The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-16
HAYES SOUTHERN Foley.
A Warning to the Ultra Republicans
from Hayes Chief Organ.
tCiucinnati Commercial. |


The new departure in national poll
| tics, 30 clearly marked out by President
| Hayes both in his inaugural address
and In his selection Of Cabinet, is most
| assuring to those who discern most
clearly the true condition Of parties and
Of the country.
The country is tired even to nausea Of
the attempt to maintain interruptions
and corrupt men In Office In the South
at the point of the bayonet. The re-
sultiag good to the freedmen OF such
forcible maintenance (which has
always been the sole pretext under
single moment has been demonstrated
by all the evidence and examination
made, to be illusory. The fact is. the
political adventurers from the North
are not the true friends Of the black
| man; on the contrary, they have been
| In Georgia, In Alabama, in South Caro-
lima, In Mississippi and In Louisiana, his
most INSCRIPTIONS deceivers and rob-
bers. The debts Of some OF these States
have been vastly increased, their credit
has been utterly destroyed, and their
people, both white and black. have been
taxed to the verge Of oppression.
It Is certain that an attempt to main
tain an unpopular local government In
any State, by the Intervention Of the
| Federal power, is as Enwise IS it is i'm
practicable. Suppose the whole force
Of the army were to be devoted, as Mr..
Blaine would appear to wish, to keep
Packard and his company Of Office
holders In possession of the govern
ment Of Louisiana, lit Is plain enough
that no mere squad Of United States
| troops would be adequate for the pur-
pose). the army must. either be in
creased, or transported from our ILL.,
protected frontiers to New Orleans.
And where, let us ask, are the supplies
to be found to recruit Or to maintain an
army for any such purpose ?
Besides this, there is a palpable i'm
possibility for the Packard and Cham
berlain governments to maintain them
selves without controlling the tax 1evies
in their respective States, and the facts
are that the instruments OF levying
taxes are already In possession, as re-
CARDS most Of the counties, Of the
Nichols and Hampton governments.
The vast majority Of property owners
have taken that method Of
recognizing the government OF their
to have been fairly elected-a method
which consists in refusing to pay taxes
to the government which they deem to
have usurped its functions, and In pay
ing only the tax gatherers of the gov
eminent they hold to be legitimate. Is
it wise, is it expedient, is it even posi-
BILE for the arms Of the United
States to be carried into every county
of South Carolina and every parish
of Louisiana to compel the con-
tribution of taxes to sustain what
is declared a usurpation of the gov
eminent at the point Of the bayonet 1?
The question answers itself. And when
to this Is added the unquestionable fact
that the sentiment Of the country is
overwhelmingly in favor Of a. change Of
policy on the Southern question, 1t be-
comes the duty Of those Republicans in
the Senate who would not commit polit-
ical suicide to accept the wisdom Of the
hour, and act heartily with their own
President and his Cabinet in the admin
istration OF affairs that has been deter
mined upon.