The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-12
NEW ORLEANS.
The Presidents Message to Con-
gress Still Delayed.
CABINET MANGUvRING.
The Ultimate Alternatives Presented to tho
Republican Managers
THE SITUATION IN LOUISIANA

WASHINGTON, Jan. II. 1875.
Tho Louisiana message went over until to.mor.
row. and, perhaps, until Wednesday. There was
Cabinet meeting over 1t this morning. and there
Is to be another, so rumor says. The President
evidently sees the Importance OF keeping hts Cabl.
net intact and Il is thought he will do his best to
maintain his policy in such way as not to make
. break among his constitutional advisers
TIE CONTENTS OF THE MESSAGE
number OF Senators and others visited the
White House to-day, and, report says, that the
President has counselled with some OF them in re-
gard 70 the terms OF his message. 1t Is said that
1t will attempt to ease the feelings OF some OF the
Cabinet officers By acknowledging that the de-
spatches sent 10 Sheridan, giving him tho
approval OF ''ail OF us,". were sent with.
out consultation with the gentlemen whose
approval he and the Secretary OF War
took for granted. This will leave the Secretary OF
War In dubious position, It would seem, but then
he must before this have had his ugly quarter
OF an hour" Alter all II Is not supposed that the
President win disown him. lie will take the
blame oil this very singular act on
his own shoulders. Sheridan will, IL IS
said, be praised as having acted with the best
motives and with tue laudable object OF preserving
law and order. 1t Is not Impossible that the at.
Tempt TO compromise the members OF the Cabinet
and commit them before they know all that has
been done, may succeed. There Is q tremendous
show OF southern ouIrages." and under cover OF
such narrowing recstals anu OF assertions OF disor.
der and lawlessness they aim. undoubtedly, to
hide, II possible the unconstitutional transactions
at New Orleans.
BREAK IN THE CABINET DREADED.
1t Is felt here by the administration Senators
that break In the CABINET on this question Just
now would be serious blow to the Presidents
policy, ana that every effort must be used except
the giving up OF that policy. TO prevent rupture
1t is already argued that soldiers are only kind
OF police; that 1t was Kellogg and not the Presi.
dent who dispersed the Legislature; that 1t was
not much OF Legislature after all; that 1t Is party
feeling which magnines the transaction, and that
to worry the President about It. would be TO play
into the hands OF the democrats.
'TRooLy LoIL,"
Meantime loyalty Is famed up BY every posi-.
BILE MEANS AMI the "truly loyal breeze blows
gale" The administration men are getting nercer
In their denunciaton OF doubtful supporters. The
New Orleans committee are declared to be no
better than traitors or weaklings, and Mr.. May.
nard Is credited with clever saying, that or that
committee Mr.. Potter Is an open democrat, Mr..
Phelps is concealed democrat and Mr.. Foster Is
no better than democrat.
GRANTS STAR ASCENDING.
In fact, the war fever Is being stirred up, ard
there are elements which turn up une xpectedly
TO tho Presidents hands, so that mis- old good for.
tune, IN which he trusts so confidently, does not
appear to have deserted him. For instance, NO.
body supposed that Judge Hoar and George F.
Hoar would appear as tue supporters OF what Is
called the President's vigorous policy"
ENCOURAGEMENT FROM OLDFooYIsx.
The letters sent to General Sheridan and the
President BY leading men or the old anti.savery
element OF New England give great JOY at the
White House and help to increase the war-wnoop.
The demagogues, too, who have been clamoring
for work for the unemployed prick up their ears
and begin 10 hope that volunteers may he
wanted, and 1t IA already said that, with the
army in the South doubled or quadruped TO main.
tain law ana order and threat OF war with Spain
to make necessary the immediate and. hasty com.
plet.on OF our seacoast defences and the building
OF new ships OF war, the administration
might without difficulty get up now
ETA OF prosperity. re establish the party
and make the President popular with the
now IDLE mechanics and aborers. These
are only rumors, OF course but IL would be mis-
take 10 think them idle rumors or sensations.
The President and the men behind him are deter.
mined to succeed. General Grant intends to pull
the party thioug Ia 1916. as ne says ne did IN
Rough aud greedy enough 20 welcome new
war.
WAR APPROPRIATIONS IN ADVANCE OF THE FC-
TrRE
1t Is a significant circumstance that a proposi
ton to make appropriations this year for the pay
and subsistence OF the army Tor two years ahead
finds lavor and Is quietly urged among Senator'S.
Such a suggestion came some time ago from lew
Southern men, and was supposed to have fallen
cbs, k.ttk
and lar more Influential quarters, and may pres
emily turn up as something which 1t will be dis.
10y atty to oppose.
APOLOGY FOR THE STRETCH OF PRESIDENTIAL
POWER.
IL Is urged that the South Is in a desperate con-
dition; that It Is the first duty oil the federal
government to maintain order; that this duty,
though not conferred at all on the federal power
IN the constitution, except as an auxiliary, was
put upon II by the amendments; that the federal
Executive must be the judge oil the necessities Of
the case; that ave do not know all" about the
Southern horrors; that recent events arise out OF
the necessities or the case, and that 1t Is easy
to see what else the President can do. The people
who talk thus are not all Southern carpet
baQgers.
PARTY RxPEDIENcY.
Some OF them are influential men here, and
they do not hesitate to say that 1t would DO better
TO re.establisn provisional governments in Loui.
siana, Arkansas Alabama, Mississippi and Florida,
and hold them down with the bayonet than to
permit the negroes TO be abused. Those,
therefore, who imagine that the first shock given
to public feeling, even here, BY the occurrences In
new Orleans, Is going to last, or that the party"
which means the adherenss OF the President, are
as dlsmayed and devoid OF expedients as they
were week ago, are mistaken. The game Is not
over. and those who pIav 1t hone that. by talking
loud enough OF the Southern disease, the public
VIII forget all about the medicine which the Presi.
dent wants 10 give the sick man. or, indeed, allow
him to be dosed in any way 1t may please the men
In power.
THE REPORT or THE NEW ORLEANS coxMrrrgE.
The New Orleans Committees report was to-day
made to the whole committee and sent back to
the subcommittee with instruction to add some
particulars on one point. This Is the general un.
tonight, but Mr.. George f. hoar,
chairman OF the committee, Is reported to say