The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-31
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THE PRESIDENTS MISTAKE.
III President Hayes Is eoquetting with
the Southern Conservatives the papeIs
representing the latter do not seem 10
be in the secret. 1t has been surmlsed
that his object In appointing commas
tho state Of affairs there Is simply an
expedient to gain time, and that his
real purpose is to make terms with the
ljongeryatiye interest at the South and
cat 4, working majority for his admins
traitor, in the House. Ifthis is his game
fha nress Of Louisiana and OF the entire
go,rfh. 40 far as heard from, will not
not assist him In playing IT. The con,
servatiye journals OF New Orleans ana
elsewhere In the South ale un1tedly
opposed TO further delay In the cases OF
r,retext or conditions. We would not
saw that the President might not finally
he able to make the bargain, the design
Of which is attributed to him. 1t might
be possible for him to get up O. coalition
with O number OF Southern Conserva-
fiyes In the House on the terms OF recog-
nizing the Nichols and Hampton gov
ernments. or merely withdrawing the
Federal troops from South Carolina
and Louisiana, with distribution OF
offices and patronage as another
sweetener. But 1t Is doubtful IL such
a bargain would long be, kept on
either side, and Its effect on the
Radical wing of the Presidents sup
porters would probably be damaging to
him. The better and the only reasona-
BILE way OF settling the difficulties at
the South is to make no bargain at all.
III the President will but act right IN
this business, and honestly try to fulfill
the spirit OF his inaugural address, he
can implicitly trust the Southern Sena-
tors and Representatives to stand by
him In every effort he may, make TO
give good government to all parts OF
the country. They are alert, and glad
to appreciate any sign Of fair dealing
and justice at Washington. and NO com
pact is needed to render them friendly
To an administration which does not
treat them as enemies.
Whatever the Presidents motive may
BIO. the idea OF appointing commission
to visit and report upon Louisiana ls q
mistake. In this the President has
probably yielded to advice. instead Of
following out his own opinions repeat
edly expressed. In his public utterances
ron-interference in Southern State
affairs, and has reprobated the use OF
Federal troops in that connection.
These promises were hailed enthu-
siastically by moderate men OF both par
ties in all sections Of the Union. Had
Che Presidents first official act been the
withdrawal of troops from Louisiana
and South Carolina, 1t would have been
very generally approved on oil sides.
The Packard and Chamberlain factions
expected nothing else, and, after little
clustering, would have acquiesced IN me
recall OF the Federal forces, and the
Nichols and Hampton governments
would have quickly and firmly estab-
Iished themselves by a peaceful revolu-
tion. But the President, by postponing
his decision, lost the golden opportu-
nity. Every days delay gives new
hopes to the partisans Of Chamberlain
and Packard aud makes the ultimate
adjustment Of the differences on any
terms more and more difficult. Both
parties become more irritated by the
continued suspense, and more unwilling
to abide by the final decision. Troops
have not been needed in Louisiana or
South Carolina to preserve the peace !;
but they may be required there to pre-.
vent civil war IL the danger Is tempered
with much longer. The President Is
only making matters worse by procras
ONLY mischief can result from the
determination to send q new commits
sion to Louisiana, but 1t is not irremedi..
able. III the commission Is made up OF
fair unprecedented men, who will see and
decide quickly, and IL they report to the
President in favor of withdrawing the
soldiers. the trouble may be terminated
In Louisiana within short time. The
greater the dispatch the greater the
probability Of averting riotous out
break in that State. The pacification Of
Louisiana would be much fastened, Of
course. by the adoption of q let-alone
policy in South Carolina. There Is,
fortunately, no talk Of sending q COM
mission into that State, but the invita-
ton of Hampton and Chamber
lain to Washington seems, at best, to
defer the hope that the President, will
promptly call off the troops and leave
the Ham pton government to assert its
authority, which it would easily do
within twenty-four hours, and without
hIocdshed, If it were not restrained by
the Federal power. That course, how
ever, Is still opened to the President,
and it is the best. There would be an
Inconsistency in pulling the troops out
OF South Carolina and leaving them to
menace Louisiana; but this would be
excused by the country for the sake OF
the actual good done In the former
.of business which would follow the ex-
pertinent in South Carolina would be a
strong argument, we should hope, to
induce the President to take similar
course in Louisiana. and SO get back
TO the solid ground Of his Inaugural
address.
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