The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-08
DOUBLE GOVERNMENTS.
What Benjamin +. Butler Knows About
Hayes Southern Policy.
PECULIAR TACTICS.
Ben's Idea Of Political
Sermon.
The louisiana Commission
Hearing Evidence.


BIZ TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
WASHINGTON, April I, 1877.
General H. Butler In thn city for the last
two weeks, attending to business in the local courts
ard before tho departments For days past thcrc
has been rumor that he and Senator Blame have
agreed to forgive aud forget their old time battles.
political animosy and bitterness, and the ono In tho
Senate and tho other In the House lead tho
radical republican revolt against The policy Of
the Administrative in regard tho Southern States
A representative OF tho HERALD called upon General
Butter last evening, when tho Massachusetts, states.
man gave some OF his IDEAS on the political situation
In reply to tho inquiry what ho thought Of the policy
OF Cancellation aud paci6cation he said, with the most
transparent irony: --..l happy as can be. We
Nil happy Tho whole country Is happy. We
have all been waiting long time for the
blessed contamination that has como 10 US
under this political dispensation-iho political
millennium God moves In q mysterious WY his won
doris to perform. All our quarrelling and pickering,
the strife between sections end in truth,
the lion and the lamb lying down together. and
tglancing In what TO the HERALD representative
seemed the direction Of the Executive mansion) tho
little child Is leading them. All our political
disputes, contests and rvalries arc over now and
thcro such a blessed condition OF acars."
After q few minutes pause and some vigorous
puts OF his after dinner cigar General Butler said
"Would you like 10 hear from tho Bibo o definition
OF this Louisiana businesss' Laying down
his cigar tho General TOOK from u small bookcase
near his desk an edition OF The Bible and. alter
iumbng over II for some timc, read, with inde.
scrbably humorous facial expression, the following
And tho anger OF the church OF the Laodccans
write; These things saith the Amen, tho faithful and
true Witness the aiming OF tho creation Of God.
hot l would thou vert cold or hot So then be-
thou art lukewarm and neither cold nor hot,
will spue thee'out oil my mouth
chow should like, :" SAID he, ITO preach sermon
that applied to tho administration In Parson
Newlnan's church." He continued, .'You read tho
resolutions OF tho New England Methodist Conference
few days agos Those ministers represent the scnt
msn.s OF the Now England Methodists Every one OF
them is u republican. Tho old fashioned republicans
OF New England believe in precisely that doctrine,
matter what you newspapers may say.'
Al this point the HERALD representative made In
quiry, General shall consider all this for tho
publics
not am not talking treason and do not intend to
talk treason. The HERALD welcome 10 make any use
| Is pleascs Of my IDEAS"
swhat do you think will be tho end OF tho policy or
| the administration 7"
swell" said no. sall political history teaches
ono lesson. which. is this-Compromises have never
won tho contrary they have always failed and de-
stroyed the men who made them. Compromises ruined
Clay and Tyler They have ruined parties. win tho
present comoromisc be exceptionf That is the
| question. What Is the situa.ionf Mr.. Hayes Is tho
first President who has not brought In the beginning
or his administration House Of Representatives with
him. Grant did The folly OF the Southern leaders
gave Lincoln majority in 1861 and 80 all the way
back without, l believe, an exception. But the next
House Is against the President"
.'How about the ssnatc-what Is tho majori thersS
/ l asked.
"Lousiana and South Carolina will in q short time
make the division Of parties there close that
can tell what will happen. Sharon will be absent
threefourths OF tho time looking after his silver
mines and while he, and others, possibly absent
what becomes Of the administration unless VIC arc TO
have have now. tho lion ana the lamb
| business?"
"Bu,,n said ], show abou. organizing the mex,
House on tho administration plan ?"
| General Butler laughed long, loud. hearty laugh.
.sTbcn you have ttlo faith the movement to
make General Garfield other administration
leader Speaker"
Said Butlcr:-"We shall see. General Garfield Is q
worthy gentleman lilo would grace any position, and
especially the Speakers char-that is, II Le could be
elected. Being an ohio man, do not know but tina,
he ought TO DO elected They bad such a 'heil-nred
majority there In the election that thoy ough,
10 get whatever they want do know but that /,
would be good idea to give every oftho majority
| an Office"
| Going back to the Louisiana contest General Butler
said:-"President Hayes evidently does not what
manner Of man Packard Is He had better send for
him and how compares with Hampton His
letter to Mr.. Hayes yesterday morning Is exceeding y
ableonc Of the best things the newspaper types have
set up for some time"
| odd lie write ~"
| 81 think he did. He is very strong man. He does
| not like me, but conccdo his ability. We differed
| four years ago on this Louisiana business. Then
was opposed TO Durell and his midnight order, and
thought there should bc u new election foresaw
snch trouble has upon US, and did all
could 10 prevent was defeated and t has come.
How we shall get out Of It tho future only tell"
LOUISIANA.
PRESIDENT HAYES coMMIssIoN-HEARrNG THE