Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-02-22

VIII L. SilituuitT udS WTltttU dllOtUcI ltltel
dated February I'D. The fly leaf of the
pamphlet, which is to be widely distributed,
is embelhshed with the text "And they all
with one consent began to make excuse" and
the queries:
WAS it "a
Bargain?
Assurance?
Agreement?
Compact?
Contract?
Compromise?
understanding?
Or what was it?
WHATS IN NAME?"
The letter then takes, as a general text. the
following extract from speech made last
week by Gen. Garfield in the House of Repre-
sentatives: IF there be man in this world
who says they traded, that man has been mis-
eraDly duped, or he lies
Mr.. Chandler then proceeds to state what he
deems was
THE BARGAIN.
He quotes from letters written by John Young
Brown, OF Kentucky, and speeches made by
MI Foster, of Ohio, to show that some com
pact existed. Quoting from the Brown letter
he i uses Is. the following. EXTRACT: Had l be-
urated, would not relieve them from the hate
full and unrepublican supervision by the army,
and the further plunderng and oppression by
men alien to them in birth and sympathieS,
should never have voted as did. The Hon.
ChaS. Foster secured the Inauguration of the
president. Except IOr this speech and these
letters, Me result acoutd necer hare been
MIR. Chandler then proceeds as follows
These letters were kept secret from all repub-
negotiations, but were shown to democrats to
induce cessation of the tilibuStering which
was hnderlng the electoral count. They were
not, however; deemed sufficient by the Louisi-
anlanS, who demanded more explicit and au-
thentlc guarantees. Conferences were there
fore held at WormIey's hotel between southern
democrats and Messrs. Matthews. Foster,
sherman, Garfield, and other republicans, at
which the surrender of the Packard govern
ment was agreed to, and at one of these con-
ferences written memorandum was submit
ted as being what was agreed to on both sides
as the result OF the conferences, and this men,
Orandum provided for the withdrawal of the
troops OF the United States from sustaining the
Packard government. 1t was assented to as
correct, and it was proposed that it should be
authenticated by signatures, but MeSSrs Sher-
man and Garfield demurred for evident rea-
sons, and tlereupOn the southern democrats
cerl flied to its correctness.
ms certlhcat!0n coming to the knowledge
OF MI Garfield. he Gas he has said) prepared IA
memorandum OF his own concerning the con-
ferences, which he now has, unless it has been
destroyed. The other memorandum was re-
tanned by E. A Burke, with the understand
ing that it should not be divulged unless its
provisions were violated.
MI Chandler then makes the following
REHABILITATION.
The trade may be briefly summarized thus:
South Carolina should have the right to man
age their own affairs in their own way, HleUrl-
ing thereby that the Packard and Chamber
lain governments should never be assisted by
federal power or recognized by the national
administration, but that the Nichols and
Hampton governments should be allowed and
aided to 9verturn them and establish them
selves, and should be recognized by the ma
tiOnal administration and agreed that for the
accomplishment of this purpose Gen. Grant
should be induced not to recognize the Pack
10 Gen. Augur not to assist it, and that, for the
same purpose, such further action should be
taken by President Hayes as should become
necessary.
That the above stipulation have all been
literally complied with is matter of history
If they were not a trade, bargain what
were they?
Under the caption of
WHAT THE BARGAINERS DESERVE"
Mr.. Chandler says:
MIR. Garfield well says that if anybody for
busters, let the Scoundrels who authorized or
made it be lashed naked through the world -
and in saying this, he prOnounces his own
Among those who participated in the trade,
The most cenSurable are those republicans who
first went to New Orleans and urged the LOui-
siaha I1;. @repu6llcans rep to do their duty courage
them out, even before the vote of the State was
counted for Hayes and Wheeler. These men
were WaG Messrs: M Sherman, Matthews, and Gar
held. They entered into intimate relations
with the members of the returning board and
with Governors Kellogg and Packard, and the
the tn other republicans who were important to
anxiety for republican result and aided i'm
procuring it. Every day and hour of their
long and confidential associations with these
republicans were assurances that they would
stand by them in whatever troubles might
come to them, and conveyed pledges that if
Hayes should be President he would sustain
and az M yindicate them. During the weary hours
OF the winter, also, when the returning board
were imprisoned in Washington, extraOrdin-
ary sOlicitude was manifested that they Should
electoral result they had declared, but that
they should watch and wait patiently till Pres
ldent Hayes should rescue and honor them.
were deceived and betrayed. Mr. Matthews
agreed in writing that they should be sacri,
need, and @ Wrote Packard to get out and Hayes
consulting Governor Hayes,) and MI Gar
field, while sworn member of the Electoral
commission, joined in bargaining away all the
republicans of Louisiana, and President
Hayes participated in, confirmed, and executed
the bargain
None of them had even the decency to pro.
VIDE against the transfer of their dupeS from
the prisons of Congress to the penitentiaries
OF Louisiana, and there they are and will re-
main unless President Hayes, who abased the
powers OF this government before mob-Iead.
er, can induce him. now a uSurping governor
70 pardon them. They ought to be willing to
pc convlcted and ,pardoned felOns in order to
Mdke MI HayeS ffeSldent and Mr.. Sherman
Secretary, and Mr.. Matthews Senator. and to
give to MIR. Garfield, whose Congressional ca
reer IS now drawing to close, such crumbs of
once as degraded and expiring administra
ZION may be able to toss him, and democratic
Senate may be induced to allow him to re-
ceive! In the hope of this he still further de.
grades himself by saying: THE troops were
%thdraWn VIII M as matter OF CONSTITUTIONAL duty
and as such defend the withdrawal.'
Under the caption
. WAS GOV. HAYES A BARGAINER?n
the letter proceeds: "UnquestiOnably he was
Much OF the cOquetting with southern demo-
Gratis during the winter was done by him.
Messrs Foster, Matthews, and others, kept
MN FULLY advised of what they were doing
Sendt0r sherman went to Columbus, reluctant
70 trade OIL Packard, and returned Secretary
Sherman, and joined in the trade. Mr.. HAYES
knew perfectly we'll that the price that he was
to pay for the Presidency was the BETRAYAL of
Packard and Chamberlain. and the sacrifice
OF his own honor; but the fear of the less of
the IN Presidency, with its $500 OOo in money and
IT'S patronage, was too much for him, and he
deliberately paid the price. 1t would be cow
ardly to affect to think otherwise. If the sub.
Ject is ever investigated by competent an.
lhority 1t will doubtless be found that he con
mined in some way the assurances given by
his friends, before Mr.. Levy proclaimed in the
House that all was right, and Mr.. Ellis told
Mr.. Hewitt thatthe count could proceed, and
changed his vote and opposed filibustering.
At all events, it is enough to convict him that
his first act on arriving i'm SHi uton no 70