The New York herald., 1876-11-15
..DIsINTEGRATING THE SOUTH"

A WORD FROM SOUTHERN MAN ABOUT NR
WENDELL PHILLIPS SPEECH.
To THE EDITOR THE HERALD:-
Even q member OF to-day's republican party must
II seems to me, be struck, reading Mr.. Phillips
talk the Bostonans. printed in your paper OF this
morning, with its gasping style, reminding one
forcibiy OF the in which Darius Grcen Of the
flying machine spoke. when looking up he said that
the flying all well enough but tho trouble seemed
to be lighting.
Nj. Philips talks highly-amost equal n funeral
oration-of the spirit which for the last sixteen or
twenty years has animated the republican party but
says, with tear. ''The same Issue 10 going
to-day that went on In 1850 and 1854
IN the whig ranks" Agan:-"It has pu.
its work is done" He might have omitted the quaL
flying phrase in the latter clause but letting that stand
Tor party may does entirely finish its work,
why should Mr.. Philips mournY Merely because he
dnds sound ~ timber labelled. D'sintagra,on oi
the SOUTH" in the old hulk otherwise dead-rotten.
he says:-'1hc republican party, in any other sense
than OF its value in the Southern ISSUE dead, and In
the living timber which 1t contains rely for
the future" In other words the only safey for the
republican party In breaking the South. Not content
time) submission to their arms and acquiesceuce
their laws they must now, he says. disntegrate" the
South.
Now, that word "dsintegrate" sounds like very
harmless word to the Northern ear, may be-to
munity OF classes who In every manner diverse
from each other-but It means much more people
like those inhsbiting the Southern States They arc,
nrst almost entirely plain and simple agriculturiss
their tastes and tendencies alike, and their pro.
vous training has been, almost the whole extent
of Southern territory, the To disintegrate the
South, then means whatY Not to change their views
or the vows Of : part OF them, making them grasp
the actual ideas Of more advanced men, for this
the work OF election. 1t means that there
being division Of there, ono ~ them
raw TO the task Of political thought tho safety OF ths
republican party lies IN attaching the negro "a tM
standard failing in that excite that feeling
between the blacks and whites which will give pre-
for the cry or which have heard much, I'm.
timdation and fraud" This is Mr.. Phillips "daints
grafton 1t can be nothing ess. You might a. well
try 10 disintegrate the Catholic Church, with lie
OF interest," to make the people OF the South
Stacsether whites blacks alter the latter have
havc had little for thougn-contenda among
themselves Time may indeed and with the Influx Of new
CAPITAL ideas and popular education, probably
WILL bring about this diversity Of thought and opinion,
but party election OF officers; 70 Il tho work
OF administration that will bring about and the
who upholds the idea OF the formation Of party
the election OF for this purpose IL
either wild on the verge OF disloyalty. That 10
hard word, know, for man who has tho respsct OF
his country, Mr. Phillips rightly has; but II sounds
very harsh for leader Of great party, which has
long had its heel the neck o portion Of Unon
and is about to DO in its turn overcome utter
this last rally cry, I'VE must dsntegrate the South"
n.