The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-04

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Thus spoke a distinguished Georgian 10 me not long
| ago IN a conversation on the subject.
| LET THEN ALONE, AND THEY DON'T CARE WHO Is
| ELECTED
except IN SO FAR as their local governments are
IS ua IN p 9s ornenn n people Will
leave US TO manage own local afalrsn said the
same gentleman already referred to, 1--WE won't
care damn VINO they elect"
Macn OF this Indifference Is due to the belief that,
even inc south Is permitted to pull the demo,
| have NJ lem. In coloqula English, IL rs expected
that II the democracy are successful the Southern
democratic leaders, VINO Will have contributed SO
materially 10 success, will be politely requested to
| lake back seat IN the synagogue aud permit the
| Nortnern democratic leaders To perform me cere-
mony OF governing. have no DOUBT that some OF
the southern papers will assam for writing this,
butt Is Tie truln, no matter what they say. Not that
southern politicians care any nng about the spoils
! Il reer 10 Southern puDlic men OF the Old school,.
| Indeed, question very mucn IL they would not lose
| money, as before the war, IN accepting oiice But.
after ali, there some honor attached TO the post
lions OIL foreign minister, member OF the Cabinet
| &c. Ana TO mold any or these positions without
| going down Oh their marrow bones and processing
a penilence winch they do not anu cannot lee,--to
| hold laem, III tine, Count Anurassy mods his po
sitlon unler TIE Emperor OF Austria not as par
doned reotl, but as royal cnlzen, the peer any
IN the Norih-why, liner. are few Southern men OF
ainbnlon VINO would OBJECT.
WHAT MAKES THE SOUTH INTERESTED
But THIS cannot be. y desputic emperor can make
| pardOned 'Hraitor'' his prime minister; but in tns
| republic 'loyai' souls won't tolerate any sucn mag
naninty, or, rather. policy put Jeff DAVIS, SOD
Io0lDs and Alex stephens out OF the list entirely;
but Ii t I. Beanregatd was appointed secretary OF
JOnn Forsyth Secresar, OF tue interior, loyalty 1T
the North would set up a howl iat SURPRISING that
OF the dogs OF Constantnople, and the temple OF
democracy would lotter 10 It's base. repeat that
the southern people feel mat they VIII not possess
| any real voice III the government 81 the United
states Tor some years 20 cone. Ihey number three
| eishths Of the poputaton. ana iney nave not the
| influence OF Rhode Island. Al, then, the republicans
would pledge themselves To leave tnc southern
States alone, and not meddle Win their internal
Affairs, nlne-tentls OF the southern whites would
ieei but little more interest III the coming campaign
tnan ire people OF Tie Fla islanas can reasonably
Interfere with them 1t follows thai ,uey look lor
ward 10 TOUR more years Oh republican rule wan
horror, aud II tle votes avali any Inils III all Inc
democracy viii gel tnem.
TnE PLATFORM DEMANDED.
| PurposelJ Keeping back Vie most important cues
Ton until now come 20 tle suo ecv OF me platoon;
Those WAC imagine That TIE southern people Wal
he satished wltn any platform Inc Democratic Nd
uOnal convention NAV ad0pt are esreslousl' MS
taken. lney WIN 5AalloW the amondMcnC confer
ring suffrage on lne negro, but tney wlii not go u
step TURNER. III The platform Jnere aust DC DIS
tInct ANA unqualinea denunclauon OF inc elecJ'on
laws, OF Che hu AUX Jaws oi the prncipies advo-
cateu Dy Mr.. summer III HIS aienduienJ To lac
Amnesty bnl Inc rlghl ol state 10 govern Itself
nust DC clearly and explicitly anrnied, and the
doctrine VI oute observation-disclosures ny the general
government III me local aniirs oi oates must
&c Advocated IA iAe me southern uenocracy
declare tu4t, whAe WANG ana ready ma>e sicrl-
aces lor tne good vi tue country tney viii not
! sIuCiiy themselves by endorsing principles winch
the, lOngAt pllterfy 10. Gle pas years.
Inc platOrln, JueD, must nc uemOcrAlIc and not
nyDriu, On tney "lh not be sausned. a purely
uIl,tl cal reform movement Whle vi tralscenLeuia
importance AT te Not Is o. only sec Onuary Interest
mere. Nnat tne oou1h demands Is pOitical reform,
Tor uDou tDaL ,leueuOs auaigi,l reform me Garnet.
bag scaaWag boa constructor has scOtcned, not
kihed. AZ sun Wf,Glcs IT'S huge el, III desperate
efforts to auaiu euyeioJ ali ne southern States m
lis ludll50nS con. hcVenue rcI0l pOSSeSsea ll lie
interest mere, ana Will possess iitue unlll Inc mon-
SER is kuled.
TUE "rAssiyEn POLICY NOT POPULAR
AS regards the passive poiicy advocated, 90 not
think tnat iC meets wan niuon lavOr III TIE south.
