The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-10

TX HERALD, SATURDAY,
Grant will hold to this fourteenth amendment.
What, then, is the remedy for these negro-gov-
erned Southern States? The cultivation and
gaining over Of the black vote by the white
landowners and employers Of negro labor. 1t
can be done. The horse that cannot be driven
may be led to the water. This policy, more
over, will shame even radical Congress into
the removal OF all white acknowledgements and
disabilities, and then, with the negro balance
Of power secured, the coast will be clear for
the restoration Of white supremacy, even in
South Carolina.
The other policy, that of Southern resistance
to this amendment fourteen, will, from all the
signs Of the times, be worse than useless for
at least four years to come. Even II this
amendment be brought before the Supreme
Court we suspect that that tribunal will
declare that it cannot 60 behind the
official proclamation of the Secretary of
State. In all this business there has
been much done towards the late rebel
vindictive, unjust and outrageous but we are
dealing with the facts before us, Mr.. Fill we
must take things, not as we would have them,
but as we find them, and do the best we can
under the circumstances to set them right. 1t
is useless to be crying over spilled milk. Our
only remedy is to await the return Of the cow.
The Spanish Provisional Government.
The members of the Junta (Which discharges
Professionally the duties Of the Executive in
Madrid pending the call of Cortes and the
ratification of a new form of government for
SPAIN evince very considerable degree of
energy in the performance Of their duties
new point of q comprehensive programme to
be presented as a whole for constitutional
elaboration at the hands Of the people. The
outline, as sketched to yesterday evening,
shows forth the agreeable and encouraging
points Of civil and religious liberty free educa-
ton, the emancipation of infant blacks and
gradual abolition of slavery in the colonies a
reduction of the duties on imports and reform
of the tariff, and freedom from persecution for
political opinion. This expression Of healthy
revolutionary progress afforded within very
short space of time amidst a perfect
citizen quiet, gives good ground for hope
that the Spaniards, in their unity of race
and fine sense Of national feeling and honor,
will become the very legitimate expo
nents of republican ideas in Europe, provided
their leaders possess that spirit of patriotic CO.
hesion and manifest that sense Of personal dis
interestedness of object which are absolutely
necessary in men who seek to either regenerate
or build nation.
Public crises of trying character, requiring
the exercise Of great judgment and Rrmness
for their treatment, may arise before the mem
bers of the Junta and our cable report from
Madrid to-day prefaces, in our opinion, one Of
such character, and one which has proved en-
barrassing to more practised, perhaps more ex-
perienced, statesmen at different periods in the
history of other countries. The present har-
vest in Spain has proved TO be "a ''short" one
in yield, and food was very scarce and unu-
sually high in price at many points of the
country just previous to the revolution. The
depression prevailing in the agricultural dis
tricts impeded the collection of the public taxes
to a considerable extent, and hence the non-pay-
ment, or merely partial payment, Of the Queens
army and navy for number of months. The
agitation of the revolution, these other causes
still existing, has causeda suspension of indus
trial enterprise and labor pursuits, and ''large
numbers of workmen are idle in consequence"
in Madrid. To these the Provisional Junte has
given the assurance that ''work will soon be
provided for all who want it." This UNDER
taking, natural and humane rs il is, and simple
as it appears, may be exceedingly difficult of
accomplishment; but the assurance being once
given in authoritative form it must be attempt
ed, for the promise will be remembered. There
is, no doubt, plenty of work to be done in
Spain-'work and bread" for all Spauiards-
but fair distribution of both under govern
ment patronage, suddenly and at call,
is matter always thankless and frequently
dangerous in effect The attempt to
organize national workshops in Paris
was too much for the provisional government
Of France-in truth, il may be said that it
destroyed the republic-and an English
statesman and economist acknowledged,
during the prevalence of the famine and pub
lie works system in Ireland, that ''ao govern
ment could employ and feed people, or part
Of o people"-tru.hs which, it is to be hoped,
the Jupta of Spain will remember with profit.
The Fashions.
The great war which has been inaugurated
between the rival opera houses, the Francois
and Pixies, will be characterized principally by