The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-24

leaving but seven members to'tansac business, and
Of this number Qour) majority were democrats.
FROM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDEN
% WASHINGTON, Nov 23 1877.
THE WAR BETWEEN THE REPUBLICAN LEADERS
sPEcTIvE CoNTENDENTs. 84st
Tho Senatorial leaders have begun their war on tho
President The conference between him and the
caucus committee convinced the Senators that there
were irrcoohciable points Of difference between them
Thoy found him mild, amiabe, disposed to give
way at all minor points; very
des,rous, and indeed ,ransparontly anxious to
work harmonously with thcm but when they
had declared their purposes, aims and Wishes and he
had in turn expressed his own with equal frankness
they that he and they did not pull in tho Same
directon they were not talking Of the subjects;
they were not looking the same way what to
him OF tho first Importance they desp.se; that they
seek first OF all he would obtain as consequence OF
other policies. AS tho has begun IL IS best that
the public should understand precisely what IL is all
about.
Tho object which the President believes OF the first
and most vital Importance is that which he laid
most stress in his Inaugural Message ssThe pcrma-
and by such measures Will secure the complete pro-
lection OF all its citizcns in the FREQ enjoyment
Of all their constitutional rghtan He BE-
lieves the measures has adopted to have
met with satisfactory success and he means
to stand by them, hoping confidently for still
better results in the future. But to this the Senators
reply virtually, 'Confound your pacncaton schemes;
look at tho party in tho Southi' And when the
President attempted TO explain TO them his belief that
there must in time arise two substantial and honest
parties in the southern States and even as party
his policy would turn out well, they regarded
him, OF them afterward said, "a Iunatic -
hTey complain that he has appointed democrats in
the South. Ho replies that he has endeavored 10 Sc
lect good mon. He might have replied that he had
appointed very few democrats, indeed. As a matter
OF fact, no has sought out with extreme repub-
cans not with the carpet bag vanios and
scandals OF the last six years, and wherever
he has found such he has given them Office
The general opinion Of Southern men here,
who Understand their politics Is that If his aim
was to split the democratic party IN Inc Southern
States no ought TO have selected different class OF
men, namely, democrats or "independent' proclivi-
ties but great been his desire avoid giving
offence to tho republican leaders and disarm them
OF suspicious which they began to circulate
they had read his inaugural message that no has, az
matter OF fact sought out carefully republicans for
federal offices in almost all More than this. no
has provided ofnces in the Territories and elsewhere
for even some OF the carpet-baggcrs.
What tho senatorial leaders want IS such policy as
shall rcesablsh the carpet-bag republican rule in tho
Southern States. They will not be satisfied unless
with Kellogg and Corbn in the Senate, the old carpet.
bag leaders shall DO put into tho prominent federal
places again to stir up trouble.
sWhv disulace Marshal pitkin for a 9,y 4,
asked.
But the reply is, first that Pitkn is replaced not by
democrat, but by republican, Wharton and secondly
that Wharton is man Of large and general influence
in Louisiana, who can protect the negroes, IL any
where they shall need protection while Pitkin is uni
versay disliked has no influence with tho people at
ALL and would be useful only TO stir up strife and
breed new outragcz
Again it Is asked, why not make PACKARD Collector
OF New OrleansY' and the reply s:--.Lawrence, who
Is named Collector. Is republican, not dom ocrat
but no is man Of influence, respected by the CON-
munity, and was not connected with the Kellogg
Packard msruIe. In short, tho President holds,
go say his friends, that q federal officer
ought to be person in whom tho
people among whom no is 10 serve
have at least moderate degree OF confidence, ana
who has the influence in the community which that
confidence and tho respect arising from an I'M
blcmishcd character can alone give him. But tho
Presidents opponents care nothing about ali this;
they only cry out, "The party, the party 70 ana will
be satisfied unless tho cnrpebag leaders are put in
Office
rne quarrel Is not, therefore, about few petty
Offices the Southern States 1t is not true that the
President has preferred democrats Tor such places
The real matter dispute is the whole southern
policy. That policy has certainly put an END 10 the
carpet bag republican organization in the South
But tho end OF that thing was inevitable Tho Presi-
dent, no doubt, hopes that Of tho new order OF
things viii new. honest ana respectable anti
democratic organization In the Southern Statcs but
the senators believe that tboy eau rule such an
organ cation, and there they undoubtedly right,
Tho who are lighting TO put Kellogg and Corbn
into the senate; who have said in their places
hat Packard is the rigntfuI Governor OF Louisiana;
who the open and determined enemies OF the
Southern poIicythese republican LENDERS can never
hopc the Southern independents" join hands
with them. II tho President wishes to s.nationalize
the republican party as Secretary Evarts recently
declared, she ought TO welcome the war which tho
Senators are making on him; Tor not until these
are dcposcd from the leadership can the republican
party hope to become In any proper sonso national
What strikes one more, rs certain degree OF timd-
ity in the President His opponents endcavor TO nx
upon him the stigma Of 'JohnsonzIng," but this Is
absurd. lie carefully within tho repub-
lcan lines; he sacrifices many prctudiccs and some
honest purposes that ho may not quarrel with
tho republican leaders. lis most earnest
desire is to bring the republican party to
q general agreement with his pacGcaton policy
and hs trends say that no Ia confident the rank and