, 1879-07-08
THE EXTRA SESSION.

Tho Cotnrietost 1snck.Down on Kecore-
Nit. Eyayts Thtnl<4 tho Republicans Ought
to Garry Three or Four Southern Statea
4fttu Iark Tribune. JHtg@.
eecrctary Evarts was In town Yesterday on
bis way to hls Vermont farm, whcrs he intends
to Spend week. Oyer his breakfast table At
the Bravoort House. Hhtlo his tea md toast
were getting cold, tho Secretary Was negutlcd
by hts good natllra into talking politics with =
Newspaper acquaintance. speaking OF the Issue
raised by tho Democrats A. tic extra session, ho
said:
"1f tho people clearly understand that tho
Detnocrats set up TIC doctrine Tint tho House
Of Representatives may rightly refuse all appro-
praauons tUr carrying oil thn Government In
:aso majority Of Its members nro not per-
mittca to aietats legislat!ou, there wit be no
Question as to their vcrttct at the fall elections.
the docttinc 70 revolutionary aud can-
cec0cd from II toward tho close Of the struggle,
bu Viii 1T tae N otce tic @ r oqS F2.nk Iard
broadly rcassertcti It IN his speech Just before
the sctslon ended. Ho nut the refusal OF ap-
propriations on the ground OF the right Of tho
What grleyances1 Why, the laws Of ilio Unitrd
peai;n ,
OF the House Of Commons In times past, which
the Dcmocrats 40 often n,ake3"
''Not Mt all. The grievances which the Com
mons eourht 70 redress we're not those OF law
but Ct tue M arbitrary action of the King. They
Here, tic EXECUTIVE Is as much
rcpresentattvo OF TIC people ae Congress. 1in
representa- them for four ycars, tho House repre-
No antagontsm between tho different branches
OF our Government is contemplated By tue Con-
stitutlon; at ars expected to aet Ia harmony,
ssfau's s Dee. III represent &c House ' o, '0eSst es@t
mons sought 10 bring tio King to terms, not by
refusing approximations, but by refusing to levy
ta1es. The money. + not COLLECTED, would re-
nll the taxes collected M usual uld then pro-
hlhit the President from spending tue money
for CARRYING on thc peoples Government"
:" Was there over anything more r[dieufous1
They began By saying to the President: slgn
s4a@ q apP!oprl't'1ns for M sunnns tho
me- replied the President; Z stall 20
ahead ind do my duty Just the satnc.'
Very WE'LL said tlle Democrats, II tl,nt's Your
Intention VIC win keep back SO o,ooo, ,ooo.' Find
ng the President atf linm0qed, they cried out,
~ you don't back down We will refuse you
$tD .00O.' rs ttls threat had no effect, they
finally hel.l back s6u0, 900 and run nwny. It was
remarkably wc!l-lcVeloped caso Of the smatt
:, spsakl'e II the encouraging nrospects Of
tion, Secretary Evarts said:,
SOUTHERN f SKIES n oo4s tss s essss of Ct es s
Southern people arc.. sick OF tic Bourbon
rule and Of tho .unprositab!e alliance OF
their leaders With the Northern Democracy.
They ass all tue whl'c told by their Northern
allies to kecp quiet, and not To show tl'elr
htads above the halciics, lest they should aruuse
the fcel!ncs Of The Northern pcopc.. Naturally
they begin to asis who tt,cse Northern propio
nro that they must bo careful not to o!fcnd.
They find tfat they nro tho pcopfc Of tntctii-
gence, property. md Influence, At,d Tint they
are tho Republicans, Anl not tic Democrats.
i snnnot oe log before Sono Of .hSse
that they Ind better seek tho friendship Of tho
class IN the Norththat Gun be OF Berviec to them
and cut loose from tho party OF camp-lnitowrrs
Democrats hare t1onc nothlnE for Tic South III
tue past, mud Will do nothing IN the FUTURE. II
that SECTION fs to get airy rcai ocuctlt from po-
litlcal nct!on, Y must eome from assoeiatlon
TITS visitor cut short h1s call so as not to hava
upou hts cutscfcuca tho total ruin Ut ttte
SecrotaTy's breakfast. II he bad rotnained
l,e might lIaye said In reply to this suggestion
has always been q tavorlto idea with Mr..
Esarts md ti,a President, tlmt tic sautls-
crn pcop!o arc not logical: that they arc swaycd
by sentiment and prcindcs moro than by rra-
because they know TINT partY. sy1npathzc.l with
lean party because t suppressed tio
to ast sosdy w. viii f Ito NJ: S;rern m Ds"s1nes ns
until It Is plain that there Is hope OF getting
possession Of tho uoyorunont by continuing
the alliance. II tic DcInocras!c uarty Is bcatra
sprlnE up In the South, but It will not make its
appeara.lco In tluD to lie Of any help to tho Re
pubiicans next year.