The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-26

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National Committee will make this good
II not we must provide for it. We are il
good hope and spirit, not wishing returl
10 your favor unless it is clear that it ough
70 De SO, and not willing to be cheated ou
OF OF 1t or to be bulldozed or intimidated
Inc truth is palpable that you ought t.
nave the vote of Louisiana, and we be
ileye that you will ,have it by an honest
ana fair return, according to the lette,
ana spirit of the law of Louisiana To
this Gen, Hayes responded:
COLUMBUS. Nov. 27.-My Dear Sir.
Ian l am greatly obliged for your letter of the
1oa. You feel, am sure, as I do about
,his whole business A fair election would
nave given us about forty electoral votes
at the South at least that MANY. Rut
We are not to allow our friends to defeat
one outrage and fraud by another. There
must be nothing crooked on our part
Let Mr.. Iilden have the place by violence,
intimidation, and fraud rather than under
take to prevent it by means that will not
pear the severest scrutinv [ appreciate
the work done by the Republicans who
nave gone South and am especially proud
to acknowledge the honorable conduct of
so many ex-Republicans. New converts
are proverbially bitter and unfair towards
those they have recently left. | trust
you viii soon reach the end of the work and
and De ablo to return in health and safety.
M R. B. HAYES.
The Secretary refuted several points ef
Webers testimony; he never asked Mrs
jerks to suppress any letter written bv
him; never offered hera reward nor gave
her any thing to do. 80
Shellabarger, by permission, explained
regarding the appointment of Can't. Jeuks
TO treasury position, that he simply i'm
troduced jerks there.
zen. Butler pressed the Secretary for
an answer as to whether consultation oc-
cured when Parker was removed as post. |
master at New Orleans and BADGER an
pointed IN bis place while Soncor received
an appointment the same day. but the
Secretary declined to answer,
The Secretary will return to Washing
ton this evening to be farther examined
there.
: Gen. Garfield testified that he went to
New Orleans on the request of President
uraot to witness the count and see fair
play; he learned from D. A. Weber more
ABOUT west Feliciana parish matters than
rom anybody else; Weber said the
trouble there was because of the demo.
;ratlc state committee advising the
ormatIon of rifle clubs to intimidate re.
oublicans
Garfield denied the general statements
II Weber regarding the visiting repubH
'ans. He characterized as lie the state.
nent that he or anybody else had advised
he returning board to stretch its power to {
he utmost with the view of throwing ont
Ismocratlc votes. Gen. Garfield expressed 6
urprlse when told that Amy Mitchell had =
ecanted her story. He said Amy told .
nm full particulars of her husbands mur- c
er. a
Butler direced several questions regard !
1g the validity of the Packard govern Il
lent' to which Garnela replied that he
nought Packard elected but that the u
7glslature reversed the result 10 his case. u
thing which they could not do rearding Z
iayes and Kellogg. Even although the y
sGislature had once seated Packard, vet the p
oposition did not lose the power of con-
,st rt
hutier persisted, asking il the McVeigh 't
"mmlssIon did not go down to break UP "
lat government, etc, and Hiscock objected
THIS as being mtsi1e the scope of the ~
,mmittee.
Springer said that Gen. Butler had pro-
'Sed 10 show the existence of a corrupt
srSain by which the president was count -
Ill, and 70 overthrow the Packard gov =,
nment The q iestion related TO the over VI
row - that government and are pertI- oo
'nt Potter said he didn't favor this W
1e OF inquiry. He thought the people Of -:
oulslana were justified, in view OF the W.
'tlon ct the returning board 10 making "a
e bet arrangements they could to az
cure the : ate government, but as he had ~. ~
power to stop 1.-THE ruled that the cues u n
1ns should be answered. ~
Witness, answering Butler, then said he WI WI
lew OF no order to the troops to maintain y! 70
e Packard government beyond the cur 10
nt history that troops were ordered to ne
event bloodshed. He didn't understand
at the legislature even declared Packard npp
ected beyond the right OF contest. Iff
he further examination of Gen. Gar "a "a,
Id was postponed till to morrow. Secre- a.
ry Sherman intends TO prove by Louisi- q
a witnesses that intimidation existed in oa o
'uisiana. Ex-Gov. Palmer will be here 20
morrow. re-