Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-09
EASTERN DISPATCHES.
TO THE DAILY SENTINEL.
WASHINGTON.
President Hayes Contemplated
Policy in Regard 10 the soi,th-
Argument i'll h senate or the
Louisiana Affairs.
WASHINGTON. March 4.

WASHINGTON. March {.
Some inside views of President
Hayes contemplated policy makes
clear the sincerity of his desire ana
purpose to pacificate the south, Qulei
its apprehensions, and di>arn It's sus-
picious of his administration on the
basis of the just protection OF all
classes and all interests. Senator hey>
nomination to the Cabinet Is the nr>t
practical development of this poiley.
1t is designed as a marked tender al
: the olive branch and a declara that
the Administration has 10 views or
purposes with regard to the South
which the President is unwilling to dis
close to an able, co~nSclantl'uS gentle
man in full sympathy with tie lnteil-
cent and honest sentiment OF that sec
ton, Rev led a Conf darated reEi-
ment during the war. and was the
Democratic appointee "a euator in the
last Congress, where he made The hrst
Southern speech looking TO Sou hern
pacitication through conciliatiou and
cooperation with the Republican Adj
ministration. His views as to what
Hayes might properly do to effect that
result were recently very clearly eX-
pressed in a private letter. which
HAYES found entirely according with
his own sentiments; hence The offer
Of a Cabinet Appointment, which was
the more appropriate because Key was
supported by the Republicans for cleo
ton to the Senate As AGAINST th- more
pronounced and extreme lSham Har-
riS, who was elected. Southern Demo-
cratic Congressman will press hey to
decline. They urge tbat the Presi
dents purpose in his appointment is
to divide the Southern Democracy and
reconstruct the Republican party in
the South on a basis to command
successfully the union of The old
Wing element with the blacks.
Elk Senator Keys friends reply that
he cares more for southern peace
and prosperity on peaceful terms thar
for party success. Some Republicans
also antagOnized Keys appointment,
fearing that it will commit The Admin
istration to an abandonment of the
Packard and Chamberlain govern
ments of Louisiana and South Caro-
lima. and the sacrifice CT their adhe
| rents. The President Will stand firm,
provided that Key remains truc to his
present position, because he knows
that his real already determined gen
eral line of Southern policy tails to
justify these Republican appreben-
>ions, while he was ready to take even
Gen. Joe Johnson into his Cabinet if
Key had o been more acceptable to
his Republican friends. In order to
testify practically his desire for a sec
tional reconciliatiOn, he does not pro
pose to hand owe honest Southern
Republicans to the tender mercieS OF
their opponents.
Vice President Wheeler will betaken
into the Presidents coun>els as freely
as if he was a Cabinet officer. He will
have control of public patronage also,
to such an extent a. he IAN wisely dis
tribute it in the public interest; and as
a means OF illustrating the Presidents
cOncjlia,ory purposes. he is eA pected 10
go South AT er the Senate adjournS, in
company with Gen. Garfield, OF some
other equally we'll known friend of
the President. to study the situation in
the disturbed States and ascertain on
what conditions the pending difficulty
al be huuOrably compromised ana
smicably adjusted WIN the consent
and approval of the best men of both
parties. The report OF these ComnII--
sioners, conCurred in by Key. viii be
accepted and their recommendations
carried out by the cooperation of The
President so far as he has cDnstltu-
tional powers. If this policy fails, the
President intends that it shall be the
fault of the Southerners themselves.
If it succeeds, It's effect is expected to
be to establish "a strong Administra-
ton party OF the Southern whites, tO
which the blacks will naturally al
here. There is some opposition to
sherman for the Cabinet by the eAa
tran,n oj ,-nI,faS of civil SArNins rA
form. but the President fully under
stands Sherinan's views and does not
doubt his earnest purpose, and carry
ing out such reasonable and practical
bic aneliorati0ns OF the Civil Service
system as alone can win its way against
the hostility in Congress and else
where. The objections to NcCrary,
because of his connection with he
McGarrahan case, do MOI appear to
shake the Presidents confidence that
his integrity will he proof against any
influence, interest or prejudice grow
ing from a former professional engage
ment.
WASHINGTON. March Z.
Blaine's speech in the Senate to day
created a general sensation and is to-
night the chief topic of comment in
political circles. The Democrats gen
orally interpret it as an attack Oh the
policy of Hayes and as foreshadowing
a serious split in the Republican
party, but the best Informed Republi-
cans say that this is an error based on
the gratuitous assumption that Hayes
is under the immediate necessity of
recognizing one or the other of the
rival Louisiana governments. and
that be intends to recognize Nichols
at the expense of Packard. There is
good reason to believe that Blaine
knows that the President had no such
intention, but will merely enforce the
preservation of peace and await the set.
Element of existing complications by a
compromise among the parties con-
cerned, or other natural and peaceful
means. The real purpose of Blaine's
apparently audacious movement wa,
probably two-fold; first, to carry 8
point for Kellogg in the pending con,
test tor a seat in the Senate. and at the
same lime to vault into the position Of
leader Of the Republican Senators
His success III both instances seems
undeniable. Morton's hitherto con,
coded leadership on all political ques'
tons concerning Southern affairs
passed from him in an instant, and