, 1877-03-01
BAD FOR PACKARD,
PRESIDENT GRANT PROPOSES 70 MODIFY HIS


FoL1uT.
Special DtspateA 10 7Ae 7stbune
WAsH1NoToS, D. e., Fob. 2S.-Thc announce
ment BY unqucstioncd authority to-day TINT tho
President has determined, a. soop as tho count
Ing OF tho Electoral votes Is completed, to
change his policy towards thetlual Governments
In Louislana, has created great Excitement
among all classes Of politicians. il is .1nlo,ibt-
cd TINT lie nor tntends a. soon as Coy. Unyes
Is officially declared to be the rrcstlent-clcct to
80 n,o.lify the orllers to Gen. Augur as to re-
1urc him nu longer To maintain tho statu quo
In New Orleans, and 10 use Tho United States
troops stationed therc only for the purpose Of
preventing blao<lshct. The rcsult OF osdcrs Of
this kind would undoubtedly bo the Immediate
surrender Of Gov. Packard, and tho
universal recognition by tho pcopte Of tho State
Of t'or. Nichols. Packard aud his friends nd
hit they arc powcrlc.s to tnalntain their hold
upon the Government Of the State
\ SINGLE HOUR
Without the active or moral support OF the
United States troops, and thcv will probably
hare the discretion to mako no opposition TO
Coy. Nichols wbcnrspr that support ts With
drawn, This policy has been determined upon
By the President in opposition to. the adyico Ut
eomo members Of his Cabinet, but IT Is under
stood to l,arc the approval Of Gov. Hayes most
intimate friends NOW In this city, and prob-
ably, though this Is not positively known,
Of Gov. Haycs himself. One effect Of It
when It comes to be dealt with by tho new Ad-
n.inLstrat!on. Instead Of having to decide be-
tween two 1val Governments the new prcsi-
dent Will probably, II surh orders ase Issued,
find only one Executive In actual possession,
and the only question for hin, to decide will bo
whether 10 shall recognize the Governor dc
facto OF not. Tho Democrats are
vEHr MUCH ENCOURAGED
bv tho announcement Of this new policy towards
Louisiana, and will probably show their apprc.
ciatlon Of 1t Tomorrow by moro determined
stand against tho fillbustors tlan they lave yet
at my time. It Is not believed that the
sixty or seventy Democratic conspirators
who arc attempting to defeat tho count
ing Of the votes will bo in any
way Affected by IT, They are not governed by
principle. but arc simply striving to place them
selves IN such relations with Goy. Tltden as to
deserve we'll OF hIs Administration should he cv-
er become President. Tho Republicans aro
greatly divided In regard to this new Louisiana
policy, and some Of them have already been to
tho White House to protcst against It. The
more radical Of these think that II Coy. Hayes
approves It, be simply throws down the ladder
by which ho has climbed to tho Presidency, md
II tho talk which is heard In all public places TO-
night Ii nn7 Indication Of what may bo expected,
TIE DIVISION IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
ever tue Southern policy Of the new Atlminls.
tration: which has generally been expected ever
since that policy WIS announced, flas already be-
gun 10 shoE itself.
There ts mitch gossip In circulation In regarl
to the future political plans Of Gov. Ntcholla
when he shall taye become firmly established Us
tue oaly Executive Of tho State. Two Senators
from tho Gtate arc to be cI,nscn, and II Is re-
ported that The Louisiana Conservatives havo
agreed to aelect any two men whont commit.
n.elnbcrs Of this Committee tic namcs Of
Charles Foster. 6tanlcy hlatthows, Senator
Camcron, uf Wisconsin, aud ottlcrs are men
TUNED; They are to select, i ts reported, ons
sss oaS
those uf Den. l.. i. 6!leuon, l6rmcFly member
Of Congress, and Gov. Penn.
COLI. nCNkE's STATEMENT.
10 the TtntrA AAfoctd!ed Erts4.
WAsuIx1Tos, u. G., feb. .4s-Lol Durke, ut
Louisiana, who represents Nichols goyer.-
lucnt In this city, states TINT there has 6Gen no
States Senator irum thut State. Ile further
says that guarantees lave hcen gwen In tllo
event OF tic Inauguration Of uayes assuring tbs
permanent establishment Of Ntchois' uovcfn-
tncnt On tho otller hand tho Legislature OF
Louisiana and Gov. Nichols hayc guaranteed
peaec, order, md equal Justice to while md b'ack
cltzeus, with lull protection to tho colored pco-
plo III al ther rights an1 privileges, no p. rscvu-
lion Vi Republicans tur p4st political conduct,
but no immunity fur crise. The ANNOUNCE
lnent Ut the. Presltcnt's Intention to withdraw
the troops from Paekarl's support was inIe-
pcudent of any agreement, antl Wis Ellnply iu
uccnrlallrc With lfs wcIl-known VOWS. There
Is NO agreement, Col. burke atids, tnrousIstcut
With tie honor Or dignity of President Grant,
Go7. HByes, Or tho psoplo Of Iouialana.
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