The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-12
The Project for a Southern Admin
istration Party.
How the Solid South May Be
Divided.
The Louisiana SenatOrShip as a Dis
turbing Element.
THE PRESIDENT AT CHURCH.
THE PRESIDENT AT CHURCH.
Judge Macksy on the Absurdtiss Of the South
Carolina Situation
Wade HamptOn's Letter 10 the Commander
in.Chief Of the Army.
ROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

THE SOUTHERN POLICY OF THE NEW ADMINS
TRATIoN-ITs AIMS AND PURpoyEs-TuE
LOUISIANA sENAToRsHIP AS AN INCIDENT.
The first Cabinet meeting under the new admin isira.
ton will be held tomorrow morning. II is understood
that tho Louisiana and South Carolina deadlock will lie
at taken in hand the President being anxious
consult with his constitutional advisers the subject
There is naturally much anxiety among Southern
men remaining here as TO the manner IN which the
settlement in those States will be made. That the
Hampton and Nichols governments will be placed IN
possession OF their States of tho Southern men
who have spoken with the President in the least
doubt All report that he Is very positive this sub
ject He has determined to bring 1t about. How IT Is
TO be done and when tho questions on
which he wishes 10 consult his Cabinet, and
soon possible Meantime the two Louisiana
Senatorshps give great many people here constant
anxiety. Mr.. Kellogg is anxious to get seat in the
Senate but will in all probability fail Ho cannot
command the requisite number OF votes, even II tho
committee should report his case iavoraby, which
may not happen. good many other people have
their eyes fixed on the Senate. and the amount and
variety OF intrigue going on between here and New
Orleans, having in view these two seats, is something
amazing. As it taken for granted by everybody OF
both parties that the Nichols government and Lcgs-
securing election by that, and poor
Governor Nichols is besought, threatened,
advised and urged from hero by telegraph
day and night each candidate telling him that the ad
mnstration avors his particular pretcnsons that
immediate election is absolutely essential, and that
oil the most vital Importance make advisable
te oect Mr. Smith, Brown or Jones, as tho case may
be- the Smiths, Browns and Joneses being almost all
republicans, who think this highly favorable oppor
tuny TO slip into the Senate and ready to bar gain
and decker to any extent and TO promise anything
required for tho administration II only tho Nichols
Legislature will elect them.
There is reason to believe that the President fay.
any man for the senatorship or has given any
thought to the subject His hope is, is we'll known,
TO build up metropolitan party in louisiana
which Is of the Southern States where the
whig traditions and faith lived strongly. Louis
lana wishes for protection to her sugar industry and
wants national help to put her levec system
IN good order. She Is, therefore, naturally a wing
or republican State, and with proper management,
It, is acknowledged, even by democrats, that 1t will
not be difficult TO draw into the administration party
once a preponderant number OF the intelligent
and property owning whites and thus break the color
line The President PROBABLY sees that II the Nichols
Legislature should elect to the Senate two Influential
native citizens Of decided whig eanings and tradi-
lions, this would DO to bring such change
and break in political parties than anything else par
tcularly Governor Nichols Ia himself OF wing ante.
cedcnts and faith. Hence II is surprising that he
has refused commit himself to any OF the numerous
projects which look TO tho election of persons who
have boon identified only with the republican party In
the State which been odous and has lost It's
influence through the misrule of Kellogg and Packard
1t is probable that both Chamberlain and Packard
will be politely invited TO abandon their pretcn.
sions. II they should be rash enough to refuse no
doubt tho troops would be Withdrawn their barracks
and ordered not to interfere in local affairs, In
which 1t is known that sham governments
would at once molt away. Thoy holding out
for the best they get and there republican
Louisiana politicians here who roady to undertake
the job OF routing out Packard and guarantee success
II they could only get soma responsible person to
promise them the Senaorship As any bargain of this
kind would defeat the main purpose OF tho adminsta-
tiop It is hardly likely that the nrigues on foot will
succeed
II seems probable tonight that the Senate will
adjourn about the 15th perhaps next Saturday.
The Prcsidcn. and members OF the administration
receive constantly numerous teegraphic dispatches
from all parts of tho country enthusiastically APPROX.
ing OF the policy, the Message and tho Cabinet
and said that short week tho President
has In converting the country and his party
TO the new faith.