Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-02-15
ANpERsoNs CONVICTION.
McCrary aud Matthews Give their Opin.
ions ON the Subject.
SECRETARY M'CRAF
Special telegramto The Inter Ocean.

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E M'CRARY.
Washington, Feb. 12.-Referring to Sec,
rotary Sherman's statement in regard to the
conviction Of Anderson, which appears in
the newspapers, Secretary McCrary said to-
day that he Endorsed ii, and he thought it
vas Endorsed by every member of the cabi-
about the injustice of Anderson's convic-
ton, and he regretted that the people of the
south, and Of Louisiana especially, did not
denounce it as an outrage. The presidents
so-called policy, he said, was undergoing its
severest test, and those who have had the
strongest faith in Its wisdom would be COM
PEELED to confess their mistake, and abandon
1t as premature, if the spirit manifested in
these prosecutions proves to be the epirit of
the south. 1t is claimed that these prozecu-
tions are set on foot by violent people, who
want to excite the country and annoy the
president, and that. they are not sustained
by the better class of democrats in the touth.
The president, however, is waiting anxious:
ly for some demonstration ON the part of
this class, the business men, who thought
democratic supremacy and cessation of po-
litical strife were necessary to business pros
perity in the south, and from friends of good
order and reconciliation in the true sense of
the word, and until he sees some such dem
onstration l IN afraid he will be greatly
discouraged: l think the president, with
the best of motives and patriotic in
tentions, at the risk of displeasing a
majority o fhis party and his friends, started
out in his administration with the tender of
peace to the south and an effort for the re.
viyal of good feeling and burial of sectional
animosities that grew out ofslavery and have
not been quenched since the war, with the
hope and expectation that his manifestations
and concessions would be responded to in a
spirit as generous and cordial as that in
which they were made. But it must be con-
fessed that he has met with a great many
d~iscouragements 60 far, and the trial of An
derson, before a p~redjudiced and corrupt
Judge, by a packed and partizan Jury, has
been the most discourasing thing of all, es-
pecially because it had been up to this time
without any outward manifestations of dis
approval from the people from whom the
president expected most. I am sure he still
has faith in the wisdom of his policy, and
that he hopes the reasoning men in the
south will see how suicidal is the refusal to
accept this policy, and offer some return
for the very generous concessions that have
been made them ; but / am convinced that if
events shall prove that the presidents conf
dence has been misplaced, and events to
which l refer are now Transporting, there
will be a sudden end of this reconciliation
business and the future course of the presi-
dent will b such rs these failures will iusti-
fy." 4-t-
STANLEY MATTHEWS.
Warrington; Feb. 12.-Sanley Matthews
was interviewed concerning Anderson's con-
viction to day, He reiterated the opinion
of Secretary Sherman that the action of the
New Orleans jury in convictinR Anderson
was outrageous, ~iil-advised, and Injurious.
cit was especially unkind to the president,
who had done everything he could in the
most magnanimous manner to befriend the
people Of Louisiana. Now they showed that
he could not place any confidence in their
protestations and assurances. They had
sorely and in a most ungrateful manner
disappointed him. Whatever might be the
results, they and not he would be held re.
sponsible for them" Senator Matthews said
chat when he was in New Orleans with
the other gentlemen, ~endeavoriDg to ar.
range; matters on an amicahie basis, they
,aid:-"Oh,, We don't care about senator's OF
r. representatives., nor any of the political off.
ces; just give us a good local government
with peace and home rule, and We will re.
store good feeling and protection within tn.
borders of gu gstate." Now said he
"xhat do We see? Just as we have q RICH
10 expect a peaceful condition Of affairs
The old spirit Of sectionalism breaks on
again. and the line Is drawn just ~ IL va
themselves Here he repeated this fofci
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