Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-04-10

gfDycs's ProcrastInaLingP Policy.

5bByGS'S ErOcrhSt7HaLiHS L Ollcy.
The Washington correspondent Of the Phila-
dc!phia Ncrth American says, in describing az
interview with Senator Bayard on the 9th inst,
that the Senator said:
Hayes, think, is eudcavoring to carry out
the principles Of law, but he should have called
off his troops at cnce. This Commission is a
humbug-a complete farce. | do not like
Evarts' course in the matter. 1t is not what
we expected. Why, sir, the cause Of Louisiana
and Carolina is the cause Of the patton. 1t is
not Singular neither. To day the peace and
quiet OF our country depend upon its speedy
settlement, and every day that is lost is il loss
Of untold millions Of wealth to our people.
Il Ii not 4 question Tor this or that State; it
is 4 naiouaI issue, and tiGm Maine to Calilor-
MA the country is Is upon volcano.
have not been to see Hayes; am not 60
nr have no iavnrs to ask OF him; but de-
sire him to know, and trust this, sir, will be
j good medium, that shall lend him my hum
bic assistance ia carrying out the designs which
| think aud have reason II ieel assured be Is
cndeavoTug 10 do, hy setting forever these
bad results Of the arbitrary reaJn9rucllOn. |
repeat, though, that he should have removed
the troops at once.
All sir, he does not know what even he.
since the 9TH OF March, has cost this people by
his procrastina!oI Ia my receut visit to my
State did not fnd one man who was not IN
some way embarrassed. did Eot meet one,
let his condition in lie be what it msY. that
was not Suiicrl0g aud complaining. waa As
founded at the state OF affairs. The unaertanty
of thugs here was the real cause We want
stability. We war! eGTtaiuty. The develop
mcnt Of the material wealth Of this courtry
Just at this time, aud rapidly, Is the only thing
that will save us from national ruiz. What |
mean is that labor il all its forms and degrees
must be encouraged, tostercd and gwen to the
unemployed. There is not one mau 10 ten
thousand who, if hopeless, will labor, or en-
aeavor to do SO, if no hope is held out Tor the
future. Never in the history Of our country,
sir, has there been such state Of things. 1t is
truly terrible. We must do something. and
that at cnca, regret the delay OF this Com.
mission, and think it is a mistake
Great Brilain did it io 1874, again i'll lo,jj,
! and then again in 1876, and the results are dis
aatar to ever part OF the nation. It is to-day
no more solution Of Carolina aud Louisiana
| It is nation problem, aud tie sooner solved
and settled the nearer the solution ID our ILL
pending national proslrallou.
10 oug couniry thai lot Of scoundrels has en-
tailed. loung man, il You put ell these fellows
| Packard and the rest Of them, 10 one scale ant
the purtst diamond, in the other the COS
| would Only be slightly estimated. | have ucvC
lr!t 81 intensely eiuc"ruel in my life lor the tn
tura prosperity ui toy country. II Hayes doe
not act soon ne will be too late, and We will b;
broken ard bankrupt naton In my State
11en wh;r, labor anl industry have Away:
prevailed, there are to day thousands OF good
honest, Industrious lnrn nGt knowing where 70
morrow s bread will come 10 their families
And how is it in your State Of pennsylvania
1t is even far worse. There the numbers (,
up to tens OF thousands.
Senator HayarI, in reply 10 question, said
"Packarl's aiiusiOn to the Luther case bei0r
the United States Supreme Court is defIberaL
miatakr. This grew out Of the Dorr rebellion
in Rhode Island. when by mass meeting h
vas declared Governor, and without any cleo
ton, or aDy form Of election, he went on TO cx
crei5e tho authority, and when the Lnthcr cas-
came VI. il YVES a. lrespaS5 cas-. lGdCr this u,
form 81 government, and Chief Justice Tame
decided that II was ! question Tor the ESccll
tive to decide, a. it Was purely political; Wbli
| here in Louisiana the forms OF law arc dlstinc
and explicit, and have been complied with. "
Senator Hayard again expressed his hope il
Hayes honest Intentions to do what was right
and only found fault with his procrastlnatlon
an,i reiterated bis intention TO lend him hi
humble ALL IL :hc Senate iG all his prnpe
measures.
Scuator Wallace says in his opinion the Ct
feet OF Packar,'s letter will be to intensity tina
portion o! the republican party who arc Oppos
cd to Hayes policy, and that even if the mat
ter is settled by The first OF May, yet it will b
the source OF agitation aad dseoutent, and vii
d0uHttos' be I theme that will take UP much
time in the called session of Congress. II,
says that the good effect Of the action will be-
lost, because OF is not having been dont
promptly, ~ was expected, in the early days g
! March.