last. II the Re
turning Board can make any terms with th
HtRts authorities. they had better make them
ur else mike peace with God. for the ultimatui
which DesmafaiH brought from Wells and An
derson. and presented to Hayes through toh
sherman. has had no more effect than 80 niue
! brown paper.
Sherman lahored with Hayes about two hour
4 over this ultimatutn and had his labor for hi
pHtna. Walla and Anderson and all their friend
must understand that they have bot TO recko
/ with Louisiana. and that there is no hope fo
them, except In the mercy Of tho people whor
they have outraged This dispatch Ia the bet
legal advice they can take. and ! don't charg
them u cent for II. Every statement herein con
tatned IL based on exhaustive inquiries. an
will hc remofaelessy verified by events.
BUELL.,