The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-09-16

inucpehdent louTIlai I'D the country discus
sing this subject. The people Of the South
expect relief from their dishonest oppressors
by their own votes and by the sympathetic
action of All Administration and Congress
which will in with Greeley and Brown.
They have no unlawful or fantastic hopes or
claims in relation TO the new administration.
"of couise." he says, "if they arc elected,
the people of the South will expect from
them pure Government, some reform In the
civil service, and better regulation of the
vast patronage of the General Government"
Certainly no one can object to claims SO rea.
sonabIe for purposes so iaudable. That no
pretence for Misunderstanding may remain,
Mr. Hunter enumerates the reasons why no
and4the southern people support the Liberal
candidates. First, to ettecta genuine and
cordial reGuion between the North and South {;
second, to bring about n feeling of conf
dence between The white and black races,
which have been kept too long apart; third,
to cOunteract the present threatening ten.
dency to centralization OF power: fourth, to
place an honest man in the Presidency who
will not use his east power and influence
over 0ifice-hoders for selfish or arbitrary
ends. We submit that these are reasons
enough to justify the support of Mr.. Gree
radically different views from him OIL MANY
important points Of finnnee and govern
mcnt. We nre SIRE that Mr.. Hunter obeyed
true and wise instinct in resolving to
bring to the North this frank and loyal mes
sage from the South. His reception last
night must have convinced him that there Is
no hatred or jealousy left in the hearts of
the people Of either section. The elections
Of November will break down the last bar
rier between them and end the war forever.
The New York World says:
The speech Of R. NJ. #. Hunter at the
great meeting last night will as well repay
pcrusi.l as any delivered on that OCCASION Or
elsewhere in this canvass. Mr.. Hunter is
one of the atlest, WiSest statesmen in the
south. His soundncss and sobricty Of judy
ment have been Iipened hy long experience
in high civil trusts. Though but siXty-three
ycahf ot age he was Speaker of the House
of Representatives as long ago as the first
years of President Polk's Administrator.
He was afterwards elected senator from Nir-
siaia tor three full, consecutive terms but
after fourteen years service he joined the
secessioniSts, was elected to the Confederate
Congress, and in the last years of the war
was Confederate Secretary Of State. He Is 4
sincere, high-toned, clear-headed man; pa
triotic even during the war according to his
conception of patriotism, and since quiet,
law-oUeying, ordcr-loving citizen, who 10y
ally accepts the results Of the war.
No southern man of SO murh ability as
Mr.. Hunter has addressed northern audi
ence since the Presidential canvass of 1860.
We cordially welcome him to participation in
our political discussions; and we think no
hearer or reader Of his speech can avoid feel
ing deep sense of the impolicy and illiber-
ality Of excluding such men from all Federal
and State Offices: In the new and peculiar
condition OF the southern communities they
ought to lie represented ut Washington by
men of consummate capacity, and their State
governments should be composed of men
strong in character influence, and local pub
lie confidence. The ostrcism of able and
moderate southern statesmen, like Mr..
Hunter, gives force and point to that admirl'
bic passage in Mr.. Grrrlry's letter OF accept.
ance setting forth the injustice Of denying to
millions Of southern citizens the right to be
represented and ruled by the men OF their
choice.
If any one should think we have spoken
too highly Of Mr.. Hunter let the do,lhtel
read his very cogent, convincing, and most
statesmAn-ike speech reported in other col
umnS.