The daily gazette., 1878-02-14
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DEBATE IN THE HOUSE YESTERDAY.
81 A debate sprung mp IN thesHolHe yes
terday, that, was, participated in by
Messrs. Howe, Hewitt, Aiken, and 9TH
err, when . ii5r.fsi a1e saaa.i a-aiir
gMr. Garfield (Rep.,) said he did not
believe that the democrats who stood by
the electoral count stained their honor by
doing what they did ~ % matter Of trade;
and If there be mortal man in this
world who said they traded he believed
that man lied, and If there be a man on
this side of the House, or the President,
or any men. for the President, made
trade, i hope he will exhibit the trade,
I and let the scoundrel who made it, or
authorized it, be lashed naked through
the world. [Applause. But he believed
that the man who alleges that there was
such trade is either a deceived fool or
liar. [Applause.l
Mr.. Garfield disclaimed that the troops
were withdrawn from Louisiana as a
matter of policy but as n matter of con-
stitutional duty. But the evils which
have followed, and the truculent spirit
exhib bited by some gentlemen In LOUISE
ana, is poor recompense for the efforts
of our people TO restore to the whole
country the spirit eff peace and recon-
ciliation. [ADplause on the republican
side.l
Mr.. Southard-Will the gentleman say
what that truculent spirit Is?
Speaker Randall dn low tone from
the clerks desk.)-Punishing the guilty.
Mr.. Garfield.-The persecuti on, the
outrageous persecution, which Is follow
ing the members Of the returning board
in the city of New Orleans. (Contemptu-
ous laughter on the democratic side.)
Mr. Hale defended the action Of the
Louisiana returning board, and denoun-
ced the persecution of Its members as po-
litical persecution, and thought they
should be protected
Mr.. Ellis, who had been out Of the
Z hall during the discussion, and who had
evidently been ill-informed OF the purport
!, of Mr.. Hewitt's remarks about him, OBJ
I tanned the floor, and assuming that Mr..
+ Hewitt had held himself and his col.
, leagues responsible for the Presidential
bargain) declared that the lip which ut
tered the assertion that Louisiana. or any
representative of Louisiana, or any an
: thoriaed agent of Louisiana, had ever
bartered, or sought to barter, or enter
4 tanned a proposition to barter away the
, Interests Of the democratic party or the
interests of the whole people OF the Union
! in the election of Samuel j, Tilden, lied
lin his heart and lied in his foul throat.
He then went on to relate the confer
ence nc Wormley's Hotel, mentioning az
a actors on that occasion himself, Il. A.
Burke, of Louisiana, and Henry Waiter
i son, Of Kentucky, on the democratic
0 side, and ON the republican side Mr.. Gar
fed, Mr.. Foster, Ex-Governor DeDnison
Stanley Matthews and Senator (now So
: cretary) Sherman. He declared tha
, there was no bargain or talk Of a bargain
that the only matter which transpired
r was an interchange Of views, and that he
a and his friends relied upon the assuran
;, ces of these. Mr.. Hayes's close friends
in regard to Louisiana and South Caro-
: lima.
These gentlemen had pledged nothing
l. for Mr.. HAYES; they had bound him By
a no promise, by no pledge. The Language
they had held was. We know him; W.
know his sentiments towards the South
@ we know that he believes in the self
, government of those States; without
. Speaking authoritvely for him, we viii
7, say that in our opinion he will give thu
q blessing Of a free government to thost
States, that he will lift them from thu
blood and dust in which they have beef
trampled. and that un the language 0
Mr.. Foster) the flag shall float there owe
'' free States, and no longer over conquer
i. ed and abject provinces.
Mr.. Davis, IN. C)-Was there an!
agreement that the members OF the re
turning board should not be prosecuted
Mr.. Ellis.-None.
o Subsequently Mr.. Ellis again obtai ne'
d the floor to make a personal expianauol
u Hewitt In his remarks, saying he ha'
d been assured by that gentleman an'
v other friends that he had been entirel
N misinformed.
II The debate closed and the comparative
d ly prosy business Of the bill was resumed