The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-18
MIR. HAYES ILLUMINATED.

The PaCkardtteS are SJEli cilnBlnB w
the idea communicated by Mr.. W. Fl.
Hunt and other Radical missionaries at
Washington, that the United States
troops will not be withdrawn from the
support OF the bogus government at the
St. Louis Hotel. They would insult and
caIuminate the President, by the as
sumption that he was only fooling our
people, diverting them by glittering
generalities, when In his Inaugural, he
declared that 1t was against the genius OF
our institutions to employ the United
States military, in any such ser
vice az that of defending and
maintaining State govern
ment, which had not the power of
supporting itself; that he had confirmed
this pledge by numerous declarations to
members Of Congress from this State,
and to citizens representing our State
govern nent. but that all these profess
sions and declarations were merely saw
dust thrown into the eyes Of the gentle
men who had held interviews with him.
This is the view Of the character Of
Mr.. Hayes entertained and expressed,
by the chiefs of the Packard party,
that he is false and deceitful
man, speaking with o double tongue
and wearing two faces. We should
be loath to believe that this Is
q Just and true view OF his character.
It is too low and debasing All idea OF
human and American character to be
willingly accepted by us. 1t Is impossi-
BILE, with all our experience OF the de-
pravity of cur race, as developed under
Radical domination, to credit 80 pre-
posterous view Of the baseness and
falsehood Of any man occupying the ex-
allied Office Of President OF the United
States. It IL, we believe, a gross cal
umpy. In the history OF our govern
r,ent men have been elevated to the
presidency OF the United States
who have risen to the full dignity
and height Of their Offices, have released
themselves from party obligations,
turned their backs upon their parties
when demanding the fulfilment OF par
tisan conditions and pledges inconsist-
emit with the duty and obligations OF
their high positions. Thus it was that
jefferson, in his administration. gave
his cold shoulder to the French an
archists and Red Republicans. who had
supported him in his contests with the
old Federal party. Thus, too, Tyler, in
Cured the bitter hostility OF the old
Wing party by vetoing National Bank
scheme, which had been the chief object
Of their struggle in the campaign that
had elected him to the Vice Presidency
and thus Fillmore, for many years q
representative Of the strongest anti
slavery district in the United States,
when he became President, Vigorously
enforced the Fugitive Slave Law.
Mr.. Hayes will be fully supported and
justified by these examples in resisting
the demands of the extreme Radicals,
when they ask that he degrade
his high authority and function
to the support Of fraudulent
and anarchical instruction against the
lawful government Of the people Of this
State. There are no party lies OF
pledges which can bind him to do this
There would be the gravest violation o.
| right, duty and his oath, as we'll as o.
his pledged faith il he were to do it.
| Gen. Hayes has, in frequent and I'm
Observation-Disclosures, declared his purpose
| TO withdraw the United States troops
| from the support and defense Ct Pack
ards pretended government.
i They are calumniators Of him and dc
!, eeiyers OF the people. suborners Of falls
statements and encouragers OF sedition
who propagate denials Of such pledg
and purpose on his part. They are die
4 tufbers Of the public peace, who dis