New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-24
desire not to take any active part in the complca-
MR.. HAYES'S POSITION.
TIE UFGENT NEED OF EXACT AND POSITIVE INFoR-
MATIoN-IMPATIENT EXTREMISTS.
LEY IELEGEApu 10 TILE IKIEUNEI


EBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUYE.l
WASHINGTON, March 23.--There is already
noticeable change in the character of re criticisms OF
extreme of both parties the action of the Cabinet
this week regard to the Southern questions Patience
is not virtue which Southern politicians possess In any
great degree Strange it may majority ofthcm
expected the Administration to pass snap
judgment on the extremely important and complicated
Southern questions without stopping to give them as
much consideration is usually bestowed upon an Or
binary political appointment They say that the Presi-
dent needs additional information; that all the facts
are well known they possibly can be; and that he
Understandings to-day after the Louisiana
Commission has made its report, consultation has
been held with Chamberlain and Hampton.
This not true. Elk parte statements almost without
number have laid before the President but in spite
OF them all he feels very greatly the need OF positive in
formation upon which to base his action in these cases.
The politicians who have urged him to withdraw the
troops from State Houses in NewOreans and Column
ba, as well as those who have urged the immediate
recognition OF Packard and Chamberlain, have told the
President only side Of the story in their respective
States and that side the which has been their In
terest to present.
The position in which the President finds himself is
this On becoming Chief Magistrate of the nation he
finds certain disposition of the United States troops
made under the direction Of his predecessor as com
mander-nchef of the military forces of the country
party demands that the orders shall be Immediately
countermanded, Wllc the other is equS sollcl'o9 '
only that the troops shall be retained in their present
positions, but that the President shall recognize
one Of the two rival State administrations and use the
amy to uphold it. Neither OF these requests is REASON
able No Judge who takes his seat upon me Dcncn
consents TO join III an opinion upon case tat was
argued before his appointments and II Is not unusual
when the personnel OF court has been changed TO
require that shall be reargued for the ben.
eft the judge. The controversy, especiaiy
in Louisiana, has very many OF the chalaC I
istcs of a lawsuit which has been pendlns
now for more years The President is asked TO
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ties to the controversy and he simply desires that the
facts the may be presented to him III s4ci man
ucr as 70 enable him to act Understandings III without
due consideration President Hayes should take any step
in regard 10 the Southern question which experience
should prove wisc those who are now c1tlcsng
him for his action would be the first to condemn MIN 1Or
acting too hastily. ,
All that Is necessary is that the people on both sides
shall be little patient and IL, when maj uecsoh III
each of is reached the Presidents p0cy -
found TO be different from that foreshadowed in his let
ter of acceptance and his inaugural address, there VIII
be plenty vi opportunity to hold man accountable