New-York tribune., 1868-11-11
q LIT rs lille PEICE."

PRAYERS are often true prophecies. Aspua-
tons tend to realize themselves. Strongly TO
will success i, halfway toward achieving IT..
When Gen. Grant said. Let us have Peace >
and the popular heart warmly responded to his
wish, the desired CouSummatlon was already
almost secured.
Cen Grants election was flashed over the
country barely one week ago. It's calming
soothing influence is already felt throughout
the long distracted, desolated South. Riots
and murders are 10 longer the order of the
day. The imposslbility, the madness, OF ex-
pecting Whites to vote alongside OF nlggers,"
is no longer insisted ON. Indeed. Gen.
Wade Hampton and other representatives.
of the Chivalry" have, il IS reported, already
called on Gov. Scott. and notified him that
they have abandoned the idea of subycrting
the new State Government Ol SOuth Carolina.
They may still desire changes in their state
Constitution. but they will seek them
only through such channels that
Constitution contemplites and provides. Frank
Blar's summary mode of disposing of all such
instruments is all but universally discarded.
| If an election were to take place IN Louisiana
Tomorrow, the Republicans would vote, gen
ting the State go 10y dcfaalt and score up Thirty
Thousand majority against them, they would
carry it by Five to Fifteen Thousand. Unless
| causes now unforeseen should work disastrous
| change. there will De fewer murders aud other
| crimes of violence committed at the Sonth
during the next four years than have been
during the Last four months.
Let us not then, either feel or fcign Jcal-
4 g T,f. Il I.,
now overwhelming Gen. Grant with their prof
fers Of advice and support. Let each have the
coveted smile and shake of the hand let each
nurse and enjoy his fancy that he has the Pres
dcnt elect in his pocket and can carry him
whithersOever hc thinks best. He may
possibly be solf-deluded bat that is
no fault OF our side. and its pres
ent influence is Wholesome. Kentucky and
Maryland did not eyince much confidence in
Grant at our late election; let them outdo all
the rest OF lis in ther devotion now. They
have much eeway TO make up, and should bend
10 the task with the zeal Of new converts and
the sturdiness of veterans. Now is the accept
ed time.
There really il no excuse for further strife
regarding the issues of our late civil war.
They have been settled and passed, and ought
not 10 trouble us further. The Blacks will vote
in the South at least throughout the next four
wears The reconstructed State Governments
there, subject to lawful modification, will stand
at least 80 long Is there rational being
on earth who fancics that, after quietly voting
till 1873, the cnfranchsod race may bc subjected
again To serfdOm, And, if this point is
practically settled. what can justify a pro-
longati0n of cmbiitcrcd. purpOsecss. sterile
strife, throughout Gen. Grants first termf
We hope soon to hear that the leading
Whites and Blacks have met, throughout the
South, and resolved to live henceforth in har
mony on a basis of mutual good will and Il
hearty recognition by either of the rights OF the
other. Let this end be achieved, and the South,
instead of seeking to exile -Four Millions OF
her sons. will have room enough on her soil not
only for all her present population, but for
the teeming multitudcs of Europe and
the North as well Already, enterprise and emf
grafton regard hopefully the South as a field
of signal promise and every arabic acre of
her SOIL every forest is more valuable by
reason Of Grants election.
Now is the time for Il general reconciliation
between our late belligerents and cOmpre-
hensive adjustment of all differences between
the North and the South OF the basis of Uni !
n. t..lG O..