New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-11

Postmaster General Jewell also disapproves Of the
Presidents policy, but being less positive man
than Mr.. Bristow. he is less positive in his opinions
All three, Messrs. Fish, BIiStow and Jewell evil
IDENTIFY smarting under the odum of Belknap'3
President and all of us dispatch, for which they
were not in the least degree responsible. and which
was not seen by any member Of the Cabinet before
its publication.
Secretary Robson does not approve OF the mill
tary interference in the organization of the Lousl-
ana Legislature, although he does not go quite as
far in his condemnation of what took place in New
Orleans last Monday as some of the other members
of the Cabinet He thinks that, considering tho ex
element which prevailed III NewOrlean on the day
the Legislature was to organize, and the solictude
which seems to have been generally felt for the
peace of the city, 1t was well enough to station
troops about the State House for preserving order
He also thinks that the military commander was
warranted in interfering to quell any disturbance
that took place in the lobby, but that he had and
could have no authority for entering the chamber
and interfering with the organization Of the As
sembly itself
Secretary Belknaps ideas are already pretty gen.
orally known from the dispatches he has already
published. He and the President are in perfect &C
cord with Sheridan, and unless overruled will sus-
tain him in his present course In this they also
have the support of Secretary Delano who is not
now in Washington, and of Attorney General
Williams.
The President is as stubborn and ugly az he gen.
orally is when he once fully makes up his mind in
regard to any matter. lie knows little Of the legal
as9ect Of &c case, ana wcuii not. probably, be
greatly influenced by it if he did understand it, He
thinks the present excitement throughout the coun-
try has been aroused by his personal enemies and by
the newspapers. and that it is to be treated with
contempt, as he treated what ho calls the ." anti
third term clamor" He has, as yet, shown no signs
Of change of sentiment. and it is generally believed
that his message. which is now being prepared by
Acknowledgement Williams. will DO exactly in the
line of Belknaps dispatches and Sherdan's reports
being as strong and ringing document as Grant is
able to dictate.
From the condition Of affairs in the Cabinet as
shown above il will be seen that, while no crisis
has yet been reached The situation is very critical
one and that il is impossible TO fOresee what may
occur during the coming week Ii the President IS
as immovable as he usually is, aud submits to tho
Cabinet on Tuesday message Of such character
as is now expected from him, the question will then
arise, will the wiser and more prudent members OF
his Cabinet share the responsibility of bis dangerous
policy with him, or will they wash their hands of it
by rendering their designations This is a question
l
the solution will 10 looked for with the most intense
interest
tGENERAL PRESS DIsPATcH1
The rumors of dissensons in the Cabinet on ac-
count of the policy of the Administration in regard
to the Louisiana troubles, are again repeated IN
wel-informed circles, and il was stated tonight
that Secretary Fish had rendered his resgna-
ton to the President. The Secretary, however.
denies the truth of the report. stating posi-
lively that he has not resigned, though as
to what would take place he did not
know. There seems to be every Indication that at
least three members of the Cabinet are not
thoroughly in accord with the President on this
troublesome question, and have intimated to him
that thew will resign. 1t is known that several
prominent Republican Senators were in cOnsulta-
ton with Secretary Fish to-day, and this fact has
given rise to the Tum0r that effort is being made
to reconcile any differences which may have taken
place between him and the President.
THE PRESIDENTS FORTHCOMING MESSAGE.
A FOREsHADOwI OF WHAT II WILL CONTAIN
THE EVENTS OF JANUARY 4TH DETAILED-TTIE
MILITARY INTERFERENCE APPROVED AS BEING
LEGAL UNDER TIE PRESIDENTS sEPrEaBEI
PROCLAMATION.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUSE.l
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10-The Louisiana case is
Cabinet officers and it is believed that this view of
the matter will be presented in the forthcoming
message: When the Louisiana Legislature met in
1862 it found no law providing for its organization
Under such circumstances as then existed 1t took
for q precedent the organization of the House of
REPRESENTATIVES in 1910, when eight contestants ap-
reared from New-Jersev, and the organization of
the House was delayed for two weeks, and finally
accomplished by electing Mr.. Adams temporary
Chairman. and referring tho contested cases to
a committee for decision. The Legislature OF
Louisiana, after having organized according to THIS
precedent, then passed law providing for future
organizations. Mr.. Wilt and his associates, In
stead of Organizing according to this law of LoulEi
ana organized under the same precedent followed
IN 1863 ignoring the present law inN the case en-
tirely. When this last Legislature assembled the
situation was this: The President had issued bis
proclamation ordering all in arms against the Kel-
loQg government to dsband and surrender the State
arms captured on the 14th of September 1t was
known to Kellogg and the army officers that the
same men who had failed in September were still
copfederated together to overthrow the State Gov
eminent. and that they would succeed on account
of the inability of the Government to oppose them
successfully with his police and militia unless the
Government of the United States should inter
fere. Kellogg had called upon the Presi-
dent in the regular constitutional way
to sustain the State Government against
organized violence, and this Legislature was part
Of the Government which the President had thus
been requested to sustain and 1t was necessary that
this support should continue until the present Leg
islature was organized. The kidnapping of certain
members was regarded both by Kellogg and the
army officers in NewOrleans as part OF the plan
for the overthrow of the State Government
Az further evidence of this same purpose, tho