New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-31
PLAN OF THE CARPET-BAGGERS.
THEY RESOLVE TO TAKE REVENGE on MR. HAYES

RUMORs OF PARTY TREACHERY.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.l
WASHINGTON, March 30.--Ever since the inau-
guration the air in Washington has been full of
of the political treachery of certain South
ern Republican members of Congress- particu-
larry carpet-baggers. When the Senate met
in extra session there much uneasi-
ness among the leaders of the Administration
party as to what action certain Southern
Senators would take; and the first votes that were
taken on which that body divided politically were
for that reason watched with unusual interest.
These rumOrs have been revived within the last day
OF two and are now taking much more definite
shape than at any previous tme 1t is reported to-
day on what seems to be respectable authority that
a bargain probably oral, has already been made
with three Southern Republican Senators and ID
Republican members of the House to act hereafter
with the Democratic party on all political questions.
The purpose of this arrangement is wholly per-
sonal one namely to save the political fortunes of
the Republicans who have entered into 1t, and who
see in the success of the Presidents Southern policy
an unmistakable sign of their early retirement from
political life. The theory which they are said to
act and by which they justify their course Is sup
posed to be this: Each of these men claims to have
in his own State large negro following which looks
to him for political direction. and which can be
carried by him to the support of any men or party
he may be pleased to espouse. Now" say
these carpet baggers, if President Hayes does
not intend to use every means III MS
control for the support of Chamberlain and Packard
we cannot expect that he will assist us i'll the future
when we may need his aid and it is for our interest
and that of the colOred people i'll whose behalf we
act to make the best possible terms for ourselves
and for them with the Democrats. The present is
our only opportunity If we give them now an
assurance of future support, while the fate of
Hampton and Nichols is still in doubt, may get
| from them pledges of recognition in the future.
| But if President Hayess policy succeeds,
| and Nichols and Hampton become Governors
of their respective States and the Republican adj
ministration in each of them disappears, and if be-
| sides the conservatives should capture Congress,
then the Democrats will longer have any reason
| to recognize us and we shall have no hold upon
them. We shall then be left politically stranded,
| with no backing from the Administration and with
the enmity of our old political opponents"
These men add, it is said that it is also matter
of life and death with them; if Republicans who
have sacrificed much and suffered so greatly to
uphold the banner of the Administration party
between the Potomac and the Rio Grande are not to
be sustained by Republican Administration, it will
be useless for them to attempt to be Republicans in
their own States or to maintain Republican organ
!
that they make immediate terms with the Demo-
cratic party
The immediate object of this reported treachery is
to give the control of both houses of Congress to the
Democrats. Three votes taken from the Republican
side in the Senate and added to the Democratic col
umn will change the political complexion of that
body Thirteen votes similarly transferred in the
House will give the same party unGuestioned con-
troll of that branch of Congress. In connection
with this story has also been rumOred that Gen.
b. F. Butler is to he the leader of these treacherous
Republicans. That gentleman who is now III the
city, has been recently asked in regard to this report
He is said to have denied any knowledge of or con-
nection with it. Those who have cOnversed with
him say that while he hates Gen. Garfield as he does
sin. or to use more exact language, perhaps as lie
does virtue he is disposed to support that gen.
tleman for the Speakership.
The personal friends of President Hayes do not
seem to be at all alarmed by the currency of reports
such as have been above referred to. They expect
that the policy of the President will certainly re-
sult in attracting to the support of the Adminisra
ton n considerable number of the more cOnserya-
tive white people of the South and they add that
Republican treachery of this kind, while it may give
the control of both houses of Congress temporarily
70 the Democrats, will only promote disunion
among the white people of the South and hasten
the fruitage of the Presidents policy.