Substantially the terms had been agreed upon during the previous conferences--that is, the promise that if Hayes came in the troops should be withdrawn and the people of Louisiana be left free to set their house in order to suit themselves.

The actual order withdrawing the troops was issued by President Grant two or three days later, just as he was going out of office.
"Now, gentlemen," said I, half in jest, "I am here to represent South Carolina; and if the terms given to Louisiana are not equally applied to South Carolina I become a filibuster myself to-morrow morning." There was some chaffing as to what right I had there and how I got in, when with great earnestness Governor Dennison, who had been the bearer of a letter from Mr.Hayes, which he had read to us, put his hand on my shoulder and said: "As a matter of course the Southern policy to which Mr.Hayes has here pledged himself embraces South Carolina as well as Louisiana." Mr.Sherman, Mr.Garfield and Mr.Evarts concurred warmly in this, and immediately after we separated I communicated the fact to General Butler.
In the acrimonious discussion which subsequently sought to make "bargain, intrigue and corruption" of this Wormley Conference, and to involve certain Democratic members of the House who were nowise party to it but had sympathized with the purpose of Louisiana and South Carolina to obtain some measure of relief from intolerable local conditions, I never was questioned or assailed.

No one doubted my fidelity to Mr.Tilden, who had been promptly advised of all that passed and who approved what I had done.
Though "conscripted," as it were, and rather a passive agent, I could see no wrong in the proceeding.

I had spoken and voted in favor of the Electoral Tribunal Bill, and losing, had no thought of repudiating its conclusions.

Hayes was already as good as seated.