Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-26

cratic caucus in which the Democratic party had
| termination; he said without diatory objection
81 called upon Mr.. Hewitt at his house; think II
was the mo ming following the action of the eau
Gus then asked Hewitt explain to me why II was
at the national Democratic party had aban
tainy there is no occasion for a charge OF that
Kind there has been no disposition, no deSi OF
that kind" 1 replied at once It's too late to dis
clss that question since the action of your
last night; II was well-known that ii the desire
of the Republicans of Louisiana that the house
should insist upon the condition that Louisiana and
south Carolina were TO 90 free from bayonet rule.
We pointed out TO the gentlemen OF the house that
our situation was this; That II were left to the
tender mercleS of the Republican party OF Louis
fight; that If we traded the Democratic party
would lose two United States senators and
that IL compelled to fight in defense of
State government that there was danger of plung-
ing the country into revolution, but notwithstanding
Mr.. He"in replied t. me: Mr.. Burke, the Demo
billy of piungIng this country into
anarchy and strife, OF upsetting values and dis
turo ng trade; we have determined to put the re-
spOnsbiliy OF this great fraud fairly and squarely
upon the shoulders of the Republican party and go
before the people four years hence" saia, ''Mr.
Hewitt that is all very we'll for you; you may endure
II for eur years but cannot and Ii is my duty TO
say to you and you may say to your associates that
II they think they can have peace and quiet in
this country with Louisiana and South Caro-
made mistake We are as loyal as you or any other
class of people, hut We have endured Radical rule
as long as we can. and we determined TO protect
our government at all hazards against the United
States troops or anybody who seeks to sci up MI
Packard over u.s. and now insist that you will go to
your associates and say to them that, with the same
consistency that they voted Tor the electoral bill TO
the SINE consistency they can make the condition
that the bayonets are to be taken away from LOuiSa
ma and south Carolina else the conditions OF
anarchy and strife that they would avoid will surely
follow. Hewitt assured me OF the sympathy OF his
and South Carolina and while he intimated that his
position on the elect oral question had been such
accordance
make these representations to his associates, and
Louisiana and South Carolina and when stated
to Senator Sherman what believed to be the con-
that what mean was that we had imposed these
same views on the members OF the house We had
gone one, TWO, three and hall dozen at time and
egrams and letters from their constituents instruct
Ing them not to oppose the count; they said that
count; did not dare take the responsibility;
that they were anxious and willing to serve
going in and forcing the Republican leaders TO give
US these guarantees they were willing to by
doing so; that is what meant in my dispatches to
Nicno;ls; many or these Republicans acting at
our solicitation, and were impressed with the belief
that If the bayonet rule was not Withdrawn from |
Louisiana and South Carolina, it would produce
archy and strife or course, there were gentlemen
acting from other motives. who had been opposing |
the count from the commencement. The movement
dated FROM February 18th, when there forty to
their ranks with view of forcing the Radical lead
ers to give these guarantees We did so swell the
ranks till the vote at time hundred and
sixteen, which sufficient to deter the court from
further proceedings IL was at that period thar |
sherman sent for me- and at that period these
ferenceS were held.
Mr.. Blackburn-Then the expression of be-
lief you gave sherman simply meant |
that by giving these guarantees you were |
satisfied a sufficient number would be drawn off |
enable the count to be completed.
WineSS-I was satisfied that there sufficient |
number of members of the house who were under |
instructions from their constituents not /
to oppose the count, but VINO had gone in /
to oppose the count with view of securing |
these guarantees, and who, soon as they we're |
satisfied that that purpose served, would cease
their opposition and allow the count to go through
to peaceful determination Events subsequently |
proved that to be tree. Hon. Z. John Ellis |
testified regarding the Wormley confer |
ence, and stated emphatically that there |
was no bargain; that the ceaSing 10 hlibuSter |
not insisted on by the Republicans, who |
were at the conference; Watt=rsOn always |
steadily opposed flibuslering; there not |
a semblance o. bargain at that conference; the /
object of the Republicans seemed TO be to remove
anxiety in regard to the course Hayes would pursue
toward South Carolina and Louisiana; witness at |
some length referred to numerous interviews with |
Grant, who promised to issue order for the With
drawal of the troops soon as the electoral count
was completed; when asked whether the payment of |
taxes to the Nichols government would be |
construed into a violation of the status /
quo inaugurated by Grant, the latter perpetTated
him by relating the story of Irishman who had |
joined temperance society, but did not object to
drop put In his SOda-Water unbeknOwn 10 him. The |
then took recess, to meet subject to the
call OF the chairman. The members of the commit
tee and attaches left this evening.