Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-01-10

/ State and national, MS ACTIVE lnIu-
ence was present through his counsel
agents, and intimate friends pressing
forward the struggle. Not declining
but eagerly demanding and taking
the place. it necessarily follows that
he was bound to maintain the integ.
rity Of his claim thereto, and OF the
means by which it was made effectual
Anv other course would be sure to
bring deserved condemnation and
disgrace upon himself, the men oil
the party who had been prominent in
his behalf. and upon the party itself.
The southern Democrats, seeing
that Hayes was to be made President
set about to save as much from the
wreck as possible. Emmissaries came
to Ohio and saw Gov. Hayes, the fol-
lowing was argued upon:
1. That the count should not be
broken up in the House, but that
Hayes should be declared and inaug-
urated President; and
2. That upon Hayes accession the
troops should be Withdrawn from pro-
tecting Cows. Chamberlain and Pack
ard, and that the new Administration
should recognize the Governments OF
Wade Hampton in South Carolina
and F. II. Nichols in Louisiana.
By certain general and indefinite
letters since given to the public, by a
secret writing now in the hands OF E
A. Burke, and In other ways, the
agreement was authenticated; and
President Grant was Immediately re-
quested by Gov. Hayes counsel on
no account to recognize Packard OF
Chamberlain, but to leave the ulti-
mate decision as to their fate to the
incoming President.
After the Inauguration the bargain
was speedily fulfilled. As soon as
the electoral vote Of their States was
safe, Cows. Packard and Chamberlain
had been notified by Messrs. Mat
thews and Evarts to get out. Gov
Chamberlain was now summoned to
Washington, and informed that he
must surrender. He protested against
his taking of. The President hest
tated, but Wade Hampton demanded
the performance of the bargain. Mr.
Matthews was sent for, came from
Ohio, and within twenty-four hours
the United States flag was ordered
down in Charleston, and Gov. Cham
berlain stamped out.
As to Louisiana, the fulfllmentpro-
ceeded more slowly. but none the less
surely. Packard hade made March
2D a constitutional call for Federal
aid, which 1t was difficult to withhold
from one as surely Governor as Hayes
was President. And yet there was
the bargain.
As a subterfuge, an unconstitu-
tional commission, consisting OF
Messrs. John NJ. Harlan, Joseph r.
Hawley, G. B. Lawrence, Wayne Mac
veagh. and John G. Brown, was sent
to New Orleans, instructed to gradu-
ally destroy the Packard Legislature
by seducing or forcing its members
into the Nichols Legislature. But
they, proving too stubbornly Repub-
lican. The commission telegraphed the
President that nothing would destroy
Packard but the actual order with
drawing the troops. At the word the
President gave. the order, Packard
was crushed, and the commission re-
turned triumphant to Washington, to
@be recognized'-one Of them, Gen.
Harlan. by an appointment as Su-
preme Court Judge; another, Mr..
Lawrence, by the release OF Jake
Rehm, the great whisky conspirator
and defrauder Of the revenue at Chi
cago; Gen. Hawley was offered the
appointment as Chief Commissioner
to the Paris Exhibition, but declined
because the salary was to DE only
5000; and three Offices were ten
dered to Mr.. Macveagh, but declined
on the ground that his signal services
demanded more ample recognition.
The English mission was next as
signed him, but circumstances have
made its delivery inexpedient or i'm
possible.
Ono other hope remained 20 Gov.
Packard. He had a lawful court of
justice, and might appeal to that. But
there were two vacancies, and it re-
CURED all three OF the Judges-Lude-
ling, Leonard, and John Z. King-to
make a quorum. Judge King was
immediately appointed Collector of
New Orleans, Packard's court was
struck down, and the Nichols mob
government reigned supreme. The
bargain was In every way fulfilled
and Mr.. Burke had no occasion, as
had been threatened, to make public
the secret agreement. Hayes had
been made President by the fidelity
and courage Of Packard and Cham
berlsin and their devoted followers,
and his administration had trampled
them down.
In pursuance to this evident bar
gain and sale the, so-called, southern
policy was adopted.
l.. Entirely contrary to the an
nounced principles of the Republican
party.
2. Which has been carried out by
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