The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-08
OPEN AND COVERT ANTAGONIST
Another Outbreak from Blaine on the
Southern Question.
THE BLOODY SHIRT AGAIN TO THE FRONT
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

DENTS SOUTHERN POLICY.
The President met with his Hrst check to-day by
having his Cabinet nominations hung up in the Senate
The nominations were sent In pretty early, but tho
republican Senators refused TO 60 into executive
zion whom motion made to that effect, and 1t
not until later and after ME- Blaine had had oppor
tunity to make another and oven moro savage
attack the President than yesterdays
that the executive session ordered. 1t
lasted not many minutes and the result became
the doors opened and the Senate adjourned.
Tho Cabinet nominations wero referred to different
committees when those committees shall be formed.
The committees OF tho new Senate have not yet been
announced, or even agreed This will probably be
done tomorrow but may be delayed another day.
Thereupon the names of the different gentlemen
committees for consideration, and these committees
may discuss them as long as it may
please them. Tho Senate cannot, or at least
does not force its report In fact there
foro the Senate to-day bagged the Cabinet 1t Is
80 tar as is now remembered, the first time that
Senator's nomination has ever been sent to commit
tee. Even exSenators are almost without exception,
confirmed at once Yet to-day Mr. Sherman long one OF
she leaders in tho Senate, thus cooly held
over for examination, and with him ex-Senators-
Messrs. schurx and Key Altogetherlt is not pleas
Ant episode In republican politics. What passes in
executive session Is, OF course, profound secret;
but If you should believe that not only Messrs Evars
schurx and Key found opponents to-day. but that Mr.
Sherman was not saved from opposition. you would
not be mistaken.
Wnen Mr. Evarts' name was called, the story goes,
Mr. Cameron. of Pennsylvania, rose to object. but
did not want to DO understood as opposing Mr. Evarts
but only wanted time for consideration. and hence
moved the reference to a committee The reference
was made, as . matter of course
Senator Shermans name came next, and Mr. Burn.
side remarked that by the courtesy and custom OF
the Senate, IL usual confirm at once Senator's
nomination.
Mr. Thurman said that this was an entirely un.
broken custom, and Mr.. Conkling citod the case of
A. I. Stewart to show that tho first Cabinet nominal
tons Of President we're not always confirmed with
out question. Mr.. Cameron, OF Pennsylvania, fol-
lowed. and objected point blank whereupon the namo
OF Senator Sherman was also referred
The democrats now moved TO 60 into open session.
but this lost, whereupon the remainder of the
referred in q lump, and the executive SEES
sion broke up.
This Is the tale rs it is briefly whispered on tho
streets tonight. and 1t points out scattered and
somewhat various opposition. But the forces these
malconten,s are not really as formidable numbers
as its members would probably like to have it sup.
posed There are thirty republicans In the new
Senate, and Of these twenty would probably sup.
port tho President and confirm the whole Of his
Cabinet, leaving only eighteen opponents
Those who can is believed, DO counted on to con-
Grm, are Messrs Allison Anthony, Booth, Burnside,
Cameron Of Wisconsin, Chanee, Christancy, Dawes,
Edmunds, Ferry, Hoar, Howe, Ingalls,, Kirkwood Nc
Milan Morrill,, Morton, Plumb, Paddock, Teller and
wadleigh. or these at most three are doubt
tu; and it will be seen that those who oppose tho
President are, after all, minority of tho republican
side Of the Senate.
The President, according to the reports Of his
friends, seems to be quite easy in his mind. He be.
port somewhere. He has an admirable temper and
does not worry, and the people who have
como near him here say they are convinced that he
means what ho says The republicans who are op.
posed his course, while less opposed, arc begin.
ming think of other tactics than mere opposition
They cry out for delay.
do bo rash" they say "Lct US keep together;
put on some things little WHILE"
As to the Southern question, for instance, most Of
them promise general support. They willing to
hurry" 30 they now propose TO send commit
tee 10 New Orleans investigate and to report the
President what no already knows. But while the
committee Is there II may well fix things |
and make bargain with the poor Nichols men that |
they shall send a republican or two to the United |
states Senate for tho sake of harmony, OF course.
And then comes mild suggestion Why not let the
Nichols Legislature elect Kellogg to tho Senator The
Packard men have already elected him. That would |
DC compromise and mako everything harmonious.
Or course such suggestions only thrown out casu
aily out they are repeated and pressed, and
The men who urge them know very well
The result OIL such demand. II would /
DO refused In New Orleans and then would come an.
other deadlock and more delay, and all the :mc the
federal troops would be sustaining Packard. and at |
hs rate they shrewdiy that Packard may be made
10 last tor many months, and perhaps at last they
night even have the good luck of an GU tbrcak IN
Louisiana, which would give now for interference
put Packard IN actual possession and revive tho cry
Ihc bloody shirt
SAs v the present scheme Of the moro as,u,e mon