The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-02-21

surprised TO know That no BuCn WOruB
ever fell from my lips on the floor of this
House or anywhere else, and that when
| saw 1t going the rounds of the Dewspa-
pers it was one of the very few calum-
MES that / Contradicted over my own
name.
Mr. Aiken-I am glad to hear it.
Mr.. Hewitt-He says he Is glad to hear
II. If he had such q sentiment in his
heart, and II he had had that high feel
ing of honor which should govern a
South Carolinian, he would, before max.
ing that charge on the floor, have come
TO me and asked how much truth there
was in it, | wear my heart upon my
sleeve, and there is nothing which / have
done from beginning to the end of that
business which am not ready to pro-
claim and have published.
Mr.. Luttrell, DEM, Cal.-Suggested to
Messrs. Hewitt and Aiken that it was
only eight miles to Bladensburg 1.-THE fa-
nous duelling ground, and that, altho'
the roads were muddy, he thought they
could get there.
Mr.. Hewitt-After the decision of the
Electoral Tribunal in the Louisiana case
had been announced, it became arpar.
ent to me, as it did to every intelligent
person, that the final decision of the
Electoral Commission would award the
Presidency to Mr.. Hayes. OF course, l
felt that it was grievance, but l felt that
we had submitted that question to the
tribunal, and that we were bound and
concluded by its decision; and ! told ev-
erybody that should vote to sustain eY-
cry decision Of the tribunal, no matter
what the consequences might be, But l
did not see any reason why, because Mr..
Hayes was going into the Presidency, l
should ignore the fact that there was a
large number of gentlemen in the House
who did not look ON the question as |
did, and that they had told me that the
count should never be completed. On
that statement reflected, and said to
myself: "Unless it is understood that
the troops shall be withdrawn from Lou
isiana and South Carolina, civil war will
surely break out" for the members from
Louisiana assured me that their people
would no longer submit to military DOM
ination. knew that, If they resisted,
the other Southern States would be in
honor bound to help them, and | thought
that, if could not save the Presidency
from the wreck, there was not any good
reason why South Carolina and Louisi-
ana should not be saved from it. There.
upon, of my own motion, went to my
friend from Ohio Mr.. Foster !, and made
to him pretty much the remark that
now make. The reason why 1 went to
him was because he had made speech
on this floor in which he declared what
the Presidents policy would be; and he
believed it, and l believed it. l said to
that gentleman: II fear there will be
trouble unless you can satisfy these
Southern gentlemen that this policy !
which you have declared to be the poll
cy of the incoming Administration will |
be adhered to-" He said to me "What
can l do~ 1 said: II do not know; it |
is not my business; but l tell you the
facts" He said 81 will see about it,"
and subsequently l think the next day |
he came back to me and showed me a |
letter signed by Mr.. Hayes, which letter
has since been published l read it. He
said: "Will that be satisfactory ?" |
said: "Mr Foster-It is not me whom
you have to satisfy; tits other gentlemen.
To me it would not be satisfactory; but |
you must go to them and satisfy them
that this policy will be carried out"
That was the last interview | had with
Mr.. Foster ON the subject. What follow
ed came to me from otherpersons. l had
no part in bargain if it was made. /
knew nothing of its terms. But was
told, on the day that the Vermont return
had been put through the joint Conven-
ton, that these gentlemen were satisfied,
and that shere could be no good reason
why the count should not proceed lido
not know how they were satisfied. l
have never seen any member from Lou
isiana about it. / only know that they
told me they were satisfied, and on that,
so far as had any influence, exerted
it for the completion of the count. did
it in the interest Of peace. | did it in the
interest of my country. believe that l
did then the wisest and best act Of my
life 30 far as had any connection with
the matter. If other men made improp-
er bargains, / know nothing of Them
Have l answered the gentleman's Mr..
Ellsworth's] question to his satisfaction
The committee rose.
Mr.. Conger said that if he understood
the gentleman from New York Mr..
Hewitt, he had said in his place on the
floor that the Presidency was sold out,
but that no Northern man sold 1t. He
had made no explanation as to that.
Who had made the proposition to him
to sell the Presidency
Mr.. Hewitt-Nobody.
Mr.. Finley, DEM, Ohio-Said that the
time of the House had been spent more
foolishly to-day than any day this ses-
sion. The gentleman from New York
mr. Hewitt had stated that q PROPOSE.
ton had been made to him from ]. Mad
ison Wells to sell out the Presidency.
He desired to add that that hoary head
ed rascal and his fellow conspirators had
been indicted in Louisiana, and that one
of them had been convicted; and yet to-
day members of Congress and members
of the Cabinet were sending to this con-
victed criminal letters of coincidence.
Not only that but, if the papers spoke
truly, there was even now serious dis
cussion in the Cabinet over the PROPOSE
ton of sending the army to Louisiana to
wrest from the hands of the law the con-
viCted criminal.
Mr., Hanna, Rep, Ind, said that the
Democrats from the South and the Re-
publicans from the North did not care
two cents about Samuel j. Tilden.
Mr.. Foster, Rep, Ohio, said that there
had been no bargain made, so far as he |
was concerned. He never knew Of any.
No one thing was done anywhere land |
he defied mortal man to bring evidenced
that obliged anybody to do anything in
consideration of anything being done by |
the other side.
Mr.. Garfield, Rep, Ohio-When the
decision of the Electoral Tribunal was
announced there were between thirty |
and forty honorable gentlemen on the |
other side, most of whom had been in |
nrrnn nn,ninnt r1a uhn haliauad on Ii cir |