New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-06
NETWORK. TUESDAY, MARCH 6. 1877.
religion and piety, may be established among us 1
all generations.
OPINIONS IN WASHINGTON.

OlINlONN IN W ASlllNbIoN'
WIDE VARIETY OF vIEwS-coNsEHvAriVEs EH-
TREMKLY PLEASED RADICALS OF BOTH PAR
TIES ApPPREHENsIvE.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUsE.l
WASHINGTON, March 5.-Thc Republicans are
divided in opinion as to the inaugural address INTO
three parties. All the conservative men WHO nave
disapprovcd of Gen. Grants policy toward me
South and who have ever since 1873 been impatient
of the continued effort to make race conflicts ana
tho lingering hatrcds of the war the principal
capital of the Republican party are delighted win
it. They have full faith III the success of the new
policy. 1t is to their minds not only patriotic, but
also eXpcdicnt political point OF view, ana they
think that Mr.. Hayes is just the KIND OF man 10
carry 1t ont They predict that i'll the course OF a
wear or two he will break down the color line and
divide the solid South into healtfu political organ
izations, each controlled by men of character
and standing and that in place of the
two or three negro States held only
by the presence of troops the Republicans can, IN
the next Presidential canvass, contest on even terms
such States as Virginia, North Carolina, ana len
nessce 70 this element IN the party the inaugural
is the full dawn of the i'll National ponies
that was prcsagcd by MIR Hayes letter OF accept
ance. Many who do not know Mr. Hayes person.
ally and who feared when he put out his letter ihat
il proceeded from motives of policy only are nuch
Cratfed to learn, from his full elaboration OF 'he
ideas then expressed that they are matters OF seed
conviction with him. Men of this way OF thinking
acknowledge that there will probably DO some de-
sertions from the party on account oil the hc"
departurc. but these they say viii be more than
made good by accessiOns from the best elements OF
the Democracy in the North as well as the South.
The fines are ripe for change, they argue. Many
Democrats are disgusted with the leadership OF
their marty and sick of the imbecility which has
character Lrd the conduct of ITS representatives, III
Congress- this Winter. only generous policy
toward the South is needed to bring them into the
Republican ranks.
Another class of Republicans are indignant at the
inaugural, and freely denounce ITS author lhcse
are the extreme Radicals. Many of them are per-
frctlv sincere They believe that no good thing can
cone from the cx-rcbcls of the South ana that
neither love of the Union respect for the ConSlt"-
tonal Amendments, nor willingness to deal justly
with the negroes resides IN their hearts. Inc MS
sion of the Republican party they declare Is to mp
hold the blacks and put down the whites III the
Southern States and this they would have continued
TO attempt for generation or So. They declare
this afternoon that president Hayes has begun to
uI,,. fine role of Andrew johnson before sleeping
single uiaIt in the White House, and they predict
that he will speedily fud himself abandoned by his
Marty. and after valnly struggling to build mp
new orgauization. will land IN the arms Of the
DeInocracv Nearly all TIE southern Republicans
amman 70 he of this way of thinking, and with them
is a considerable force Of Northern representatives,
some Of them men of influence.
Occupylns middle ground between these antaC-
onistc factions is an element larger than IN" last
which takes a position Of non-commit;al obScrYa-
ton. They will not pass Judgment on the merits OF
the new policy until they see what its practical
WORKINGS are going to be. If the negro TO be aban-
doncG 10 a condition of political scridon for the sake
Of counting the support oi the Southern Whites, then
they are not IN favor Of IT, There must be for them
no "JohnsoniMnG,' nothing like abandoning the
great ideas Of equal rights for winch the Republican
party las so long contested 1T the same time they
s,v that there is room for great Improvement i'll the
Southern situation The long corruption and violence
IN the South Is a scandal and reUroach which they
are a. tired of as any body. They are weary Of car
uctbapi,in. of Hamburg massacre, Ncw-Orcans
street wars. returning boards and rival State Cow
crnmcuts, but they do not themselves see clear
way out of he trouble.
WHAT DEMOCRATS THINK
The Democrats are no mere unanimous in their
onipion of the inaugural than the Republicans.
The Conservatives are pleased with Il, and those
from the South especially give il hearty praise MI
Penn of Louisiana said that it is even better than
was expected and that if the President carries OUT
the admirable principles he has enumerated to-day,
he will gain for his Administration the support Of
the element la the south represented by men like
BENJAMIN Hill and Mr.. Lamar
Northern conservative Democrats, while express
ing their approval obviously apprecnsiye of the
effect the new policy may have upon the future and
strength Of the party The bitter, naIrow-mindcd
mcn smalting under their recent defeat Will not
give President Hayes credit for honest intentions.
Iii, profession of reform and pac.iicaion they pre-
tend to think are only a trap TO catch Democrats
and divide their party in the south. They oUdly
assert that the scheme viii not succeed but they are
.,-ih.1,llr nfrnih lln1 il Will