The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-07-04
CORRESPONDENCE,
WASHINGTON, J
- June "a, 1874

EDITOR DEMoCRAT-
The policy which was to consoli-
date the Republican party in the
South, and divide the Conservative
voters there, is not success. Its
first appreciate effect was to stimu-
late one set of Republicans in Ala.
bama against another set, and its
next to produce dissension in the
party in North Carolina. From the
latter State came to Congress dis
sipated and ignorant negro named
Hyman, and the President proceeded
to conciliate by promising to make
Hyman Collector of Internal Reve.
nue. for the Second District of North
Carolina. But now come the white
Republicans of the State and raise
the color question and protest against
the appointment of the "nigger," and
yesterday the President promised
not to appoint him. In Alabama the
Republican quarrel seems to be be
tween the scalawag and the carpet
Dagger; in North Carolina it is be-
tween the whites and the Blacks
:. ...
If President Hayes considers the an
Inhalation of the Republican party in
the South necessary step towards
organizing his new party, be has met
with eminent success so far, in car
rying out his plan. +.'''.'
Fred Douglass visit to his old
master . few days since, at st. Mi.
chaels, Nd, has been made the sub.
ject of prose and verse to an amazing
extent. Fred found out that his
name was Bailey, and that his age
was SO. There was a great deal of
feeling between the master, now over
eighty years old, and the negro who
ran away from him forty-two years
ago. Douglass is only half. blood.
He is very smart and ready, and
when aroused is really eloquent
He was member of our District
Legislature in 1871, and at an infor-
NAL meeting Of the n,embers-such
spiritual meeting as metropolitan
legislators will have at times--anoth-
er member, born in the same Mary.
land county with Douglass, pleasant
ly alluded to the antecedents of the
colored orator. Douglass replied
with as much humor as I ever saw
displayed, tracing the rise of his race
in the old Maryland county, from the
b!ackness of darkness to its present
enlightened condition and attribu.
ting all these benefits to their init.
mate association with the very bes,
families in that part of the country
The change of proprietors and ed
itors in the Nation, a morning daily
published here, is substantially the
starting of a new paper, as the Ma
ton did not attain circulation or in
fluence under its former management
There is capital in the new firm, anc
Albert Rhodes, who assumes edito
rial charge, has experience and pop
ularity as q literary man.
In former letter I mentioned thu
evident intention of the Secretaries
of the Interior and Treasury to sub
stitnte men for women as far as pos
sible in their Offices. There is M
concealment of such design on TIT
part of Mr.. Schurz. But this is tn,
most wonderful Cabinet ever con
structed, and Mr. Key is increasing
instead of diminishing the numbe
of ladies employed in the Post Offic'
Department. 1t is not wonderful
that such a withered anatomy al
Sherman, or such an unbeliever il
christian civilization as Schurz
should wish to remove from their of
fees all that has heretofore mad,
them attractive, and reduce the ser
vice to the mere processes of addi
ton and subtraction. I should ex
pect it of them. Mr.. Key is entitled
to the thanks of every lady, from th'
very old and plain ones like Mis-!
Anthony and Gail Hamilton, to thu
young and beautiful who are receiv
ing appointments at his hands, 70,
his more liberal course. MEMO.
HE started out in the morning .