The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-05-10

Democratic journal of Missouri, in ON article
on the approaching Presidential election
which has been extensively copied by the
Southern press, expresses the prevailing SEN
timent;-"Whetber," it says, "the constitu-
tional amendments, some of them lawlessly
adopted, reflected the will of the people or
not during the progress of their adoption, it
is certain that the people acquiesce in them
now, and exact the same acquiescence OF all
parties that solicit their suffrages. 1t is GER
tain, too, that they are opposed to any Un-
settlement of those amendmeRts, and will
not intrust the Federal power to any
party that proposes to disquiet them.
Let the Democracy accept this irre-
versible fact, and make it the starting point
of the campaign of 1872, and its triumph is
moral certainty" In the same spirit the
Charleston Nea0S, which has been considered
an ultra fire-eating sheet, in commenting on
the Democratic National Address, remarks
that it is the duty of the South to obey the
laws, and to recognize the political privileges
conferred upon the freedmen by the State
and Federal Constitutions. ''We must bear
our ills in silence, says the Neaos, ''remem-
bering always that this people stand pledged
to maintain the lawful privileges of all races
of men, and that, besides, every rash act,
every violation of law for political reasons, is
defeTring the dawn of the blessed
day which shall see the white man and black
man throughout the land secure in the enjoy
ment of true freedom, contentment and
peace" And the Memphis Ledger, in dis
cussiDg ''the rule of common sense" which it
recommends to the people of the South for
their guidance, says explicitly: TT is useless
to imagine that the order of things that ex-
listed before the war can be restored. The
negro can no longer bea slave, except TO
politicians. He is a voter. 1t is folly to think
of taking the ballot from him.
The Richmond Wig goes further yet, and
advocates the nomination of Republican of
conservative views as q candidate, who could
draw out the combined strength of the De-
mocracy and of the Republicans who are dis
gusted with the weak and corrupt admins
tration of General Grant. 1t says:-"Tne
issues of the war were decided against us of
the South by the irresistible logic of arms.
However grating to our feelings and pride it
may be, we accept the situation and will
make the most we can of it. We believe that
most can be most certainly effected by a
combination with the better portion of the
triumphant party. If Hoffman, or Davis,
or Hancock, or Hendricks can be certainly
elected, we'll and good-we are content; but
if there be a doubt-if Trumbull, a good
old name, or any other of like indubi6able
worth, be more certain of success-leb us
have him."
Hitherto the Democratic party has failed
to profit by the advice of the most judicious
members in the North. Will it pay more
heed to these intimations from the South?
The prospects of the tive last Democratic
candidates for the Presidency were irretriev-
ably ruined in the very conventions which
nominated them, through the unpatriotic
words and acts of prominent members of
these bodies. 1t remains to be seen whether
these severe lessons will lead to moro SEN
sible course in the future.