The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-01-10
The Presidents Views.

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~. a. set.lng iort,i the Opinions OF
.hss siue"o hayes III regard 10 puohc topics
t..ou a' sasou cosi1eraoie comment, al
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,'a opp oao,ou nun o'' Tue SUBJECT, G.iaC ne
. as -. as ..I po"eIs uiuet tie Coiisti-
...om - pa:iy tug oout.', W avert tue war
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tnne. anu 10 wlttidfaw all obstacles TO the
lio.ula. operation o. the principle OF local
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Ienllo.i ~ ooISress anu c'Ie country, IN MS
.no's,se, " o"1 '1su'ts VI o''ac cIioii- nay
,nS uo"o l''.s' us power 10 aCC IS exhausted.
iie ueplecaees the enof's winch are DelhS
li.ue III various quarters 10 proiong popular
gitaeioh ana pefpetuate sectional feelng,
not because OF us fehecIlon upon his mo-
yves; Duc because IL TENDS TO eNasperate the
people OF poCn sections, ana tnus to prevent
thaC Clear understanding between the North
anu ooueh Whlch IS essehCil! 10 the restora-
zion OF FefIecC UNITY or patriotic sentiment.
lie expresses the Dellef however, that the
uttefalces OF tnose WHo, IN their capacity OF
managing poliCiclans' are seeking to stir up
strlfe Will not ma among the masses OF the
Northern people any considerable response;
Cha6 wheh Tue congressional campaign
comes on II VIII DC 1ound that the people
are no longer eAciCaoie over these topics,
anu tlaC tiie managing poliCicians linulnS
no material TO work upon Will soon abandon
tneir ahIi-ooutiierh programme. AS Tor
olher matters OF pt'oi1c poiicy, Mr. Aayes
remarks tnaC ne mas seen no cause 10 recon-
sider any action vi tiie past, seheraily speak
ing, ana no reason 10 INQUIRY any purposes
when he may nave formed or announced at
previous PERIODS Oh ms Administrator.
MNnout fcierihg specincaily TO inc New
ofk appointments, Dnt evidently having
ti'enl III Hila, ne observed IflaC ne hao not
Deen moved by the action OF the Senate
elsnef TO apate ms desre OF carrying out the
poiicy generally known as CIVIL service re-
1erh OF 10 despair OF maj success IN the
sGiection OF instrumehtallties 10 Gha' emu.
lie Wou,u neiIitr uehy NOT aliiriii the sIite-
.en.s tnlt hi..i oeen iliioe III tne press lciA-
tlYe ~ nus oesiS- VI areeCiiS Sonsiess ieAt
weeh VIII speG''.i hhessaSe Oh IiilI st'uJecI,
puti was true Iiia6 ne lnIehded 10 exhaust
ms CONSTITUTIONAL powers TO Cne promotion
thfno he said was That no nloo or romnn
STRANGE based upon purely partisan consid-
erations would have any weight with him,
20 matter by whom it might be made, and
that he attached Importance to representa-
tons only which were put upon the ground
OF the general public welfare. lie intimat-
Ell that there bad been OF late cessation of
party appeal to him, which was relief,
because his love for the name OF Republican
and his reverence for the ea4y tradition of
his party were so strong that it was not
easy or pleasant to him to resist appeals
made for their sake, particularly when such
appeals came from men whom he had al
ways delighted to honor. But the RESPONSE
bilities of his position placed duty above per-
sonal feelings, and in his effort to keep the
faith of his inaugural with the whole people
he should not hesitate to proceed contrary
to the advice OF individuals, however dear to
him they might be personally, whenever it
seemed to him and his constitutional all.
visers-or rather to the collective Judgment
of bis Admnistration-tha such advice
was contrary to the letter and spirit of the
promises he had made to the country. The
whole tenor of the conversation was TO the
effect that Mr.. HAYES regards the situation
with calmness, and has been at no time less
intlexible in his purposes than now.
A WASHINGTON ,;e,,oto,, IS ,o.,, .,,+, ..
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the american gives the following:
1t seems to be getting beyond doubt that
the recent interviews with the President, in
which he expressed himself satisfied with his
policy, and not prepared to abandon it be-
cause of the opposition it has met with in
certain Republican quarters, actually took
place, and thar he has been faithfully re-
ported. He appeared to be confdenS that
his course will disintegrate the solid South,
if it is only Loyalty supported by tne Repub-
lican party, and the existing differences re-
moved by the faction led by Senator Conk-
ling agreeing to become reconciled. As the
time approaches for the reassembling of
Congress, this subject is LARGELY discnssed