Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-03-22

doubtless felt disappointed, yet he il
too astute q politician, and too much
belssed With good sense to engage in n
fsht which would necessarily prove
disastrous only 10 himself. He desig-
mated Mr.. Hale, who refused to accept,
hence Mr.. Hayes was not bound TO
tender the same position to another OF
Mr.. Blaine's friends. But the agony
is over. The mountain of anger and
disgust which caused reference of tn.
nominees to committees instead of inn
mediate confirmation, as has been the
rule In the past in regard to Cabinet
selections, has labored and brought
forth mouse, to the intense chsgrin
Iof the Democracy, who wanted 4 wbril-
wind of storm and dissffeciiOn. The
Cabinet officers have been duly INSTALL
led. Carl SchurZ relieved Mr.. Chapd-
ler, aud paid him the compliment OF
Saying he had done better than hi
predecessor. Such a compliment can
be appreciated by those who knew
what order Mr.. Chandler brought Oul
VI the chaos and darkness of Mr.. De-
lanO's administration. Old Zick is now
happy, and he is frisking around the
city like schoolboy in vacation times
On Monday last his horse ran away
smashing several Carriages and stree,
car, and as no person fortunately WAS
hart, he paid all bills for repiirs with
the gustO of true American, who Cal,
show his jov by breaking things gen,
orally. That terrible ogre OF the ex-
tlemists, MIR. Key, the ex-rebel. ha>
Iquietly dropped into the Post office,
and astOnisbes the huge army of Post
masters by letting them &C verrly alone,
as he is dealirg only with those waOse
J terms have expired. Nasty will hnve
Occasion to mourn again, for h will
not he restored to the greatness ano
dignity of reigning at the 'Confedrit X
Roads, as Mr.. Key has determined 10
retain the Niger till his commission
lexpires. Virginia has s. mt here ont
hundred thousand persons, each one
Wanting a pOStOffice; but Mr.. Key will
lgive no comfort 10 the impnrtunate
mob, and it is slowly disappearing un
der the pressure OF depleted exchequers
and that irDpecuniosity known only
Ito those descendants of Pocahontus and
Patrick Henry, whose gentle blood
\ will not permit them to labor with
their hands or to earn their bre. d by
the sweat of their brows. As for Sex
retary Sherman. his long exu+ rience in
puhlicaffai ami ultimate knowledge
of financial matters, have enabled III
to enter upon his duties with every.
thing in hand for successful admins
tratiOn. He will make no removals
or changes until April. Secretaries
McCrary and Thompson quietly assu
med their duties with the customary
preliminary addresses to, and hands
shaking with their subordinates. So
yUu can appreciate our governmental
; machinery is now in full operation.
with every axle and joint fabricated
sufficiently to endure at least thirty
days of wear and tear, at which time
the 'outs'think the country will become
aroused to the absolute necessity OF
ousting the 'ins' in order to secure a
permanently running machine for the
next four years.
THE WHITE HOUSE.
Crowds OF hungry office seekers
throng the Executive Mansion daily.
and have become such nuisance as to
compel restrictions upon their admis.
sion. Numbers forced themselves in.
to the presence of Mrs. Hayes, and en-
deavored to secure her ear to their So
licitatiOns for Uffice-5Ht, of course,
withoutavail, and the result has been
the issuing of strict orders of I,rOhibi-
tion from every room but that of the
President and his Secretaries, and here
every card is rigidly scrutiniZed to pre-
vent admission of the mere beggar for
/ tw..f f.,1 Il Il
upon some Executive DeI q tment.
Messrs. Lamar. Cordon, and several
other Southern Senators, called yes.er-
day upon the President to secure the
ithdrawal of Federal troops from sup
port OF Chamberlain in South Carol ia
and Packard in Louisiana, and assored
him with strongest guarantees that o
violence would follow, as the Peep g
would let these authorities die from
lack of financial support, without ne
,essity of resort to arms to dispOssess
They deprecated a new election, be-
rause il would merely continue their
financial and political troubles, while
they only wanted peace and absolute
relief. MIR. Hayes did not directly ac-
eept their l-dge, but every movement
Indicates that he will follow their sug-
gestion, and will allow these Cover
nOrs to fall in SO far MS upheld by Fed
rral bayonets. He is undoubtedly right
in this. As u result of four years ex-
perience after the war as Freednan's
Bureau officer, in charge of large dis
trict in Southern State, aud extensive |
travel and observation since i'm all the |
Suothern States, L am led to say there |
is no mode of solving our rPconstrur-
tiOn problem save that Of giving the
reins of State Government into the |
hands OF the taxpayers, who are the
whites. Brains only, rule in a free
country, and as these prspOnderate
with the whites, the negro, unsIpport
ed ty troops, must necessarily take an
inferior position. But as ii is imp-ac-
tieable as well as well as inexpedient,
to keep him in power by Federal
arms, he should be left to rise or fall by
his own inherent forces. There Is not
the slightest cause for apprehension of
wholesale murder, should he be left to
his own resources. OF this I am per-
ferfectly satisfied, hence can but COM
mend that action of the President
which looks TO wi, hdrawal of Federal
interference in Southern State affairs.
Every Senator without regard to party,
has called upGn the President to pay
his respects or to intercede for some
Office seeker, and the 900 vacant Offices,
which require Executive action prior
to the Senate adjournment, have Occu-
pied his attention to the exclusion
nearly of every other matter. Beyond
interviews with Senators and Con
gressmen he has little time for the
public, and will not tackle directly |,
with the reconstruction muddle till az
ter the adjournment of the Senate,
which under the desire to leave South
ern matters alone till next winter, will
doubtless adjourn early next. week