The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-08


Gush Over 'ssecesslon,'' ''soEtd
SOUTH" Etc Influence of the Ma
tlOuafs Inn the Coming Elections.
WAsHINGToN, Aug. 7.-Representative Fos-
ter, OF Ohio, was asked to-day II the statement
was true that he had said that the Presidents
| Southern policy was q farce?
i have been somewhat nisrepresented on
| that subject" was the reply. "ln my speech
| accepting the nomination to Congress, did
| say that the measures Of concliation adopted
| by the President were not as successful as
had hoped them to be. I hoped there would be
| q large accession to the independent move
ment In the South as q result of coneliatOry
measures, and also the toning down and de-
stroying, to d great extent, the old secession
spirit Of that section. I also see some pro-
gress in the independent movement which
seems to be springing up In the South. / do
not see, however, any great amount OF con-
ciliation down there"
sYou believe that there is still q solid
South?''
''Of course; everybody can see that | also
believe that SO long as the North is menaced
| with O. solid Democratic South it is our duty
to present @ solid front. No other cause Is so
understood that SO long as that menace exists
SO long will the North remain united"
''You are quoted as saying that the Presl-
dent has no friends in Ohio. Is that true"
| "Of course the President has friends In
Ohio The mass OF the party are not in ae-
cord with him. though This is the result as
much Of disappointment as the manner in
which he has distributed the public patron
civil service policies. Notwithstanding his
course the great mass of our people believe
in his honesty OF character and political
souDdness."
~, "What yaaa1n has b}n2 been the effect Of the gerry
"That remains to be seen after the elections,
as 1t was intended to be somewhat disastrous
to the Republican party; 1t Is not acceptable
even to the Democrats themselves. The
result has been long protraeted, and has
caused many bitter controversies over nomi-
nations. The result is a good deal Of bad
feeling"
- Hoy ySa DO yen, O., regard the prospects of the
'They are very favorable to the Repub-
licans. We have reports from all quarters
she wing organization, and our forces are
rallyging grandtly We will mot come out Of
Have you paid much attention to the new
party-the Nationals"
II have, indeed; it is party that Is grow
ing fast; it threatens to be an important
factor in the fail elections and In the next
| election for President. Its strength has, of
: course, to come from the two others parties
Of course it is making, serious inroads into the
} ranks Of both parties"
(which is going to suffer most"
'That is another thing that the elections
will have to settle. I believe, however, and
, with good reason that the Republican party
will not be as sorely affected as the Demo
Gratis will"
"Are the officeholders responding to the
political assessments :"
eyes; we find that no complaint is made;
|, everything Is going on nicely
Gail for the Redemption OF Bonds-COnsua
STar Appointments.
WASHINGTON, Aug. THE Acting Secre-
tary OF the Treasury has just issued the
sixty-sixth call for redemption of $40 bonds
consols Of 1865, as follows:
Coupon bonds dated July 1, 1865, namely
$50, Nos. 7O,001 to 1000, both inclusive; $100
Nos. 123,OOl to 127,O00, both inclusive; $780,
Nos. 86001 to $1,000 both inclusive; $1,000
Nos 1853, sol to 10000, both inclusive. Total
coupons, $2,5O0,00O-
Registered bonds, redeemable at the pleas:
ure of the United States after the first day Of
July 1870, as follows: S100, Nos. 1851 to 49,
, $50, both inclusive; $500, Nos. 10,751 to 1O80O
both inclusive; $1,000, Nos. 36,101 to 3G,50O
both inclusive; $4,000, Nos. 10,4O1 to 10000
i, both inclusive; $4,000 Nos. 20501 to 10000
both inclusive Total registered, $2,50O,0O
aggregate, $50O0,000.
The interest on these bonds will cease or
the seventh day of November next.
The subscriptions to the 4 per cent funded
loan up to noon to-day mounted to 81 900
The President has appointed A. G. Printile,
), ! of New York, as Consul at Para; VIM. Thomp
son, Of District of Columbia, as Consul a.
Southampton, and Eugene Ball, Consul a.
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