The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-11-15
=. e Time we had Peace.

.fs Time we had Peace,
r,,msd;ately after the war GenerM usAs =,
~. ra.,,,on upon the true piat'ofin o.
psaes. He protected Genera n - whom
so,,o1ers, I, ON the judicial hyenas, o. 49,
Tx,Eswoop vas chief GROWER, anu .aS.,,o,
e,i,a pre.,den, JOHNSON that the eona''loo
.s,so .on,n.rn people was such tnat tToops
$3.50 :, - longer needed to maintain 1eooi"'
authority amongst tne"'
TIT, won for him the respect ana graz
,,so ~ the South. Subsequently, up TO W
he was In a cloud. He had excellent riena'
aud advisers. RkwLISs was just, ana III
r.os also wise, scHorIELD was the posses
err Of tho most vigorous and calm intellect
In the army, and he, too, was generais!
lust towards us. These two able ant
honorable officers kept General GRAN
IN the line Of safety and sound policy, saw
one or two complications with the Fedora
Executive, more of a personal than pc
l.ical character, yet casting some douo
upon bis relations to pnrty leaders. ine9
kept him we'll out Of the sloughs OF uttrs
R,dics)ism until after his installation a.
president. When RAwLrSs died and scHo
FIELD was ordered to his command Genera
Grant seemed to have lost all true friends
md rujdes. He was left TO the merc'es OF
.ha uuscrupulous ofice-hunters, manV oil
whom we're unadulterated blackguards'
The southern carpes-bag ring seemed 10
have the en,yes of the White House to the
exclusion Of tho respectable Republicans,
and ,5esceforward his policy was changed
II one Ct oppression OF the Soutn instead
~ .ba, IS aicp looked to the restoration OF
b,r,oooy to all the country by the estaD-
J .nroeat OF equality amongst the States
aud LAO relations between them anu Tue
Federal Government.
General Grant hardly held on to his bet
.sr dispositions until the Virginia policy
was completed. This State made the mar
r5wcst imaginable escape. She had Just
crossed the threshold when the temple Of
wise policy and good feeling tumbled into
IN 4. and the wolves and hyenas took
possession.
That was General GRANTS time. Had he
bed on to bis wise policy he would have
won every southern State to his side, while
he would have lost no ground In the North.
lie would have obliterated the passions OF
She war aud subdued to harmlessness the
sectional prcjuGices Of the land. He would
h We bull. up for himself an enduring fame
tia. t,,nc would have frightened, and be
vou,d, at the close Of bis life, have gone
his wny blessed with the go)d wishes OF
TIC whole nation.
But what have VIC instead? Why, war
war of sentiment-war Of prejudlces-gene-
ral Acknowledgements apprehension-and
q great deal Of execration Of General GRANT.
This state of things cannot be endured
by the nation. There must be pence; there
must be harmony there must be equal.
a,y amongst the States and contentment
amongst the people. How are these things
TO be brought about? We say now, as we
said Immediately after the war, by taking
tho control of the Government from the
parry or war and contidlpg it to those who
are liberal In their views, conciliatory in
Their policy, aud truly patriotic and unself-
iah in their purposes -men who love the
couDtrv and The Constitution more than
themselves, and who will not disgrace the
Government by making 1t the brutal agent
for The qualification Of low personal resent
mcnts, vulgar prrjudirrs. and snrdid ambi-
ton.
Tnere is plenty Of such men in this
country. But in order that such men may
BE c1osen 1t is indispensable that In the
cGatcst Tor their election all questions that
(an ;he embcrs of strife and revive the ran
eors of TIE late fratlicidal struggle shall
be oaniShed and kept out of view. Men
erunot decide wisely when they are In a
passion. 1t is by playing upon the passions
by SANDERS Of the South that the ultra
Radical party are enabled to keep the
voters of the North marshalled In solid
force voting to keep them in power. So,
when old party ideas and conspicuous cha
racters. active partisans in the issues OF
war, enter the arena they irritate peo-
pls as the red dag does the Spanish bull.
lhc.e can be no change-no arrest OF the
Ell; tendency Of present public policies OF
the Federal Executive-untll men are ready
10 give up old ideas, and until objectiona.
bic lnen retire or are retired-nay, until
every cause Of irritation-every thing that
recalls the feuds Of the past-is as
nearly rs possible ban1shed from the ranks
Of tho party enlisted In the grand effort to
restore the nation to peace, to harmony,
to public justice and dignity. If, discard
Ing I'LL party prejudlces and all personal
preferences.-Q.e e., preferences merely per-
sonaI-lhe liberal and Just men of the
country, in atrue spirit of patriotic devo.
ton 70 the country, will band themselves
tossiLer and make one grand effort the
nation can berescued from Its state Of vex.
A-Ltior, discomfort, and disgrace, and the
Constitution, the laws, and the equality of
the States be completely reestabllshed.
Without such combination the war
pagtg-ihe party that degrades the Govern
Inent t, rs personal ambitions and sordid
Mouvas-wlll. rule us I'D inJanttura.
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