Year: 1877




sion.


We have this report in our dispatches
this morning. It sets forth with con'id.
erHble minuteness the experience aud
observations Of the Commissioners in
dealing with the double headed govern.
menl at New Orleans, Itfurnishes what
will always be considered very inter.
eating and important chapter in the his.
tory Of the reconstruction Of the South,


ltis not easy to see wherein the PreSi.
dent is to be succesIully attacked for the
course which he has seen tit TO take in this
Louisiana business. The result achieved
/, his yindicltiOn, and the country, par.
ticularly the South, is more than pleased
with the patience and good sense evinced
bi the President in organizing 50 sue.
Cessiu IenOuement to what at one
time threatened to be very ugly piece
OF business.


4 good deal has been said about a
demonstration that is to be made against
the administration for its course on the
Louisiana question when Congress meets.
We do not see any prospect for n sucess-
iuI attack upon its policy. 1t reported
from Washington that the President feels
perfectly composed over all that has
taken place, and that he has the utmost
confidence that the country will sustain
him, let who will attack him in Congress.
la the course Vi conversation over
the rumors oi this proposed assault
from certain prominent Republicans,
he i, reported as saying that he did not
see how these gentlemen we're going 10
give practical force and effect TO their
opposition. They could not do it by
thwarting his pet personal plans or pro.
jects OF his own, because he had none for
them to thwart. They could no, do it
by rejecting his nominations to the Sen.
ate, because he never would seud any
names in to the Senate in whose confirm.
alton he haa any interest beyond that
inspired by his general views as to the
good Of the public service. He did not
see that they could do anything beyond
dsnouncing his policy in speeches. Even
ii they ycould find a majority in the Senate
opposed to the Southern policy, the Sen.
ate could not undo what had been done
1t could not restore the troops to the
State House, nor could It trehabilitate the
Governments which have vanished as soon
4. the Federal arms we're Withdrawn from
their support Toa suggestion that the
opposition might take the shape oi seat
ing Kellogg as Senator from Louisiana,
the Presidents reply was that that would
be the Senate's affair, aud not his The
Senate was the judge Of the qualihca
tlons Of its members. lie had been III.
formed that the Senate Committee on
Privileges and Election. had reported
Kellogg entitled to the seat, but the
report has not been acted upon. Ii Kel
logg was legally entitled to the seat at
the time the report was made, he was
certainly entitled now, becsuse nothing
had been. done 10 inyAlidate anyboly's
legal rights. The general Tenor OF the
Presidents observations on The subject OF
Kelloggs contest ior seat in the Senate
was to the effect that he had no personal
interest in the matter, and did not see
how the seating OF Kellogg could disturb
the even tenor Of his administrative
policy.


1t seems to lis that the position OF the
President is pretty near iron,clad. lie
proposes to have no special policy nor
any pet projects. He has no followers
to reward nor enemies to punish. What
he does Is with an exclusive view to the
interests Of the whole country. He has
no second term scheme on hand, and is
not aCtuated by any personal motives
save to achieve an honorable fame by
devoting himself wholly to the service Of
the country.