The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1872-11-28

The Conciliatory Policy of the President.
The Washington correspondent of the New
York Herald again foreshadows the prospec-
tive policy of conciliation, which is admitted
on all sides to be the purpose of President
Grant for the future. We make the following
interesting extract from the correspondence Of
the Herald: 49,
The important subject of the relations of
the government to the Southern people, and
the treatment of the reconstructed States, has
since the election been canvassed carefully by
those who are specializing on the future policy
of the administration. Gentlemen who enjoy
excellent opportunities for learning the views
and temper of the President, are confident that
the rigorous regime of the past Is henceforth
to be discarded for one more generous and con-
ciliatory. 1t is certain that the Presidents
attention is much given to the best modes of
efecting such a result, and it is believed that
he fully comedies with the idea thrown out by
Jealous supporters of his administration at this
city-namey the time and the circumstances
of the recent election are propitious for reviv-
ing the same era of good feeling as was inau-
gurated by Mr.. MonrOe's administration after
an election by similar overwhelming majority
as that Just given. 1t is reported that in
recent interview with General Sherman, the
President stated that he should devcve his best
efforts to re-unite the North and the South,
and similar sentiments are said to have been
uttered by him in conversation with Judge
Alexander Rives, of Virginia, an original
Union man and friend of his administration.
The Presidents attention has been drawn to
the sharp features of the Kn Klux legislation,
and il was stated the other day by member of
the Cabinet that the President would like to
see those laws modified and all features repealed
which were no. uniform in their operation over
the country, as soon as he could be satisfied
that there was full protection for life and prop
erty in the Southern States. The same gentle.
man was confident of the Presidents friendly
feelings toward the Southern people, and Of
his desire to re-establish good will and cordial
relations between the estranged sections. The
precise mode of giving effect to these views
has not been determined upon, but that some
thing will be done seems highly probable. The
policy of general amnesty will probably be
endorsed in the Presidents message and passed
by the two-thirds vote. 1t was remarked by
prominent friend of the President on yesterday
that there was no reason whatever in perptu-
ating these disabilities, as they only served to
irritate, and the South could elect, If disposed,
worse men than those now under disabilities.
It is the opinion of we'll informed Southern
men that the South, so far from making any
factious war upon the administration, would
meet any advance more than half way, and
that an entire reconstruction of parties at the
South would be the consequence of such q
conciliatory and liberal line of policy by the
President. That this policy will be opposed
by the ultras of the North is certain, and also
that it will be resisted by the carpet-baggers
who desire to perpetuate the present sectional
difficulties. The idea meets with favor that
the surest way 70 flank such evil-disposed per-
sons would be to make the Executive appoint
ments in the South from the most conservative
and moderate men of both parties who are
sincerely in favor of the new programme of
peace, and who desire good order, along with q
reform ofthe extravaganza and corruption which
have plunged so many States into bankruptcy.