The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-22
TaE PEOPLE CONFIDENT.

we are glad to zoe that our fellow
s.citisens are not ut oil demoralized by
the failure. of the Administration to
order the immediate withdrawal OF The
Federal troops to their quarters. Their
Arm and calm attitude In the presence
OF all sorts Of conflicting rumors induces
us to believe that they are rapidly
awakening TO the fact that the status
quo, which kept us In suspense and
anxiety for many weeks, and elogged
the wheels of trade and Industry, hes
been raised by Unsuccessful operation oil
our government, and that the Louisiana
case, which has vexed the country and
ourselves for 30 many years. IL practi-
caily settled. The unexampled politi-
cal trials and mental and bodily suffer
ing which have afflicted them for go
long time, have quickened their In
telligence and endowed them with q
sagacity which no other community In
tho United States can lay claim TO.
They understand that q State govern
ment In full operation cannot be over
turned by the mere hesitation Of the
Federal Administration to take posi-
tive action In the matter of rival
claims to the Governorshtp, or
by The fulminations Of Radical
aemagogues In the North. They APP
preoiate the embarrassment under
which Mr.. Hayes labors, beset and Inn
portuned by his Radical supporters on
thu ono hand to extend come sort Of
recognition to Packard. and urged on
the other hand by the representatives
or Louisiana and South Carolina to inn
mediately withdraw the troops; but
they know their own strength too we'll
to fear that any harm can come TO
them from delay In the execution of
the conciliatory policy which Is the
sine qua non OF tho success
OF Mr.. Hayes administration. They
have repeatedly announced their firm
resolve not to surrender their govern
ment OF the demand OF any power In
the land, they have weighed the oonse-
quences OF resistance TO any authority
that may attempt to enforce against
them the ridiculous pretensions of
3. b. Packard, and are ready to abide
them. They will heartily and vigor-
ously support the Governor In the most
aggressive policy he may adopt, and
will applaud every act OF his ahd the
Legislature tending to assert their full
authority and to put an end to the farce
which is daily enacted OF the st. Louis
Hotel, and which is becoming a little
tedious; bat they do not fear that their
government Is OF all endangered by the
obstinate refusal of Packard and his
handful of followers to confess them
selves defeated. In word. they know
their rights and, knowing. dare main
tain them. .. 'H ,sa.
We entirely concur in these views.
We know that Mr.. Hayes. though he
may allow men like Blaine to poster
and bother him into a postponement of
active measures to pacify the South.
will yet, and before long, perform all
that he has promised-not because of
any real sympathy or liking for us, but
for the simple reason that his personal
interests require 1t, and that ne care not
do otherwise. .. ....s
We have on our side both might and
right. Mr.. Hayes, so far as his title to
the presidency is concerned, has nei-
Their. We can and will maintain our
government; he could not maintain
himself in the presidency a single
month IL he should provoke the mill
lions who voted for Mr.. Tilden into re-
sistance to his pretensions. That re-
sistance can only be provoked by in
augurating civil strife In the South, and
he is not demented enough TO undertake
to install Packard as Governor OF Louis
lana, knowing, as he does. that such
action would inevitably produce such
strife. I'VE are, therefore. entirely safe.