New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-03-27
Tho Understanding in Tho Cabinet.

A Washington dispatch of the twenty
first to the St. Louis GIobe-DensOorat says:
The Cabinet resumed the discussion of
the Southern question this morning, but
made no actual progress beyond the eonolu-
siOns announced in last nights special to
the Globe Democrat. They merely ratified
the latter so tar as Louisiana is concerned,
and decided upon the following policy:
l. The United States troops are to con-
tinue to act under the orders heretofore
given to General Augur, and are to main
tain the state quo agreed ttp0ss IN January
last between Nichols and Packard. This
shows very cOnclusively that no assurances
have been given that the troops would be
removed from New Orleans at the present,
or at any time in the immediate future.
2. A Civil Commission, to be composed Of
FIVE me mbers, is agreed upon to visit Louis
ians, and to examine fully into the situa-
ton, to obtain the views of the people, and
see which State government the people
want, and in fact, to make a general tour
OF observation, and report the results of the
same to the President.
1t has not been decided whether the Pres
ident shall submit the report to the new
Congress to be called to meet june 4, or
whether he will adopt or reject its recon-
mendations, or what is to be done with it.
The commission has not been formally con-
been rendered places upon it: Vice Presi-
dent Wheeler, Ex-Governor Brown, of Ten
nessee; Senator Howe, Of Wisconsin: Sena-
| tor Davis, of Illinois, and Judge Raynor,
/ of North Carolina. Mr. Wheeler very
/ reluctantly consented to serve, but yielded
/ TO the earnest request of the President. He
left here tonight for Malone, New York
but will return Dy Monday next
Judge RaynOr and Senator Davis, it is
said, will decline. In the place of Judge
Raynor, Roger A. Pryor, of New York, has
been asked to go. II Is the desire of the
President to complete the commission to
morrow, that they may at once enter upon
their duties and on their way down visi
| also the leading cities and towns of thl
here do NOT favor the commission; Governor
kellogg and others OF Governor Packard'l
adherents say that 1t will only delay tbs
recognition of Packard's government
which, however, they regard as inevitable
The Democrats say, on the other hand
that the effect is to keep the troops in con
troll tor the protection of Packard. The
latter telegraphs tonight that Demas
who had gone over to the Nicholl
Senate, had returned to his own
and gives to the Packard Legislator
quorum. The dispatch was read to tn
President, who expressed himself great
gratified. Kellogg thereupon telegraphe
to Packard: "GO on with your regula
State business. You will come out al
right" The South Carolina case has nc
been considered yet, but will come up II
morrow. 1t is alleged that there.is niue
stronger disposition to recognize Hampto
there than Nichols in Louisiana, on tn
ground that the House committee, Will
showing that Hampton carried the Stat
for Governor, conceded that the Hayt
ticket had been elected. Some of the Sout
Carolinians have a bare hope that the al
ministratiOn will recognize Hampton {
once SenatOr-elect Butler, however, tel
graphed Hampton tonight that there we
little or no hope for South Caroline, an
that he regarded it as another "eight
seven"