The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-03-28
Iron Our Regular Correspondent.l
OFFICE POSTPONED.

From Our Regular Correspondent
THE APPOINTMENT FOR THE RICHMOND POST
OFFICE POSTPONED.
WASHINGTON, March 27.-The President
said to-day to Virginian, who called to
inquire about the Richmond post-office, that
be made for some time.
| Although idle threats OF publication Of
the Matthews-Fo agreement with the
southern leaders were freely made when
the President decided to send commission
to Louisiana, all efforts to obtain it have
heretofore been futile. Stanley Matthews
was telegraphed to for a copy, and he re-
| piled that il was not in his possession, and
he did not remember it well enough to give
an accurate statement OF it's contents, but
would be glad If any person who has it will
give it to the newspapers.
THE BARGAIN FOR TIE PRESIDENCY.
| II there remained in the mind of any
body doubt that an agreement had been
entered into by which the completion OF the
electoral count was assured this acllnowl-
edgment OF Matthews ought to diSsipate it,
But that the President gave written ap-
| prevail Of the bargain or promised any def
mite course of action by which the two
southern States were to obtain their liberty,
is probably not true. That claim, no doubt,
grew out OF the fact that Hayes wrote to
Foster, approving his pacific speech in the
House, and as it was received after the argu-
mcnt was made and shown to members of
the House, it was understood as conveying
an endorsement of the views Of Foster as
expressed not only in the speech but in the
agreement.
THE LOUISIANA COMMISSION.
The President expects to announce the
| Louisiana commission within day OF two,
and they will Immediately proceed TO New
Orleans for the purpose of attempting to
bring order out OF chaos. Not even Dir.
Hayes nor the Cabinet appear to have any
definite idea OF what the chosen five are to
attempt, unless it be to induce the two Lc-
cislatures to consolidate, and the fusion
Legislature decide who is'to be Governor
and which are the legal courts, or that the
new Legislature may establish or designate a
court whose judgments shall be final as to
the questions at issue between the political
parties. Southern men here regard all this
as visionary scheme, but perhaps worth
trying. 1t appears quite certain that the
commission is not to undertake any pro-
tracted mission, such as taking testimony or
making an Investigation OF the election
laws, for the President has intimated that
he expects they will return within ten days
after they reach New Orleans. Whether
they succeed or fail to accomplish its pur-
pose, it is believed that the President will
order the army to return to its legitimate
| uses.
CAN'T RECALL THE EXACT TEXT.
In spite OF idle threats to publish the
Matthews-Foster agreement because the
troops were not promptly withdrawn from
the double-headed States, all efforts to OBJ
tain it has failed. In reply to direct re-
quest to see it for publication, Messrs. Levy
and Ellis said tonight that they would not
make it public unless Foster or Matthews
requested them to do so, and unless Mat
thews or Foster published it giving Diff
ferent construction from that the southern
parties gave to it. Matthews has telegraph
ed to Washington giving his consent that
the paper be made public, and asserting
that he has no copy, and does not exactly
remember its language. He also says that
he has telegraphed Foster to make it pub
lie, which he would do at once il he could
recall its exact text.
WHAT THE PRESIDENT THINKS HE HAS DONE TO
| Mr.. LAMAR.
Two davs ago Senator Lamar, being una
BILE to visit Mr.. Hayes, wrote him private
letter in regard to the political situation in
the South, deprecating his recent course
| towards South Carolina and Louisiana. It
| was couched in dignified but caustic Ian
guage, and seemed to make deep impress
sion upon the President, for the moment
at least, for he remarked to friend that he
| feared he had alienated Mr.. Lamar from
| him.
The Louisiana congressman had very
SATISFACTORY INTERVIEW
with the President to-day. They had been
quite espondent-feeling, they say, that he
had disappointed the hopes OF his Conserva-
tive friends and yielded to the influence of
those who seek to defeat the conciliatory
policy pledged by his nearest party friends,
and announced in his inaugural address.
Tonight they are cheerful and hopeful, and
their dispatches to New Orleans reflect that
mood.
The conversation was marked with the
frankness Of that on former occasions, und
of the same general tenor. They exhibited
duplicates of tax receipts showing the large
amount Of money voluntarily paid into the
Nichols Treasury recently as indicating
that the property-owners acknowledge Nj
cholls as their lawful Governor; and they
represented to the President that they had
information that Packard construed the Or
der sent to General Augur last night as au-
thorizng the arrest OF the Nichols police.
Mr.. Hayes told them he wished Grants
order of March I'd to protect property and
preserve the peace to remain in force. He
Immediately had an order to that effect tele-
graphed to New Orleans.
CHAMBERLAIN ARRIVED TO-DAY,
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