The Morning herald., 1878-07-29
=, THE USURPArION PLOT,s

Potter's Committee at Atlantic City, and
the last day of the Sub Committee at New
Orleans. 1t was the most memorable day
since the Committee was organized. At
New. Orleans Major Burke testified that In
the time preceding March 4, 1877, he was
the authorized agent at Washington of Gov.
Nichols, Of Louisiana. He gives in detail
the bargaining he had with Matthews,
Foster, Sherman, and Dennison, four Ohio
friends of Hayes, and the endorsement Of
the bargaining prior to March 4th, by Hayes
himself, by which Packard was to be sban-
doned, and two Democratic Senators from
Louisiana to be secured in consideration Of
Burke and his friends using their influence
to secure the Inauguration of Hayes.
Important 40 this is, in that II 10 indisputs-
BILE, proof of corrupt bargain on the part
Of Hayes for the Presidency. We consider
the developments at Atlantic City Of greater
real moment. The Republican Visiting
Statesmen, including Sherman Kelley and
Garfield, used up Wednesday In swearing t
their pious and successful efforts to be vir-
tuous in New Orleans. On Thursday morn
ing sherman7to the stand again and re-
peated the same sickening story Of virgin
purity in his and his associates conduct.
But during his testimony there came out
two Of the most remarkable letters ever
written. The first is from Sherman to
Hayes, the former being in New Orleans,
and the latter at his home In Ohio They
we're written while the Returning Board
was counting the votes. Up. to that time
Sherman had not written Hayes, a. nothing
be did not feel competent to undertake had
80 far occurred. But when the count had
proceeded far enough and Democratic votes
enough had ebsen thrown out, as was sup>
posed, TO elect the Hayes electors, It was
discovered that two of those electors had
been left off the ticket In various parishes,
and run far behind the rest ct the ticket.
Further throwing out, altogether unpro-
vided, would be necessary If those two elec~
tors were counted In. It was then that
Sherman; the coolest blooded man living,
the most unscrupulous and the boldest of
politicians, became frightened and wrote to
| hfs principal '~' !" ~''~ "
The previous job, wicked rs it was, had
been forseen and provided for. The calcu-
lations had been made and. the work com
pleted. The letter of Sherman was written
Immediately on discovering the new danger,
and is at once an argument to quiet bis own
| conscience and that Of Hayes in the perpe-
tratlon of the new villiany, and whining 3
lsuggestion that Hayes approval is needed
before the work is commenced. That ap-
proSvsl came promptly and may be sum :
| married. as follows: II appreciate; the
| situation and the work you have TO do. on
square vote should have had 40 Electoral
votes In the South. Go on with the job. Be
"honest. ." h h"'Eld V n p ''-.
These are the letters Of an unscrupuluus,
but frightened. rogue, and an unscrupulous,
ambitious and weak man. They are more
eloquent of fraud than all tho positive testi-
mony that could be piled in the space be-
tween Louisiana and Ohio. ra.e.
This bold and villainous usurpation is to
remain untouched, and the title of the
usurper to be unchallenged. There ought
to be strong, resolute protest against the
sale of this Of the Presidency by every con-
vention hereafter to assemble.
AN article on the inside view OF the City
I o,ect,on, was crowded out, and will appear
tomorrow. .u9Lt L"HT@
Yesterday was the thirty first anniversary
~ the declaration of independence OF
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