The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-14

of the Electoral COMMISSION would hWnru .the
Presidency To Mr.. Hayes. or course. lett thai
il was great grievance hut felt that we had
That question Nv me triuuhai. anu
that we were louud and concluded 10y it, de-
q. sion: aud told everybody TINT should vote
tn sustain every decision ~ the tribunal no
matter what the consequence mlGl't ~, H. nut bnt
was GOING into the Presidency, should ignore
thr fart that there was Il large number OF Ecn-
ti"mrn IN I'll" House VINO dii NOT look on the
question az | did and that they had told NJ"
that the count should meyer L." romplrt"d. IN
thnt statement r"ilectcd, and said II myself;
" Mess Il l. undr rsuOd that IN" troops Shnl he
Withdrawn from Louisiana aud south carolina.
citil war will surely break out; Ter the
mentors from Louisiana N.,-ured me that their
people would no longer submit tu military dom
nation. | knew thut. If they resisted. the other
southern states would D. in homer bound To-
save the Presidency from the wreck. there wa.
itot any good reason why South Carolina ana
Louisiana should not be- sayed from II. Ih"r',
from OHIO tMr FOSTER, aud mad TO him pretty
much tn" remark that now make The r"ason
WHY | went To- him was becaus" ii" had made
speech on this noor in which he declared
what the PRESIDENT policy would be; ana me-
believed it, and | believed it. -aid to that son.
trmnu: fear there will be- trouble unless you
can satisfy these Southern gentlemen tlat tnls
policy which YOU have declared To- DE- tnnI lomCy
t' TN ,N'oiI H. 2a 4u ,n me- What can dSY
said: " | do not know it + not my 9usinrss;
h2t lte you the facts nT a,bink th m'' next ext
dnvl he rame back to me- ami ehowed III" let
ter signed hy Mr.. Hayes. VIII ltl'f IN, ,Siirr
I pc uopt,liar S,y,g saii: Mr. Fostcr--I il
hot me whom you have TO .sut'-iy; 1t is other
gentlemen TO mo II would MT b. satisfac-
inrv; hui Won must En ~ them and satisfy
them that lhis policy WI nc eqrfhte lea 9H ,;,
THAT VIM - tine ,b h.. sn@ What "q l"Io M
came to me from other PERSONS. had no part
in "a bargain If II. was ma.e. | knew nothing of
iis terms. But | was told. ON the day that the
Vermont return had been put through thu Joint
convention. TINT these gentlemen Were -atisned.
and that there could he no good reasgn why the
coun, should not proceed. do not know how
they were satisfied | have never seen any
member from Louisian about H.. only know
that. So far as had any influence. eNerted 1t
Tor the eomplction OF the count. did tin tho
interest Of pence. DID Tin tIc interest Of my
country. | believe that | did then the wiscst
neclon win The matter II other men
made improper bargains. know nothing Of
them. Hnve1 answered the gentleman's lMr.
Ellsworth 81 question to his satisiactionI
Mr. C9nser said tia, II he understood the
gentleman from New York Mr.. Hewitt. he had
said in hi- place on the floor that the lr"-idrn:
cy YVES sold out. but that no Northo I'm man sold
H. H. had made no explanation ms 10 that.
Who had made the proposition 10 him to sell
the Pr sidrncyf
Mr.. Hrwitt--Nobodv.
Mr.. Finley dem. Ohio said that the time ~
the House had been spent more 2oiishly to-day
than any day this session. The gentleman
from NV YORK Mr. Hewitt had stated that \
proposition mad been made TO- hum from !
Madison Wells TO sci out the Presileny, He
(Mr. Finley desired 10 ADA that that hOary
headed rus nj and his fellow conspiraiors had
been indicted in Louisiana. and that one Of
h"rs OF Congress and members of the Cabinet
were sending to this convi ted criminal letters
! ot confidence. Not only that but. II TIE papers
spoke truly. thpr" WIS even now serious dis
question in the Cabinet over the proposition oi
sending the army To- Louisiana e. wrest from
thr hands Of the law the convict rrhninal
Mr. Hanna Rep. lnd.l said that the Demo
Gratis from the South and the Republicans ftonl
| the North did not care two cents about Samuel
Mr. Foster rep. Ohio said that there had
| been no hnrga.u made. - lar ~ he WAS con-
cerned. H. never knew. OF any. No one thing
w.s done anywh re tand h" d,i!ed mortal man
/ 10 bring evidence that obliged anybody to do
anything in consideration of ANYTHING being
Mr. Gnrneld ~ -. Ohio)-When the de-
| cision OF the Electoral Tribunal was announced
/ gentlemen on the other side. most ot whom had
| l""u In arm- against u. who believed ON their
/ honor that tn-y wrre bound % stand by the re-
suit lwiil not h~u"t" that they stained Their
/ honor hy dong what they were io.n- ~ a mat
/ toi 81 trade II any man IN nus world says theS
done with this nonsen-c about trading prcsi-
; denotes and selling Prrsidencles. the trucu-
/ Int spirit exhibited 10y some gentlemen in Lou.
/ i~iliu j. a. poor recompense Tor the Efforts oi
! our people To- restore To the whole country the
sriri % prace and c9nci liaiion:,
VIZ. N"uthari-Nil the . Gentleman say wha
Sprnker Ran lnl i'm Il low tone from IL,
ltls itf.rN - run ~lllhE tNf EAiitN.
MIR. Carl 'ld-In" persecution. the outrage
4 or- prr-c Wt"n. winch - following the mem
tbs o., fnr Eeturu.ns E'ard.
Nh. Hale sand that lr WIS one OF those VIII
had been invlt,dt Louisiana to see that Their
was q iair count. lContsmutuous laughter an
irers on the Demo ratio side,l The action %
tne Il turnins BoArd had been sustained by IN
Electoral tpmm.-S 4uu. r. OF course 10 was
II" Did not know what the agreement was. die
not know that any existed. H. did not belicv
that IN 50 Returning Board men ought To- h
anandon-d, or that the Adm uistratlOn ought &
ABANDON them.
Mr Ellis Dem. La said that the lips which
1 uttered TN" assertion That Louisiana. or an
rtIree"utativ" % Louisiana. or any authori2"
{ asrD' ol Louisiana hat ever bart cred. or sough
o. barter. or entertained n proposition 10 hartc
away the Interests ot the Demo rate party. o
I iiie Interests of the whole poop" Of the Union
ia the election OF Samuel i. Iillen. lied IL
on iO relate tn conference ~ WOrmlsy'- Hotel
mentioning as the uciol- On that .casiOn him
sell. T.. A. Burs" o.. Louisiana. and Henry Wa;
/ r. "a - hrniucEy. on the Demo 'rat' side, an
on "a" Il fvu..i'sa SIDE Nj. GHrileii. Mir. Fos
ter. ~ Coy. Nrnul-on. - MY Matthew's. an
senator Sherman. lie declared that there wa
tnrr' no bargain. nor talk ot q taisRin
MI. DAVIS Dem. \. C.l-Mas thrr" any agree
/ mtut that tn members W. The returning Boar
should not be rr1stcuiedf
Mr.. Elus-Nonr.
subsequently, MIR. Ellis obtained the floor an
rcirnct,'d all on nsiNe illusions to Mr.. Hewitt.
Mr.. Reagan hn"uimcnt To- the illl was re
i"ctrG: Mr. Cym"rs agreed To-; the Till Wa
reported ana thu Hous" adjourned.