The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-03-28
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Senators and RcPresentatfSes Linz
Gpr-The NebulOstty of the Future
The Southern Question. Ete.
From our regular Correspondent

From our regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. March %.
Although a week has elapsed since the
adjournment of the senate, many sena-
tors and members OF the house remain in
Washington. and there is reason to be. |
lieve that interest in the political sitna- |
ton will be prolonged tar into the sum
mer. II is difficult. jast now. TO tell
whether the struggle Tor political supre-
macy in the Forty-iiith congress. the eff
fort 10 recuscitate the old Wing party.
the civil service deplrture or the South
ern question, is the more entertaining or |
aggravating, as the case may be. 10 polit-
ical partisaHs or philosophers. But these
questions are enterdepenent. conglome-
rated. and the future is nebulons. charged |
with surprises. The Democrats who |
have been doubtful Of their ability |
TO control the organization OF
the next house are now more
confident, since Packard's osstinaey EN-
harnesses the presidents Southern policy
and has tendency though suspicious to
keep the democratic phalanX intact.
Messrs. Wood and Randall are here look
ing after their respective Interests, and
genial Sunset Cox is touring through
the sunny congenial south Oh the same
unseliish mission. But il is by no means
certain that the naxt speaker will be
democrat, or that the result will be de-
pendent merely upon the dai0R>'nent in
Louisiana. The effort 10 make tho Wing
party..a factor in politics is formidable,
and some democrats say. porteniious.
Political parties may he held together
by great hops or great perils but in pi-
. pin. times Of peace they are pernesble
, by the dew of patronage. Ii the repGb-
licsns shall decide that they cannot elect
as speaker one OF the straitest OF the sect,
they will try, AZ any rate. 10 defeat the
democrats by combining upon some
southern man who it Is hoped will be
able to draw sufficient number Of votes
from his own party, 10 defeat with their
powerful help the democratic nominee.
Again, there are those who treat a. q
Qmxotism the idea of galyanizing the
Wing party, and ask if there are dolts
stupid enough 10 believe that political
parties issue Minerva like from tie brain
Of presidents and cabinets, instead OF
through dim throes Of birth and
struggles OF infancy from the people.
The determination Of majority Of the
cabinet TO recommend sending a COM
mission to Louisiana, TO remain and re.
port upon the condition Of affairs in that
state has been anticipated since the cabi-
net meeting on Wednesday. 1t was
such bitter disappointment 10 Southern
, Democrats who had hoped for the with
drawal Of the troops upon the inaagura-
ton Of President Hayes, that their mer-
curial temperaments fell at once, and the
southern policy Of the president that had
been lauded to the skies was denounced
! TO the opposite locality. Since President
t Hayes has been inaugurated he has lis
! tened TO the interIninable eloqueuce and
. argument OF delegations from the dually
/. but not duly governed states. He has
I listened with ;he patience Of Judge, and
D Of Job TO both sides; but, in no single
instance, it is believed, has he indicated
jus, what he proposed 10 do. Notwth.
h standing this, great majority OF the
!, Nichols and Hampton men have INDUCED
e ia the illusions OF hope, and reports have
been extensively circulated that the
: troops would certainly be Withdrawn.
: and.that the Chamberlain and Packard
It governments, unsupported by bayonets
b would tumble. OF cour.e the
l. Democrats are very angry and
respondent oyer the appoint
ment OF commission. NJ. &. Butler
v elected to the senate by the Hampton
N legislature, telegraphed to Wade Hamp
D. ton: "There is no hope for our state
Ia 1t is the second edition of 5 to7." Hamp-
y ton replied asking If it would be advisa
N Bile tor him to come here in person. but
H. he was advised TO remain in Columbia
g. and look out tor that end of the line
r II is the intention OF the President to
10 start the commission forthwith and il
will most probably be on its way I,
Louisiana in forty.eight hours. Ii il
y not definitely known who will compose
u the commission, but, it is understood
u that they have been selected to include
q representatives Of each phase of opinion
o and it is believed that the President
e Evarts, sherman, and. Schurz, have eaci
nominated member OF the commission
" II YVES distinctly understood in the
" Cabinet, and SO expressed, that no in
Oh curry should be made Into the yotei
IN cast or the votes counted. The commits
sion s not to determine de j,ve title
IL Is ~ scertain a dc facto holding, te
IL acertain which government is the bette
'c- established and the better SUI ported
h. and report the facts Is they find them.