Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-03-24
HOW THE WORK GOES ON.


process. 1t matters not what may be
our doubts of the sincerity of the
agents who are carrying on the work,
or of the purity of their motives, yet
the work itself is so urgently demand
ed, so essential to the existence of civ
ilized society in the States most direct
~ interested that no matter who does
it or with what motive, we want to see
itdone, and shall be in state more or
less of restless anxiety until it Is done.
And to certain extent we believe
that they are sincere-we mean to this
extent-the leaders Of the Republican
party are really convinced that the old
programme will no longer do: that the
plan of governing the Southern States
In the interests of Northern adven-
turers, the plan asst is vulgarly called
of the carpet baggers must be finally
abandoned; that they can no more go
before the nation upon that platform,
that they have been beaten upon it al
ready by the popular vote, though that
vote has since been set aside by fraud,
and that they will be worse beaten if
ever they present it again as their pro-
gramme. IF they should be driven
from it either by the violent and i'm
practicable members of their own par
ty, or by the faetious opposition of our
men who approve the programme as
far as it goes, but cannot bring them
selves to support the men-if by these
means they be led to abandon it, twill
be in despair of ever regaining popular
support, and what enOrmities that de-
spair may lead to we shrink from con-
jecturing; but Mr.. Hayes and the men
who are working with him unquestion-
ably desire the programme to succeed,
and so far as our small influence goes,
this journal will never raise an obstacle
to its success.
In this spirit then we desire to scru-
tinize such steps as have been taken
since we last addressed our readers.
We mentioned last week a cores
pondence opened by the Presidents
friends with Gov Chamberlain, we have
now before us a similar between Mr..
Stanley Mathews and Gov. Packard in
Louisiana, equally inconclusive We re-
greet to say.
After few general compliments and
careful disclaimer of any official au-
thority in what he says Mr.. Mathews
writes as follows:
"without reference TO the rightfulness OF
the origin of your title as Governor, am
of the opinion that the circumstances are
such that il Will be out of the question lor
n Republican administration to maintain
II, as IL must necessarily, by force OF Fed
eral arms. As soon as the existing military
orders are withdrawn, the Nichols Gov
eminent will become the only existing
government, and will have to be recognized
then as such. In the meantime, II VIII be
the duty of the Administration TO take
care that The results shall not imperll the
rights OF equity of the cOlOred people oil
Louisiana so tar as IL has lawful power to
prevent ii, and also to take care that
staunCh Republicans, like yourself, against
whom nothing disreputabie can be alleged
should not suffer and should receive con-
sideratiOn and position in someappropriate
way. These are, in short, my own lndlNld-
nal views. / regret the condition OF affairs,
but cannot help IT, and see ne peter way
STANLEY MATTHEW'S
Desiring as we do the success Of the
purpose for which this letter was writ
ten, we deem it most unfortunate that
it was written at all; it exposes, we
might say it parades the weakness OF
the authors position, having such a
record as he has. in making such pro-
posals and he is writing to a cores
pondent who is ready and able enough
to seize upon its weak points.
1t virtually says. I'VE cant dispute
the legality Of your title-if we did so
we should cut away the very ground on
which we are standing ourselves-but
YOU are a monstrous Inconvenience to
us-couldu' t you he induced to get ont
of the way of your own accord? If
you will, you have but to name your
price. our power to reward is almost
unlimited.i
We do not print Packard's answer,
suffice it that he tears the fimsy STAN
mering double faced document all to
pieces. We grant that the inherent
weakness of the Presidents position
(for of course the communication Is
really dictated by HIM compelled this
want of directness, and We admit
that any better logic was impossible
for him with such a purpose and with
such antecedents; but then, if he
couldn't speak better why speak atall:
The right communication for Pack.
ard OF Chamberlain would come not
from a mutual friend dealing in all
sorts of Inconsistencies for which no.
body is responsible, but a strictly Of
fetal notice from the Secretary OF
war. by order of the President to this
effect:
"SIR The troops will be removed
from New Orleans, Cor Columbia as
the case may be,) tomorrow morning
1 am your obedient servant,
G.. W. McCRARY, Sec'y. War
Something like that, stiff and straight
forward as a ramrOd would have
moved the bougus governor better than
a ream of special pleading and soft
sawder.
But plain straight forward bust
ness like course is not to be expected
of the administration in its position.
Tit so difficult for plain man to place
himself in the attitude from which a
man in President Hayes position gets
his point of view, that we are not COM
petent to say how he should go to work
about it. We only desire to welcome
his success ia the end, in landing
Packard and Chamberlain as easily and
quietly as possible in their appropri,
ate place, which is out of doors
The following is what we can learn
from Northern aud Louisiana eX-
obonoes as to the further progress of