The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-07-31
The Fruits Of Reconstruction.

H.
Judge PIERREPoSr, OF New York, IN an
address delivered at New Haven, said:
:. II was not thought desirable that states
men should m ddIe Ia this matter, while
politicians fastened TO reconstruct the South
upou theories crude, ill.considerct, and i'm.
f0ssibie of success. The seeds oil
this folly are now producing fruits after
their kind, and bitter fruits, more danger
Gus to liberty than any thst were ever be-
fore ripened on American soil.'
There is text in this paragraph Tor many
sermons on the condition Of this unfor'u'
nate land. 1t should be remembered tha'
Judge PlERRKpoNT is Republican OF the most
approved stamp. None went further in
the Republican riot over the downfall
OF the South than Judge PIERRsroSr
Then the question arises was there class Of
Republican politicians which legislated fol-
the Union while another class calling itself
statesmen stood back in the shade and acqui
csced in their "crudc " theories? II such g
class Of statesmen so remained in the regions
Of inaction and passive ac quiescence alta time
when fhe life. blood Of the land was oozlog
away. what are we to think Of them? Were
they not traitors TO their country,or were
they prudent gentlemen who, seeing thai
they could do nothing to prevent the de.
scending blow remained in retirement, and
simply acquiesced in what they could not
prevent: If they did SO acquiesce because
they could not prevent the contamination OF
oh
bitter fruits" then those statesmen are
bound by every consideration Of honor and
justice to seize the first opportunity for right
ing the lnopsrous outrage which was per-
petratcd before their eyes.
To bring the matter directly home, what
remedy has Judge PIERRlPoNT for the evils
be so frankly confesses1 Has be any? He
ought 10 have, aud there is no apology for
his not stating il and urging it upon his
country. Judge PIEKRtroST ought 10 be as
ready to present this remedy as he is to pro.
claim the wrong which has been done. No
man bias more ,ersely proclaimed this wrong
and no man is more called upon to offer The
happy remedy for the great evils he has SC
vigorously and concisey pointed out.
We entirely concur in opiDioa with Judge
PIERREroST. He has told the exact truth
and tue statesmen TO whom be alludes should
be doubly Damned if they do not at thu:
period OF great trial Of The country come
forward with some remedy for the enormou:
evils which Judge PlERRfPoSr alludes to
He has not in one jot exceeded the truth il
his statement; and what is worse, there !:
no possibility Of the dimnutiOn by time o
the evils that he points out. Things viii
grow worse yearly. These statesmen, o
whom We take it Judge PIERRrPoST thinks
lie is one, must rally TO the rescue O
their country. What is your remedy
Judge PIERREPoNT, for great evil, TIT
origin OF which you have ascribed to tb'
politicians, while the statesmen stood by
witnesses, and criminally consenting to thu
reconstruction " framed by the politicians
The country is sick Of the maltreatment Sc
Justly denounced by Judge PIEnREroST, anc
will not the Statesmen" be they whom
they may, step forward and heat the nation
by means OF their patriotism and wisdom