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CAhEEl-6Aoc III a OAoSooNh
The New York State Republican
platform differs from those of Ohio,
Pennsylvania and California, adopted
this year, in that it does not praise
Grants Southern policy, and gently
hints that "a just, generous and forbear-
ing national policy in the Southern
States is required, with a firm refusal to
use the military power except for pur-
poses clearly defined in the Constitu-
ton" Well, it is high time to refer to
the fact that we have q Constitution.
Such an expression coming from Pierre
points State and party is not without
its effect upon the administration.
1t appears that Grant took the hint and
made bold to write from Long Branch to
the Attorney General that 1.-THE whole
public are tired out with these annual
autumnal outbreaks 10 the South, and a
great majority are ready now to con-
denim any interference on the part OF the
Government" Correct for once. Mr..
Pi~errepont informs Governor Ames that
he will have to place himself within the
Constitution before any troops will be
furnished. This is good Democratic
doctrine, and had it been adopted sooner
would have saved the country much
trouble and anxiety. It comes with
door grace at this late day, but better
late and forced than never. The New
York Herald holds Ames up to merited
scorn and disgrace. 1t says: "Ames
is working for an election to the United
States Senate. Itwould be a just retri-
button for his ~scandalouS and dangerous
course if the mex Legislature, instead
of making him Senator, should impeach
and remove him. He certainly deserves
such a fate, for he has tried by false in
formation to mislead the President into
what would, as now appears, have been a
dangerous and needless act of interior
ence. There is no doubt of his motive
in this. He aimed to coerce to bis
will not only the Democrats bnt also the
Republicans of the State. By showing
the negroes that he could command Fed
eral Intervention at his will he meant to
impose himself upon them as General
Grants man. And now he has failed;
and in bis failure the bloody shirt
seems to have received q final rent; it is
now only a auttering rag" This is q
clear and wellput statement OF Ames'
case. he is not q citizen of the State,
aud heartily despises the white people.
His love for the negro is Of that selfish
nature prompted by love Of Office and
power, and which would sacrifice a heca-
tomb of them any time to promote his
schemes Of plumber and aggrandizement.
We have yet to see 0 Radical paper out
side Ct Mississippi that indorses Ames.
They may abuse the whites never so
much, but they take care to let the Gov
ernor help himself. The press Of the
country, regardless o party, has general
ly been Verylsevere upon this last"ignoble
attempt to intimidate a free and %intelli-
gent people with ~bayonets. The carpet
bag dynasties have fallen one by one
until only three are left, and these in a
tottering condition in the States Of Mis-
sissippi, South Carolina and Louisiana,
where there are overwhelming negro ma
jorities. In the last named State it has
been fairly defeated, and is keptin place
solely by Federal aid. The time is not
far distant when Mr.. Ames and all his
sort will have to step down and out, and
then the only reign Of terror that has
existed there since the war will cease.
Let the people be patient and deter
mined, and assert their rights in a
proper, legal manner. The dawn of day
is not far distant, and when it comes
will be all the brighter for the Egyptian
darkness which precedes it.