The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-08
URSDAY MORNING. MARCH 8. 1877.
WHAT KEY MEANS.
His Appointment the Initial Step in tho New
Southern Policy.
WARRINGTON, March 7.


Southern Policy.
WARRINGTON, March Z.
Well informed friends Of the president
assert that the nomination of Key to the
cabinet was the initial step in the develop.
ment Of bis policy Of seeking to disarm
southern distrust and promote peace In
that section on the basis of justice and pro-
tection to all. That Key and the president
would be able to harmonic was made clear
to the latter by the sentiments of a private
letter addressed by Key to a personal
friend on the 10th Of February last. This
letter was laid before Mr.. Hayes, who
found 1t entirely In accord with his own
sentiments, and honce the formal tender of
an appointment to Key. After the inter-
view between those gentlemen last evening,
which established the identity of their re-
spective views on the southern question,
MIR. Key, in response to protests from
old party associates against his ac-
ceptance upon the ground that tic
presidents purpose is to divide the
southern democracy and reconstruct the
republican party In the south on "a more
popular basis, declared his desire to see the
color line in southern politics broken; also
that restored peace and commercial pros.
perity are OF more present Importance to
the south than party SUCCESS. Keys sp-
pointment has also been earnestly antago-
nized by some republicans In the fear that
1t would commit the administration to the
abandonment of existing republican organ
i%zations, especially in South Carolina and
Louisiana, and the surrender of their adhe-
rents to the tender mercy of their foes. 1t
10 claimed for the president that his firm
ness in resisting this appeal was based upon
the fact that the general tone of the policy
in regard to the south which he had de-
termined to test, looks to no such conse-
quence as the desertion Of old friends. HE
desire is to secure an honorable and
amicable compromise Of existing
southern difficulties by consent of
wise and honest men of both parties In
the south on terms that shall be just and
creditable to all alike. AS a beginning he
was resolutely determined to tender the
olive branch to the south by taking into his
cabinet some one intelligent southern DEM
ocrat who had fought on the confederate
side, but is now thoroughly friendly as
we'll as able. To this end he was disposed
to take Gen. Johnston as a thoroughly re-
preventative southerner, but Key was found
less Objectionable to the republicans and SO
was finally chosen. The significance of
the appointment Is in its notice to the south
that the new administration has no purpose
which cannot be freely disclosed to and
discussed with an honorable representative
of their own section and who is In full
sympathy with the best elements in the
southern opposition party. This it is
claimed clears the way for what is to fol-
low.
Vice. President Wheeler is to be no CT
pher in the government. He will be in
vited to participate in the administration
as freely as if he was a member of the cab
met. 1t is hoped that after the senate
adjourns he will head a commission to be
appointed by the president to visit the
south, carefully study the situation IN
Louisiana and South Carolina and ascertain
upon what honorable terms all troubles
there can be acceptably placated by state
action, with such support and cooperation
as the president can rightfully extend.
The presidents friends say that If this pol
icy fails it will be the fault of the southern
people themselves and will be so regarded.