National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-08-07

specials sent by this class Correspondents
as influences which eventually poison the
public mind against public men and meas
ures. Of course the originators Of these
dispatches are directly responsible for the
results they produce /; but we repeat our
charge that the Republican editors Of the
North are NOT without their share of
responsibility. They have allowed this
growing evil to envelope them until nearly
all the channels from which they obtain
information are poisoned with the animos-
tiles and hatreds of the common enemy.
In the ordinary conduct oftheir journals
in matters coming under their immediate
personal supervision-they avoid the posi-
bility of allowing Democratic, Independent
or Opposition influences of any kind TO be
exerted in their columns; but in the reports
they receive from abroad by telegraph,
they submit to the most unblushing parti-
sanship.
We do not know that this evil can be
remedied right away, because the manage
ment OF the Associated Press, so far as its
Republican membership is concerned, is in
the hands of incompetent men; but we in
sist that a judicious exchange of news by
mail will serve to ameliorate it. The me-
dunn of this exchange is already at hand.
The telegraphic reports of occurrences in
the South are almost invariably contradicted
or proved to be exaggerated by the facts as
they are represented by the Republican
local press of that section, and the Demo-
cratic press, outspoken as its lesser lights
are in the true exposition of affairs, will
always furnish ample evidence to correct
the misrepresentation of the telegraphers.
For example, and as . recent illustration of
our meaning, the telegraph brought US in
formation few weeks ago that General T.
N. Logan had made remarkable concilia-
tory and loyal address before the Hampton
Legion in South Carolina. Forthwith the
Gushers took up this announcement and
made it the predicate of arguments to prove
that one of the most gallant and devoted
corps of the Confederate army had returned
to its allegiance to the General Government.
The emphasis placed upon this barefaced
falsehood was intended to offset the influ.
ence Of General Preston's inf1amma-
tory and disloyal harangue before
the youth of the Virginia Univer-
sity. But the ink was hardly dry on the
papers in which this argument was printed
before the full report of the address was re.
ceived in a supplement to the Charleston
Neus and Courier. That full report dis
closed the fact that in his closing remarks
General Logan not only eulogized the Lost
Cause as the exponent of the true system of
Republican government, but declared that
the principles for which the South wsged
war for the destruction of the Union were
not "settled or destroyed" by the result of
that war. Again, General Lamar, of Mis-
sissippi, was reported by telegraph to have
secured the adoption of resolution, by a
meeting of his constituents, denouncing the
SO. called color line, and inviting the blacks
to join with them in the support Of the
Democratic ticket. We have now at hand
proof, to which we have previously referred,
that Lamar's speeches at other stages of the
are filled with denunciations of
negro suffrage and of the negroes them
selves, whom he denounces as unfit to vote
and in whose hands he declares the ballot
to be dangerous privilege" These are
Two incidents which prove that even de-
pendent as we are upon prejudiced and un-
reliable sources for information, we are not
altogether without facilities for obtaining
he truth. But the Southern Republican
press can aid US immeasurably. If 1t will
ievote itself 10 an intelligent exposition of
.ffairs In that section, and to the contradic.
ion or explanation of misstatemeuts regard
ng Southern affairs, It will enable Its CO.
Of the North to enlighten their
readers and render good service In awaken.
ng renewed interest In o section of the
country regarding which the Northern peo.
pic, absorbed as they are with issues Of
and home concern, have lately had
out little correct information. Let us
ny II.