The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-03-28
THE LATEST NEWS.
WASHINGTON, [
March %. (

w ASdlN6ION,
March %.
The decision of the President to
invite Hampton and Chamberlain to
a conference here has added to the
unpopularity Of the Administration.
At the same time it will be practice
BILE for these gentlemen to reach here
in two days, and for the President to
act promptly if he choose.
Several members of the Cabinet
have informed Southern gentlemen
this evening that everything would
come out right in the end, and that
they would not suffer from little
delay.
There is, think, reasonable hope
of justice being extended to South
Carolina next week.
President Woolsley, of Yale Col
lege, is to-day spoken of as likely to
serve on the Commission. The
names of Governor Brown, of Ten
nessee, and John NJ. Palmer, OF Hi
nois, appear to be fixed as the Dem
ocratic representatives on the Com
mission.
The Louisiana members do not pro
pose to leave for some time, and viii
probably remain until the Commits
sion shall have been organized ane
started on it's way.
Messrs. Randall and Sayler, wht
are prominent Democratic candidates
for the Speakership, are both here
They are entirely confident that tn
House of Representatives will be or
ganized by the Democrats, and scou
the idea that there has been any trad
or bargain with Democrats looking
TO the choice of an Administrator
Speaker.
| WASHINGTON, March 23.-1nsteat
of Commission for South .Carolin
the President has invited Governo
Hampton and Chamberlain to com
here.
Thir is a part of the policy of de
lay and evasion, the object being t
extort the election of an Administra
ton Senator and pledges in respec
to the organization of the next Hous
Of Representatives in June.
The representatives of the Hamr
ton Government here say no sue
pledges will be made.
WARRINGTON, March 23.-Messrs
Ellis, Levy and Gibson have unde
consideration protest, which the
will file with the President, agains
the appointment of a commission fc
Louisiana.
The protest objects to the policy
the commission as failing to redeel
The assurances Of the President an
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, Of his poii:icxl friends. made in hi
, behalf, before the electoral count *s
completed, these assurances bein
both verbal and in writing.
2. The sppoin,n cnt of such q con
mission is fully Illegal and extractor
st'tnticnal, add tends to confirm
Federal interference in State matter
3. That the delay consequent o
such a commission is injurious
every interest Of the State and esp
, cially to the planting interest.
/. That the action Of such con
, mission is powerless to bind the pc
: pie of the State, who ''never' wi
consent to the overthrow Of their CHI
sen Government and the installatiC
of Packard.
WASHINGTON, March 24.-No pr
gress is reported in forming the Lo,
isiana commission.
The following special to the Bait
more Sun embodies all that is know
!, regarding the Presidents policy:
c The President with some warmt
said to prominent Republican Sen
t tor who called on him tonight tn
= the South had misunderstood hin
8 he had never said be would wit
+ draw tue troops, and had never a.
thorized any one to say so for hin
he said that he proposed to do VIII
in his best judgment he thought WI
right, and he does not expect
please every one.
observation-disclosures
It The St. Louis Times has this
say of the Southern Policy" of NJ