The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-05

| 81 to the Hovernorship. The State
/ legislature can 40 behind the. sction. OF
the Returning Board and the Nichols Legisla.
undoubtedly the legal Legislature OF Louisiana,
and therefore its decision In favor OF Nichols ia
final, and the Nichols Government would be
recognized by the Federal authorities. This is
the ground on which Hayes will justify bis reoog-
milton of the Nichols and also the Hampton
Government because the case OF the latter s
much stronger than that OF the former. The
National Republican will also urge that II ID the
duty OF Congress to recognize the Nichols and
Hampton Btate Governments because 10 Ia
the province Of Congress to guar ntee a Re-
publican form Of government TO ell the
States in the Union. and il will hold that
the Packard and Chamberlain governments are
not republican IN form, because they ere not the
choice Of the people of those States, but were
imposed upon them and supported by extrane-
GUS power. The course Of the Republican is un-
doubtsdly directed by Stanley Matthews, who is
Washington. This fact taken with the letter of
Mr.. Hayes 10 the Hon. VIM A, Wheeler, hereto.
fore referred to, In which he avows his policy OF
recognizing tine South by taking two members OF
his Cabinet therefrum, one 10 be representative
OF the old Union sentiment, and the other Of the
secession element man llke Lamar, has created
profound sensation in political circles Tonight
aud all opposition to speedy conclusion Oh the
electoral count will be broken down.
The following Ii the outline Of the bargain
agreed upon by the Hayes managers with the
Louisiana Democracy. The Republicans OF Len.
isisna are 10 step !" Down and out" at once, and
the Nichols Government IL to take full posses
sion This will give Hayes al opportunity 10 rec
ognizs the Nichols Government az the govern.
ment de fscto when he goes into flee. In return
The Republicans require guarantees from the
Nichols authorities for past political tffsnses
tthis means the escape Of Madison Wells) and
for the OWL and political rights Of the negroes.
This lie the bargain, and 1t will be o0nsummated
tomorrow.
NOODLES BATTLE.
now the Hampton sheriTs Esferee the
Law ana Captures shieves.
Especial to the Journal Of Com nsrce.l
GREEN PoND, March The Radical negroes
on the Cumbahee have again openly defed the
law. The readers OF the Journal Of Commerce
will remember that The store OF Hhatfer Il Ferry.
ut WATERFORD, was entered by burglars last week
and robbed OF almost the entire contents. The
thieves captured wagon load OF groceries. and
were tracked TO come distance from toe town.
The parties robbed were Chamberlain officials,
Radical sheriff and deputy of last year-apd it
was party OF their constituents who robbed
them When the rice plantation riots took place
last fall. these gentry played powerless 10 check
them
But now things have changed. Hampton In
Governor Of the state, they are the losers, and
they at once appesled to sheriff Black, Democrat,
for the arrest u the thieves. Wsrrans ~n' 10
sued by one Of the justices appointed ny Gov.
Hampton. A posse Of ten men was sworn In by
the sheriff, and the thieves were followed. bev-
eral Of the thieves IAN qsganiEed gang) were ar
rested, but some Of them announced that they
[ My recognized Chamberlain, their master, and
that they would not submit to arrest. The posse
overlook the thief and his supporters near Blue |
House, but the Chamberlain supporters outpum- !
bored the sheriff's posse, and the latter retired |
after bavi 4 been fred upon by the thieves.
The negroes soon gathered In full force az they |
did during the rice field riots, and svore that the |
thief should not be arrested This thing was |
managed by an officer Of the law, however, and |
the result was quite different from the result In |
the rice field riots, when Chamberlbin was Gov.
erpor OF The state. Tue shsf1f sent out oour1ers 7
in every direction to summon posse, aud to-day
about three hundred well armed white men re.
sponded to his summo o. They gathered near
Whitehall, at Calt Pen. and announced thtm-
selves as being n, ady TO ohey otders
The negroes to the number IF about eight hun
dred had assembled at tie Hame place. The
women were aimed with hoeR, rice hooks and
rakes, and the men with State rifles. The
whites, who constituted the shsriffs posse, con-
ssted Of Captain ElIiot's militia company. from
Comb shee, and a detachment OF armed citizens,
under MIR. Fishyurne, from WATERFORD Sheriff
Black had command OF the posse. The negroes
who protected the thieves, were formed In line
on the opposite side of the railroad track, and
for while q ings looked threatening.
The sheriff did not mlnte matters. He order
cd his posse to dismount and charge the rioters.
They obeyed the order, and went in 10 capture
he thieves The negro rioters broke and run at
once, without firing shot. Even the women
Iew down their weapons and busted About
! teen or twenty OF the thieves were captured,
iisarme and sent to WATERFORD The sheriff
and his osso are following the balance of the
rioters. No blood was shed.
The gang OF thieves who have been ares ed
ire evidently the came crowd who burned and
'obbed the two stores OF MIR j. b. Bisse during
he last two months. This IL rendered certain ;
~ the fact that come of the goods stolen from
tr. Bisseli's stores were found in the possession
u the thieves who were captured.
Important to sugar planters. see Trouards
Ldyert taemenf |