The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-06
The Threats of Senator Patterson, Of
South Carolina.
The Early Death Or the Republican Party.
Our Kellogg and His Views.
That Returning Board Quorum.
The National Republican.
Especial to the N. o. Democrat. ]

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WASHINGTON, April 5.-The carpet
Dagger is on the rampage; he walls,
pnashes his teeth. and refuses to be
comforted.
Senator Patterson, OF South Carolina,
saws that the Administration has for
feited all claims to the support OF South
ern Republicans by its recent action in
the South Carolina matter, and swears
that he intends to vote for the admis-
sion OF M. 9. Butler, the Senator elect
ed by the Hampton Legislature, to the
United States Senate; that since Demo-
cratic rule was thought good enough
for the people Of the South. 1t should
also be felt in national affairs. In this
he undoubtedly expresses the senti-
ments OF the majority OF the carpet-bag
persuasion.
Other prominent men among this
class express in substance the same
sentiments; and while they pretend to
hope for peaceful termination Of the
disputed question now agitating the
South, they do not deny that a vigorous
opposition to the National Administra-
tion will be inaugurated with the COM
ing meeting of Congress. One Of the
most prominent Of the South Carolina
carpet baggers, who claims to control
three-fourths of the negro vote Of the
State, said that he was now like Lee at
Appomatox. He saw nothing in
further resistance but death
In the fight, and declared
that that would avail nothing.
He was ready, therefore, to surrender;
he had suffered long enough, through
the actions Of toadying party, and he
regarded the total dissolution Of the
Republican party as question only Of
four years. Chamberlain, he believed,
had brought trouble and, at last, polit-
ical death upon himself by commencing
precisely as President Hayes has done
In attempting the conciliatory policy;
and Chamberlain's downfall, he thought,
was ominous Of the fate OF President
Hayes and the Administration.
Kellogg is equally desperate. The
only carpet -bagger here who seems to
have the respect Of the people Of his
State and influence with the President,
Is 'Cohover Of Florida but 1t must be
remembered that Conover indorsed
Hayes Southern policy, as soon as the
inaugural was read, and has ever since
been staunch supporter Of Hayes.
With this single exception, the carpet
Dagger may be considered as completely
eliminated from the political situation.
The National Republican, the Admin
istration organ, says this morning:
In the Nichols House of Representa-
tives only seven are needed to make a
quorum of Returning Board members.
The Senate has already such quorum
In view Of these facts, it is quite likely
that one Of the objects Of the Commits
sion, viz, to consolidate the two Legis-
latures into one having a ma
jority Of the legally returned
members, will soon be reached.
When this is done, the question of who
lis Governor can be easily settled with
out any Federal interference. The
proposition to first recognize one or the
other Of the Governors, then leave the
government to stand or fall, is much
disfavored. There is no more reason, it
is claimed, for recognizing Governor in
Louisiana than there is for recognizing
one in New York. That State must
settle its own gubernatorial affairs.
The Commission must first report, and
then President Hayes will act, consist
emily with his policy.
This is confirmation of my dis
atches. BUELL..