The New York herald., 1877-03-07
THE BALL OPENED.
Mutiny All Along the Re-
publican Lines.
STRUGGLE FOR THE SPOILS.
Unprecedented Antagonism to a
New Administration.
HAYES SOUTHERN POLICY NOT APPROVED.
An AvOwed Determination to Control the
Cabinet Appointments
NOMINATIONS NOT TO BE CONFIRMED.
Evarts and Schurz To Be Defeated
at All Hazards.
BLAINE RUSHES TO THE VAN
Significant Speech in the Senate on the
Kellogg Case.
ERNM OllR SpEclM c0ppccpONnINr
NOMINATIONS NOT TO BE CONFIRMED.
Evarts and Schurz To Be Defeated
at All Hazards.
BLAINE RUSHES TO THE VAN
Significant Speech in the Senate on the
Kellogg Case.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

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WASHINGTON, March Q, 1877.
There is general mutiny in the republican camp
tonight 1t includes the leaders as well as the
rank and file, the Senator's as well as the members
OF Congress- who linger here In considerable num-
bers to arrange for patronage of which the inau-
gural message gives them small hopes and to innu-
ence the new Cabinet in various ways.
The reports Of who were to go in the Cabinet met
Oh Saturday and Sunday with incredulous smiles
from the machine politicians They were willing to
concede something to the eccentrcities OF the new
President and good many OF them, like Logan
Frye, Alcorn and others, were anxious to go
Into the Cabinet themselves, and were not
unwilling, as they professed. to approve
the Presidents Southern policy in ex-
change for place. In fact conversions
we're Tor q while SO common that they seemed
likely to become general, but the message changed
The feelings at once. The machine politicians saw,
what they had not before believed that the Presi-
tent believed In 1t. They to their dismay that
the Cabinet, SO far chosen, fitted the policy an
nouncedin the message, and instantly they took
their measures to break down the Cabinet, the
solicy and the President. They mean war and
complete victory. They viii stop at no half meas
ures nor attempt to conciliate.
DEMANDS OF THE MACHINE REPUBLICANS.
They demand tonight that Packard and Chamber
lain shall DO recognized that Nr. Schurx ana Mr..
rt eha ho 1off of <ho NJ
Don Cameron shall remain in 1t that as to the
pther members they shall be consulted and their
men shall be put In. That is to say, they demand
an unconditional surrender, and they almost oil
the leading republican Senator'S, with mass OF
Congressman back OF them, who are tonight,
with gloomy faces, cursing the President, and
repeating General Buffers remark on the sltua-
tion, who is reported to have said to-day
"We have taken great deal OF trouble and have
won defeat.v
BLAINE OPENS THE BALL.
Senator Blaine adroltly put himself at the head
Of the mutiny to-day, and OF course believes
1t will be successful. The case Of Kellogg,
claimant to seat In the Senate Tor
louisiana coming up, Mr.. Blaine defended
Keoggs claim, asserting at once and without the
least circumocution that 1t was Just good as the
Presidents and precisely the same. "If Mr.. Kel-
logg is not entitled to his seat,n he said, "then
Mr. Hayes Is not entitled to be President, and you,"
turning to Mr.. Wheeler, "are not entitled
to sit in the chair and preside here as
Vice President" lie was reminded that the
constitution and laws of Louisiana make
the Governor and make it also the Judge OF it's own
returns but he would have nothing Of the kind.
Packard was Governor, he maintained, by the same
right which made Mr.. Hayes President and Mr..
Wheeler Vice President. lie did not mince words,
but spoke with the same freedom and direct energy
which he used when last summer he attacked Mr..
Knott in the House.
REFUSAL TO CONFIRM.
che determination Of the leaders tonight is to re-
fuse to confirm the Presidents Cabinet II he per-
ssts in sending in the names which be has selected
1t is evidence Of tho extremity OF the irritation
and anger that this unusual course has been deter.
mined on. They have tried persuasion, they have
sent him delegations and certificates of character,
and have '.pushed claims" OF the men
they had selected, and, having met only
polite but decisive rebufis they now mean to go TO
war and strike the first blow the very beginning
THE rREcEpESTs.
1t is custom almost il no. quite unbroken TO
confirm without question the first Cabinet formed
by an incoming President. This has always been
held as matter OF course, for the chiefs Of party
naturally DO not care to quarrel with their
President when he has just entered upon
MS four years OF Office. But 1t Is also
unprecedented occurrence that one of she
most conspicuous OF II party's leaders should
make an open and outright attack on the Presi-
dent before he has been twenty-four hours In the
White House.
The determination tonight Is to refuse to con.
hrm Mr.. Evarts and Mr.. schurz, and any Southern
man who may DC named, unless ne is a carpet
Dagger or some person like Mr.. Alcorn.
non UNANIMOUS.
or course the republican part OF the
Senate Is not unanimous in this. AT
least dozen republicans, probably more. will vote
10 confirm Mr.. Hayes Cabinet, including Messrs.
Evarts and Schurz and General Johnston. H. as Ia
hoped by the wisest men tonight, the President
shall nominate him. But a considerable majority
q the republican Senators are determined 10 ON.