The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-04-14
Our Washington Letter.
The SeutEi Carolina Decision
Louisiana Threatened
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WASHINGTON, D. g., April 5, 1877.
EDITOR CHEF
Feni, Uidi, Ueci," mused Wade
Hampton as he turned his face South
ward this morning on his way back
to Columbia; he was undoubtedly en-
gagged in the not disagreeable occu-
patton of instituting some comparl"
sons between the great Julius Caesar
when he made his laconic report after
having licked the Gauls out of their
boots, and his own exubeIant spirits
antl ii would have been pardonable
if. under the circumstances, he had
inalllgcd in Il little cXllltAtiOn such as
he has not felt b. fore, since he stood
as one of the chief mourners ut the
obsequies of the lost cause" He
came up from the South only IL few
days ago over that same road with no
official status. Now he returns vir-
tually full fledged Governor by the
action of the Federal authorities. If
his rival goes back ut all it will only
be to pack his trunk, preparatory to
final and Immediate evacuation. There
is very lite excitement here over the
matter, at least upon the surface.
No one pretends that Packard has
the slightest chance of maintaining
himself after the adverse decision in
the South Carolina case. 1t is true
that Commission has gone to Louis
lama to investigate and to suggest
methods of settlement. But, as Mr..
Nichols has been assured by Wash
ington advices that if he holds out n
few days and refuses to accept any
thing short of absolute surrender, the
President will order the troops with
drawn, When his armed and equipped
militia can enforce their demands, he
will not, it is believed, pay much def
erence to the wishes of the members
of the Commission.
Mr.. Tilden's quo a0Grranto is loom
lug up to partially divert our thoughts
from the subjects of South Carolina
and Louisiana, and the rumor has SO
persisteutly obtruded itself that the
matter has come to be much talked
about. Even the President, who is
Supposed most deeply Interested,
sec<.ss K, think tho matter deserving
of some attention, and has said he
would not be surprised to be served
with q summons before the Court to
show cause why he should not vacate
his eflice.
It is difficult to see how his decision
relative to removing the troops from
the State House at Columbia can have
auy bearing upon the case, but there
is no doubt that the lawyers on Til
denis side would be greatly cheered
by Mr.. Hayes official recognition OF
| Nichols as Governor, and those upon
the otherside would regard any move
| ment that could be tortured into any
thing bearing resemblance to. recog-
milton, as a serious mistake, giving
Tlden many advantages that he does
not now possess, in II case where the
respondent can not afford TO yield a
single point. The runor has not
been traced to any responsible source
that am aware of, but still there are
many well informed men who see
nothing improbable in it.
1t is understood that Mr.. McCor-
mick will enter upon his duties to-
morrow as Assistant Secretary of the
Treasurer. No more popular appoint
ment has probably been made under
this administration, and he will re-
lieye an official who has somehow
earned the reputation among the peo-
pie here of leaTtlessness and OF very