The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-18
INrgRyIAW WlrA JuDeE xAoKEY.
He Prepares Pepular \ ntiment In Favor
Vi Hayes.
who, IL IL Averrsd, viii Act Fairly with
the south.

who, 40 IL Avsrred, will Act Fairly with
the south.
tBy Telegraph 10 the ". Y. Heraid.l
COLUMBIA, b. O., Feb, 10. Judge y. j..
Mackey, who recently visited Gov.
Hayes, has been creating q lively sensa--
ton throughout the upper portion OF
the State by preparing the people In q
series OF addresses for the inauguration
OF Hayes as President. The Judge, q
few days ago, decided that Hampton
was the legally elected and qualified
Governor OF the State; In the case Of q
prisoner pardoned by the distinguished
Democratic claimant for the office.
Judge Maekey arrived here to-day, and
es his utteratees have attracted such
general attention he was called upon
BY the Herald correspondent. to whom
he freely expressed his views He said .
JUDGE MAcKEY's VIEW or THE SITUATION.
:" regard IL as on absolute verify
that Hayes will be declared President.
I have no doubt that the Electoral
Commission will hold that the votes OF
Louisiana and Oregon must be counted
for Hayes. I regard the position Of the
Republicans as TO both OF these States
ns perfectly impregnable. The statute
which creates tho Returning Board In
Louisiana. and defines its powers and
duties. virtually vests 1t with the au:
thority to appoint the Presidential
electors by comforting upon Ii the power
to revise the returns and TO reject
or expunge majorlties which In their
Judgment were obtained through intim.
idation. Tho constitution OF the Unit
ted States provides that the presiden.
tial electors shall be appointed In such
manner Us the Legislatures of the sew.
eral States shall direct, and the power
Of appointment Ia Louisiana has prae.
ticafly been delegated to the Returning
Board. This may be dangerous law,
bat 1t IL nevertheless law, and the deei-
sion OF the Returning Board must be
regarded as the judgment OF the court
of last resort upon the question as TO
who were duly elected presidential
electors.
THE LAW AZ no THE OREGON VOTE.
"rhe Oregon problem will be solved
by the application OF familiar legal
principles. The statute there provides
that the College OF Electors shall fill
all vacancies. This means, In law, that
the majority shall exercise the power,
and negatives the iden that In o college
actually composed OF three persons
present, one OF them should segregate
himself and proceed to disfranehise the
cant and pretending to elect two others
Ia their stead. This would be alike con-
trary TO law aud right reason, and would
be, In fact, reversing the order OF nature
by making the tail wag the dog instead
OF the dog wagging the tall.
HAYES THE pAcIF1oAToR OF THE SECTIONS.
Il believe that Hayes, as President,
will exert his powers benignly toward
sections. am satisfied that he will
speedily recognize the government OF
Hampton In South Carolina and that
OF Nichols Ia Louisiana, and that he
will do this as On act of supreme justice
and sagacious policy. This will also be
In accordance with the pledge given hx
him In his letter of acceptance,
which he declared that II elected PsesF
Dent he would endeavor, by all legitl-
mate agencies, to foster the establish
ment Oh intelligent and honest local
self.government In the States OF the
South, and expressed the opinion that
It would be practicable for him to con-
tribute to this beneiieent result, when,
In those States, the rights OF oil are
recognized and respected by all. Hamp-
ton gV'elnaSne stauds Isstay w CoH'
| ply with this just condition., both In
letter and ia spirit.
PREPARING SOUTHERN SENTIMENT.
II have been. endeavoring, and ]
think successfully, to impress my fel.
pressed, since my visit to Gov. Hayes
I have addressed many public meet.
ings called to hear me on the political
situation since my return from Ohio
and the probable accession OF Hayes te
the Presidency, Ia no longer regarded
| by the Democracy OF my circuit as por
tending evil to South Carolina, or the
cause OF good government In the South
ern States. On last Saturday addressed
upon this subject large audience o.
white and eolored citizens In Lancaster
the birthplace OF Gen. Andrew Jackson
| was heard with respectful attention OF
| l portrayed the civil and military career
Of Hayes, and when read his letter
written from the Shenandoah Valley In
1864, protesting against retaliation upor
Confederate prisoners for cruelties IN
ficted upon Union prisoners at Ander
sonville, was heartily applauded By
the ex-Confederates who were present
STATE AFFAIRS.
The Judge advises the formation Of c
CouHlseees conSistiuB VI ~ Acpi CSCht6
tive man from each coGnty in the State,
which should proceed to Washington
and lay the case Of the State before the
incoming President, and as the imme
diate recognition of the Hampton gov.
eminent and the withdrawal Of the Fed
eral troops from all interference in the
local affairs Of the State.
CHAMBERLAIN NOT TO BE ENDURED.
The situation here can be briefly
stated: That the people will under
berlain government; that If Hamp
ton is not recognized they will demand
and require a military government
that IL Chamberlain is to be forced upoI
them there will be riots and bloodshed
in every county In the State, and such
action would SO effectually crush the