The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-01-11

NJ. VIM. y. Chandler, Who Assisted M the
ou"s.ng IA Of Hayes, Psurs a Broadside
Into the Fraudulent President.


~ nuenui'I, Inc New Hampshire membf
Of Tue Republican National Committee n.
addressed an open letter 10 the Republiess
OF New Hampshire, in which he makes
number 81 explicit and interesting state
ihrHs concerning alleged barg. ins mad
during the electoral count. aud their allege,
luinnineht ny the adoption and pursuance
- ~ Ir.siuent's southern policy.r Ate
referring 10 The declarations Of the Cincin
nah convention, aud Of Gov. Hayes's lette
on acceptance IN regard 10 the protection q
southern citizens In the free endowment n
~ their rights, Mr. Chandler asserts INA
INC Republican party, by the advice and pro.
Nu'cnehs n noN. Hayes, made 1.-THE ncces-
sity 81 keeping Federal power IA Republi.
can hands, and using Il for The protection 81
Diack ana white southern Republicans. +. M
man issue Of the Presidential campaign. He
says that ''the bloody shirt as il Il termed.
wa- freely waved, and Gov. HAYES himsel,
urseu prominent public men 10 put for
WaIu, az our best argument, the dangers ~
rebel rule and solid south. In mis- con.
nection Mr.. Chandler quotes the feilowiny
expressions from Gov. Hayes Letters Nov.
= 1910, when the latter thought himself de-
fcafed: ~
! do not care for myself. ..but do care for
ans poor colorcd mca Of the south North
trn men can not live there and win Inv.
The southern people VIII pracffrallv ,,....
the constitutional amendments ia nulliff.-
nnu 'nen ne coiorcd mans fate Will be worse
II he
ohiy reason that regret the news II a. n -
Mr.. Chandler then saws that Gov. Have
nor only pledged himself 10 protect. IA The
iuil extent Of the Federal power. life. SUI
rage, ana political rights in the South. I'M
was counted In a. President only by rea4on
o. special pledges given by senator Sher-
.. ana otter Ohio emissaries, who par
..s...1 ana enpbalically promised that he
would recognize and maintain the lawful
state governments of South Carolina and
Louisiana, and stand by Cows. ChamberI.in
ahu Packard Mr.. Chandler ampliiies these
statements az considerable length. and
makes charges a. follows.
wisdom and honor, therefore, il seems
TO me, clearly required that President HAYES
should maintain his own righ;fuIness ofti-
tle, and stand by the men aud principles ~ r
his party. Had he done 20 in nv belief the
Democratic cry " fraud would have be.n
The inerest folly. The Republican party
would have remained dominant ia every
Northern state, and In several Suufher.,
states, and would have swept the country IN
he recent fall elections. Instead az tf,f-
what do we see! Almost The first net ~ INA
new Administration was 10 fulfill bargain
hat mad been made during the Presidential
cunt, by which Mr. Hayes should be Presi-
lent, the lawful Governments III Iouixian.
ma south Carolina were to be abandoned.
mi the mob Governments OF those state.
we're 70 be recognized and established. Ger
am Democrats Ia the House ~ Representa-
iye~, seeing that BY the recurring decision.
4 the Electoral Commission and the reyt-
~ proceedings 81 the two Houses underline
electoral bill which they had warmly sup
orted, Hayes would surely he President.
unceived the plan Of saving something from
he wreck. They had, therefore. Threatened
y diiatory motions and rictous proceedings
? break up the count, and then opened me-
citations with such tinid and too eagerl, !
= Y
eady. They had succeeded beyond their /
inkune expectations. senator sherman [
sd visited Ohio and consulted GOV. Have-- I
II. Henry Wattcrcon, a Democratic member :
nd nephew ~ Mr.. Stanley Matthews. Md I
eted as go-between; and on the one tide :
Matthews, Charles Foster, John i
herman and james A. Garfield. and on the
Iher r. z. Il. Lamar, John X. Gordon. Il. y.
Ills Randall Gibson, +. A. Burke and John \
Dung Brown, had agreed: I
" First-Ihat the count should not NJ.
roken up in the House, but that HAYES I
louid p. declared and inaugurated Presi- v
mt; and
">econd-That upon Hayes acces sionthe
oops should be withdrawn from protect
= Cows. Chamberlain and Packard. ana
at The new Administration should rccoc- 4
ze the Governments or Wade Hampton RI =
'uth Carolina, and +. III. Nichols IN Lon- z
lana. q
:" BY certain general and indefinite letters 4
nee given 10 the public. by a secret writ =
z now in the hands OF h. A. Burke and IA
her ways, the agreement WAS authenticate y
!, and President Grant was immediately Y
quesied by Gov. Hayes's counsel Oh no p
count to recognize Packard Or CHAMBER "
m, but 70 leave the ultimate decision A. Ia ~
err tate 70 the incoming President. After v
auEuraiion the bargain was speedily full ~
led. A. soon as the electoral vote az a.
err states was safe, Cows. Packard and n
'amberlain had been notified by Messrs. q
lithews and Evarts 10 get out. GOV. 81,
amberlain was now summoned TO wash al
yton and Informed that he must surren-
:. lie protested against his taking of.
e President hesitated, but Wade Hamp- n.
! demanded the performance OF the bar Il,
IN. Mr.. Matthews was sent for, came from ~
70, and within twenty-four hours the ~
ited states Nag was ordered down In ~
arleston, and Coy. Chamberlain stamped mn
A. to Louisiana. the fulfilmenf proceed er
more slowely, hut none the less surely X;
rkard had made, March ~, a constitution ~.
'aii Nr Federal aid. which IL was difficult IN,
Withhold from one As surely Governor a. N.
YES was President. and yet there was The III
gain. As subterfuge, an unconstitn- n.
iai commission, consisting OF Messrs wa
IN NJ. Harlan, Joseph X. Hawlev. n. Il. III
vrence, Wayne MacNeagh, and John Z. NJ.
'wn, was sent TO New Orleans instructed NY
fauuaiiy destroy the Packard Legislature WI
,,,,''''s ~ ivIcih1 ~ members into the wa
I.,.,,,. , .s'a,.s. w they proving TOO pr,
Pied 70 the President that nothing ~.
ild destroy Packard but the actual order car
ndrawing the troops. Al the word the IN,
sident gave the order: Packard was the
ned, and the commission returned ir- tio
~ ,ha - I'M. @n'ns1 IN 70 pe recognized, ger
y a. supreme Court Judge: another, Mr.. i.
frcncc, by the release Of Jake Rehm. the I
Y whiskcy conspirator and defrauder Of 81
revenue az Chicago. Gen. iawlcy was loii
req me appointment Of Chief Commits wh
er to tie Paris Exhibition. bnf declined xiv
luse the salary was Ia 10 onlv * an. | ~
three offices We're rendered TO Mr.. Mac ia
~, but declined on the ground that his ION
a. services demanded more ample recog- Ism