The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-13
CITY AFFAIRS.
THE HleH JOINTS.
No More Interviews TO be Had With
Witnesses on the Louisiana Status.

Witnesses On the Louisiana Status.
The distinguished visitors who, al the request
Of President Hayes, are now enjoying the hos
FATALITIES Of mine host Rivers, at the st. Charles,
are pickering up like the urehin who partook OF
= frugal repast OF pefsimmons somewhat before
that luscious fruit was ripe.
In other words, they do nos peach worth q
sent. What hes oceasoned this sudden change
in their demeanor toward the press can only be
inferred, and ihfeffing, 1t Is thought that too
much Of the negotiations leaked ons to satisfy
them, and there was an agreement not to let OUT
anything oil political character, but to carry ON
their diplomacy under the rose.
II trsnspires that the position OF High Joint
ID anything but sineeare. This business of set
Ting In jifry the affairs OF State, does not pan
ont we'll, aud the gentlemen who have 1t In hand,
like Brete Hsrse's Luck Of the Hearing Camp.
have 'fsstled" with the question without, NJ yet.
anybody being thrown. They were
Up Ait WEDNESDAY RIGHT,
and did not seek their luxurious eouehes until
half -psst o'clock Thursday morning. The ip-
terviews they had had we're fully dis eussed, and
the stand taken by both parties carefully can
yasHed and so the birds say there was plan
adopted, TO be laid before Packard and
Gov. Nicholas One thing Is certain, and
that 10, there will be no farther state
nents from individuals received after
noon OF Thursday. Cen Haitian stated
10 representative OF the DExooRly that The
Commission had finished its labers In that diree-
ton. and now would begin work en- The salvation
part Of the job. He said that now would sgin
the consultation over the facts already gleanea,
and he supposed they would remain in session
until the next question was settled.
During the morning Judge Wyy was present
with COMMITTEES Of gentlemen who were Union
men at The breahng out Of the war, and who rep
resent class hitherto not actively participating
in politics. DIR. Duperisr, Edward j. Gay and
other influential men were OIL the committee.
This committee Of planters represented the
most prosperous sections OF the state. There
was Edward J. Gay Of Iberville. John A.. Steven-
son OF st. John the Baptist, Col. W. II. Brown OF
Philadelphia, now plantation owner res. pr.
Ballard Of Rapid e, u. FL. Lombard ESD. OF 81,
Bernard. The truth Ia that these well-khown
citizens were not particularly well pleased with
their reception, and did not hesitate to say that
the Commission went very long way out OF their
road to bring up old questions about bu'ldozing
and negro riots that occurred long before the
election.
During the consultation Dir. Dupefier, who was
the spokesman OF the party, said that the Re
publican whites had polied a vote Of GOO In 1868,
and fully 400 in 1879, but that during this cam.
paign not more than 100 responded. After lis
tening TO the committee, the Commission went
into secret session, adjournina only to
wAtH AROUND re hoREAB's,
TO partake Of Bafmioedean feast all by then.
selves. Ii was after o'clock when they rose
and after some little delay they reopened their
sessions In Pafior 7.
FROM WHAT TIE MEMBERS
say, It is now assured that propositions have
been submitted to both parties. based upon the
possible fusion Of the Legislature. "These
PROPOSITIONS were thrown out In order" haid
Gen. Hswley, tito ese whether something definite
could not be arrived ct, and that was about al -
This preifer has about it very business Ike
appearance aud smaeks Of pnsitivepess to the
Packard side. Especially il this the eise when
IL is known that Mr.. MoVeigh, OF the Commits
sion, was
ttIosnTEp w1rH PACKARD
for over two hours. and at that very lime Gov
Nichols tealled on the Commission, More
than this, the Commission, or rather one Of its
members, made the suggestion to Gen. Gibson
that Packard should be elected to the Senate,
and thus the Louisiana question would be setl q
This proposition. OF course, WAS met promptly
by fusal to listen TO any offers Of the knit. l.
is evident that our visitors very rapidlg arriv
ing ct the conclusion that compromise does not
wax stroi G under this eky, and that the prospect
of adjusting our matters in any other way tn an
through The withdrawal Of the troops will never
meet with success. They propose remaining
here however, until the last vesige OF hops is
gone, and then to tell the President what they,
like good little boys, did.