The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1872-12-04
A Gilded Future.
MORE OF THE PRESIDENTS NEW DE
PARTlRE.
CIVIL LAW, PEACE AND PROGRESS

/ We learn from Washington, in
confirmation Of tn, reports wc
have already given cur readers OF
the now Southern policy Of thc
administration, that, IN answer to
an application from tho Uni,od
States district attorney and ,hc
United States marshal at New
Orleans for the use Of trdops in
tho enforcement Of the laws OF
Congress concerning elections the
department commandcr, 6n era
Emory, replied, under post We in
! structions from the Pre- Iident,
; that no troops would bo furnished
as circumstances then stool, but
! that the officers concerned must
proceed according to the laws
themselves in the prosecution and
! punishment of persons charged
: with their violation. In other
words, General Grant has deter
mined that hcncctorth the main
| tcnancc Of law and order in the
South shall be left to the civil al
thorItics, and that martial laY
which indicates Il state of wa,
shall no longer be the provailin,
law OF the reconstructed Southcr
! States.
This, too, is an important move
mcnt in the right direction. ]
means that Georgia and Alabama
restored to their normal relation
MS States Of the Union, arc t
have the same jurisdiction Owe
their local affairs AS New YoR
and New Jersey. In the simIic
statement Of the case it will bo
! pen ccived how far this new policy
Of rcorganizing, North anG South
the equality of the several States
as mem bcrs Of the Union, is cal
culatcd to reconcile tho Scuth.-
Under the continuance of mill
tary supervision, after tho States
concerned have fulfilled all the
! conditions Of restoration imposed
upon them, and alter their resOr-
alton under these conditions,
! there can be no rcconciliatin.
But General Grant, in removing
his troops from tho govcrnmnt
of the local affairs Of the reon.
structcd States, removes tho npst
serious impeachment to tho rocs,
tablishment Of law and orSr
therein. AS suspicion creates ds,
t"ust, 50 confidence bcgcts loyalty
and while no government has eve
gained anything by policy base
on suspicion, SO no govcrnmcn
has ever lost anything in u polio,
of generous confidence in its pee
pie.
A general amnesty covers th
same ground. We cannot full,
restore the lately rcbcIlious State
without fully restoring their late
ly robellious people to tho com
mon rights and cqualilies Of mem
bcrs Of the Union. There ma,
be but hundred or SO, or les
than a dozen if you please, Of cx
rebels who arc excepted from tn
benefits OF amnesty but many 0
fow, these exceptions make II dis
tinction between Pennsylvani
and Virginia which ought no lon
ger to exist. In short, while JEFF
Davis remains under his rebcl dis
abilities, all the States and peopl
concerned with him in their clos
cause' sympathizc with him il
his exclusion, and feel that eth
bloody chasm" between the NorLI
and the South is not yet oblitcra
ted. Givo us, Mr.. President, witt
the supremacy Of civil law in th
South, a universal amnesty, in
cluding Jeff. Davis, and there will
DO nothing loft for Southern irri
tations or discords or clashing
with tho General Government
Davis has said that he has no
asked, and docs not intend to ask
for an amnesty. No matter. Lc
him havo it; for this is tho wa,
to disarm him and his followers
Disarm them Of their grievances
and the moral effect over tn,
whole South will be that Of.
treaty Of peace. Give the suprc
macy OF civil law and u universe
amnesty to the South, and peace
and progress will follow.
Peace and progress From al
sides tho reelection of Genera
Grant is hailed as the harbinge
of peace and progress for th'
United States on grandcr scal'
than ever before known to any
nation. For example, Gonora
Grant has just received a letter
dated Paris, October 18th, from
General Guardia, President o
Costa Rica, who desired to expires
his thanks TO the President 70,
his courteous attentions to hin
while on q visit to this country
last summer, and to congratulate
him on the good progress Of hi
recollection, which, says Genera
Guardia, is an event that will SO
euro to the great American pco
pic tho continuation Of the colos
sal progress, whilo securing t
Central America "thc construc
ton Of an intcrocoanic canal u