The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-03-22

SION ON THE 4TH OF JUNE, &C., &C. -
From Our Regular Correspondent -.
THE SOUTHERN QUESTION. .".
| WAsnISGToS, March al.-The position Of
Sherman, Thompson, and McCrary towards
the southern question, as developed by the
Cabinet meeting Of yesterday, and the appa-
rent disposition OF the President to yield to
the scheme OF compromising commission,
destroyed the confidence Of southern DEM
ocrats here in the frmness, and almost in
the sincerity, OF Hayes; Assurances amount
ling almost to positive promise were given
to representatives of Nichols, before the ad-
liournment OF the Senate, and they have since
been encouraged to believe the troops
would be withdrawn from the immediate
support OF Packard. TO resort to that in
direct means Of establishing government
in the disturbed States compared unfayora-
bly, with the manly course Of mecting'the
difficulty squarely by direct recognition
OF one or the other rival Governors, but
the representatives of Nichols were willing
to accept it as the best they were likely to
get from the Administration, and because
they were sure Governor Nichols possessed
Packard The people OF Louisiana will
hardly be satisted-indced, must be dis
gusted-to learn that Hayes is about to
force them to another
PATCHED Up PEACE WITH THE PLUSDERERS
who were fastened upon them by the Vince
Ter compromise a few years ago. That Hayes
has disregarded the eloquence Of Evarts
and Schurz, and, yielding to the bitterness
Of John Sherman and Thompson, has
shirked the very first serious obstacle in the
way to reconciliation and home-rule; at the
South, proves bitter disappointment to
the hopes OF conservative men in this city,
as it must throughout the Union.
! .CARPET-BlGGERs WIRING THEIR HANDS IN
t.. AFFECTED TERROR, 49,.
and said II the troops were removed from
! New Orleans they would not dare go back
| to Louisiana for fear of being murdered by
the White League. No Republican would
! be safe, and hundreds Of poor negroes
would be butchcred for opinions sake:
! That settled it. ...f' 81.
The Cabinet unanimously resolved at its
session this morning to send commission
| to ascertain the actual condition OF affairs,
! and to report whether the poor negro
would be safe in Louisiana under Demo-
cratic rule, or to effect compromise. AZ
! ter the Secretaries retired the President
4 sent for Representatives Gibson, Ellis, and
Levy, OF Louisiana, and informed them OF
| the decision of the Cabinet. He said the
composition Of the commission will be sat
| isfactory to their people, and will shortly be
announced, but is not yet definitely made
up. They told the President their people
would be disappointed, and, on their be-
half, protested against it. The President
said it was ',... s...,
.., USELESS TO ARGUE THE MATTER,
as the decision was irrevocable. He spoke
with greater firmness than usual. Wheeler
said the General in command will at once
be instructed to preserve the status quo,
and if Packard or anybody else (empha-
sizing these words) brings on conflict the
military (raising his arm and bringing it
down sharply will act with stiff hand.
Gibson, Ellis, and Levy retired with the un-
derstanding that they would be allowed an
audience tomorrow to present written
protest.
These gentlemen are bitter in the dsap'
pointment Of their just expectation, based
upon the assurances OF Hayes and his most
intimate friends. They point at the signif'
cant absence OF Foster and Matthews from
his council, and begin to suspect they have
been tricked. They say Wheeler, who i:
suggested as leader Of the commission, j:
peculiarly. obnoxious to their people, be
cause by the compromise he effected few
years ago Kellogg was enabled to defeat the
passage OF all reform measures, and con
tinued in operation the Infamous election
laws and Returning Board which produced
the present condition Of affairs in the State
THE PROPOSED COMMISSION.
For commissioners the names OF Wheeler
David Davis, Kenneth Raynor, Governor
Brown of Georgia, Stanley Matthews
Foster OF Ohio, Wayne McVeigh, John Is
Henderson, William Walter Phelps, join
: Young Brown, and lockwood Hoar, wcr
most prominently discussed. Wheeler ha'
; declined, but may accept il pressed. Davis
i Raynor, and Foster were objected to in th
Cabinet. ..s.:..-5 .,sg.
) The consideration of the South Carolin
case has been DostDoued until tomorrow.
THE RICHMOND PoST-oFFICE. 49,.
The great Inconvenience OF having to Fl
within a few weeks after Inauguration s
many offices when commissions expire i
March has induced the President to ALLOW
the incumbents to hold over, when pract
cable, until April, so that the commission
OF postmasters appointed. or reappointe
may hereafter expire after the 1st OF Apri
For this reason the postmaster Of one 9
the Virginia cities was informed at the Post
Office Department that no new commission
would be issued to postmasters for cities 0
large towns in Virginia until April. SIEVE
raj new applicants for the Richmond post
Office have come to the front, and 1t
worthy Of remark that nearly every appl
cant except Miss Van Lew objects to hay
ing his name in print in that connection
It's still-hunt. !..s.- A.. '..', r.. . !
The extension Of .rt.@t 4o,-.-.