The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-09-05


s Wei. uHlIG ais irresistible mgye::
Jss,ent ofsshe tleoyil Inflated The autstuf of
these woFes, The Sunporters cft1e Adnhr:
istratioI1 sSsected Meproflered hand. II not
srar fi,sv8 woulii fnfsserve ab Feast the pas
.ons1aT war. and Instead (ef peace, would
scatter distr,1st and defiance. The old !aDle
Is renewed
.Emho,dened now. on a fresh attempt be goes
" ith eerpent.s teeth the fertile fnrroas soms'
The gle,e ferGentng with ,, 1nroduce:
| For Sumner there was&but one course
Had he failed to sympathize WIN thls ell1
leayor be would have been false 10 tne recoLu
| of his life. He reviews his record, deVotins
much s,nce 10 extracts from his speeches,
showing that peace and reconciliation were
uIways his ultimate ideas. While insisting
on the abolition Of slavery, urging ehiah-
chisernent. vindicating equal rights OF All, ne
has constantly declared these were ,ioi' no
| nurpose of vengeance or punishment, oi, iTi
The security of the citizen and tie esu'u''sm
mont Of the Government on just fouiioationo;;
! Unable to vote second time for Grant, aI! anu
confident that the choice Of Greeiey WIZ
| tend TO assure the, triumph OF peace, -hhoM.
ine, something of the spirit IN winch Tue
jIemocratic party has adopted him as can
,i;data Knowing something also of his emf
man1 character. / cannot doubt that with
his election there will be new order OF
things. and surviving irrltatlonS VIII De lost
| in concord.
| The war is ended: there must be an emu
also to belligerent passions, and the 1reeo-
men. assured in their rights, must enter
upon new career Of happiness and pros
perty.
Mr.. Sumner proceeds to give extracts
from leading Democrats, and argues 10 prove
the adhesion of the Democratic party 70
Grceley's nomination, expresses the be'les
that the Democracy will keep the faitn theS
royeuanted Mt Baltimore, and demonstrates
that their interests lie in so doing, ana that
| interest is one OF the most powerful laws OF
| human nature.
OF former rebels he says that under the in-
aucpce of uncomfortable passions andforthe
sake of slavery they went into the reDe'iion;
but now that the passion has abated ana
slavery ceased, they see that nothing IS Salhed
nv prolonging the animosities it engendered:
| Pence has BIZ come their absorbing interest.
So obvious is the advantage from its assured
possession that tits unreasonable to suppose
Them Indifferent when it is within reach. 1t
is absurd to imagine them protesting peace
os a cover for war-war in which they Know
they must fail.
THE OLIVE BRANCH AND EQUAL RIGHTS
And has not the time arrived when in sin
reritv We should accept the olive branch
Is it not time for the pen to take the place Of
the sword? Is it not time for the Executive
Mansion TO be changed from barrack cess
pool to alife-giying fountain! Is it not time
for President who will show by example
. the Importance of reform, and teach the duty
of subordinating personal objects to the pub.
He snrvice Is it not time for the head OF
: the National Government to represent the
. idea of peace and reconciliation Father than
that of battle and strife? Is it not time fol
That new era, when ancient enemies, forget
ting the past, shall "clasp hands y IN true
unity with the principles OF the DccElratloh
RI of independence as the supreme law! De.
ptoring the Fate Of Poland and of lreland'
seize The earliest moment to escape from
similar possibility here. Mindful that the
memories of the past can only yleid 10
bappy present, something would do 10 pro-
mote this end. Anxious for the equal rights
of all, and knowing well that no text Of law
or constitution is adequate without a sEr
porting sentiment behind, | cannot miss the
opportunity afforded by the present election
of obtaining this strength for our great
guarantees.
Reconstruction is now complete. Every
State is represented in the Senate and every
district is represented in the House of Rep.
rcsentatives. Every senator and every rep
rcscntativeis in his place. There are no va
cant seats in either chamber, and among the
: members are fellow citizens Of the African
race. And amnesty nearly universal has beer
adopted. In this condition of things L fine
r new reason for change. The present lncun
bent knows little of Our frame OF govern
) ment. BY military education and military
genius he represents the idea of force; MOI
is he any exception to the rule of his rroteS
sion. which appreciates only slightly gov
eminent that is not arbitrary. The time fol
the soldier has passed, especially when III:
renewed power would once more rcmint
fcllow-citizens of their defeat. Victory ovcl
fcllow-citizeus should be known only i'll The
rights it assures; nor should it be Haunted
in the face of the vauguislcd. 1t should no
he inscribed on reginlcntal colors o.
portrayed in pictures at. the natlon;l
capital. But The present incumbent Il
a regimental color with the forbidden
inscriptions; he is picture at the ilationa
capital recalling victories over tcllow-citizens
, 1t is doubtful if such presence can promote
true reconciliation. Friendship does no
grow where former differences are thrust il
!, sight. There are wounds of the mind as o
the body; these. too. must be healed. In
stead of irritation and pressure, let there bt
gentleness and generosity. Men in this worle
2 get only what they give-prejudice for pre-
l judice, luminosity for luminosity. hate for hate
: Likewise, confidence is returned for conf
dence, goodwill is returned for goodwill
, friendship is returned for friendship. Or
this rule, which is the same for the nation a
for the individual, l would now act. So vii
| the Republic lie elevated to new heights o
moral grandeur, and our people will maniies
that virtue, "greatest Of all" which is fount
in charity. Above the conquest of other'
) will lie the conquest of ourselves. Nor vii
, any fellow-citizen suffer in rights; but al
will find new safeguard In the comprehensive
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