The New York herald., 1877-09-17
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FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.


FROM OUR REGULAR CORResPoN OENT.
WASHINGTON, Sept 10. 1871.
GOING HOME TO voTE--A CHANGE IN THE INTER
EST OF CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
There truth In the report that the Ohio clerks
and employees In the government service here have
ordered to 60 homo to at the State election
next month. Whatever may have been the practice
In former years persuasion will now bc employed 10
induce government employees to 60 homo to take part
In their State elections Tho OF the right OF
suffrage will not Of course, be denied 70 any
who may wish to leave Washington, but the
time they devote 10 enjoying this prerogaiivo
will be deducted from tho thirty days
annual leave OF absence granted by law each gov
ernmcnt empoye. Furthermore application for leave
Of absence will need TO be made In the usual formal
manner and will bo granted only when the employe
can DO spared without detrimcnt to the government
service. So said Secretary Schurz yesterday, on the
eve his departure Louisville when questioned On
the subject Not single application tor leave oil ab-
has yet boen 1ed In the Department OF the In
terror, and SO far US known hardly dozea ohio men
have expressed their intention Of going home to VOTE
And yet there about six hundred Ohio republican
votes lying around Washington which could be
utilized next month tho old system OF the free
passes and holiday to every voter still iu vogue
THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE 'soLID
soUrH"-wHAr PRESIDENT HAYES HOPES
FOR AND WHAT rs LIKELY TO RESULT.
One OF the principal anxeties OF tho administration
is to see what the Southern VIII do in The new
Congress Tho President stll hopes TO sec the soisd
South" break to pieces He very rightly thinks this
necessary for welfare of tho country but he has,
unfortunately Tor his wishes, done very little to help
along the break, and it looks just now as though he
would be somewhat disappointed.
There were, the opinion OF the people who know tho
Southern public men WELL two ways to break the SOLID
democratic ranks there One was by means OF federal
appointments. IT. say those who pretend TO know,
the President had selected Southern men OF political
prominence and belonging to the liberal wing OF tho
democratic party; If he Ind made clever sweep oil
the Grant oice-holders, aud put In thor place such
men, ho would undoubtedly havo destroyed the rotten
republican party those States, but he would have
created place respectable honest and powerful
opposition to tho democratic party ana this is wnat,
speaking for the country aud IN tho rst place for
tho party is needed in tho SOUTH or. n the second
place. mght make break the ''solid South" by
positive policy on questions relating TO public revenue
aud taxation On theso questions the South is natur
ully divided; Louisiana and some other States would
favor protective system; Georgia ana other States
would go Tor larger liberty 10 commerce.
What he may do In the last mentioned matters re.
mans to be seen. AS to his appointments, they ap-
pear, 60 far as one speaks with Southern men VINO
come here to have had political effect whatever
except unite the Southern republicans against him.
Ho conclated few of those at tho cost Of making
the greater number furious but he has not struck at
the s'solid South" at all This would perhaps matter
lit le as the s'new questions" Of which tho HERALD
speaks will play the mischief with parties anyhow whcn
Congress mects But unless all signs tail the President
will And that his treatmont OF Southern appoint.
nents has given allies to those republicans who,
as Is generally believed, moan 10 mako trouble Tor him
when Congress assemblies Take the Louisiana rcpab-
llcans instance they were SO torn by private bick-
orings jcalouscs that each OF their factions would
have content with the appointment Of democrats
to tho federal Offices because at least their opponens
In the party would have got nothing But tho Presl-
dent has favored one aud the least powerful wing Of
tho republicans there aud tho result is that tho
disappointed republicans united III the dctarmna'
ton to make him trouble, TO such extent thai IL would
not be surprising to find pinchback on tho side OF
Packard and Kellogg when Congress meets
It's the intention Of these to represent to their
friends that the condition OF Louisiana Is no
better than it was under Kellogg; that tho no.
groes have no rights; that ''men arc killed
just the same;' and that Nichols IS q weak
man. incapable OF ruling the State In fact 1t would
not be surprising attempt made to hoist the
sbloody shirt once more, certainly il any North
ern Senators are Inclined do they will 1nd ready
and efficient help in Southern republicans
In the Senate when It meets Kellogg, from Louisi.
ana and Corbin, from South Carolina will appeal Tor
their SEATS aud thero is likely TO bo sharp and pro-
longcd contest over these mon Tho Senate Is
closely divided that tho republicans will not willingly
surrender even one vote. They likely TO lose
NJ Tn nd ho shn hnuld m q
grief on his trial the Legislature would Immediately
elect u democrat in his place. II Louisiana should
have two democratic Senators and South Carolina tho
same tho Senate would stand thlrtyseven democrats,
thirty republicans, and Judge Davis indepcn
dent 1t stands now thrty-nne republicans, thirty
three democrats an independent aud three con-
tested seats Judge Davis, it Is thought, will gener-
ally vote with tho democrats great measures, and
especially tho admission Of Southern Sena-
tors and Mr. Morton's illness reduces the available
republican vote by one. 1t is plain the republicans
will their utmost to put In tho republican contest
ants from South Carolina and Louisiana To do other
wise would be to up their control of the Senate
But IL Is believed the President does favor
the admission OF Kellogg and Corbn. 1t Is remem-
bercd that Senator Morton, who acted tho Presl-
derps friend the extra session in March, put Off
both their cases, he bcius Chairman Of the Committee
on Elections 1t Is certain that tho democrats Will
mako a vigorous struggle against the admission OF
Kellogg or Corbin, who do not In any way rep
resent their States.
There Is thus to expect bitter and prolonged
struggle these contestants, which will begin as
soon Congress meets, and Will not easily be settled
And would not be surprising II this contest should
opcu up tue whole Southern settlement, and be made
the occasion for general attack the President and
his policy by the combined Senatorial army Of sore
hcads
| GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.