The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1867-06-25

The New York Herald has a character.
istic article on agrariansm, confiscation.
and reputation; and one would suppose
on reading this editorial that universal
chaos was about to engulph us all, that
the nation was on its last legs, and that
general ruin and bankruptcy was the Ger.
tain doom of the people. Such diatrjbes
in the Herald, however, have no influence
upon the public mind. The people have
read these wild and romantic lucubrations
Of the Herald for more than quarter Of
a century. and thew understand them TO be
Simply sound and (tustian) signifying
nothing" That very respectable old gen.
tleman, who resides at Washington Heights
and rockets his nice little income Of some
three hundred thousand dollars annually,
is wont to indulge, sometimes, in the
sportiye mood, and to say things for his
own and others amusement. that have
neither rhvme nor reason in them. II does
mot matter however what the Herald saws
Asa newsnaper IL ia hest in the world but
the most unreliable dogmatic and uncer
tain ;ournal in Cbristendom in its princi
,las indeed il has M nrincinles and M
man can predict from what the Herald
saws TODAY what il will saw tomorrow ;
therefore, its discussion of public questions
carry with them no weight or influence.
We do not insinuate that the Herald is not
often right in its views of public affairs,
for n paper that ia everything by turns, and
nothing long. must DER force saw a right
thing sometimes. but. in the article we now
have under consideration, in which it dis.
cusses agrarianism. coniscation. and repu-
diation. il is. TO quote from its own words
itself behind the aqe."
That there is any danger Of the adoption
of agrarianism, ON fiscation, or reputation
in this country by any considerable mum.
Der of the people, NAV be treated as a huge
Joke. There is no more danger of the sue.
cess of the priuciples which these formida.
BILE words indicate, in this country at any
time in the future, than there is that the
sky will fall, for when that event occurs
we shall all catch larks.
The labor movement is doubtless bound
to succeed, but it will not triumph through
the a0rarian shirt nor will the principles
Of agrarianism be adopted bv the people
The intelligent laborers and mechanics Of
this country understand their rights and
thew will maintain them, They understand
also the rights of capital and will rsspect
them When therefore the Berold st,o.
,n.tizes the Ia bor movement as agrarion
II eitber misronresents or misiudoes tho
,a,e
A n con6scation n scbeme AGAINST
which the Herald launches its thunder.
hollis the nrohahilities of pdontion ia too
rsnots n merit n serious renIv Sucb a
scheme can never he made practical II
il true that the large plaptations Of the
soptb sbopId he divided nm into ANAL
farms This 10 for tho interost NJ tho land
bo,daro tbenoelvo. and tho nroonori,y ~
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land and .ee. overvtbina Iaid in min. in
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- ,ha oonnt,r =, 90 ooo ooo ooo 0r ~.
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maar ord ,hon ,ho notiona, hanLs r. chow
i've will take all the nroner,y Of the ma.
lion 40 that thew and the Government
will 6Dish nm tho work in very obort
time II viii mot taka ev.n twentv veors
w. ornnooo ar II 10 - dono Il ,oro 1oT !,
,vero dnno orioL,vn A. Ioost tho noor
abused neonle are 10 he strinned Of everv'
thing and notbir, wi,, ho ,art theu IN nav
'nelr taxes.
we confess 10 very severe shock while