The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-01-10
Ngw ORI.EANs Dec Of 11,7

NEH OBLEANS, DEC. ~, lti!
Major f. A. Burke, one of the most
prominent Conservatives in the State,
who engineered the State count and rep
resented the Nichols government in
Washington last winter, upon being in
teryiewed in reference to Chandlers let.
ter has stated that the Republican states.
men who visited Louisiana. Immediate
after the election undoubtedly ga,
Packard, Kellogg and the returning
board strong guarantees that the Packard
government would be sustained by the
administration if the State should be
counted for Hayes, and it would rot be
diiiicult TO prove the times and places
where such assurances were given and
the parties to the same.
Our State Central Committee was in
possession of some of Mr.. Chandier's
guarantees to the same effect, which
were, l think, delivered to Mr.. David
Dudley Fields commission in Washing.
ton. All these gentle. zen and Mr..
Chandler were aware of the fact that
some OF these very statesmen, together
with the principal leaders OF the kepub-
lican party, recognized the impossibility
of keeping these guarantees, and whether
they found out that Mr.. Hayes could not
be brought to sustain their assurances or
! whether the fear of defeat of the count
instigated them, it is certain that the
most binding guarantees were given by
the leaders o. the Republican party that
mr. Hayc. Wot Il, il inniguTatud, restore
the South to local self:government, as
indicated in his letter of.acceptance, and
adopt policy of justice and cancellation
instead Of military interference and bay
onet rule.
These guarantees were known to every
Republican Senator, Representati' and
public man in Washington before the
electoral court was completed, and they
became parties to it by their silence and
acquiescence. General Grant had said
the sentiment of the country wns clearly
against the further use of troops in up
holding State governments, and that, In
his opinion, the Nichols government
should stand and would stand, because
it was supported by the best elements of
the State, and he authorized ME to say
that he wished his views to be made
known. Grant followed that declaration
by an assurance that the troops would be
withdrawn. end informed me that he
would say SO TO Kellogg and Darrell,
who were then in the next room. He
discussed with myself and Others the de-
tails under which We guaranteed no vo-
lence. Nichols was to issue, and did
issue, with Grants approval, proclama-
tion to re-assure the colored men and
Republicans. That such an order was
not received by General Augur can best
be answered by Mr.. Chandler and the
hundreds of Republicans who besieged
the White House and claimed that such
action before the inauguration would en-
danger the Presidency
No doubt Mr.. Chandler and mary Of
mis- associates thought that Hayes would
join them in violation of the guarantees
which the Republican party was eege- to
give when the Presidency was in peril;
but I say, advisedly, that the South did
not fear Hayes, IA it appears we had a
higher opinion Of his truthfulness, hon
esty and patriotism than his former sup
porters. We did fear the remorseless
and vindictiye power of the Republican
party leaders, like Mr.. Chandler, whose
maliguity is written in bold letters in
every campaign in this State since 1870.
Louisiana sought simply to know if the
leaoers would let Hayes alone. II any
bArgaius were made the Republican party
leaLers, 80 recognized then by the whole
county. were the r,rtics 10 them. If
any bargains we're ...Ade by Mr.. Hayes
never heard of them.
AS to the rc.opeping Of the Presiden-
tial issue we consider it closed. The old
combination between Senator Conkling
and Democratic Senators, which offered
to Louisiana and the country defeat of
the electoral count and q new election
under Conkling, may be revived with
view of opening the electoral question,
but think it impossible.