The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-26

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WILLIAM N. LEVY.
WARRINGTON March 3, 1877.
saomHtsd despatch q yesterday TO tn. Prssiasa.
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S sus upas this subject you very
delayed AssS.s Nm s.. and Sn dUuss Tf
him. He answered qs that sherman and Arsnr
this morning Wa get explanatory order II pos,
my Judgment tina, the President will not interior.
DO Have nothing s fear except
OF ana northern a. issGRKE
suxRxAS's ADVICE TO co SLOW.
WASHINGTON, March 3. 1877
Gsnsrs ss. in sSnssan said en Nichols
for me. go slow explaining that Hayes would have
Ps.r.d sosfas 10 rish. airse.ian: General
eeasion OF the process Of the courts. L. A. BURKE
wAsnlscros. d. C.. March 4, 1877
TO whom Sd all deliver and information
esning ana s'ua,oE here
complain Cha. her. are toe many persons protesting
ss re ssps' ssa1 rsnig T. A. sUskE
wAsmycros March 9. 1877
We have had an inaervew with prssideD. Hayes He
quests ,Ss, b allowed him 10 ancuty
prepare the lie seems anxious and s9,ne: in
the proper direction T. 4 l. s stfs9S
that %r Burke viii depart for Ionisan.
.wsv. o'clock onsh1 and rsgSe' the hsno Of s
General Gibsons will meet with prompt attention.
HEWITT.
Mr. Observation-Disclosures 10 an assurance gwen
BY you to Mr. John sherman, as You have reported II
hero that the obstacle In The way OF the compile
OF the electoral count was traccabe 10 purpose
upon part OF certain elements In the lower House
Of Congress- to secure guaran.ees ior SCUM caro-
csts., or did you convey to them the
idea that that was the sole cause objections
that were being made TO thu com
count? Call your attention TO II because your state
ment would lead one 10 infer that arrange
by which that number OF gentlemen were inter
posing this opposition tor this reason and none other
The wi.nsssTho matter may be best expIuned by
pectting an interview that transpired between Mr.
Hewitt and myself immediately after the democratic
caucus IN which the democratic party had agreed to
acqusscs in the result OF the electoral count, or In
other words, that the count should go on 10 peace
able determination without diiatory objection:
the morning following the action OF tho caucus;
there asked Mr.. Hewitt TO be kind enough to explain
10 me why II was that the national democratic party
had abandoned Louisiana; he said:-
.'ME Burke, certainly there Is no occasion for
shsrgs OF that KIND There has been no disPostons
no desire OF that Kind"
replied at o nee :-'Tt is TOO late discuss that
was well known that II was The desire Of the Represen
Louisiana that tho House should insist upon
the condition that Louisiana and south Carolina
were TO re free from oayonet rule. We
pointed out TO the gentlemen oil the House
that our situation was this-that u we
were LETT to the tender mcrcies Of the republican
party OF Louisiana would bc forced either trade
70 tight; that II we traded, that the democratic
party would lose the two United States senator's, and
that u we were compelled 10 hight in defence OF our
state government there was danger OF punging the
country into revolution but, notwt hstanding that
fact they had adopted resolution tina, the
should proceed wiinout dilatory objections
MI Hewitt replied 10 mc:--'Nr. Burke, the demo-
cratic party canuot afford tako the responsibility
Of pungini the country into anarchy aud striic-of
tsrmined 10 put ,he responsibility this great fraud
iary and squarely upon the shoulders Of the rcpub-
hcan party anu 90 before the people TOUR years
said :-"Mr Hewitt. that 10 all very we'll for you;
you may endure it four years, but we cannot and Il
is my duty say 10 you aud you may say II 10 your
associates that they think tnoy can have peace aud
uuel 10 this country with Louisiana and South Caro-
m mis- Ssae ". are as loyal as you or
any other class of people, bui ve have
terminea 10 protect our government at all hazards
sgainst the United States troops or anybody who
r.
sst that you viii go to your and say to
them that with tho consistency that they voted
snarcny and STRIFE with that same CONSISTENCY they
make the condition that the oayoneh are 10 DO
taken away from Louisiana and south Carolina, else
tho conditions OF anarchy and strife that they would
lvoid Will surely follow.
Mr.. Hewitt assured me Of the sympathes Of hts as.
oci and himself Tor the people oil Louisans and
south Carolina, and while he ntmatsd that his po-
si,ion on the Electoral bill had Deen such that he
could not take position in the House In accordance
with nv views he would make these represent atons
10 his associates, and they would do what they
could In the interest oil Louisana and South
Carolina; and when / stated to Mr. Sherman
what 1 believed TO be controlling the views OF
the rcprcsen tatives should stated that what
meant was that we naa Impressed those views
upon the members of the House. We had gon. to
one two three--naf "A dozen at a time anu made
these statements aud they mad produced kilograms
and letters from their constituents instrucing them
got 10 oppose the count rnsy saa tney d'd not aasS
The responsibility; that they we're anxious and
willing 10 serve Louisiana, and II we inouget
leaders 10 give these guarantees they we're will
Ing to serve Va by DONG to that ~ what meant ~
my dispatches 10 Governor NICHOLS; many OF these
representatiyes were aching at our solicitation and
impressed with tie belief that VI bsyonoi rule
was not Withdrawn from Louisiana and south Caro-
lima II would produce anarchy and sirie oil course,
there were gentlemen acting IRON other motives who
had becn opposing the count from the commence
Mr.. Blackbarn-The reason Tor my question ~ that
Que oi your kilograms In which you speak oil the
weary Struggle by Tie 0hDusters, seems 70 recognize
the that there elements cooperating at
thai time to prevent the completion OF the count
Wttbess-lbe movement dated IRON The 10Th OF
February, whcn mere were from iorty TO iorty-two
nliJuslers aud We sought TO swell their RANKS with
view vi Iorcng the radical leaders TO give these
guarantees; dId so swell the ranks untii the vote
Was time 1lG. winch was sufficient TO aeier tho
count from iurtber proceeding; IL was al that period
Mr. sherman sent Tor me and at that period these
confcrs held
Mr. Biackburu--fnen tho expression Of the belief
you gave Mr. sherman simply meant that by siving
these guarantees you wcro satisfied sufficient mum
Der would De drawn of from tue strene.n OF the Qua
tory party the House would enable the count TO
be Completely
witncss--I was satisfied there were a sufficient
number OF memuers OF the House who were under IN
structions IRON constituents not to oppose The
count, wbo had gone Ia TO oppose the count Win
OF securing these guarantees. and who. as soon
they satisfied That that purpose was served.
would their opposition anu allow The count TO 80
through to a peaceful determination, and events suo
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