Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-02-14

Developments about the gentleman's selling
out, the gentleman had come forward and
quoted from reports which bad been printed
tor months. The gentleman had stated that
proposition had been made to him to sell the
Presidency. not to buy it. Was that salts
factory answer to give to the charge made By
the gentleman from South Carolina Mr.. Aiken
that he Mr.. Hewitt had sold cut? Was it an
answer to tell the House that he had had
proposition to buy the Presidency, which be
bad not accepted He asked the gentleman to
follow up bis remarks and tell who had made
the proposition to sell tho Presidency.
Mr.. Hewitt-Nobody.
Mr.. Couger-I don't yield. Laughter.
Mr.. Hewitt want to answer you as ycu
60 along.
Mr.. Conger, continuing, said that Nj. Hewitt
had stated that assurances had been made to
him that the troops would be withdrawn it the
commission work could 20 on. and be had been
shown the general letter of Mr.. Hayes stating
his views. Did tho gentleman think that that
statement would satisfy the country when he
had made assurances that such proposition
had been made to him. daughter.
Mr. Garfield. Of OHIO, said the truculent
spirit exhibited by some gentlemen In Loulsi
ana is q poor recompensc for the efforts Of our
of peace and reconciliation. (Applauss 90 the
republican side.)
MIR. Southland, of Ohio-WilI the gcutlemaa
say what that trucueut spirit is?
Speaker Randall (in low tone, from the
Clerks Sk)-Punishiug the guilty.
MIR, Glr6eld-The persecution. the outrage
Gus persecution, which is following the mem
ber5 of the returning board in the city OF New
| Orleans (Contemptulus laughter on the dem
ocratic side.
Mr.. Hale, Of Manc, referring to Mr. Finley's
| dennuciation Of j. Madison Wells as an "oll
rascal, of his fellow members of the return
| ing board OF Louisiana as ''consplrators, and
| OF others who had been sending letters Of COO
dolcnce and sympathy to condemned crlml'
nal, said that be himself (tIalc) was one Of
those who had been invited to Louisiana after
tho Presidential election to see that there Was
fair count. (Contemptuous laughter and GERS
on the democratic side. He had gone there
because he knew that the spirit which had fer
years prevailed 10 the democratic party there was
sufficiently active to f ,me up again and to make
the streets of New Orleans sun With blood.
| He said the action of the returnng board had
been sustained by the Electoral Commission
| "Of course 1t was" from the Democratic side,
and that following that Mr.. Hayes had been
inaugurated. He did not know what the agree
ment was-iid not know any existed; but h.
knew that whether the troops had been with
drawn trom Louisiana for constitutional reason;
or as a matter Of concaion the Nichols Leg
| islaturc had passed Is resolution that 1t would
dscountcuerco any political prosecutions, and
10 knew and believed that the prosccutlnns ct
members Of the returning boarl were o! thai
kind. lie MIR. Hale had signed the dispatch
referred TO- because he did not believe ;har
| these men ought to be abandoned or that the
| Administration ought TO abandon them,
Mr.. Ellsworth, of Mich., made an effort to
get hearing on Mr.. Hale plea OF a persona!
| explanation. but the thing would na work
| again, and he had to suppress his intended NJ
| terances.
Mr.. Ellis, Of Louisiana who had been OUT
of the hall duliog the discussion. and who had
evidently been lI.intormed Of the purport OF
Dir. Hewitt remarks about him. obtained IT."
floor, and assuming that Mr.. Hewitt had hell
himself and his colleagues responsible tor the
Presidential bargaio declared that the lip which
uttered the assertion that Louisiana or any
Representative OF Louisiana. or any authorized
agent Of Louisiana had ever bartered or Sought
to barter or entertained y proposition 10 barter
away the interests OF the democratic party, or
the interests of the whole people Of the Union,
10 the election OF Samuel }. Tlldeu lied 10 his
heart and lied 10 his foul throat.
MIR. Reagan's amendment was rejected. aud
Mr.. CIymer' was agreed to, and the bill wss
reported TO the House.