The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-08-08
airl,n,ond Dispatfh.
rr1,rpsnaY AUGUST 8, 1872.
reconciliation versus Persecution.

duced him to give up all his faeas a''"' wy
,oyto,,tion of the t,mon ny coneilIatorF ana
liberal measures towards the sopth,-- loeses
n,,nned into his head by scHofiELp, ana
R,wrrSs and TowSsESp--and to adopt IN
their stead the policy of oppression ana per
secution of the South--the policy oil stiihu-
iatins the preiudices, the distFust, anu Tue
hate of the South by the northern peope~~as
the hest way TO proIong their rule-thc RUE
of the war party. The vicious couI'se'o's
who thus n,isled him were not actuaeeu ~
any persopal regard for him, but by seitsu
consideration for their own interest, VINCE
he was TOO stold and blind to see. 1heh
;nto,o,-,nt and bitter spirit and their findrc-
tive record they knew would put an emu 70
their political power the moment the pohc!
Of PENALTIES and prosecutions OF the sonii'
was discontinued and peace and reconclia-
ton was established. They besuiicd GRAFT,
and finding their way to his favor ty 10"
arts and vulgar sycophancy, Tor whch III
Ia; an infirmity, they led him to esIousc 'i'e
measures designed only TO keep themselves
in power.
GRANT lost his opportunity to harmon'ze
his country and restore TO 1t the cio"i'''S
blessings of nation: peace, cohtcntlhe'''
and fraternal feeling amongst inc people,
Like faithlcss shepherd, he joined the
wolves and led them in their foray upon 'he
Aocl, he should have defended. Had ne been
faithful to his country he would no"
have had no opposition for reelection; Inc
Soutb and the North would have united -
supporting him; he would have won tDe
high title of Paciticator; and after his career
of life was ended he would have descended
to the grave regretted by all, and followed
nv tbe united good wishes of his country
men.
But. unfit for the station to which he was
exalted. he fell an easy victim to the beasts OF
prev, whose only hope of continuing III
power was in the public discord and the nj
tional misery. Seven years have elapsed
since the war of fratelnal blood>hed, ana
these brutal so-called public servants are
more than ever eXcrting themselves to mann
tain the bates and rancorS engcndered ny The
war. TO corIntcract their efforts to prolonS
the sectional alterations and increase the pun
lie distress the Liberal party was organized.
and made their nominations at Cincinnati
upon the platform of equality OF States ana
peoplc-reace and fraternity OF the
sections. The war of GRANT upon
the national peace had naturally led to the
organization Of the party of peace and con-
stit,,tional government. Reconciliation ="
was the countcrsign of the Liberal army.
There was in the word Il charm for the ears
OF the people which had been so long veNcd
and agonized by the voice of dscord, the
war of recrimination, and the roarS OF the
raging passions which agitatcd the breasts OF
those who should be friends. The Admins
tratiop partisans, drcading the effect of this
liberal movement, which was SO wei
coined by the people, felt that some
thing must lie done to put Il check upon
ito revive the fires of sectional late
and fill anew the northern mind with dis
trust of the South. So the leaders went
abroad to SOW again the seeds OF dl>cord.
The Cabinet officers Of the GRANT admins
tration. which is on trial, entered the field CT
debate, and Immediately proclaimed that
the idea of restoring the sections to
friendly relations and the people to tro.
therhood and goodwill towards one
another was great error and lni-
perilIed the country anew. boutwell, pro-
tested against it rs a curse to the country.
The "bloody chasm" must not be closed
by Cancellation, but by punishment and per.
secution of the South. Slavery was held III
bv him as the great wrong which opened In,
chasm, and the satisfaction Of justice by con
tinued punishment of the Shareholders ant
their descendants, was alone the way to clos,
IN the chasm. Tile had no puniShmentS TO,
the slave.traders upon the high seas. and O
their descendants who still possess the wea'll
acquired by their ancestors, who bought ne
sroes in Africa with New England rum ant
sold them here for money, that enriched
them.1 The leading speakers have followed
his lead. WILSON was for continuing TIT
war of hates by Frightening the recollection
of fraterna strife. DAWES thought TIN
continued repression OF the South Essential
to the safety Of the Government. Speakc
BLAINE would relax no measure of pcrsccu
ton of the South, and would keep alive thu
distrust Of the South which is Il barrier t,
coptentment. and destructive to republican
ism, which can have no existence withou
equality of personal and sectional rights
BUTLER, like the eXccutioner, hangs with de
light upon the bloody councils Of these sui
did partisanS, and chucklcS with joy tina
other hearts than his nourish the brutal pas
sions of greed and Tindictiveness, and tina
there are others besides himself who would
thrive by increasing the sorrows and conlu
sion of their country.
Ne,p England furnishes the leaders in thi
acruel war;" but to her honor be it said sh,
also furnishes leaders ir defence of the PEG
pie and the country. eho gives to the ma
ton HORACE GREELEY to lead the people on
of the land of bondage to the worst of pas
sions and to Government subsisting upon
the feuds and troubles of the land. Even
SUMNER, tired of hates and rancors, gives his
support to the Liberal cause. BANKS, one OF
the first men Of New England, abandons tho
party of ultra Radical Gr,ntism, aud Joins
the party of the country. In his letter he
strikes the keynote of the struggle: ere.
conciiation.' He, too, wants peace aud
friendship aud harmony and that prosperity
which rests upon good government and con-