The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-16
SOUTHERN MArrgRs.
Hayes Passive Policy.
vhs protssai to send wheeler south WITH
"a Committee sa aavasisa of FteaEess
fchissga Times. |

HI r
Ia recognize either Nichols or Paghhfu,
al 60 continue the status quo. would uh-
uupationably lead 10 this examination.
which tilains and his supporters nfs On
sienyorinn 30 preeipitate in tho SENATE
sand will saeif TO initiate III tho meeting
of Tho Committee Oh Privileges and l4leo.
lions. which takes UP the Kellogg case
Tomorrow morning, II action. can be
tiararred IN the committee, and, better
ntili. In tho Senate, Hayes VIII be Tree
TO take n passive policy, Ia nope Ihas
the Packard government VIII aie as4p,ntial
without hlo6dshed or riot-a oohtih5
tyaury or which he and HE advisers orc
Herlously apprehensiye, This course 81
action brings two serious diaappolnt.
msnta To tho Southern Democrats, VINO
uuileaaiy accepted Hayes' pledges OF
Immediate juatiee for Louisiana. Ii
involved delay until after tho adjourn
ment OF the senate, which cannot be
before tho end of this week, and per-
haps not until a week later. IL may
alAo involve tho appointments OF y com"
mission. extfaaeilieial, seleeted by ING
preaident. after Grants familiar model.
CHARGED with the duty of dividingathe
0fIioea of The several State govern
menta, Tho project for sueh - COMMITS
Fion has been limited to-day aud eH,
cites serious alarm among NICHOLS
frisnda, Vice President Wheeler Ia
ancpaatad as the head OF Huoh u
communication. and two OF three mem
hnrA III each party will be cent South
with them. Such Il course ID eonsids
cred by Louisiana Democrats % z pFae"
tieal evasion OF pledges In Hayes lhau.
anfal. and aH affordlng u method unaef
which the rights Of the State con be
hartered, itB representation In Gungreas
impaired. and itB State government ca
iabljehed upon tho basis OF u eotnpr9@
mine az nbortise as that TO which
Wheeler lent his name two years age.
In Hpite oil the Htrong opposition Whleh
Ii being made, 1t appears TO be lnereasa
inply probable that some Huoh course
will BIO taken. Kellogg has nearly given
up tho hope OF admission TO The Senate
during thia session, Ia spite OF Mortoha
intention TO press him.
FENToN's MISSION.
chamberlain only roo wiliins To SUR
render
tChieaga Timee,1
WARRINGTON, March ii,-No enc nh
ttcipates an earlier solution OF tho dill
Guilty exlstsng Ia South Carolina Than III
Lnuisiana, Hayes and members OF his
cabinet who pfamiaed an equal and ads
na,,ate adjustment OF tho difficulty lind
themselves less feady TO act. now that
they are In power. That astute intriguer.
Reuben II. Eenton, reached here on yea
tartiAy evening from Columbia, after q
prolongad conference with Hampton and
chamberlain. He brings back In the
main favorable reports, and contfadietE
statements which Blaine made that
Chamberlain waa determined TO proteut
hia rights. real or pretended, ut all
hazards, On the contrary, he reports
40 4 LA al IA IA "a 81
lent frame of mind, ready TO yield any
thing. provided some security could be
given him that he would not sink into
Immediate Political ineigniileanoe, In
fact, Senator Fenton declares that II he
had had power TO treat with Chamber.
lain he could have persuaded him TO
surrender the seat OF government ut
once, and yield full possession TO Hamp-
ton, Az he lacked the authority 20
pledge Chamberlain some return, for
ihia sacrifice Fenton has come back TO
Washington.
s0uru CAROLINA.
The status quo Toe nrksome 10 be
Longer Borne.
IN. Y, Hefald.1
COLUMBUS, March 1o.--The stttt,ts quo
which was imposed by President Grant,
and which was patiently. borne to- the
close OF his term, Ia now becoming. irk-
aome and UNDESIRABLE. The people In
the rural iIstriots. who do not SEQ the
daily papers, have been grumbling at
the delay In tho confirmation OF the
Cabinet nominations, because they see
In that q consequent delay In tho selu.
ton OF the dual government problem
here. liz liz everywhere believed that
President Hayes Ia honest In his inten-
tions to allow the people here the privi-
iege OF regulating their domestic affairs,
and the opposition to such u policy rs
4khis involsea from the average South
Uarolinian the most decided and Vigor-
GUS expressions. From these the fol-
lowing unequivocai and unanimous con-
illusions are arrived at: That they will
submit to no other civil State govern
ment but that OF which Hampton Is the
head that under no circumstances will
the Chamberlain government be toler-
ated here; that ID is utterly useless to
attempt to settle tho difficulties In this
State by means OF a compromise COM
mission, as proposed, rs on their part
there. Is nothing TO compromise; that
they have resolved to pay no taxes to
any other government than Hampton's
and that Ii that government is not re-
cognized standing and powerful army
will have to be kept here to endeayor
sort is heard In this State al
all times, and IL has become more deter.
mined In It's tone since the opposition
OF Mr.. Blaine and others to the liberal
Southern policy foreshadowed by Presi
dent Hayes was developed. In the
meantime there II great suffering in the
State, owing to the terrible stagnatior
in all branches OF commerce. industry
and agriculture, resulting solely from
the DELAYED settlement OF the govern,
mental question here.
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paCKARD,s PROSPECTS.