The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-01
The Fearful Condition of the SOMth-Whnl
tho President Should do.

+! The Fearful Condition OF the South-Whaf
tho President Should DO.
The condition of the South is becoming
moro gloomy and threatening every day. Our
correspondents, writing from every portion OF
that unhappy country tell the same tale. One
| day heartrending accounts come from Missls-
| sippi, North Carolina or some other State, and
yesterday we published appalling statements
| from Virginia. Although the condition of the
people and country Is worse in some parts than
| in others, the evil is general and deep seated.
Everywhere the negroes are falling into idle
ness and disorder. Radical emissaries have
instilled into their minds ideas of agrarianism
and hatred towards the whites. There is no
| security for property. They steal everything
they can lay their hands on. The white people
who own land and stock have enough to do to
keep body and soul together; but the little
they have is being stolen or destroyed. Want
stares both races in the face. Cattle Staying,
house burning, thieving all round, with secret
gatherings of armed negroes, have created
widespread terror and apprehensions of a
bloody conflict between the blacks and whites
This is no fancy sketch, horrible as ii Is. IL is,
indeed, only part of the truth.
All this has been brought about by the afro
cious radical legislation of Congress. De-
pressed as the South was by the war, the
| people went to work at first earnestly to
restore the prosperity Of their country, and
| they would have succeeded for their rich soil
and valuable products only required peace
and industry to accomplish that Had the
| South been restored as President Johnson
| wished and endeavored TO restore it, and had
| 1t not been thrown into disorder and its indus
| try paralyzed by the infamous reconstruction
| policy of Congress- upon the basis of negro
supremacy, it would now be prosperous. In
stead of being burden upon the North it
would have contributed largely to tho support
! of government and to both our domestic trade
and foreign commerce. Senator Morton and
other radical Congressman may try to cover
up the facts by leoturing and speechmakng,
but the people will hold them responsible for
this terrible state OF things.
To whom, then, can we look for help at this
critical time? To the people, in the end. They
will drive these radical destructives from
power, loaded with odum, as soon as they
have an opportunity. But, unfortunately, this
| cannot be for some months. In the meantime
the President should take decisive action. He
has overthrown them in the contemplate inn
parchment matter, in the matter OF their Great
Mogul Stanton, and in displacing those radical
generals in The South who had the impudence
TO defy the Executive. In fact, he has gained
| greatly In Tie esteem OF the people where they
have lost, and is to-day master OF the situation.
Let him pursue the same sagacious and con-
sentative course till the Presidential contest be
over and they will s.,.::aed, never more to
rise again. Bat no must not stand upon the
defensive alone he must hit them bard. The
condition of the South gives him an excellent
opportunity, and he should Immediately on
the reassemblng Of Congress send in q mes
sage, in his own terse and forcihle style, show
ing all the fearful consequences of radical
negro supremacy reconstruction. Indeed, IL
would be well to repeat this every month OF
80, that the people might learn directly from
the Executive himself all the fncts. He has
tho whip hand now and need not be afraid
Of losing It, The people will sustain him
He il really the Moses, without any hyperbolc
In The smile, to lead the people out OF thi:
dreadful Egypt. He may not reach thC
promised land Qbe White House) himself
through the next Presidential election, though
that is not Improbable, bat he Gan appoint hi
successor. He can carry the people through
sao Red Se' and Tie Wilderness, and make /
Joshua OF Hancock, Thomas or any other maj
be may please should Providence deny hin
the sight OF Canaan. Let him buckle on hi
armor and lift up his hands, then, TO save tn
people, tor he has the power and the right OF
his side. II he will do this we may have, afte
next November, now edition of the song o
Mes on The overthrow OF The radical republi
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can Egyptians.