New-York tribune., 1877-03-14

the situation and clear comprehension OF the mos.
statesmanlike method OF meeting its great demands
The political necessity Of the Republican party Ia 10
broaden Itself and apart from l1s sreat national oene
that 1t aims In that direction"
In a letter to The Cincinnati Commercial, MIR.
II. V. Redfed makes number Of extracts from letters
received by POstmasterGenera Key from leading citi
the South They give perhaps the best index Of
popular sentiment that section and they universally
express satisfaction with the policy and the Cabi-
net Tue following letter nclosed to Judge Key for
the Presidents did not vote for you, but upon the
contrary voted against you But hope am not blinded
TO right and therefore drop You this to say 10 that
have read with pride and satisfaction your naug
raj address, and find nothing either in tone or manner
TO complain of. did hope and trust that you would
take the you have taken and show that there was
man. at least. who had nerve enough TO do right
without regard to party, and rise high enough to be
President of the whole Union. simply ask of you that
you carry the doctrines Of your address, and know
that all VIII be wcll with and the whole land IL
would be presunptuous for To ofr any advice to one
wise you have shown yoursc 10 be- ana therefore
shall only bid you God speed III your glorious WORK OF
restoring our country TO peace and harmony should
like 10 write more, but will only that your course 50
far meets my unqualified approval
Alarm is spreading in the Democratic camp
To the amazcment of the party the people are raymg
united front the support of the President and
treating with silent contempt the policy of unceas-
ing warfare which announced as the Democratic
bate-cry for the next four years Some O the organs
demanding what the leaders propose to do to
the party from disruption Here is The Richmond
Enquirer getting fdgety. It says: We hope that what
leaders do tey will organize and map out some
for the people to pursue. We want instruction
from the Ountan-head Ii will DC too late 10 tax Of re-
organizing the party and preserving its discipline wheh
once desertious commenced, and should fore
stall every movement that looks like Generalization at
once The leaders have TO all practical nenis and pur
poses passive the most criuca period OF our MS
tory. We do not complain OF any support tey IA y nte
gwen Hayes in the resistance e has offered to the
Blame. Morton and Cameron element; but we 90 ray
they appear 10 have either forgotten or to be nuneIen
to the jeopardy ther party Is ill., Instead OF boldly cali
ing upon people 10 stand rm aud pointing out the
necessity OF caution ana vigilance tney are creating the
Impression that the party has No longer poiloy'
PENNSYLVANIA politics has been thorn III the
side OF many administration The politicians from
that State have never been modest asserting Their
claims and have always been ready TO upset the appe
cart if any opposition made TO their demands
Whether the country is 10 witness commotlon III Key
stone politics il is impossible to say, but it Is well 10
know what may happen The Washington correspondent
Of The PhiadeIDhta Times quotes an experienced OBJ
server of that state saying "f Hayes shonld throw
himself into the OF John W Forney the hclchaes
and CamerOns enemies and send IN nominations Tor con-
frmatOn antagonistc to his sireS, the issue "l DC
sharply defined and may yet see repetition of the CON
test between Polk and Simon Cameron IN lSfj when the
latter threw Judge Woodward and Henry Horn both out
for want Of confirmation and compelled Polk to accept
his terms The Old Senator then Democrat, but he
was Just about such relations with the President az
Don is now with Hayes. Even Calhoun stood up ana
sustained Cameron in his attitude against the nominees
of Polk II such ght shOud come, then the united op
position the Pennsylvania senators may be lookeu Ior
10 the rejection OF any nominee bot approved
both, and thus Wallace would occupy strOhs p9siIou
at the head of is thrtytwO associates on the Demo-
cratic side"
Many good people have Constitutional
habit OF going into spasms Whenever Cen Buters name
I,fy f-ad with
every good nomination and policy and aiding every bad
one 1t may have a soothing effect upon such people
nerves TO know that the General has dOfed his war
paint aud feathers and willing 10 give hearty sup
port to the policy of the President reporter OF
me Graphie interviewed him yesterday and the main
points of the conversation gwen as follows AFTER
denying that he had opposed the confirmation OF Ator
pevGeneral Devens he referred To the Southern ques-
ton and said "Everyb body desires the pacilci."h o1
the SOUTH and everybody is desirous that everything
shall he done 70 restore quiet and order under the law
there The President has the clear privilege ana Hght
10 take suc 10 secure the attainment OF ts
great good to South his own Judgment teaches
hul 10 be best. No viii more readily AID MIN ID
fair trial of his experiment in that regard, or rejoice
more heartily at its than shall If President
Hayes shall bring political divisions among the
Southern whites to leave each faction TO court the
negro rather than n him ensavc him. Congress VIII
he left free at an early day devote Itself to the business
interests Of the country sOTey suffering As TO
the probability of building up the Republican party III
the SOUTH General expressed grave doubts He SAID;
.'If understand the pOlicy-and speak with great
deference-it is intended to rehabiate the Old Wn-
marty Of South against the Democratic party
Tut they utterly pOwcIlcsS 10 say secession
and the wa in states where they had mdJollts
ana we're so easily by their more aggressive
ANA active opponents. and httc tLat they nave
done since the III North Carolina, that say
fear, although the President gives them every as
urance fullest recognition and support hy taxing
every DlemDcr OF his Cabinet the North from that
party except the brilliant Western orator. VINO TOOK no
part III politics during Its LIE time