Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-04-24
Mr.. Eyarts 0a the Presidents Policy.

"Lettcrs received by different members OF
the Administration from gentlemen ct lutlu-
encc ia various parts Of the country seem 10
Indicate that rnueh apprehension exists in The
minds Of the people Of the North. who have
been loyal through the long obstinate years OF
VAL IS to the effect Of the policy of President
Hayes towards the two States OF South Caro-,
liza and Louisiana il restoring their autono'
NV Secretary Evarts, in speaking gu Inc
subject to day, said shat uudsr al! reasonable
contingencies there were no grounds whatever
for apprehension in the minds oi the people Of
any section of the county,
HE said the Louisiana question has DO"
been disposed of, aud the two States have bceI
| restored to their constitutional relations to the
| Federal Government. lu reachrs this result
| he said lit seemed to some that there was u1-
necessary delay, and observed that the Presl-
dent might have withdrawn the troops WlthiD
twenty Tour hours after his accession to the
Executive authority. bad be done 81, how
ever the simple result accomplished would
have been the Withdrawal OF tho troops. This,
however. pever was an essential element ia the
plan ontempacd by the President in rel'e7
|
| ''The dissatisfied sla:nored Tor haste, and
even representative mcn Of the South We're in
portunng and impatient. The President now
ever, calmly resisted all opportunities, anL
pursued bis purposes b. his own methods, un
| moved by che pressure ter and against his pro-
| posed measures. The result Of this apparent
delay has been tha; instead Of simple withdraw
al Of The troops from the support Of any one
class Of persons the efforts Ct tho President
haze been cousulnnated in bridging ORDER out
Of chaos, and in giving to these Sla;es a last
ing government,
I'm the settlement Of tie controversy in
Louisiana, nothing was done except within the
strict province Of existing constitutional and
statutory provisions. The Government fouEl
no necessity Ter recognizing either Governor iu
the State Of Louisiana, There was 20 question
Of the legal election o. a large minority Of the
members OF the Legislature of that State, and
the division Of the Legislature through the
withdrawal Of any portion CT liz members, was
10 itself highly Revolutionary act. The first
Instance Of this mode Of defeating the will CT
the people WAS. e. FIR as hia Own Information
served him, ia the Stale ct lnolana, where u
sufficient number O! dlsoputcuted members OF
the Legislature Abandoned that body aud pre-
vented the organization. This act was entirely
revolutionary, as WAS that 10 the case of Louis
lana. The Commission In securing legal
Legislature, accomplished that which should
have resulted from tho election, and 10 regard
70 the Governor OF tho State, il IS not for the
Federal Government, under the circumstances,
TO determine between them a; 10 the legality OF
their election, al that Was an act which, uuder
tho constitution Of the State, belonged to the
Legislature, which has the power to canvass
the votes ard declare who is the Governor
President Hayes has accomplished 10 sixty
days, By the process OF law, what might vel!
have occupied fur years without any better
results. Ptcsident Hayes ia this has cmply
done his duly aud has nc desire for re election,
and 80 far as | an aware, note ui hlS Cabinet
have aspirations 10 that direction.
This act Of the Government may be regard
ed as one entirely ia the interest Of peace and
the restoration OF the true relations between
these States and the Federal Government,
+ Dir. Evarls added:
There appears to he caT 40 the lnlEG5 OF
some OF the pie Of the North that the Presi
dent has abandoned tic e0l0Tci man &c his fate
at the hands Of class who arc luimlce 10 h!!;
interest. There is DC ocaasior Tor anxiety 90
this account. Before the lresideat took any
Steps he was assured By the most solemn p!edg,
cs OF the representative aud influential hen OF
man and every class Of peopic sho1,lI be re.
spectcd. When Gov Hampton was in this
city these assurances we're given With an earn
estneas that could pot be misutcrprcted.
1.-The commission in louisiana received the
same unqualified assurances from Coy. NIch
oils and his supporters. President Hayes now
regards the South as standing npoG It's honor,
and believes them to be an honorable people,
who viii take special pains to carry ont their
pledges in every respect. The President c1'
pects their pledges to be fulfilled, and if they
arc not fulfilled they will have incurred the
just oppsebriun OF the whole world, Shonld
such breach OF faith occur it would be the
duty Of the Government to secure to all citizens
the rights taken frcn them through these
broken pledges
Mr.. E7srta concluded By saying that 10 ap-
prehension exists 10 the mind Of the President
as to future events in the South, and the peo-
pie of the North may quiet their fears il The
lu assurance that no duty Imposed upoo the
President by his solemn oath of Office will be
ignored Wnsh Cor. Phtla. Press.