Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-12-12

has waited impatlently for an oppor
tunity to let honest southern men
Know his real views, aud assure them
that they need not tear, if he should
become President that the abuses i'm
the South, which General Grant ha.
Tolerated and encouraged, would be
continued.
MIR. LAMAR DECLINES.
After consultation with two or three
0t the safest advisers he cOucluded TINT
II would be well to see aud confor with
Mr., Lamar, Of Mi-siasirpi, and that
gentleman was written TO by Mr.
Halstead accordingly, and asked tn
stop in Cincinnati Tor a cnuversa.i ion
% his way to Washington. When
he got there Mr. Halstead informed
him of Governor Hayes's desire to
consult with him. Mr., Lamar was at
tirst inclined to go to Columbus from
here and meet Governor Hayes, but on
consideration thought such "a meetiup
at this time unwise, as possibly com
mltting both him and the Governor to
matters which altered circumstances
might make incOnvenient, He said
that he did not at This time wish To
see Governor Hayes hand nor was
he prepared, nor did he feel the time
had come TO talk over southern uues-
tlons with him. He therefore declined
III courteous note, and went on his
way hence to Washington.
THE GOVERNORS PROGRAMME.
Colonel Roberts, who is, / believe,
managing editor OF the New Orleans
Times, and gentleman of ability and
reputation, was thereupOn asked to 20
ana see Governor Hayes, with a view
10 get at the Governors IDEAS, so as TO
Oe aOle to communicate them to Mr..
Lamar. Colonel Roberts went from
mere to Columbus by appointment or
Governor Hayes, and had q lsng cor
terence with him at the Governors
house, and Governor Hayes explained
to him very frankly his political prQ.
gramme.
Ihe conference vas private, Of course.
anu was intended to be kept So but as
an Incorrect story has got oLt it is now
thought best 10y the friends Of Govern
or Hayes to let the public know pre-.
clsely what was said. 1t should be
promised that the Governor is verv
well informed on southern affairs, has
M ade them study, has friends i'm
some southern States, and did not need
information from Colonel Roberts.
WHAT GOVERNOR HAYES SAID.
He said 10 Mr.. Roberts that he wish
ed Mr.. Lamar and also General HamD-
tom and other southern men like them
to know ana to be assured that he be-
Iieved himself fairly elected to the
presidency: that he meant To be Presi-
dent, and to he his own mau and have
his own policy; that no person who
had been prominently concerned in
the Administration of General Grant.
whether in Washington or elsewhere.
should have any office or power under
bis Administration. He Ghuught re-
iorm absolutely necessary, and impos-
sih!e except 10y calling in new men
anu dropping the men now In power
ana place, About this lie spoke, as il
IL known he feels, very positively
HAYEs's SOUTHERN POLICY.
AS TO the South, the Governor said
that he desired to consult with such
men as Mr.. Lamar and Gen. Hamp.
ton that he thought Hampton had
acted a noble part in recent events i'm
south Carolina, for which the country
owed him thanks, that if he became
President he should wish to call Mr. |
Lamar into his Cabinet, and should !
not ask him, IN that event, to abandon
hlF present political relations; that he |
meant TO tlame his southern policy on
lhe advice Of these two gentlemen: TO |
make the Federal appointments in the |
southern States upon their reeOmmen- |
iations, and entirely of Southern men,
this the only proper dis |
position of these Offices, He said |
frankly. that carpetbag gOveI ument |
mad not been successful that tue cam |
plants of the southern people were |
Just IN this mstter that he should re- |
lulre absolute Justice and fair play 10 |
the negro, but that he was convinced |
mis- could he got best and most surely |
by trusting the honorable and in. !
luential southern whites and pntting |
the responsibility on them of main |
tanning peace and Furnishing outrages.
SYMPATHY WITH HAMPTON.
He expressed his strong sympathy
with Hampton in South Carolina, aud |
his opinion that the President had |
acted down there in very i'll advised |
manner, Finally, Governor Hayes
7hiu 'hoh 90 nOOil as we tlttlOTdl NOlt !
was declared and his election thus
publicly assured, he wished to have a
private conference with Colonel |
Lamar and General Hampton. and
would take measures to that end, be- |
lieving that they could see no object
ions to a consultation which had for
its object the good of their own sec.
ton and the harmoniziug Of differ
ences which had gone so far that re-
was absO!utely necessary
for the good of the whole country,
This Is true account of what Gov
ernor Hayes said. 1t comes from a
source thoroughly informed, and it
presents what those who know Gov
ernor Hayes intimately have known
to be his views as to the necessities of
q public policy when he becomes Presi-
dent.