Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-03
m t. Of the Press.
CHICAGO, March 2.

Comments Of the Press.
CHICAGO, March 2.
The Post editorialiy says OF yestar-
days proceedings in Congress: The
thanks of The country are IN o all
who aided The glorious contamination,
without regard to race, color or pre-
vious condition, whether political or
otherwise. Wood deserves praise;
Randall has rendered Indispensable
service at the final crisis, ami full
credit should be given to the c0nserva-
tive Southern men, whose attitude
from the start COMPOUNDED the connsrls
of the Democrats. 1t is \ providence
that the forces which have resulted n
the election Of President Hayes came
from 20 many difficult quarters. that
ne is under plain Obligation to be even.
handed bet cen all parties. he 10
providentially delivered from the
slightest Obligations to one class 0aly,
namely, the machine politicians who
fought against him at Cincinnati. he
has had help from the North and tue
South, from the Northern Democrats
and the southern Democrats, from ma
i've and carpet tagger. but the help
come so as t leave him free to DO
right while fully justiiying him in
being in,pa
The Journal, editorially, says: Af-
ter reviewing Ih. bitter contest since
June, and the personal character and
support afforded to each candIdatelk i've
hear much about the policy of tae new
administration. Nothing can be
known in advance IT the inaugural
| address, which VIII be avail ed with
an eagerness unprecedented since
1861. Some surinlses at u present
time fnrashadow a surrender to the
solid South, but in dealin! justly by
the white ele .n-nt in the STATES lately
r-bellious, President Hayes will not,
VIZ are confident, abandon the negro
and leave him ut the mercy Of the
uulldosers.
The President om Political Affairs
In louisiana.
WASHINGTON March 2.
Representatives E.Iis, Giuson and
C%Oiburkr, of l. ulSIana, to-iay calleu
on the Pr sident, who showed them
two kilograms prepared TO iIe sent t.
General Augur and Governor Pack
ard. In the first, General Au.ur Is in.
formed that hereafter troops must 10
be used for political purposes in Louis.
lana, but for the purpose only 1T PIE
serving the public I-ac- and in Aid of
he civil authorities, when the latter
are pOwerle>s TO perform their duties.
rhe telegram to Packard was to The
effect that the policy "f maintaining
that government by Federal troops
must be abandoned. as such use OF
Federal force was against public senti-
ment and unjust to the majority of
the people.
ritie "a n Large Tract of Land In
CALIFORNIA; (O"firspe Il
WASHINGTON. March L.
The hill confirming the title To the
California School INDEMNIFY selections
waS 10 day signed Ivy the President,
and became II law, with an immediate
r tfecling of quie'ing lille To several
hundred thousand acres of the MOI
valuable lands in California, and pre-
venting an otherwise i~rcaIculahle
amount Of litigation and disturbance
Of property interests. Nntwitiisland
ing their failure to defeat the passage
of the hill of Congress, the
Jumpers ant tn ir Washington at
I"rne,s made desperate eif,rts to
prevent its approval by the
President. Eighty IF the Los Angeles
jumrers t-lep raphed to the President,
earnestly requesting him To veto the
bill. on the ground that 1t would de-
prive them and o her honest e tiers of
homes aud valuable Improvements.
He thereupon referred it to the H.
terror Department for ex animation
and advice as To whether he should
approve OF it or not. judge
Widney, who is the represen-
tttive of the state titles. has
81 ent nearly n year in procuring the
passage OF the bill, found himself last
week Obliged to encounter seven or
eight attorneys in n two days argu-
ment before The Commissioners OF the
General Land Office on the whole
merits Of the question. The Commits
slnner was convinced by Widney's
rebutting argument, and reported ia
v%orably. The contest was then car
ried up before the Secretary of the In
terror and wag-d for several hours
yesterday with the same result. Wig.
glnyIon and Luttrell seconded Wild
ney's effort a the Department. They
labored hard tor the bill by making
strong PERSONAL representations 10 the
President, urging his signature. Wild
ney very etfecruaIly met the pretended
settlers telegraphic plea for sympathy
by producing c~srt,fir ates of tne Great
Register of Los Angeles county. and
showing that these men were clerks,
carpenters. shoemaker, barkeeper>,
etc., VIII their residences and places OF
business in Los Angeles. and prnhuc-
ing newspapers containing advertise.
ments Of some of them. Judge Wild
new leaves for California tonight,