New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-11

ORLEANS THURSDAY
Especial Correspondence Of tho Republican ]
NORTHERN POLITICS.

Especial Correspondence Of tho Republican,
NORTHERN POLITICS.
Republican Prospects.
NEW YORK, May S, 1876.
The determination is spreading among
Republicans of all shades of opinion to do
two things this centennial year: l. To nomi-
nate man at Cincinnati upon whom the
North can be united as political unit. 2.
To elect the man thus nominated. Both of
these things will be done. And then what
shall We have9 A sectionalized North op-
pressing sectionalized South, and keeping
guard over the national government at
Washington This Northern sectionalism
will eventuate in good in many ways. 1t
will, among other things, teach the Southern
Confederate leaders that q political alliance
| between the Northern Democracy and COM
pact "solied" South, unified on the issue of
race caste, can not for many years obtain
control of the federal government. That
this Confederate Democratic coalition may
finally triumph over all obstacles is pos
clUtC-lA bOAAO ucPCSVC Va CAO O0oO CAOo0OAo'
Bat for the present the North will be driven
by Southern sectionalism into an attitude
of counter eecti0nalism, and 80 the lines of
political conflict will remain for q long
period of time. This state of things will, OF
course leave the Northern wing of the Re
publican party to do all the fighting. In
telligent Republicans here do not expect to
carry single Southern State, not even
South Carolina. The entire Southern SEQ
ton is expected to cast it's l3S electoral
votes solid aud solidly for the Confederate
Democratic presidential nominees, of whom
Governor Tilden, of this State. will be chief.
The SUCCESS of the Republican presi-
dentisi ticket this year will give four or
eight to nine years of "educati onal train
ing" to the emancipated race. 1t viii also
put an end to political assassinsti at the
South, because the negro, being thoroughly
suppressed ("shufied out of politics. is the
mild language used by the Boston journal
! to express this policy Of "suoord in atom, !,
| there will no longer be any motive for his
| political assassination. The Northern ally
| OF the Southern freedman (!l may ais say
to him, keep out Of politics; be TEN per ate;
work. save; get land; send your children
to school. We at the North will hold the
| government until you are ia q bet ter posi-
| ton to participate in politics and until
public intelligence advances sufficiently to
recognize your civil rights" Ip the mean
while, under Republican admins trstion,
the negro will wear the federal uniform.
He will be employed in the United
States customhOuses in every Southern
! city. His face will Look out of Southern
| postof1ice windows upon white faces, and
| black letter carriers will deliver Uncle
Sans mails at the residences of white citi-
! zens. The negro will also have something
like representation in Congress. In the
meanwhile, the future lies before him with
all it's chapters of favorable accidents, and
among these is Reaction Vs. Reacti on-that
| is, turn in the tide of public feeling, con-
science and conviction in favor of the cause
of humanity, the evil of Southern section
| alism, and more concern for the danger to
tree institutions which begins already to
shape itself under the empire of Brazil.
| The Southern States will also want appro-
priations for rivers, harbors and railroads,
and this want, added to a desire for
"office," will work powerfully in favor of
| good government, education and civiliza-
ton generally.
l enter thus particularly into this phase
of politics, because, very much to my sur
prise, and 1 need not say, to my pleasure, 1
| find that even the disconten ted Lib
erals aud some of the anti slavery Demo-
Gratis will not accept any solution of the
Southern question which re sectionalizes
the late slave section of the Union as an
element of discomfort within the Union, or
which remands the negro to serfdCm. In
saying this, it is important to say that this
here is not allied to any feeling of bitter
ness against the Confederates. Intelligent
men of the North separate the Con federate
''idea' from the Confederate cause. The
| idea is no. new to readers of American his
tory. Oar lite as a republic beg an under
the confederate idea of government; but the
! Confederate cause of our day means dis-
union, anarchy, civil strife. and final ruin to
both sections, if allowed to have its way,
and therefore it will not, under any cifcum-
| stances, be permitted to have its way. OF
| this, MI Reagan, of Texas. Mr.. Lamar, Of
Mississippi, snd Mr.. Gordon, of Georgia,
| may rest satisfied.
As stated in previous letter, Governor
Tilden's Endorsement by the State of New
| York as the Democratic favorite for the
Presidency, developes the presidential cam
paign. Under this development the Re-
publican "possibilities" for nomination at
Cincinnati are at once narrowed down to a
very few names. These names are Fish and
Conkling, of New York, and Charles Francis
Adams, of Massachusetts. The Republicans
can elect either of theee men-it is doubtful
if we can elect any other of our personal
or party fsvorites. The cause will have
the benefit of this "doubt," and conse
quently we may expect such union Of
forces. radical and conservative, at Cincin-
natl ss viii give us q ticket which we can
elect. Under these circumstances, no one
should be surprised, therefore, if the Con-
federate Democratic political sharpshooters
at Washington should suddenly turn their
long range party rifles on Hamilton Fish,
Donooe C,uGvjru and fhorlon Eranoia