Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-01-04
President Hayes Views.

1ho Washington Post, of yesterday. had an
article setting forth the opinions of President
Hayes in regard to public topics that has caused
considerable comment although not received as
su' horitatlTe. II reports the President as say
ing, in conversation with persons who have sp-
preached him on the subject, that he has exhaust.
ed the powers under the Cons tituton 10 pscfy the
South, to avert the war Of races which scanned
mpeI ding st one time, 81 to withdraw al. OBJ.
stscles to the normal operations of the principle
Of local self government. He has pu! an end to
Federal Interference, and has called the atten.
10 the results of that action. Having done this
his power to act i; exhausted He deprecstes
the ttorts which are being made in various
quarters to proiong popular agitation and per.
pstuste sectional feeling not because Of its re.
q action upon him or his motives. but because it
tends to exaspeTa.a tie people of both sections,
and thus to prevent that clear understanding
between the North and the South which is e:ssn-
ts to the restoration of perfect unity of patriotic
sentiment. He express the belief, however, that
the utterances OF those who. in thci, capacity Ct
managing politicians are seeking to stir up
strife will not find among the masses Of North .
ern people any considerable response; lhst
when the Congressional campaign comes on i:
will be found that the people are no longer ex-
citsb!e over these topics, and that the managing
pc!ltlcsns hndlng no msterlsl to work upon
will soon sbondon their anti Souther pr gramme
As for other matters of public policy, Nj. Hayes
remarks that be has seen 10 cause TO reconsider
any action OF the past, generally speaking, and
30 reason to modify any purposes which h, may
have formed or announced st any previous per
iod Of his administration. Without referring
specifically TO the New York appointments, but
evidently having them in mind, he observed
that he had not been moved by the action OF the
Senate either to sbste his desire Of carrying out
the policy generally known as civil service re-
form, or to di:pair Of final success in the selection
IS 49, ~ i
neither deny nor affirm the statement that had
been made IN the press relative 10 his design of
greeting Congress next week with special
message on that subject, but it was true
that he intended 10 exhaust his constitutional
powers to the promotion OF such reforms. He
purely partisan considerations would have any
weight with him, no MISTER by whom it might
be made, and that he attached importance to
representations only which were put upon the
ground Of the genera! public welfare. he init.
mated that there had been Of late 8 cessation of
party appeal to him, which was relief because
his love for thu name Of republican and his re-.
vereDce for the carly traditions Of his party
were SO strong that it was not easy or pleasant to
him to resist appeals made for their sake psrti.
cula;ly when such appeals came from men
whom he had always delighted to hornor. But
above personal feelings, snd in his etfor! to
keep the faith of his inaugural with the whole
people he should not hesitate to proceed contra
~ to the s1yce CT individuals however dear to
him they nigh: be personally, whenever i!
seemed to him and his constitutional advisers,
or rather to the collective judgment of his ad
ministrstion, that such advice was contrary to
the letter and spirit of the promises he made to
the country.
CAMERON AND TIE WIDOW OLIVER AL
though it Was stated very positively that the
suit OF the widow Oliver against ex Senator ST.
MOP Cameron, claiming $50 900 damages for
breach OF promise OF marriage. had been dis
continued on his payment of 81 900 to her,
such does DOT now appear to be the case. 1t is
still 90 the calendar Of the court. but as it is
numbered S5l. and the court is DOW only up to
about 400 it cannot be tried sooner than May,
uoless specially advanced. Il is rather difficult
TO get at the true facts Of the matter. The NC.
man alleges that she was deceived BY General
Cameron. aud that she met him 10 New o..
leans when he said something that she con.
strued toto an Invitation to come to Washing
ton and become his wife. After she came there
she got a place in the Treasury, It is said
through bis irfuence, and at ooce commenced
to give him trouble. She engaged Mr.. A. G..
Riddle as her counsel, who saw the venerable
Peunss l7sniao and consulted with him. Mr..
OauCiOu o'o uOt QUILL 0GS VI Wis OIfeE al.
legations, but said that she was constant
annoyance 10 bin, s5d gave Mr. Riddle
5 900, 10 two separate payments of $500 each,
to hand over to her on condition. that she would
let him alone. The money was paid to her. and
Mr. Riddle has stated that he holds proper le- |
gal receipts for it. stipulaing to release Dir. |
Cameron from all further claims Subsequent.
y she requested Mr. Riddle to bring the dam.
age suit against the ex Senator, but he refused
10 do so, believing that she was attempting to
extort money. She then went to others, and
after some rebufs has succeeded in securing
COUNSEL to take up her case. Mr.. Riddle is !
DOW retained by General Cameron. along With !
Gen. Butler and Mr. Cook, for the defence,
and his friends say that the woman in trying to |
olackmail him, theory that is very generally
accepted.
We can safely assert that nothing eon,ls Dr. |