The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-04-21

professions of peace were sincere and
this is fully credited by all who saw
them. They turned over to the agent
upwards of 1, 430 ponies and horses;
also arms, the exact number of which
could not be ascertained, but the col
lection embra RANGED many carbines
taken in the Custer massacre. They
are believed to have brought in many
relics of that affair and Gen. Crook
has given orders to spare no pains in
the recovery of such thing. In the
afternoon the peaceable Indians gave
the newcomers feast, and we had
an opportunity of witnessing the fa-
nous Omaha dance. Five hundred
Cheyennes are to pass Hat creek to
night, and are expected here day after
tomorrow. They notified Gen.
Crook some days ago of their inten-
ton to surrender.
Gen. Crook telegraphs Gen. Sheri-
dan that the disposition of the In
dams seemed to be very good.
THE PRESIDENT UNMovED BY THE
GATHERING CLOUDS.
WASHINGTON, April 12.-There
are daily growing indications that
the President is likely to encounter
very serious opposition to his South
ern policy from the extreme ele-
ments of his own party in the North.
Already the coming Congress casts
its dark shadow before it, and many
are the predictions of high party ex.
element in Washington during the
midsummer days. The letter of
Senator Blaine published this morn
ing is regarded as another notice
from him of stormy times to come
in Washington. His excited decla-
ration during the special session of
the Senate that he should never de-
sert the Southern Republicans is now
recalled, and it is believed that he
will make an open and of course a
vigorous fight against the whole
Southern business.
Benjamin Wade has also written
in which he is represented to have
arraigned President Hayes and his
policy with his quaint and vigorous
bitterness of speech. Martin /.
Townshend, of Troy, N. Y, is said
also to have prepared a letter in OPP
position to the Presidents policy.
The President is undisturbed. He
has been warned of the threatened
opposition, but maintains at all
times his remarkable equipoise. He
only says that he is confident that
his policy for the best interests of the
country, and that he will abide by it.
He will have no controversies with
any one, but will accord to all MEM
bers of the Republican party the
right to approve or disapprove of
what he does, and to express their
opinions upon it freely. Nothing
will he permit to swerve him from
his purpose.
PRESIDENT HAYES ON RECoNCILIA-
TION.
WASHINGTON, April 15,-Presi.
dent Hayes said yesterday in the
course of conversation that he had
no concealments regarding his South
ern policy, which, however, had
been foreshadOwed in oral and writ
ten utterances, and in this connec-
ton he adverted to the Gubernato-
rial campaign in 1875, which resulted
in his election over Governor Allen,
the people of the State having full
knowledge of his sentiment on ma
tional questions, including, of course,
relating to the South. The opening
speech of Gubernatorial candidate
is generally considered to he the key
note of the campaign, and in such
speech as early as the 3lst of July of
that year, at Marion, he freely and
distinctly expressed his opinions.
This speech was published at length
in all the Republican and many
other newspapers, and therefore his
views were generally known.
Inthat speech, after congratulating
his fellow citizens on the complete
triumph over those who sought to
destroy the Union, and the grand re-
suits of the war, he alluded to the
coming together again of Northern
and Southern men in spirit of har-
mony and friendship including
those who had fought against one an
other, and as prominent feature in
this evidence of good feeling he. on
that occasion, spoke of the kindly
manner in which Vice President
Wilson was received on his visit to
to South. In this era of good feel
ing and reconciliation, he further
said there were still persons who
talked of bayOnets and who sought