The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-01-29

| the Union people Of the south ana |
are fully controlled by the very Rebels |
who so lately were in arms against the Gov
ernment. There is no safety for life or pro-
perty all over the South. The fercest and
btterest hatred Of the Government Is daily
and hourly expressed. The laws ofthe United
States are powecless TO protect its citizens.
Horrid and wholesale massacres, like that at
NewOrleans go unavenyed The faithful blacks
whom we called to our aid in suppressing the
Rebellion are remanded to the cruel revenge
of their disappointed and exasperated foes
The whole nation is kept in ferment Emf
grafton to the South has totally ceased. Busi-
ness is embarrassed. The popular branch o.
the Government, fresh from the people, is
assailed It's functions usurped, its validity de-
MED, and its very existence threatened. Ap-
prehension, impahence, and indignation fire
the breasts of the people. ALI this is the
legitimate ruit of the Executives experiment
of usurping law-making powers, and at
tempting to decide the issues of our great war
and the destinies OF the nation according to
his own will and pleasure. 1t is the result of
attempting to institute a rule by DEGREES in
stead of by law, and putting "My Policy" in
the place of the Constitution.
Now, what is the remedy for all thisP Is
it to stand still and allow the usurpation to
60 on unchecked? Is it to acknowledge the
validity of lawless DEGREES and of the work
which has sprung from them? Is it to allow
the Constitution still to be trampled under
foot, and the will of the people to be defledP
There is but one remedy, and that is for
usurpation to cease, and for every question
connected with the great issues growing out
of the war to be remanded to the peoples
representatives for settlement and decision.
The people, whose blood and treasure saved
this Government, alone have the right to de-
eide its policy. Presidential policies must be
given up, and the peoples policy allowed to
prevail. To this complexion it must come.
| No one man is wise enough, or great enough,
or strong enough to run this mighty nation
according to his own arbitrary motives. The
will of the people must prevail. 1t may be
hindered, but it cannot be turned aside. 1t
may be checked, but it cannot be stayed
| The sooner all parties recognize and act upon
| this great truth, the better will it be for all
! concerned.
ProfIered Present OF Modern HidalgO.
! WE are told that in the good old days of
Ferdinand and Isabella Castilan courtesy
was fully developed. The Hida'go, scorn-
ing to have the slightest imputation of avarice
cast upon him, scattered his gifts with truly
oriental lavishness. "What a magnificent
steed, Don Pedrop "a mere trihe, Don
Haro, it is yours" Or, "That ring is truly
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Don Sancho, you will oblige me by accepting
it." All this seems very grand viewed with
the mercenaIy eyes of the nineteenth century;
and had we not a clue from Prescott that ii
Don Haro or Don Sancho did accept OF the
gift double return of the courtesy was de-
manded we might believe the cavaliers were
extremely liberal fellows.
All these instances of Castilian generosity
grow pale before the correspondence given us
to-day by means of the Atlantic telegraph.
The horse and the ring of the Spaniard
were worth but thousands, while the gift now
rendered can command its hundreds of
thousands. What a remarkably fine yacht
the Henrietta is, Mr.. Bennett" says Prince
Alfred at Lord Lennox's dinner. "If you,
Prince OF the blood" replied Mr.. Bennett,
"wi place your nation under an obligation to
me by accepting the Henrietta, she is yours.
You need feel no delicacy, because you have
feasted and fete6 us so we'll that this is only
a reward for your hospitality" Under such
circumstances, is there cause for surprise in
reading that Prince Alfred declined?
1t may be that Mr.. Bennett was perfectly
honest in his offer, and really desired to show
courtesy to the Prince, but it looks to us
decidedly bombastic. 1t looks as though Mr..
Bennett desired to create a sensation, to get
advertised in all the English and Ameri-
can papers, and have his name
connected with that of the royalty OF
England. The offer he made was per-
iectly safe. If the Prince accepts it, the
obligation would, of course, be more than
cancelled by some counter gift, while there
was every reason to believe that the Prince
would not accept. The fact that the enor-
nous expense Of sending the letters in full
over the Atlantic Telegraph was incurred,
proves that Mr.. Bennett, Jr., desired his mag
nifcent offer to be well advertised. We do
not admire such preferred presents.
1t seems to us IN remarkably bad taste,
especially after the Prince had challenged
the Henrietta to race against the Viking. 1t
seems to say to Great Britain, "Now, as you
cannot construct yacht as perfectly as
| America therefore we will give Won an