The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-01-13
THURSDAY. JANUARY 13, 1876
Mr.. Blaine

Mr.. Blaine
has disappointed vast number OF the
people of the South, who supposed that he
wss fair.minded man-that be would not
contribute unnecessarily to the prolongation
Of sectional feeling, and that If the Demo.
Gratis should be beaten we would probably
still get gentleman and true civilian for
President. II was cruel to blast such hopes
and we have to deplore the mistake We have
all made. Mr.. BLAINE is only "scurTy
politician" as Mr.. Cox, Of New York, In
Shakespearean phrase, called him. He is 80
eaten up with the presidential cancer that bis
better part has lost control Of his actions, and
he has entered the arena With MORTON and
borrowed the poisoned arrows and the brutal
weapons of that vulgar party pugilist.
Had Mr.. BLAINE felt that it would not be
p-oper to grant amnesty 10 Mr.. DAVIS, and
so r.oved, merely for the reason that Mr.
DAVIS as the President of the Confederacy
eight not to be relieved, that would have
s tmed to be consistent with possible con-
ss.tnt;ous sentiment, though eminently lnJu'
G:c:ous-and there an end; but Mr.. BLAINE
was ready to back his motion with the de-
yelopmeut OF reasons for it which were
really thorough re0pening of all the hor'
rors and alleged grievances of the war.
Evidently Mr.. BLAINE had prepared the bag
of horrors deliberately and OF malice and
purpose aforethought TO be cmptied ID the
House of Representatives on the occasion OF
his motion to exclude JEFF. DAVIS from the
amnesty bill: and the contents Of the bag so
emptied we're TO be scattered over the land
and what for!
BLAINE did this to reioGame the North
against the South-to recseblisb the party Oh
the war, with al! its d!scords, haTeds, ana
rancors, that be might, by the choice oil that
party OF himself rs the leader OF the army
OF malice and vindictiveness, be elected to
the presidency-the presidency over re-
senttul party, and not the presidency, IN
spirit and according 10 the Constitution, OF
the country.
In doing this Mr.. BLAINE has not only COM
mitted great crime, but, what politicians
regard as worse, great blundcr. Tie mas
sought to get the weather-gauge of MoRToNby
initiating the strategy Of that heartless per-
son. In doing so he only strengthens Nor
TONS hands. Imitators but swell the tributes
to inventors. True genius gains by every
ATTEMPT that is made to copy its creations.
MORTON has possession Of the "bloody
shirt.' BLAINE has no claim to il, and bis
attempt to get bill torn from it only excites
aversion towards him. Judging others from
our own feelings inspired by BLAIsE's course,
Tie scurvy attempt is so damaging TO BLAINE
frola whom better things had been expected,
,Aai if we were forced to vote between NOR
ToS and BLAINE We should vote for Morton.
He repeat that we are greved at BLAISE's
untimcly and uDjustiGable act. 1t has not
the apology that might be made for impul-
siyeness or irritation. The facts prove de-
liberation. The facts prove that there was
no provocation. TIE cobra that struck had
nourished the poison.
Are we to believe that the country is so
deeply iDbued with sectional animosity in
this its centennial gear that President is
10 BE elected by that auimosity: After eleven
years Of so. called Eelce is this luminosity
sill strong enough for this? After all
tli> time for deliberatlon-for rejecting upon
L." evils of war and discord and upon the
hl.s,ings Of peace, the happiness of
llnony, and the thrift aud growth
( wealth Hand power under the union
. he public energies under equal al
t,,r ltent laws after such delibcration-
Ii. e our woefu! experiences, are we again
10 lI,h into the reckless pursuit OF malignity
Nd hostility to supply the wrath that IN
nrmes partisanS and helps to elevate to place
and power men who have no proper merits
of their own and have no hopes of triumph
in condition Of public peace and sectional
harmony?
We shall not believe this. For the preva-
lcnce of good, for the triumph Of humanity,
God forbid that il should be SO.
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