The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-01-03
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THE ELECTORAL COUNT,
WHAT CHANDLER KNOWS ABOUTIT.
Ne Charges Hayes Was Counted In In Pursuance Of
= Bargain, and Gives the Names OF the NegO'
tIatlng Parties.


National Committee, has addressed an
open letter to the Republicans of New
Hampshire, in which he makes a num-
Der of explicit and interesting statements
concerning the alleged bargains made
during the electoral count, and their al
legged fulhllment by the adoption and
pursuance of the Presidents Southern
policy.
After referring to the declarations OF
the Cincinnati convention, and OF Gov
ernor Hayes's letter of acceptance in re-
gard TO the protection of Southern Citi-
Eens in the free enjoyment of all their
rights, Mr.. Chandler proceeds to state
that Gov, Hayes not only pledged him
self to protect to the full extent of feder'
al power the lives, suffrage and political
rights of the South, but was counted in
rs President by reason of special pledges
given by Senator Sherman and other Ohio
emissaries, who particularly and emphat-
ically promised that he would recognize
and maintain the lawful State govern
ments of South Carolina and Louisiana,
and stand by Governors Chamberlain
and Packard. Almost the first act of the |
administration was to fulfill bargain |
that had been made during the Presiden-
tial count by which, if Hayes should be
President the lawful governments of
Louisiana and South Carolina were to be
abandoned, and the mob governments in
these States were to be recognized and
established. Certain Democrats in the
House of Representatives, seeing that by
the recurring decisions of the Electoral
Commission; and the regular proceedings
of the two houses under the electoral bill
which they had warmly supported Hayes
would surely be President had conceived
the plan of saving something from the
wreck, They had therefore, threatened
by diatory motions and riotous proceed
ings to break up the count, and then
opened negotiations with such timid or
toe. o.eagerly eXpectant Republicans as
they could find ready. They had sue
Ceeded beyond their most sanguine ex-
peCtations. Senator Sherman had visit
ed Ohio and consulted with Gov. Hayes.
Henry Watterson, a Democratic member
and a nephew of Stanley Matthews, had
acted as go.between on the one side;
Messrs. Matthews, Foster, Sherman and
Garfield on the other. L. @, G. Lamar,
]. B. Gordon, e. j. Ellis, r. Gibson, E.
A. Burke and ]. Y. Brown had agreed,
first, that the count should not be broken
up in the House, but that Hayes should |
be declared and inaugurated President;
and second, that upon Hay es's accession
the troops should be hdrawn from
protecting Cows Chamberlain and Pack. I
ard; and that the new administration /
should recognize the governments of
Wade Hampton in South Carolina and 8
I. II. Nichols in Louisiana. t
The Agreement b
By certain general and indefinite let u
ters, since given to the public, by a Sc '
cret writing now in the hands of E. A. v
Burke, and in other ways, Engagement a."
was authenticated, and President Grant Il
was Immediately requested by Governor q
Hayes's counsel on no account to recog-
nize Packard or Chamberlain, but leave 81
the ultimate decision as to their fate to u
the incoming President, After the lnau.
guration the bargain was speedily fulfill 81
ed. AS soon as the electoral votes of the v
States were safe, Cows Chamberlain and q
Packard bad been notified by Messrs. W
Matthews and Evarts to get out. Cham u
berain was now summoned to Washing Il
ton, and informed that be must surren- u
der. He protested against his taking off. a
The President hesitated, but Wade "
Hampton demanded the performance of q
the bargain. Mr.. Matthews was sent for II
and came from Ohio, and within twenty c'
four hours the United States flag was or 81
dered down in Charleston, and Governor a.
Chamberlain stamped out n
Packard Hard to Manage. h h
As to Louisiana, the fulfllment pro- n
ceeded more slowly, but none the less m
surely. Packard had made March 2lst IL
q constitutional call for Federal aid, and ii
It was difficult to withhold from one as II
surely Governor as Hayes was President, II
and yet there was the bargain. AS Ia
Bubterflge, an unconstitutional commits nj
sion; consisting of Messrs. j. M. Harlan, n
]. r. Hawley G. R. Lawrence. W. Nc
Weigh and j. G. Brown, was sent to New
Orleans, and instructed to gradually de- vi
stroy the Packard Legislature by sedu- n
cling or forcing its members into the ~
Nichols Legislature; but, they, proving al
too stubbornly Republican, tfe commits is
sion telegraphed the President that f.
nothing would destroy Packard but the n
actual order Withdrawing the troops oi
Upon this the President gave the order, :.
Packard was crushed, and the Commits u
sion returned triumphant to Washington :
to be recognized, one of them, Gen. Har.
Ian, by an appointment as Supreme n
Court Judge; another, Mr.. Lawrence, by ~
the release ofJake Benin, the great whin-
Ky Conspirator and defrauder of the rev.
enue at Chicago; Gen. Hawley was offer
ed the appointment ofChief commission
or to the Paris Exposition, but declined q
because the salary was only to be $4,000, E
and three offices we're rendered to Mr.. =
but declined on the ground u
that his services demanded more ample
The English mission WAS p,
next assigned him, but CirCumsts noes
have made its delivery inexpedient or
impossible. One other hope remained
TO Gov. Packard. He had lawful court
Of Justice, and might appeal to that; but
there were two vacancies, and it requir-
ou MI huINo JuuBCoJ buuoIAhBi hOOndIu 4
and King, to make quorum. Judge "
King was Immediately appointed ColleC- =
tor at New Orleans, Packard's court was -
struck down and Nichols's government 7
Feigned supreme. The bargain was in +
every way fulfilled, and Mr.. Burke had
no occasion, as had been threatened, to
make public the secret agreement. Hayes
had been made President by the fidelity n
and courage of Packard and Chamber i
lain, and their devoted followers, and his ar ar
had tramped them down. %
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The Southern Policy. q
In further pursuance Of the bargain made
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