The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-02

I THHFIH;
political. that he was sustained by the DEGREES d
The q titts of the Htate. that ths tas4paying com
| mnpity were paying their taxes Into his treasury
and that the government OF the State war organ
lied ih every county In the State, aud, moreover
| we're respected by all except Chamberlain and the
few aavantnrera who eung 10 bis skirts.
| Hayes listened with eagerless and attention "
| the able presentation he made OF his Case. ane
| thea invited Hampton ta accompany seeretafy
Bvatta and hnaelf y drive. The two @ tooh
| quite a drive over The suburbs OF the city
| During ita pfegreas Secretary EvattE said l,e
eauh not see how. III the dHtiie.s where The sol
aiefs we're stationed. shat his malnti OF votes
, In several precincts exceeded 0hambstlana-
| Hampton replied thai he supposed WHARF, tht
soldiers were stationed they turned In ani voted
for him, to which Hayes lsngbingly responded
'tWel Geyernef. II the snlaiers voted for you yet
have rather clear eane" After the drive EyaftH
invited him tu dine, The invitation Wsa accept
ed and The two were together until late hen,
Tonight.
Hayes spsaiss.
Especial to GuurersJonfnal
WASHINGTON, Matth sa.==Ih an intel view tbsd day
with prominent sitiRan OF Louisiana, the Presia
dent statea explicitly that Hampton weuld be all
right. aud enid that The settament ri the Huath
Carolina question would facilitate that OF Louis
iaia,
HEAFlCE EsNEM.
The Esna ana objects at the ttantns Un-
asflMa0le Low 4ISint.
Especial ta Cincinnati IIhguiref.l
WAsntNareN. March sB.=The d.binet devoted
itself to-day 10 deciding Why IL appointed Com.
mission and what the Commission was appoint
ed fer. l. was finally agreed that the Cemniiss
sien should investigate nothing. that u shoiald
not ats nnt tb find who had been elected Govern
Or but that IL should devote its energies to fuss
ing the two LeginlAtnfeH into one on soma sort OF
eompromise bass. ''If this compromise can be
effected. said The Cabinet officer who In authority
for this statement tonight "and one Legislature
organised, which all will respect, aud whose
authority ell will recognise, that Legislature
can solve all the veted problems. u can
canvass the uubernatorial vote, investigate
all charges ei intimidation and fraud, and sstte
whinb claimant is rightly entitled to the anber+
material otliee II can rearganse the Judicial ma
ohinesy Of the State. and. in shert get the wheels
Of the Htate Government successfully In metiou
promise basis 10 which a stall agree, will be one
main object Of the commission. III" said he,
further the factions there will not agree TO any
compromise. wby,'the Administration must de-
eide what IL will do" To direct question as TO
what IL would probably do In thai event.
government could not be supported for
ever by tho Federal troops that thing
must end come time aud probably. II
the factions reft,se3 30 eomprotsasa. the Admin
istrati6n would Hay II havs Hene all could 10
help yoH out you have declined my assistance !.
now you must settle this thing among your.
selves. The troops will sustain neither claimant .
they will simply prevent boodshea by either fac
ton In short. The Administrations would yir-
tuallv saF "You may wrong and rob each other
until complete exhaustion forces . compromise
and settlement OF the matter" II would be m
eshauHting remedy, aud an expensive one FOR the
ntete but ii would seem TO be the only remedy
left. This In undoubtedly tho present
plan of Hayes. lie hopes the Commission
may effect fuaien of the Legislatures. but does
not expect IT, That falling. he hopes and aoss
expect that before the Commission can report,
Que or the other faction will have yielded from
deeinion. If the factions still hold out. he will
Withdraw the troopa reluctantly II forced to do
80 by public opinion. Morton and Blaine hope.
expect and intend - bring u about that, before
that time, the people Of Louisiana will be
goaded into taking the matter In their own
hands. and resist Packard by force, which will
make political capital for Blaine aud Morton. II
Ia intended 10 start the Commission Mon lay
WENDELL PHILEIpss MEANNEss.
The Facts About gen, Dcycns ana the
slave Sims.
[By Telegraph 10 the Tribuna.1
WARRINGTON, March 27.--T portion Of Wen-
dell rhillipa's haranRue Mt Philadelphia yestsr-
day, In which he attacked Attorney General
Devene, calling him slave hound, has attracted
attention here. General Devenss
friends uay that Wendell Phillips has told only
half the facts. Gen, Dovens was United Statas
Marabal In Buatun ut the time mentioned, and
performed his sworn legal duty as United states
officer under the Fugitive Slave law in the matter
of the says Ah6nas aims Wendell Phillips did
not atate the fact that Gen. Devena, having done
hia duty ~ IL United Sates officer, purchased
with his own money that slave of his master and
gave him hia freedom. Gen. DevenHa
friendH say, moreover. that in the war for enann-
patton he was found always ut the front in the
,hirkeHt Of tho fight when Wendell Phillips was
pay for speeches in the rear.
MOUNTAIN MEADOW.
story about the 0raer@An LIT tiI-
ttonal Massacre OF Eighty Tcanlsters.
tWeetern Associated presa.1
SAN FnANorsoo. March 2s-Referring to the
dispatch from Tucson, Arizona, to the effect that
tho order for the massacre ut Mountain Meadow
was found among the papers OF tho late ex-
Chief Justice Titus, gentleman living In this
city. formerly resident OF Salt Lake, says he had
the above document at one time in bis possess
eon, and had no doubts OF it's genuinenees. 10
referred, however, TO eome eighty men Who
had been teamsters Ia tho army, sont
ston TO escort the nsy Governor who re-
placed Brigham Young In 1857. The early
fall OF snow forced Col. Johnston and his troops
to winter. Mt Fort Bridger, one hundred and
twenty miles east Of Salt Lake, and as the Nor
burned up two trains of supplies for the United
States army east OF Green River the General was
forced to put the soldiers half rations, and In
the early spring OF 1858 theae teamsters were dis
charged from the service and permitted TO return
East, where they had entered the government
service. They preferred to 90 West and started
Tor California. They believed that as non-com-
Datants they would be permitted to pass through
Utah unmolested; but as soon aB the team.
sters came over the mountains and entered
Echo Canon they were taken prisoners and made
subject to martial law, proclaimed some months
before by Governor Brigham Young. The gen |
leman, who was then among the Mormons in
Echo Canon, and now residing in this city, saw |
msll division Of eight or ten Of those tesmsters
,nder Mormon escort, on their way westward. |
The Mormon military authorities thought 1t |
,rudent to divide the eighty teamaters into email |
quads, no doubt thinking their purpose could |
70 easier accomplished than IL they had been |
sept together In such body. The Mormons
leny that such massacre ever occurred, or that |
'uch order was ever given; but those who had |
given the subject attention have no doubt the |
'rder was issued and the work accomplished.