The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-02-20
Cmue..-S .forssaI---Hn slse House Feb
ruarV H3. 1878.

FAs4EN M1s 49, -
The tedious mOnntony and dulness OF tue
discussion on the Military Academy Dill ~
tba House 10 day was relieved by per
sonal alteration which brought In question
tha whole of the management OF the late
Presidential struggle. The alleged bargain
for the withdraw AL of troops from LOUISIANA
and South Carolina the famous WoTmlty
conference, and the pending prosecutions
OF the members of the Returning BOard ~
New Orleans. The discussion grew out Oh
some unpleasant colloquy. frW Gays ago.
between Mr. Hewitt OF New YORK. on tue
one side, and Mr.. Aiken OF south Caroli ~,
and House of Tennessee, on the other. MT.
Aiken had on that occasion expressed the
Noniuion that West Point should be brought
TO the hammer and sold Mr.. Hewitt had
attributed that statement To southern nos,
tility TO the institution which had turned
out such gallant officers as West Point hll,
and Mr. House had stigmatized Mr.. Hewitt
As "A CIemayogue. who had slaudertd the
" hole Southern people. Io-day' MT. iie"-
lit brought up the subject again, ana CN-
planned away any offensive hputal,9h
AGAINST the south. which explanation MT.
House OF Tennessee, accepted IN Ills sIde
and treated as entirely satisfactory But
NOT So with Mr.. Aiken. as 10 WhOm anu 10
his State. Mr.. Hewitt had only ad'td %
fresh sting in his remarks to-day' ne
tAiken) ret-serted Mr.. Houses charge OF
demagogueism, aud named Davis, Lee
Jackson the two JOhuStOn's ana othtt
Southern Generals, as rejecting honor ana
glory on West Point. and eulogiZed the
Union officers, gratuitous OF that question:
with whom he had measured steel on the
Battlefield while the gentleman (HeWlt)
had only served his country through "A pald
substitute; and finally. rs parting sGat1
AIMED an Hewitt, said that West Point had
never produced an Eau, "A Benedict Arnold
or man who had sold the Presidency
This charge brought Hewitt to hisieet again,
and he related the whole stpry, 50 Tor a he
was c0nCertcI with the late PrCsIIrh TAI
eirclio and said that If the Presidency
hal been sold, no Northern man had uoHe
it.
Massrs Garfield and Foster of Ohio, and
Hare OF Maine, joined in the discussion,
which at times was very excited. Mr.. Car
field declaring that there bad been no bar
vain to give the Presidency to Hayes, and
de.ouucng the prosecution OF Wells ana
Anderson AS u trucuient proceeding.
Ellis Of Louisiana, who had been out OF
the Hall during the discussion, ana VINO hhd
evidently been ill-iuiormed OF the purpOrt
OF Hewitt's remarks about him, Obtained
the floor, and, assuming that Hewitt had
hcld himself and his colleagues responsible
for HE Presidential bargain, declared that
the lips which uttered the assertion that
Louisiana or any representative ot LOUIS
lana. or any authorized agent of Louisiana,
hal ever baIter-d or sought To barter, or en-
tcrtaiu a proposition to barter away, the
interests OF the Democratic party or the ia
tciests of the whole people OF the UnionJ ~
the election Of Samuel j. Ttden. lied IN his
heart and lied Ia his toIl throat. lie then
went on to relate the conference at the
Womley Hotel, mentioning rs ,Ee actors on
that occasion, himself, Burke Of Louisiana,
and Henry Watterson of Kentucky on
the Democratic side, and on The Re
publican side. Mr.. Garfield aud Mr.
Foster, EX-GOv. Dcnuison Stanley Mat n
ews and senator, now Secretary, Sherman.
lie declared that there was no bargain, or
talk OF bargain; that the only matter
which transpired was an interchange of
views ana that he and lis friends relied
upon the assurances Of these, Mr.. Hayes
close friends, as 10 what were his views and
sentiments in regard 10 Louisiana aud south
Carolina. These gentlemen had pledged
nothing for Mr.. Ha as; they had bound
him by no promise, By no pledge. The
language they held was, we know him, we
know his sentiments toward the south
We know that he believes in the seIf-govern-
ment Of these States, and without speak sing
authortively for him, We will say, that in
our opinion. he will give the blessing of
free government TO those States; That he
will lit them from the blood and
dust in which they had been tramplcd, and,
thar. ia the language OF Mr. Foster, the flag
shall float there over free States and no
longer over conquered and AFFECT Prov
incts.
Dir. Davis. of North Carolina. Was there
any agreement that the members OF the
Returning Board should not be prosce-
cutrd
Mr.. Ellis None.
Sub, quertly. Mr.. Ellis again obtained
the flopr 10 IN IKE personal explanation,
and rrtracjed All offensive illusions TO Mr..
Hewitt ia Ills remarks, saying that he had
been assured by that gentleman aud other
friends. that lie had been. entirely misin-
formed.