New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-21

liean oflce-holder. He has high character, adj
ity, dignity Southern birth. Union proclivities dur
ing the war. and straightforward Republicanism
since. Idropped In to see him this morning rum
ming not without some trouble the guard Of the old
colored messenger at the door, whom remember as
far back as Gideon Welless time Messengers to
Cabinet Ministers are trained to divide mankind
into two classes-C congressman and other people.
The former pass into the presence of the great man
without any trouble; but the latter are the goats
to be consigned to outer darkness. The new Secre"
tary of the Navy is stout gentleman
with gray hair, mustache and imperial, the COM
plexion Of Castilian and the fine poise aud courtesy
Of manner which oftener found in the South tnan
the North. When last saw him he was shut up In
the Louisiana State House with Packard and his
Government and bssieged by the hostile forces OF
the White League There were piles OF guns ana
boxes Of cartridges in the room where he sat, ana
dirty militiamen. black and white. stood guard
at the barricaded and loopholed windows; but this
stately Southern gentleman was as calm and serene
as he is to-day in bis big chair In
| his handsome room IN the Navy Department
Hew THE NAVAL SECRETARY WAS APPOINTED.
Ithink must tell the story Of Judge Hunts ap-
pointment to show how great political prizes some
times drop into mems hands without an effsrt on
their part to secure them He had not the remotest
thought Of q Cabinet place. He upon the bench
of the Court of Claims and to all Appearances was
fixed for life as part of that drowsy tribunal One
evening he was surprised by call ct his house rom
the President-elect who asked him in few words 1t
| he would take Cabinet position, said he did not
know precisely what he might desire to offer him.
because the matter was not fnly arranged aud LETT
| him in state of pleasant astonishD,ont Next day
he read In newspaper his name as Secretary OF the
| Navy in the Cabinet list sent to the Senate.
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Returning from this depression to the matter OF
the Southern appointments, may say there is a be-
lief on all hands that they viii be made to forward
the statesmaniike object of helping break up the
intolerant one-party system by Strengthening the
Republican organization and raising the somewhat
low level of its leadership in the South, There VIII
be no search among the t6mbs for old Whgs' and
no effort TO convert Democrats In day by the nat
of official salaries. don't think Democratic Sem
ators win any longer be able to dispose OF the pat
ronage OF their States on the plea that there are no
honest competent Republicans to hold the places.
Whatever may be said in defence Of the course Mr..
Hayes pursued in Southern appointments, all will
admit now that it was part OF an epoch which has
gone BY Perhaps Mr.. Hayes himself would not con-
tnue it if still in the White House; certainly Con-
eral Garfield will not.
OPPOSING MISSISSIPPI BouRBoNs.
In connection with this subject 1t may be matter
of news TO some to learn that an important indo-
pendent movement Is organizing In Mississippi for
the purpose of contestng the State with the Bour-
bons next fall The effort is to consodatethe Repub-
Icaus and the former Democrats who have left that
party and have been acting in local canyasses OF
late under the namo Of Gresnbackers or lndepend-
ents The Republican organization will not be
abandoned but its negro wing will not be put fore
most and IL will form an amicable coalition with
1 .1n &c a. rad nf
rule The best Republicans / know in ths State,
white and coored. such az Alcorn, MorphiS, McKee,
Campbell Lynch and Hill, favor this movement.
THEW believe there must be bridge Of Independent
panks If the liberal and progressive whites are ever
to cross OYER from the shotgun Democracy Of the
past 70 the new Republication q the future pbey y
arc In this city TO consult with members Of tbs Ad-
ministration
SOUTHERN POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY.
Last night group Of friends, all Democrats but
one were talking about Southern affsrs after din
ner at one of the hotels. In the party were two
ConUressmen from the hoop-pole region Of Ohio.
and Southern Senator, who Is fond of philoSophiz-
ne ON the politics Of the future. The Senator said
that the ignorance Of the South naturally combined
and that tina uassing Of the intelligence to prevent
from getting control Of governmental forces was an
| inevitable consequence When IN addition TO lRno-
rance there the color distinction and the segre
4 cation OF the lRnOThub Ihco apeis
gent portion Of the community, the evil was inten-
| sjtied and made more fixed.
ADO ven then regard race hostility IN politics and
the dominance of the white element at tho expense
Of the rights Of the blacks as permanent state oi
| affairs ~ asked. "We In the North believe that
n the whites would divide the blacks would, tso'
| enc sfbsy would keep together, because they
vonld see chance of getting the Office. There 10
| remedy but the white Republican leaders OF the
South will never adopr 1t. became theiI
occupation would be gene. ~ %
nave q government with dual and coordinate
mowers In all the States where the negro population
IA large would have the whites elect one house OF
tbs Legslature and the blacks the other, and have
Six,sion Of ali Offices between tho two races.
| wonld even 90 so far TO have double executive
it worked well in Rome and Carthage. The colored
men should vote at their POLLS and only for men &c
represent in the Government their element OF tnt
popnlation and the whites the same. Ihus DotH
races goud be secured fair share OF g0vernmenta
| mower and ne measure could be adopted az law
| without the consent Of both. The majority wonlt
ynle az new for no law could be passed without the
action of the body representing the most numerous
| sement of the population, whether white or BLACK
and tue assent of the body representing the other"
Il "Do y0u think such novel scheme pracuca
bleP x,..x. ,.,h. ,o +,
| tried first hero In the District of Columbia, whcl
would thus be given representative government Will
the pIan is at least interesting. wish conlt
,rint the authcrs name but he Ia one OF those pro
yoiing persons who tell good things TO journalist
4 and end by saying, This is on no account TO d
| ,n.rsnted as coming from me- E.V.6.
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