The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-24
GARRISON TO CHANDLER.
The Treason of Hayc. 20 the Republican
Party.

The Treason of Hayes TO the Republican
Party.
A letter from william Lloyd Garrison to
tho Hon. W. +. Chandler is published In tho
Concord DadD Monitor. We take from II some
passages:
DEAR SIM am indebted to you Tor copy Of
your letter Yin pamphlet form to the Ecpub.
the Icpuhlican National Committee on tho
7oc"llrd S2nthGrm p9cy OF the Adini sysn
opportunity to express my hearty approval
Of II. alike as To the BUSINESS Of its Impeachment.
the conriusivcnrss Of its evidence, aud the pro
pricty and pertinency OF its publication in this
new crisis of our national history.
II may be safely affirmed that there has been
no political somersault so sudden so incOnsist-
emit or. SO .ndefensille rs that which has been
made by the Republican party under the mis-
We're not Cows: Chambcrlnin and Packard,
Win their Republican l.ggisa,urcs. fully JUST
r"cugnilcd rs the legitimate authorities in
South Carolina and Louis ,ana would have been
saneiio4rd and upheld Marvellous inconsisl-
over with the same obligations resting upon him
to be- faithful TO his high trust. ns soon a. he got
iairly seated in the Presidential chair. ho pro-
cc"d"d To do exactly what his Democratic oppo-
mont " ,1lcctcd would have done. and all that
n~ i'ulu nave nancy withdraw me- Eco,
whit Hcpuhlicans. without any protcc-
ence 81 those troops. by "hayonet rule"
tlnt his election was carried in South
whose vote, no Electoral Commisson could
have recorded its verdict in his favor. As
SUR DIS, his title TO the Presidency Is no more
Packard To- the Offices they filled; and rs he
WAS Instrumental IN causing their expulsion
gun u-urpcrs. Hampton and Nichols in
their paces he has Nitiated his own title, and
'm"asuring him 10y his own rulel upened tn"
T. hta
decision Of the Electoral Commission io tn"
contrary Notwithstanding. The Democratic
dcrrd more than plausiblc and the only rea-
son why tllrrr Will probably hc no serious at
party has contcnded for from the beginning.
=. How shn this sudden and astounding
. change of base be accounted forY You un-
dortakc to show, both by direct and crcuinstan-
bargain entered into during the Presidential
sides. that tie count should not be- broken
~ in the House. hut that HAYES should
provided he would wlt6draw the troops
from south Carolina and Louisiana. and thus
Wade Hampton and + II. Nichols in those
states. You have made out very strong prima
iacic case; Ii Is not material. however. whether
any such bargain WIS actually made or sub
srrihcd it due form. ~ in all probability II was
not. or " neither there was only Il tacit but bona
iie understanding between the contracting
parties that such would be- the action II Mr.
Hayes If the Electoral Commission should de-
ED" the case IN his iuNor--its decision to be re-
gardod a. final.
Mr.. Garrison here proceeds to make a severe
attack upon Hayes for deserving the Rcpubli-
can party Of the South. and finally closes his
letter with these words j
l.amontahlc is it that the Republican party. in
order not to break with the President II its
choice; abandons the ground upon which 1t has
won all it, laurcls:
Ma-'a,hu.eu.-God forgive hcr-shos akn,enns with
tie rest
Ycs tho most suhscryicnt VI them all? Happly.
tlrre ar" very many in it, ranks who are too
strong in their integrity 10 be- hribcd. too clear
in their vision 10 lie duped. too rcsulu,e IN pur-
pose To- he turned backward. too independent in
spirit 90 hc won 10 silence by any such device to
rla"Hir what IL imrlacable. and hy I'M
southern leaders in the rebellion again
10 hold mastery over the nation. No
knlr Of their fqT kuihseriord d, H1y.s would
ELEVATION to me ,fres idcncy would require i'm
rhrit approval ~ all his measures. II will he
th"ir patriotic aim 10 bring buck the rartyio
the vantage ground it occupied 50 successfully
in the last Presidential strugglc-mantain
INK the same principles and merting the
abandonment Of which will inevitably insure
IT, lgnominious defeat in the coming contest
Tor supremacy. The question of liberty aud
equal rights protected in every part Of the land.
i- stu paramount to cvrry other-civii service
reform, finance. a.. b"iut, subordinate. how
rt,t relatively important.
icf them let tItN tan.
lreri.fl ask our common and
fhli Niv aud All 900
Your loiterto the Republicans Of NV TIamp.
Shlr" - "a Judicial presentation Of the fact, in
gu" ou-t a faithful reminder OF pledges sacred
is uadr. and THANKFULLY broken. Il can be- an
-W"r'd onB b, gross MISREPRESENTATION aud
passionate abuse. For publishing IL yuu
have boon a-sailcd in tho most yindic.
tive manner by those 10 whose com
uIpn3ntion YOU arc entitled hut who hnVn
weakly surrendered 10 the enemy tho stan If
accomplishments Their angry excitement j.
tie m"uSir" II their drrclictiun. All thai
YOU hav" done for the Republican cause goes
for nothing. Now. 81 course You are dis
irhUu-, imugrtncnl. Your motives are
thoroughly selfish You are altogether n
sorry sort - person, a little trickstnr." aud
therefore ~ NJ account. True. it il grnciou-ly
con ed. d mat in the abstract. any Republican
has right 10 Judge for himself ~ to the con-
rl-i"n.y Or " -dom Of the Presidents meas
ur,~; but II he darcs publicly Ia express his
dissent especially aS tn my policy hr must
he prepared for any amount OF personal de-
traction
In all my political observation for more than
nan century. do not recoilcct when or whore
thor" hl, been rvinrrd such n disposition In
compel 10y browbeating. servile acuuicscrncc
IN whatever course the President chuoscs Ia
wrath and scurriliiy have been poured
upnn senator tonkling. not because hr
in- pu'Hlry uttered any dsapproval OF
IN" Southern policy hut because he has not
san! The head and front 81 his offending
hath this "Ntout-no more" Even silence and
ua--isliy are treated with the biticrcst invoc.
tN"@. You hay" recorded your dissent in
manly way AMI can you expect to be dealt with
moro l,nicnty' Whatever may be the 0ppr,,-
hrum heap'd upon you allow mo Ia share 1t
with YOU. Yours TO uphold the standard
VIM. LLOYD GARRISON.