The Republican journal., 1874-06-11
Is Light Breaking F.?

| the columns of the New York Times. 1t
treats of the national obligation to main
tain the rights of the states in the federal
union When we reflect upon the intima-
tons that have been publicly thrown ont
of a probable change in the Presidential
policy toward the south, and remember
| the fact that the Times has long been re-
garded as the administration organ, this
article must be regarded as insignificant
The policy of the republican party to-
wards the South has been, as the Times
truthfully says. a great failure. Instead
of having so many sovereign and equal
states, self-respecting, ambitious and pros
porous, we have a collection of states held
together and governed by force. frand and
the bayonet-Irelands or Polands, with
every reason to hate those who Cypress
them. The condition of South Carolina
alone ought to consign to eternal infamy
the party whose policy made possible her
shocking condition. And, as the Times
says. it is no answer to the complaints
concerning these matters, that he who
utters them is a copperhead The time
for that has gone past. Reason must now
take the place of shallow and unmeaning
nick-names.
If the coniectures in respect to the Pres
idential determination are correct, there
is reason to believe that the veto may be
applied to the foolish civil rights bill now
pending before the House, should il get
through that body. 1t is asserted in
quarters not generally supposed to lack
authority, that he has promised as much
to his Southern conservative friends, and
that the tulfilment of such promise is
part of his new policy of cancellation to-
ward the ex-confcderate element of the
South. 1t is an open secret that this mat
ter was one Of the subjects touched upon
in the recent interview between the Presi-
dent and Gen Toombs. and shortly after
that interview the leading representative
of the eX-confederate element in Con-
gress was heard to express himself as
thirds vote Of both houses to make the
civil rights bill a law This same gem
tlcman further said that, in recent inter-
view with distinguished Southerner, the
president had expressed his disapproba-
ton of the measure in general and his
strong antipathy to the educational tra
ture Of it in particular
Putting all these things together, and
considering them in connection with
Grants more recent manifestations of
purpose to radically modify his policy to-
ward the South, it seems logical to infer
that he will eagerly embrace this oppor-
tunity of another popular veto as soon as
it is offered. If he does he will inevitably
place himself before the whole South in
the same attitude which he now holds to-
ward the people of Arkansas. His deci-
sion in the matter will be awaited with
all the interest due to its extraordinary
political and social significance.
Those men are wise as well as to be
enyied, who having wealth which they
intend shall benefit the public, enjoy the
pleasure of placing it during their lives
Of this class is James Lick, of San Fran
cisco. Worth over two millions, he gives
$4,000 to the Society for the Protection
n min IN fhn ,y,..f
Library, $25 200 to the Ladies' Relief So
ciety, 100000 to the Old Ladies' Home,
S150,O00 to public baths, $420,000 for
public monuments. $25, 900 to an orphan
asylum in San Francisco and S25 900 to
another in San Jose, $150,000 for Il mon
ument to the author Of the "Star-spangled
Banner" 100000 for the endowment
of a school of mechanic arts, and $780,
900 for the construction of the best tele-
scope in the world. Such benevolence as
this is more than twice blessed Mr. Lick
evidently believes that money was made
to be enjoyed, and means to have the
pleasure of seeing his doing its errands
of good instead of leaving that luxury to
his executors. And what a world of sat
isfaction the good man will have We
wish his example would infect some citi-
zen of Belfast, and we have plenty who
can afford an expenditure for similar OBJ
jects here. An elegant public school
house; building for city purposes to
contain rooms for museum and lectures;
81 sum to found and maintain public IL
brary Either of these would render the
name of the donor household word Of
affection and gratitude, and send it down
to posterity redolent with blessings
Hon. Asa Redington died at Lewiston
on the 4th inst He was widely known
as an able and scholarly man-eminent as
a lawyer and iinancier. He was man of
large benevolence, and gave literally to
educational and benevolent institutions
He had filled the offices of Judge of the
Court of Common Pleas, Reporter of De-
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