The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-28
A Mistake Rectified and
Quiet Restored.
TIE DIFFICULTY IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
Chamberlans Ride With the President
and What Came Of It.
A HARD NUT FOR MOODY and SANKEY
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

WASHINGTON. March q, 1877
THE LOUISIANA QUESTION: MISTAKE RE-
oADDINo THE STATUS QUO REcrIrIED.
Great uneasiness felt In New Orleans yesterday
by OF tho OF despatch sen.
TO General Augur in relation to his action. Tls des.
patch was interpreted by the Packard faction to unsete
everything that had to pass since tho order
of President Grant the I'd of March, Governor
Nichols tceersphed to Messrs Gibson and Levy OK
pressing his alarm OF the people OF the State
In the following Words
Augur has sent mo copy OF tho de-
spatch to him from the Secretary of
War. II alarms the community and unscttics
values 1t ooscns my hold the conservatism OF the
State and worse than all shakes ior the first my
from the President and his confidential friends as to
the purpose Of the President. With his pri-
vate guarantee contradcted by oh1cial paper
tho time has como when should have definite IN
formation about the matter l canuot remain In this
uncertain condition OF MIND tear the President
does not appreciate the condition of things here |!
confidence Is lost here either IN the President
the consequences may be most serious I authorize
you TO see the President and communicate the sub
stance OF this desprtch. | wish 10 know what Pack.
ard's despatch was upon which tho Presidents despatch
was based. NICHOLS.
Accordingly Mcssrs. Gibson, Levy and Ellis this
morning had an interview with the President which
was Of nature which entirely satisfied them. They
assured that Tue despatch OF tho Secretary OF
War sent yesterday hal no such meaning as was i'm.
puted it. they authorized go TO the Sec
Rotary Of War and got from him such further IN lorna
ton as wodd enable them 10 give dodnte assurances
to Governor Nichols
Secretary McCrary, after hearing Them sent the fol.
loving despatch to Mr.. Packard who was the author
OF the misunderstanding:
8. b. PACKARD New Orleaus:-
ln reply to your despatch TO the President have to
say that the despatch TO General Augur Of yesterday
was not intended 10 interfere with situation but to
preserve the peace and obtain Information.
MCCRAKY Secretary OF War.
Messrs. Gibson and Ellis also wrote despatch I'm tho
War Department, and under tho secreary's eye,
which was sent by them to Governor Nichols and in
which they assured him, authority, that tho Prcsi-
dent and Cabinet had no intention to revoke or change
tho order Of President Grant, issued tho "a
OF March, and under which Governor Nichols has
according to u distinct understanding at tho time
constituted a civil government there appointed tax.
payers and other parish officers and has collected
large amount of taxes, which tho people arc very
freely, and in advance Of tho proper Dc.
Rod, paying into his treasury. Tho faIsc
construction put upon yesterdays despatch to
General Augur led the people OF Louisiana to fcar that
it intended to disallow all this which has gone on
for nearly month. Tho following is the order OF
General Grant, which Is still In force and has not been
revoked, and which will not DO revoked or changed
until the troops finally Withdrawn an event which
not far distant there good reason to bcl,evs:-
HEADQCARrERs OF rHs ARMY
WASHINGTON, March 2-l2:Z2 7. NJ
To General G. q. ArGUR, Commanding Department.
The following despatch has gone to Governor Pack
ard and is hereby sent you for your government
information. W. T. SHERMAN, General
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
WASHINGTON. March l, 1917. I
To Governor s. B. PACKARD, New Orleans, La =
In answer to your despatch OF this date
the President directs TO say that he
feels 1t his duty to state frankly that he docs
not believe public opinion will longer support
the maintenance Of the State government in
Louisiana by the use OF the military, and that
In this manifest feeling. The troops will hcre
erty from mob violence when tho state
authorities fail, but under the remain
ing days OF his official life they will NOS be used
TO establish pull down other claimants Tor tho con-
troll Of the State II not his purpose to recognize
either claimant Z. G. SNIFFEN, Secretary
The communications made to-day settlc the Louis.
lana question definitely tho minds OF Louisianians
who hero. They entirely satisfied with the DO
ston Of AFFAIRS and with the prospect IN tho near
future, and have tclcgraphed to Governor Nichols
urging patience and giving proper results
There the best Tor saying that the President
Is as anxious for the settlement OF tho Southern
troubles aud the return to constitutional government
any body, and the for the delay will when
they are understood by the public, rebound to his
credit and show his wisdom and the sincerity and
patriotism Of his purposes.