Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-11-20

Senator lauiar or TIC President.
When in Cincinnati lest Monday night, CD
his way to Washington, Senator Lamar wa5
interviewed by a correspondent OF tho NeT I otk
Herald on the recent change ia tic President S
bypothetica Southern policy, ?'hlcl Il leportcd
as follows:
see in the papers, said Mr.. lI9mar, cartsla
declarations a;ctibed to the President from
which 40 Inference has been drawn OF the klad
to which you allule. l doubt il be has gone
auy further than to express disappointment and
Instrumentation of certain exaggerated reports OF
proceedings in two Southern States. when
have been reported to bin By republican otlel'
ais and defeated asprants. But lie has not yet,
so far as can see, indicated any purpose to
chang bis policy. which has SO much lmpFovet
the conditions Of Southern society lGc;udlag
both races, and attended to restore amlty bt-
tween the sections. | do lot believe, with CYL
dence before me- that he lDteods by military
force CT Executive interference 10 control cleo
tons in the Southern States. lie IS DuuId Dy
the NEST solemn pledges bettre tie country not
to uphold by forcs ttcso governments Wh!ch
were established in the South urdtr hdgouct
rule. 10 the recent elcclous, whether il the
triumph Of democrat Or republican,, there mas
been nothing to show popular dsaIproV'i ct
that Policy, but everything 10 !hoW thHt l:
meets the sanction aad support at ail the
States. lie will frd no,lliuE occnrrl1g IN III:
South TO ju5tIfy.auy Abandonment 81 tat poiIc}
or departure from il. PrcttE:s E!ay be t1nad,
hut they will be pure prcts y aacd uoshiug else.
"Ilow were the c!tci!onsg generally c3Goat:ed
| in the South" was asked.
Il lok> -, i, r nr
| election 10 The world could possible 3r. s.li
Mr.. Lamar "Nota human being T-s n1c'es;
| ed or made afraid. Asa geGerei thing, in c)n.
sequence G! Tie lever, HE people tIi n9t iargc
| " turn out in tho election. There wss cut I;ii'
orea, izatiou OF iba d3mocGail paIy III the
State, or rather none at all. The opposl N
| vas much better organized in the first aud
second districts than We Wtra. TIC Candidates
we're unable to make public canvass end the
| people went to the polls of their own motion.
! Did tho grcerblek party show mach
slrcngtt?'
Il ttiok pot. y
did not Davis, in Tia, S:e1ud district. re-
| cci7c heavy vote.
| General Davis is much atrGGGtr Ill that d.
tic! than the grccnback ra!s?- lie is 9 popular
| and able man and receivada large vote on 40
ccuo' Of his popularity.
what are the prospects oi il';, GTecnbafk
party in the Sonth?'
| well, as tn that SO long a. tn: yaht OF tie
people If the South to self government ~ made
an issue in the national politics the pac2'H q
the South will not, in my opinion ought not,
| to allow any question ms to cnrrhtcf 10 dlVi1ee
them Jhc South is more solid III favor 0!
ssl!~prcscrvatlon Thar Gieidei as 70 national
poitice
How did Tie r,pub.iasns eoto ia hlissi'
sIpFi?'
''ln my dis:lic; they votad a,iil for The green
hackers candidats. Officials and ell.
| DO you mean that tha federal otlic5is voted
that way
Il do.
"Wll the South bs likely t. al; for Farro
| sentative on the national democratic t1cko. n
| 1882
Il do 20! thnk tho Southern rc"p}o cherish
any aspirations for thu coatrni Of ito federal
| government or its honors ard patronage Inc?
will support ticket without Southern man
upon il just - cheer.ully and cordially cs with
ono. 1t will depend entirely upon what tht
party deems l. It - do in order 10 accomplish
success, but Southern man wi not DO needed
on Tho ticket give it strengths in the south"
do you think that il tho republicans were t.
put q Scu'Ie III I Hpon their tickle! Il W0lli i
bring to that pa. y considerable support IN ina
South ~
! mot the least with The present rurpoSG snd
organization of that pcct7."
| .'As O democratic randid,' for tha Presidan
cy which would TIC South prefer. Thurman 8:
Hendricks ?'
The South is impressed with q l3uN sense o.
| gratitude 90 both III G 9sntnme; .Hd void
| support, with eIthusi m aDd Confidence Wni&h
ever the national democracy should determine il
most expedient 10 nominate"
Mr.. Bsyard, Of Delaware. il spoken d NOR;
generally by the Eastern democracy than any
| other MIN. Would 10 DO as emlhuSis 3t:cn!i 4;
supported by the Southern people az clihe!
| Hendricks or Thurman, il Eoulinatod BY th'
| convention ?"
"Ee would b. No nan in nc nation is Incri
honoTed snd beloved in tho South than ~
Bayard."
Senator Lamar is looking well, AID aA?rosztS
his belief that tho prospects for tho crops Hnc
industrial rosperisy generally were never tct:cr