, 1877-03-31

moreover, tnat Otner lea0ln8 hepuO-
licans, probably Sherman and Gar
field, are involved in the bargain to
secure the acquiescence of the South
in Hayes Inauguration, aud that the
affair was carried out so far that
Grant actually ordered the withdraw
al of troops from Louisiana. Evil
dence on this point is said to be con-
elusive, and if it sustains the charge
a result of such revelation must be
the moral and political ruin of the
Republicans engaged in the compact
The treachery of such a bargain
toward their allies disgraces them as
partisans; treachery towards those
with whom they made their treaty
in refusing to carry out their agree
ments disgraces them as men.
New ORLEANS, March q. The sit
uation is graver to-day than it has
been since November. Hayes pros
pective committee has SO embittered
the people of the State against him
they will make no concessions not
forced out of them by military power.
There will be no hesitation or delay
by the Nichols government in per-
fecting its organization, and this
will be done without any regard to
inquiries from Washington. or the
intimation that it will be construc-
as violation of the statu quo. 1t is
considered that the statu quo no
longer exists; IN fact, its continuance
would be destructive OF COVER
mental authority, and is felt to be
incompatible with public order. The
suggestions of General Augur and
the intimation of forcible interven-
ton are entirely unheeded by Mich
oils government, which only repre-
sents decided public opinion in fol-
lowing this course.
NEW YORK, March 27.--Dr. Bud
dington's church has decided, by a
vote OF 100 to 60 not to send dele
gates to the Congregational Council
on Wednesday, the ground of refu-
sal being that Henry Ward Beech
er's church had been invited. DIR.
Storr's church takes the same stand.
DR.. Helmer's people favor Plymouth
and its pastor.
WASHINGTON, March 27. The
Southern gentlemen who have the
letters of Matthews and Foster de-
cline to take any steps towards their
publication unless on a request made
directly by the writer's themselves.
It appears that Packard under
stood the order given to Augur yes
terday as involving the restoration
of the statu quo as it existed at the
time of the Presidential inaugura-
ton, which would effect, among
other things, the release of Pack
ards recruiting officer, now held by
the Nichols government on charge
of melting insurrection.
The proceedings of to-day COM
prise letter from a Louisiana dele
cation to Gov. Nichols, first sub
mitted to the President and Secre-
tary of War, in which Nichols is
informed that the order to Gen.
Augur was for the purpose of OBJ
tanning information, and involves no
action on his part in the way Of en-
dorsing anything that has been done
since the Inauguration.
A correspondent has interviewed
He came to Wash
ington determined to maintain by
9 every means in his power the posi-
ton which he now legally holds.
He will hold that position not only
for his own sake, but for the sake of
the men who have risked their lives
and everything they held most sa-
cred to place him in it. While he
came to Washington in this spirit,
however, he has no desire to place
any undue obstacles in the way OF
the reconciliation policy adopted by
the President and prominent mem
bers of his Cabinet. His only de-
sire is and always has been to secure
good government for the State; and,
while he will continue to assert his
rights to the last, he will also con-
tinue, before everything else, to
consider how such good govern
ment may be best secured.
WASHINGTON, March 2S.-General
Augur. of New Orleans, telegraph
ed the Secretary of War, in
answer to an inquiry concerning
changes in the situation, that he had
no particular change to mention.
with the eycenfinn that Packard and