The daily gazette., 1878-02-23
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ANOTHER POLITICAL MssIvE-FBoM w,
4. CHANDLKR--PREsIDE HAYES
cHARGED WITH BEING PARTY TO
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 William e .
chandler has written another letter dated
Feb. 80. The fy-leaf Of the pamphlet,
which is TO be widely distributed, is
embellished with the text, "And they
all with one consent began to make ex-
cuse,' and the queries, "Was 1t bargain
trade, assurance, agreement, compact,
contract, compromise, understanding, or
what was itp" He says that since the
Introductory note Cf this pamphlet was
printed various gentlemen have begun TO
excuse themselves concerning the So
called Louisiana bargain, which makes
pertinent review Of the question, and
then quotes from various authorities and
statements to show there was . negoti a.
uon ora bargain. Precisely what finally
satisfied the democratic bargainers the
public did not yet know. It is fair to
presume that 1t was either vehement
assurances from the republican traders as
70 what should certainly be done on the
next day, or else some communication
from Gov. Hayes, who was that night
coming on The cars through Pennsylvania
which induced Messrs. Ellis, Levy, Glib
son and other Southern defenders, adj
visers and directors of the present ad-
ministration to graciously allow Hayes
to be counted in. What the actual de-
termination assurance was a subject
worry Of investigation.
This much, however, is known. Gov.
Hayes reached Washington at DIS FRI
day morning, March 2, and went to the
| residence Of Senator Sherman. Between
IL and IL he went with Gen. w. 7,
Sherman TO the executive mansion where
the cabinet were assembling. A consul
tation between Gov. Hayes and Presi-
dent Grant concerning Louisiana affairs
took place, and the order contracted fol
February 70 by Mr.. Chas. Foster wal
authentically issued by Gen. Sherman
by advice Of Gov. Hayes, as follows.
headquarters Of the Army, March 2
1877, 1870 p. M.-To Gen. @. q. Augul
commanding Department of New Or
leans; The following dispatch has gons
to Gov. Packard, and is hereby sent Il
you for your government and information
Nv. T. SHERMAN"
the dispatch folio wing WAS not ever
signed by President Grant, but only
by bis secretary, Major Sniffen, anl
only stated that the President woult
not during the remaining days of hi
| official life use the troops to sustain o
pull down either government, no
would he recognize either claimant
| But the danger of the irrevocable rec
ognition Of the Packard governmen
by the Grant administration was over
and the Nichols mob felt encourages
to wait until President Hayes fulfille,
the balance of the contract. The trad
may be briefly summarized thus:
The republicans agreed that Louis
lana and South Carolina should hav
the right to manage their own affair
in their own way-meaning thereb,
that the Packard and Chamberlain
| governments should never be assisted
by federal power or recognized by th,
national administration, but that th
Nichols and Hampton government
should be allowed and aided to over
turn Them aud establish themselves
and should be recognized by the ma
tional administration, and agreed tina
for the accomplishment of this purpos
Gen. Grant should be induced not L
recognize the Packard government, bu
to issue military orders to Gen. Augu
not TO assist it, aud that for the sam
purpose such further action should b.
taken by President Hayes as shcul,
become necessary.
| The democratic, in consequence y
and relying upon the good faith, intes
rity and truthfnlness OF the foregoing
assurances and on the strength O
these guarantees, agreed to aud did re
sist the policy of filibustering, allowed
the count to proceed and acquiesce,
in the inauguration of the fresiden
who was counted In. The parties whit
at some time in the various phases o
these agreements participated thereil
and became responsible therefor wer,
Messrs. Hayes, Foster, Garfield, Sher
man, Matthews, and Messrs. Brown
Gordon, Lamar, Levy, Ellis, Waiter
son, Burke and others. That the abov,
stipulations have all been literally
complied with is matter of history.
Mr.. Chandler further says Preslden
Hayes was unquestionably a party tc
the bargain, and that much Of the CO
quoting with Southern democrats dur
inc tho winter was dOna nv him