IrulApuu wan scarcely prove an acceptable cludI-
date 10 me southern people, whle unuef no circuli-
stances Whatever wodld lhey accepS aunner. 1os'
tIilty To 5dnAcr does mol need any explanation.
me uniavoraale reception % irumuuus name Is
due 10 me coarse OF Inc Illinois senator uuIIng tne
reconslructiUn penoa. 1t Cannot De urseu mat
IL Is III any WY uue w hls var lscoL !,
because Inc most popular prospective tlesl,
hancock. but, pes'oes, theic Is lcebng vi
aversion 10 lerlnt'iug haiuiui u d!sdlisoicd
repuDi.cdns 10 ABSORB The ggea. dem Jcra.lc PAL
II, Inc oouthefn democrats urge any CONSIDERABLE
humGer oi iepuoncans are dlssdtIsbeu WLn the
o, ter es men coesJs ne WIN .e
10 wagSie the ing democratic uos witn tnelt pul
leeiiS l. prevalent 10 orce the disanectcd repuot
. cans 10 Snow bneir hanus. GRAMS noMluatun b.
Z tue hepuDican National Convention iievitaoe
hence nc must be Regarded rs tne regular candiu..
u Oh his pdlt2- IL ii proposed ny inc olu-iners 10
the democracy To Nominate their own mel, com
pictely snufins tic Iruilbi.ScnufI faction, cXcep
In 80 niucl as accepting tilelr reform pit!crin am
utliizli. ther uenuuciatioiis ol Grant sucn ac
tIun results III tnc ldcuOn taking the Ddck trict
Tor Grant, immense political capital can, IL Is ue
q heyed, oc lale out oi IL; wniie Il liie reiormer
cratic Candidates ana urge lhcir 1onowers " sup
pOlt then
SOUTHERN DEMOCRATS FESTIVE
D You NAV put IL uown ~ certain thlr a surrender
OF the uenocrdCy 10 TIE action VIII not nc reliset
III the ooutu ~ All. 1rne enough, lne soulAerI
peOp.e WA VOC Tor iruuDun rather tnan iOr UranG
Tut 1ney certainly prefer Graut 10 sumner. men
position AZ preseut Is really wnaJ ,apulcon woul,
Term "Iuteresleu neutraiity." But teal you tna
II such lllns should hdpp@n a. lneir vOtidS lrui
|, Dul or an, other uIsalectcd republican into "a.
Presidency ana perpetua ing the system rile
WINCH now oUtlins III most Oi bhe ,0utuern states,
they viii slaughter me uemocraCy nc the nexl
~ ma less a
WINE bitterly opposed TO the republicans, Is not so
Dhndly devoted w the democracy AS some might
suppose. reslVenesS Is Observance among Inc
RANK aud HE ol The party herc-a .eeiug That the
leaders nave DiuhueTeu III inc past, throw ii away
party DC deieaeI next November and | predict
tnaI the SCUM Will throw 1t overDoard unless, IN.
deed, IL meets Win de.eat Oh Il square, den lut
0elnCcfatc platform.
Disi.lEoRArioN OF SOUTHERN REPUBLICANS.
VI the republican party III Inc SCUM cannot
wriie great dea! At IS IN ludcrous state vi dis-
inGcyrdtloa. It's lclucrs mere PACK OF
tnleves even Le negroes arc disLf usiIng them.
In Georgia tne party IS stone dead," ia -,iaOa.a
IL mas no cnahce, IN IennGsscS IL - CURED uuuer
10000 majority, wile IN Virginia ana Nor,n caro-
Ina Daiciy survives. IN tlUrda Governor reeds
rasclut4es nave hiled 1t; la Louisiana Governor
; Warm0tu's r.sc.siitles nave kiiled II; Ia texas
1oyefnof DAVIS f4Scd.ilies nave Killed H. WINE III
ARKANSAS rasc.LlL.cs nave illd 1T oui, Ia sOdtl
CaroI.ia II VII tridmph III me next residential
ecCuOn, Dug ONLY because tie negIC3S mere are III
AN ovei Th Ginning lnaJoriy. Incre Is rcaAy no re-
puDlcan la.,y IN ;sJutn CarolI.a AlI / nave Deen
aDe u ANA tAefe "a moo o. ignorant, Drdtlilzed
negroes, uUeyng the orders of gang 81 Inc worst
thieves ou,sue the renlenLialy 20 o. All the
Soutler, states Alis,slssppi uaiy when
Inc lepuDlclis nave pres -rveu Il seinodnce oil de.
Cency. ana IN when tGeIr CHANCES are best On a tar
J vote.
GRANT UNPOPULAR WITH SOUTHERN REfuBLicAN
LEADERS.
South Caronua ana dissssppi are The only
SouteIn upon winch ne Republicans Can
count with any. desIee VI ccr.Alntj. Ia me
others, eAcepo LOUISIANA perhaps, thc chances are
altogether a. ldgOr vi lIe democracy. rlnz1arly
enoIIgu, Grant Is not popular Win tho
rcpubIical leaders uelc. "a ialC he .I.eu
Keep mem ia power Dy the oil me Da, Onci, ana
mas pgrcu JLOsIy declined - save tleul rom me
results OF JhGlr Own rascailty. IN pflYdDc tney
auuse III -, uec diIng that ne ~ to blaine Iur STATE