The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-15
IIayes's Confession.

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nuneins his intention to g, the General and other mem
esrs Vi the Returning Board ~eh ~oa' AL oc@i '""a'
ne may DC AUN' member OF tue '"p'ne' "a'en 'h,'
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publican, in LOUISIANA bu, declined to explain how TIL.
viii be done. as he did not desire to anticipate thu action
Of the President Mr. HAYES believes "" M D'n''rn"e
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peracuuon, Tor ponueal offence. or political purpo,"
The substance ~ this statement f. first
that tina tri,I of ASnrpsox for I'm. fory.rv
In tho vern,, nar,sb r.turp ~ tho yn,s ~
,hot norish M tho oIoc,,on a., Nov. ,.7s a.
n vioIa,ion ~ nIodros m.do hy tho namo-
or,.i. ,e,c,ois az I.oui.,ana whom Nr
N,cuo,,a was rocoyni,.,I as f.oyorror. and
u..nndIv thot Nr U,yr. 10 ,ha nar,,.aa
yriavad la, ,ha, ,ioI.tinn -, s.i,h tho, ha
T. going u, redross this breach -, cortroc,
hv giyin, :, GO, Axnvpsov .nI nth.r
members NJ the Returpiny cord sucb moral
.nd official sunnort M bo mav no ahle
and th,, :. no has determined IN ,uh,icIv in.
aicat. his Instrumentation
Next wa have IN all tho nanors tho ne.
toupdip, intalIigsnce thu, NJ HIVES NOR.
than confirms tho statomant ahove ouotad
from the corresnondent 81 the T;mes He
claims that n bargain was made with the
onlciols ~ Louisiana IN .lstaip from nrose.
.utions -, which tina triol ~ ASnppsox a.
snecimen Ue claims TINT such trial 10 n
yinIotton ~, that horgoin Az tho cr,nb;c
statas n .prosidont HIVE h.lioras ,hio
,J.d,. os,ac,oIly tho last Glance %, =, .,
bava haen viol.tad hv tho Indictment and
rrnsacutinn 40 tho ,,,,n,l.ars -, ,bo pa,urn-
inc Roard "a th.ir Indictments hav, h..n
found md tb.s. nros.cutions ,onJuo,od
undar tho ,oraon.I diroo,ion 81 ro,.
NIcuorYe,s attnrno,.. cor.ral" or .si, Ia
declared in IN. well.iuformad Washington
,.orraenondapc. -, tho rb,c;noo,; C,,e,e
.the proeidont and bis constitutional ad.
,,sers are unanimous In the bellef tina, the
orosocu,ions az tho Returning nnard ,rea
breach Of good faith an the mart az the
Democrats of Louisiana are in riolotion of
QfIDfIDn PrnSlIant IA
the representstives ~ the neonle NJ that
State" In accordance with these views Mr.
HAYES has addressed n written communi.
cation Ia the acting Attornev.(ieneraIo f tho
United States complainin, Of these nroceed.
ings. and he even ventures Tn menace with
his displeasure and with the anImositv of his
Administration the neonlo NJ Louisiana ~
they do not s,lnnress these prosecutions
Now. barpains hive been alleged by which
the Returning Rnard were induced IN falsifv
the returns Of the electoral vote Of I.ouis.
lana. bargains have heep alleged hv which
the count OF the electoral vote in the House
of ReDresentatives was secured in exchnny.
for an agreement To withdraw the troops
from military occupation OF New Orleans
But the bargain now alleged IL. in several
respects the most remarkable of all. It is
most remarkable because the allegation is
made. not by Mr.. W. T.. CHANDLER. but by
RIB. HAYES. de facto OCCUPANT OF the Office
of President of the United States and il is
made to his own Cabinet. Moreover. the
parties To the alleged bargain are indicated
by the terms Of the complaint. as Mr.. HAYES
who recopnized NIctor.Is as Governor
of Louisiana. ON the one side. and 1.-THE
Democratic officials of Louisiana" ON the
othar side Mr. U.vps 10 a good vvitnass
.,oins, hi,,..,I, ,h,,,,,.h h,, mo-, no, ha ,,d
ssogoinst tbo othar nartv