New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-03-06
Louisiana

There mas been a great deal of talk about
the policy to be pursued by the new admin
istratiNn in desllDg with the "turbuij mt
States of the South, AMI notably with Lou
islana Some injudiclUus friends have spoken
so confidently GU this subject, assuming TO
represent the views of Governor Hayes,
that it has seemed to US prudent TO caution
all persons particularly interested against
i'm plictlv receiving These unauthorized out.
givlugs, lest there should possibly no some
disappointment, followed by charges Of bad
fsith. We accordingly said, last Saturday,
in he course Of come remarks on this sub.
iact: THAT the administration of President
HAY es will be able, prudeat and patriotic,
even his political opponents must cOuoede
there is every reason 10 expect Leu him
be Judged by his own wOrCs and ac's He
has authorized no one 20 speak for him
Whatever any particular sup
porter of his may say-whethsr Congress
man or jnrnal!st--in regard to his meth
ods of desliug with the turbulent
States of the South, is mere individual
OgiaiOn and gness work, for which Mr.
Hayes ia 10 wise responsible.
WHAT will be done bv him to bring order
and concord out of the present situation in
Louisiana, South Carolina, or elsewhere, or
any details of his administrative policy,
will only be determined when he has the re-
bpOuSlDllllN VI hNV II - auN t1itCA uuC plhASA
ence with his COT iJutiOnBl advisers"
We are not sure that anybody has really
been misltd in this case; but if 20, it is after
the mischief is already done, that the COM
merciaL gives place, through its Washington
dispatches, to the following echo of what
we then seasOn8bly said:
"Mueh has been written in reference to
the prospective action of Governor Hayes
toward Louisiana Governor Hayes. in a re.
a 81. H.. y fs,a,a
DRrpOrtiRg to outline his Southern policy are
entire fabricatiOnS He does not propose Ia
decide npOu pU.iev IN this subject WNtii
after his Cabinet shall haze been formed ami
uuul 81 fer he shall have Iullv examined Iht
complicated questions involved, and have
had The subject fully discussed and deter
mined upon by his constitutional advisers
THE, be says. would be a recognition com
meusurate with the gravity OF the question
and proper regard for the opinions OF those
who aIe TO constitute a portion of his adj
ministratiOn."
This view of the case seems so entirely
reasonable and proper that we can hardly
conceive that any man whose opinions ant
influence are OF any great weight could b'
seriously deceived into believing that thu
incoming President would ignore and repu
date his Southern supporters, TO place him
self in the hands of bis OppOhents. Somi
further change OF tne pOHcy hdopleu III III
earlier stages of Reconstruction, and sue
eessively modified under President Grant
may reasonably be expected. The time ha
undoubtedly come when the people OF thu
Southern States must take the responsibility
| of managing their own affairs, an
the patriotic and loyal spirit latel,
manifested in SO marked degre
! by Southern Senators and Represents
! twas has tended t. make Northern Rt
| publleans more hopeful of the preserve
| ton of order and the protection of equa
rights, without further Intervention by tn
| government The people will WELDON
every Warrantable change Of policy in tnl
respect, consistent with their sense of put
| lie DUTY. To ask President Hayes to recoE
nize Nichols rs Governor of Loutsians
however, in the absence of legal election
| ia quite anosher thing, Such an expect'
| ton would be toe absurd TO be enterttlne
for moment By any person IN his rlgt
mind. That some feasible way out OF u
present confusion ia Louisiana NAV B
found, short of sustaining Governor Pael
ard in of1ioe by military force, may reasol
ably be hoped. And that is certainly a
| object of desire by the people IN genera
aud in particular BY the Republicans OF Il
| North, Cincinnati Times