The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-31

able to indicate what would DE his policy if
inauguratcd, He (Matthews) was in favor
of RENTING these States tothe Governments
| of their choice he was tired of the rule and
plumber these States had been subjected to;
he despised in his heart the men instru-
mental in robbing and expressing us, and
was tired of the bayonet rule and the inter
position of the military in civil affairs; and
he thought lIayess views correspondent cX-
actly with his own. He referred to his
CIIayes's) letter Of acceptance, lie then
showed letter from Hayes to Foster,
thanking Foster for the speech in which
Foster had said that the flag should float
over free States instead of over provinces.
Mr.. Foster then spoke, pursuing the
same line. EX-Gov. Dennison gave the
same assurances, all speaking. however, as
not authorized by Hayes, but speaking
from perfect familiarity with Hayes.
senator Sherman, who it was supposed,
would have Il seat in Hayes Cabinet, on
being asked to give his views, said: "The
views expressed by Mr.. Matthews are my
views, and such, | believe. will be the
policy of Hayes if inaugurated."
Il asked how Hampton could succeed in
South Carolina and Nichols in Louisiana if
Hayes were inaugurated, as the same vote
that elected Hayes would elect Packard and
Chamberlain.
Mr.. Matthews said that could be done
very easily; the President could simply pur-
suethe policy ofnon.interventon, recognizing
neither Government, but preserving the sta
tus quo inauguratcd by Grant and the pco-
pie, he understood, would pay taxes to the
Nichols Government; nobody sustaining
| Packard, his Government would starve to
| death: When the time came, Hayes would
find one Government perfect in all its organ
ization and Packard's government a mere
shadow, and Nichols would quietly succeed
without any direct interference,
This statement was acquicsced in by the
others, silence giving consent Matthews
said further, that to bring this about, it
would be necessary to assure him 0Iaycs)
that peace would be preserved; that there
would be no violence or bloodshed; and that
nobody would be prosecuted on account of
past political offences. We stated to him
that, holding the purse and the sword, We
could guarantee most anything.
II think Major Burke read some kind of
an agreement which was substantially in
corporated in resolution passed aftcrward
by the Nichols Legislature, guaranteeing
peace, and equal and impartial adminstra-
ton of justice to all classes; and the rights
of all people should be protected, and that
there should be no prosecution OF anybody
on account of past political offences, but
that there should bc no immunity for crime.
| This last clause, ! think, was stricken out
! by the Nichols Legislature.
After hearing these views said that
Hayes should be inauguratcd in preference
to seeing Morton elected President by the
Senate. After the interview at WOrmley's
conferred with Mr.. Levy, and II was
agreed that the latter should make speech
in the House the next day announcing a
change. and advising that the electoral
count proceed without further tiibustcring,
Mr. Levy made the speech and the South
ern members thereafter generally ceased
tlibustering, only twenty or twenty-five
continuing.
Il would say emphaticaly that there was
no bargain that the ceasng to iilbuster
was not insisted upon by the Republicans
who were at the conference. II was a vO-
lnntary act on my part and on that Of Burke
and Watterson, the latter having always
steadily opposed filibustcring. There was
not the scmblance Of bargain at that con-
ference. The object Of the Republicans
seemed to be TO remove anxiety in regard to
the course Hayes would pursue toward
South Carolina and Louisiana
There were sixteen northern Democrats
and thirty Or forty southern members who
originally organized the flibustcring move
mcnt to defeat the count. The strongest
advocate Of the speedy completion of the
count was Hewitt of New York, who was
therefore dubbed at the time the leader of
the Republican party. Fernando Wood,
j. Young Brown, and Henry Watterson
were equally strenuous in their efforts to
complete the count.
HERE is the wealthy, cultured student,