The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-10-06
A Party Sign.

lie rrints. and also in this paper, concerning
the publication Of new party paper ID ne"
York CITY to advocate Republican princ'pies'
go called. though we have never seen et''
epces of any, and cannot imagine no" 'ne
,nrty is held together except 10y "ta' A,'
cnsors called the cohesive power OF puo-
lie plunder. The party trace upon '"e
rancors and sectionalisms of the war, the
Goals Of which they ever continue TO ian 10
keen them alive, and through their influence
TO hold the offices and the emoluments OF the
Government.
The letter writers from New York tell
great many things about this new paper
called "7Ae Republic > which vas to appear
yesterday morulng. These stories are to be
taken with grain OF salt; but some OF them,
we may justly conclude, are true, especially
the leading fact that this new paper i
deemed necessary for the welfare OF The Re'
publican party, the former well.known ke'
publican organs having become too consclen.
tious, TOO civilized. too humane to do all the
dirty and shocking work allotted to them by
the Republican party.
First, the Tribune became, under GREELEY.
the iauatcai Humanitarian, too tender OF
heart TO sanction the bruta'>m OF the Re-
publican party. Next, the Times was too
intelligent, too civilized, 10 sanction Tue I'M
policies and crueltcs of its own party, and
permitted through its columns little truth
concerning the horrors of Reconstruction IN
the south TO steal out. This did not suit the
par1y views of such men as CoFKLISG ana
MORTON, and that old butcher CHANDLER OF
Michigan, and their followers. The Times
was talented and civil, and could not "go
the route" with the butchers So they
sought for journal better suited TO their
natures, and The "RepuJl'c" Is the result.
What Ii will be we must wait 10 see before
we can tell; but we may reasonably expect
something more relentless and bitter against
the South than we have now in the journals
tha; have been looked upon heretofore as eX-
p crtptS 0! party feeling.
What a commentary We have in this new
movement on the board Of party organ
ism. We are informed 10y it that no paper
II New York is sufficiently relentless for Re.
publicarism. The New York Times, which
we have always thought good enough Re-
publican, is far too gentle and too leuieut in
it, regard for truth Tor their purposes, which
utterly ignore truth. These Republicans
must have something more granitre, more
inperYious and iron clad against any weak
ness that may incline to virtues Side-to the
side Of truth.
The cause of Republicanism is in strait,
and demands stern and relentless prosecu-
tion and persecution. 1t must have states
men and journals to keep the national and
sectional rancors alive and keep down rebel
lion while Republican leaders may securely
rob the treasury and make abundant the
means OF leisure and Of pleasure. The country
was made tor them; and what matters it if
there he suhering, and pressure, and sorrow.
aud diScontent-w hat matters it if the coun-
Try is distracted and torn with disscnsion and
calamity, so that the rich and sleek Republic
cans are in possession of the streams OF cor
rupt wealth and monopolize the honors and
Offices of the nation? They think that the
nation should be sacrificed for their good,
and whatever is necessary to give them power
and wealth should be done. They are the
saints of the land, and are entitled TO the
!atnesS thereof.
But this discomfort with any Of the present
great Journals and the establishing of a
new one develop other interesting facts.
Beside, that we have alluded to, that the eN-
i>tDg journals are too just to do all the
wrong contemplated by such men as CoNK-
LING, MORTON, and CHANDLER, there is another
important TACT interriblc, and that is, that the
Republican party Is IN Il state Of discard. Ger
tainly we must suppose that such an able and
active newspaper as the Times must repre-
sent very large portion OF the people known
as Republicans, and it is equally certain
that the necessity, now recognized by CoNK-
LING aud others, of q new journal can be de.
minded at best by no more than moiety of
zhe same Republicans.
If tbs be so we cannot anticipate that the
establishment Of this new paper will tend to
the harmonizinS Of the dlscords that may
exist. The Times can hardly make conces.
siors from its position, which is in great
degree highly credlable to that able paper,
while the very existence of the new paper
the Republic depends upon its taking posi-.
ton distinct from and hostile to that of the
Times.
For these reasons We look upon the estab-
lishment Of this new paper us clearly show.
ing the gradual approach of the Republicans
towards disintegration. A new organ will
not arrest their downward course, but help,
on the contrary, to facilitate it. In this way
we heartily wish it all success. 1t will in
that case be a jealous laborer in the line of
logical events, and will help to bring about
all the sooner that which SHOULD, according
30 all precedent, have happened much
sooner-viz., the death Of the war party.
That event will confer more benefit and
more JOY upon this country than any which
ever happened.