The People's vindicator., 1879-02-15

lnese facts demOnstrate that tho
pretext that war would result unless
the House ab.licated ito power va
absolutely false, aud showed that the
Electoral bill, by which this was Of
fected, wac tho child Of intrigue,
Hence, its contrieers concealed all
knowledge Of its character. from The
cou ntry until It vas sprung upon L
With . unaniMous report from tie
joint Committee, and forced through
both Houses 10 = few days under q
concerted cry that peace depended
upon its immediate adoption; and
hence even Mr.. Tilden himself VA
not permitted toknow anything about
It until the party leaders in Congress
had resolved to report it to the Sen.
ate within two days; and he was then
told he would not he allowed to make
any objection to the substance of the
measure, but only to suggest amend.
ments as to details! This, of course,
no declined doing, seeing at a glance
that the bill surrendered the election.
and 90 he informed the members Of
the Committee deputed to submit it
to him. Tho truth is that the Elec.
toral bill was not uought of until it
vas found that Mr.. Conkliug would
not allow Hayes to be made Presi.
dent " the President of the Senate,
and that Tilden's installation was a..
sured It tbe constitutional and custo.
mary mode of counting the electoral
vote was adhered to. It has been
supposed, in the early part of the
session, that the Senate would assert
the right Of its President to count the
vote and Southern men enough to
centrol the House had agreed to al
low Hayes to be made President il
that way; and it was only when this
programme was found impracticable,
from Mr.. Conkling's opposition, that
the Electoral bill, suggested by him
to avoid an issue between him and
his party, was accepted By them, BE-
cause it would effect the came re-.
suit.
Negotiations had been opened With
Hayes before Congress met, and 10
an interview at that time With Col.
Roberts (the friend of Mr.. Lamar.
Chairman of the Democratic caucus).
40 It was then publicly reported, he
proposed to recognize the Southern
leaders % the representative men of
the South, and to put one or two of
them 10 bis Cabinet. Strong articles
were also published at that time IN
tho Cincinnati Gasette and tho Hart.
ford Coara~t (Gen. Hawley's psper)
sanctioning this proposal. The sub.
seqaent literal execution of these
terms not only puts beyond question
the accuracy Of tho report Of them, !
but shows that tho proposal was &C.
cepted. Tho consideration Of the |
parties Of the second part wss the |
installation Of Hayes % President !:
and tho announcement BY TkS Union
newspaper, then published in Wash |
tpgton, soon afterward, on tho hieh> |
cot authority, that Mr.. Lamar CONGO.
ded the right Of the President of the |
Senate to count the vote-a feet slso |
communicated 70 Mr.. Hewitt and 1
published By bic authority-shoved !
how it was then intended to. folell tha |
contract. t5--.s. x 80
This was The programme at thatI
time for i6stallibg Hayes, and La.
mars adhesion to Il implied the poV. |
or to carry it through. Nor does the
fact that be had behind bin at that
time . sumeient number Of Southern
menbe0 . give him tho balance oil
power 10 tho House, and enable him
to aeea *eh THE purpose, rat mere.
q OF Apleeafion; for Mr. Ben
!iiu ! hp (ted tbe fast for pub.
|ie9 IS S oRgaai1ation Of such |
eeoee!s0 Aon he was on1, suf.
6cteet'tn numtees fol that purpose. !
had beed formed at that tine under !
% agreement among themeelvos act
Independently Of tho Democracy on
the Presidential question. Now, -
at that time tho plan 70 which Mt.
Lamar had given 10 bio adheeion VA
the only plan Thought of for counting
in Hays, It was with reference to that
plan that Nj. Hills league wss form,
ed and Hayes would, therefore, have
certainly been installed on that mode
had not Mr.: Cenkling add other Re.
pub!icans holding tho balance of|
power in the Senate refused TO agree
to It. And this leagae exhibited ite
power to control tho House Oh the
memorable occasion when, by acting
With tho great body Of tho Demo.
cratic party, they arrested tho exe.
cation Of tho decree Of tho Commis.
sion and de6ed tho electoral Law, end |,
lhowed that even at that stare Of tho
case they did not hesitate % oet Rel
Aside. The sConnission having
proved . cheat, the honest Denocre.
y Of House felt that they weve not
bound BY its decree. Bat tho league
.as aceuated BY q very different mo.
i've. lt was ao article in tho Radical
paper at Columbus. intimakin1 that