The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-13
NEW ORLEANS, TUESDAY MARCH 49, 1877
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his efforts In the direction of reform. It
Is a large field, and 1t Ia within his pow
tion. 1. q. W..
ne Gives Damaging Testimony Against
the stubborn Eoss.
e Especial to N. Y. Herald E t
WARRINGTON, March s.--Mr. Pinch
back. who is here and means tomorrow
to ask audience Of the President to
speak to him, says that there was no
proper meeting of the Republican
State Committee in New Orleans; that
not more than twelve or fifteen persons
of the thirty.fve who constitute the
committee were present, and O few of
condemned the action Of those who
asked him to resign his presidency Of
the committee. Pinehbaek says that
not only has Mr.. Packard no power in
louisiana, but IL the President should
recognize his government he would
| have to station troops In every parish
Of the State to put In the Packard off,
GERS. and to keep them In by main force.
He says that either the Nichols gov
ernment should be recognized or else
the State should be put under direct and
absolute military government, and be
adds that II the President desires the
welfare of the colored people and their
prosperity and contentment, he ought
to recognize the Nichols government.
SIMON AND JAMES.
The Formers Feathers are RUIN ed and
the Latter Gives Up.
Especial to Cinci natl Enquirer.l
WASHINGTON, March 9.-Simon Gam.
eron is the worst plueked parrot OF the
lot. He don't say much, but what he
does cay Is acid. A friend asked IL he
did not think it an extraordinary thing
to refer the Cabinet slate to committees.
The willy politician bit his lip, and with
q twist Of the head said, Yes, sir; yes,
sir: very extraordinary thing. But
this promises to be quite an extraordi-
nary administration. !" What do you
think OF the situation ?" queried o
think It's hell OF a timel'' This IL
very much the remark he made one
time, when, in going to the executive
departments to transact some busi-
ness, he found President Grant
absent at Long Branch, and all
the Secretaries Of the Bureau
Offices away on pleasure trips. Simon
was demonstrated with for his harsh
feelings. why" said brother Sem
ator, "why don't you give Hayes a
chance?" ST am willing to give him a
chance" was the reply; "but don't t
want to see him start off surrounded by
lot OF damned rascaisl"
! There are signs tonight that Blaine
| Is scared, and getting ready to make
peace with the Administration. Inti-
mate friends of Blaine have been trying
to impress leading newspaper corre-
spondents with the fact that Blaine did
/ not denounce the Administration or
Cabinet Ia either of his speeches.; and
| Blaine himself has given out the same
| idea to Senators, and intimated that he
was on the best OF terms with all the
Cabinet nominees, and should only OPP
! pose Key, and that because he did not
think an Confederate should be al
! lowed to dispense patronage to the
people. .= @
| THE BALANCE or POWER.
rlse Republican Majority New only Five
and Likely to Fall TO Two.
Especial to the Tribune.l
WASHINGTON, March s.--The Republi-
can majority In the Senate is cut down
| to very slender proportions. There are
at present 3s Republican Senators, 33
Democratic Senators. and / Indepen-
dent--Judge Davis. This does not In
clude Mr.. Sherman, who by his conflr-
| nation to-day ceases to be q member of
that body. The election OF his success
sor will increase the Republican strength
| to 80. There are three vacancies-two
| from Louisiana and one from South
| Carolina. Should the Democrats suc-
ceed Ia putting their men In these
places the Republican majority would
ha tn fc jSn L.
| figure to which 1t can fall
during the present Congress un-
ess death makes changes: and 1t can
not rise beyond IL all the vacancies
are filled by Republicans. At present
the Democrats come very near having
majority, owing to the absence OF 8 Of
their opponents. Mr.. Cameron, Of Wis
consin, Is ill; Mr.. Ferry Is away on
account OF the sickness Of his brother,
and Mr.. Edmunds has been confined to
his house for several days, The effect
OF the nearly even balance now existing
between the two political parties in the
in his seat during the consideration of po-
litical questions. Senator Morgan, OF Ala
bama, got his seat to-day, In spite of an
hours speech read by Mr.. Spencer from
printed slips, and OF very vigorous
presentation by Mr.. Morton Of the facts
brought out by the investigation con-
cerning the way Alabama was carried
by the Democrats In 1875. Mr.. Morton
did not appear desirous Of making ID
fight against Mr.. Morgan's admission,
| but he did not want to let the occasion
pass without showing how the Repub-
lican party In Alabama was cheated
and intimidated into a hopeless minor
| ity. With the admission of Mr.. Nor
gan the Democratic claimants are all
in except Gen. M. @. Butler, Of South
Carolina. &
THAT LETTER.
stanley Matthews Explains how hewrote
to Chamberlain.
Especial to Cincinnati Enquirer.l
COLUMBUS, O., March 3.-Mr. Mat-.
thews was asked to-day about that letter
IA q. ,nt,1,to 70 Oh a lhnrInfn nf GnnfI Ia Care