The daily gazette., 1877-04-14
LOUISIANA.

THE PRESIDENT FIRM IN HIS HOME
RULE PoLICY-PRosPECTIvE SHUT
DOWN ON PACKARD-THE TROOPS
MUST BE WITHDRAWN.
WASHINGTON, April 13.-One promi-
nent fact was developed at the cabinet
meeting to-day, that the President is not
to be deferred or checked in the policy
which he has enunciated of permitting
home rule and local self-government in
Southern States without the interference
of the federal government. The Presi-
dent is determined in this matter, and
will not allow the expressions of dissatis-
faction which are becoming manifest in
the republican ranks to change the course
marked out. Leading republicans who
have talked with Mr.. Hayes say that he
will not shirk from a contest with Mr..
Blaine and the other dissatisfied radicals
if it is forced upon him, and that he does
not believe the proper way out of party
quarrel is to seek to avoid it. In other
words the President will take issue with
the dissatisfied element in his own party,
and let the country judge by the fruits of
his policy whether he has acted wisely or
not
The cabinet meeting to-day was devot-
ed exclusively to the consideration of the
Louisiana question as presented in the
preliminary statement received by tele-
graph from the Louisiana commission.
The meeting was prolonged one, and
the members are very reticent in talking
about the proceedings, and say that it
might defeat the object sought to be ac-
complished by making them public at
this time 1t is known, however, that
the opinion was very decided that whe-
ther any compromise is brought about by
the commission or not the troops must
and should be withdrawn. On this point
the President is said to have been very
decided. 1t is therefore a certainty that
Packard will be left to his own resources
within very few days if the commission
fail to bring the two Legislatures together
in one recognized body. The withdraw
al of the troops will. it is thought here,
bring Packard to his senses, and he will
then see that the only thing for him to do
is to step down and out, which course he
will undoubtedly pursue-a la Chamber
lain.
THE PROPOSED PLAN OF ADJUSTMENT.
New ORLEANS, LA April 13.-The
commission received to-day additional in
structions from Washington, which are
understood to confer authority upon them
to propose an adjustment of the Legisla-
ture which, it is considered, will be made
an ultimatum, and if not accepted by
the conservatives no further effort will be
made in that direction. The details of
the proposition have not been matured
but certain of the leading conservatives
who have had an intlmation of its main
features assert that it will be satisfactory
to their side. 1t is understood that the
effect will be to give an undoubted ma
jority to the Nichols Legislature, and that
recanvass of the vote for Governor is
not included in the plan, which will leave
Nichols in quiet possession.
FAITH IN THE RIGHT.
Senator Gordon in conversation to-day
was asked what he thought of affairs In
Louisiana now, and replied that he had
stronger faith than ever in the ultimate
and complete triumph of the Nichols
government that he believed the result
there would not differ much from that in
South Carolina. In reference to the talk
about giving Nichols the State upon an
agreement to make Packard Senator, he
said he did not think that either the
committee of gentlemen sent to Louisi-
ana or the President or the people of Lou
isana could afford TO make any trade of
that character