The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-10
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certainly big bids for the southerp nar,
ocrats Of the jobbing class. mt viii
tney take with the body Of the South
ern people?
HAYES SOUTHERN pOLIgv,
The seeming Prcsab,iit, of n Recogn,-
si"n Of Hampton and Nichols.
In Y. sun.l
WAsHtraToN. March 5.-The condf-
ton of Louisiana affairs remains in
status quo so far as the action of thc
new administration is concerned. The
Louisiana delegation OF Democrats
seemed to be waiting for the inaugural
address before making any effort TO ob-
tain any, conference with Mr.. Hayes.
;rhey will visit him tomorrow, however
lhe tone OF the inaugural has given
them and other Southern Congresa-
men great encouragement. Interviews
were had With about twenty. ve South
ern Democrats since Its delivery. and
sney all concur In the opinion that IL
!sa,,. MI; hayes adheres to his indicated
policy, MS Administration will meet the
approval and support OF the Southern
people. Mr.. Ellis. Of Louisiana. said
to-day that IL the President carried ont
these pledges, and did not interfere be-
tween the two governments OF T,oIyisi-
ana and South Carolina, the Nichols
ana Hampton governments would pre-
vail. He was strenthened In the belief
That Hayes would not change the po-
ilcy, by, the indications that Hayes
Intended to gather about him as mefn.
bers OF his Cabinet such men as Eyarta
Sehurz, McCrary, and even Sherman.
ana to give TO Bristow tho vacancy
made by Judge Davis, all Of whom had
favored q conservative policy toward tha
South. Mr.. Ellis did not expect that
Mr. Hayes would take so decided q step
as to recognize either Government. but
believed that he would simply reaffirm
Gen. Grants position, and lot the State
governments .rs,il alone, requiring the
any attempt at violence. Some peo-
ple," said Mr.. Ellis, claim That
Hayes cannot recognize Nichols.
and that he must sustain Packard. be.
cause the same hands that conferred
power upon him, the Returning Board.
nave also assumed to confer power upors
Packard. believe that Hayes will
ans answer this by saying that he finds the
Nicholls government to be the de facto
commands the loyalty and respect OF
me majority OF the people, especially
,he taxpaying portion OF them. He wifi
'ay the same thing of the Hampton gov
p. REVIVAL.
me Carpet.hnggers DespOnaent and tIac
Country ExpeGtants
Correspondence New York Herald
WAsH1Neros, March 5.-The carpet
'aggers are In dolorous mood, but not
'utirely without hope. They have lost
heir best friends, which makes them
ad. They see that they must loss
louisiana and South Carolina, and per-
laps o great deal more; but they mean
Q drive q bargain, upon condition that
hey shall be taken care of. Mr.. Kel-
ogg expects Mr.. Packard and himself.
md a good many others, to be taken
are OF. and, in short, they hope to have
'ther Offices IL they, must give up those
hey have too long held
In one point the President seems
uriously enough to have spoken the
mind OF almost oil Northern RepubIi-
ans, ana that Is In the matter OF a.
mango In the Southern policy. It In
to hear how general Ia the
pproval here justnow Of such change.
tatesmen VINO were supposed to have
iewed with the greatest favor the
maintenance or the Chamberlain and
'ackard governments are found to have
I late studied this question deeply and
have come to precisely the Presf-
ent's conclusions. The carpet baggers
ave lost many Of their oldest and best
lends within few days, and 20 about
mourning. On the whole there
q more bracing atmosphere
Washington than for some
me past. People talk aa
lough they were returning to reason
q several subjects. One hears that a
OF specie payments would
. good thing-and hears 1t in unex-
ected quarters--and there are even 4
eople who confess that "the best
vii service on the planet has been !.
little run into the ground, and might s
3 improved. How long 1t will last no !,
ne can tell, but for the present 1t looks y
} though virtue and good sense might.
rem become fashionable, which they i
ave not been for some time. But there Y
more or less growing in private. i
hich is not unnatural. A sudden and &
olent change In habits cannot be en-
rely pleasant, even IL the change ia