The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-11-23
GRANT AND THE SOUTH.
GLIMPSES OF THE NEW POLICY OF
THE PRESIDENT.
A New Departure by the President
Sectional Differences to be Done Away
With, and the South Conciliated-
The .ss Let us Have Peace" Policy to
be Enforced.

Telegram to the New York Herald.l
WASHINGTON, November II.
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 speculatlng on the future
policy of the administration. Gentlemen who
enjoy excellent opportunities for learning the
news and temper of the President, are conf
dent that the rigorous regime of the past is
henceforth to be discarded for one more gen.
erous and conciiatory. 1t is certain that the
presidents attention Is much given to the best
modes OF affecting such result, and 1t is be-
lIeved that he fully comedies with the idea
thrown out By Jealous supporters of his ad-
ministratIon at this city-namely: the time and
the circumstances Of the recent election are
propllious for revlvlng the same era of good
feeling as was inaugurated by Mr. Monroe's
administration after an election by similar
overwhelming majority as that just given. 1t
is reported that In q recent interview With
General Sherman the President stated that he
should devote his best efforts to reunlte the
North and the South, and similar sentiments
are said to have been uttered by him 10 a con-
versalion with Judge Alexander Rlves, OF
Virginia, an original Union man and friend OF
his administration. The Presidents attention
has been drawn to the sharp features OF the
Ku-Klux legislation, and 1t was stated the
other day by member Of the Cabinet that the
President would like to see those laws modi-
fed and all features repealed which were not
uniform In their opereratlon over the country
ho no 1pn fbQra
full protection for life aud property ln the
Southern States. The same gentleman was
confident of the Presidents friendly feelings
towards the Southern people, and OF his de-
sire to re-establlsh good will aod cordial re-
lstIons 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 q general amnesty will probably
be endorsed In the Presidents message and
passed BY the two-thirds vote. 1t was re-
marked by prominent friend Of the Presl-
dent on Yesterday that there was no reason
whatever In perpetuating these disabilities, as
they only served to irrttaLe, and the South
could elect, II disposed, worse men than those
now under disabilities.
It. is the opinion Of we'll informed Southern
men that the South, 30 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
conclllatory and liberal line OF policy by the
President That this policy will be opposed
By the uitras OF the North Is certain, and also
that 1t will be resisted by the carpet-bsggers
who desire to perpeLuate the present sectional
difficulties. The idea meets with favor that
the surest way to flank such eVil-dlsposed per-
sons would bs TO make the Executive appoint
ments In The South from the most coneerva-
Tive and moderate men OF both parties who
are sincerely In favor OF the new programme
of peace, and who deslre good order, along
with reform OF the extravaganza and cor
rupIion which havs plunged 30 many States
into bankruptcy.