The Morning herald., 1876-08-11
FOB PRESIDENT.
SAMUEL J. TILDEN.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
A. HENDRICK
FUR SHERIFF,
ISAAC GRUB.
FOB CORONER,
DAVID c. ROSE.

DAVID G. ROSE.
PEACE THE CLOAK FOE WAR.
We have, in the recent actions of Mr.
Boutwell, in the United States Senate, an
illustration of the falsity Of the party cry
of the Republicans, "I.et us have P :"
When Grant returned from the war, flushed
with victory, what he did and said, were
considered as things fitted in some way to
shape public opinion. Later on, when he
uttered the magnetic words "Let us have
Peace" the party took them up as a cam
paign cry, and have ever since that time
recognized in him the soldier reduced to
the citizen, and ready with the olive
branch in his hand. How far he has car
r;ed ont these talismanic words, we know,
without the aid Of a great deal Of reAec-
ton.
Now Mr.. Boutwell,, who was on the Mis-
sissippi investigating committee, return. to
Washington bearing valise we'll stuffed
with documents ard dirty linen, the former
Of which are stated by him to be facts Of
southern outrages. The first step taken by
him is to declare Governor Ames the right
fnl Governor Of Mississippi, and that the
LEGISLATURE to which he handed his resig-
nation was a body Of men calling them
selves the Legislature. To any one tha'
the schemes Of Republican |party politics
are plain, especially on the eve Of an ex-
citing campaign, this illogical assertion OF
Mr.. Boutwelps is very easily interpreted
It is his desire to reinstate Governor
Ames, tear up the results of the last
election, declare the Legislature bogus
one, everything they did null and void,
and thrust the State again under carpet
bag rule. Unfortunately for this plan, the
legality of the election and of the Legislat-
ure were in several ways formally acknowl-
edged by Governor Ames himself, who
was the highest and final athority in the
matter. He issued the certificates OF
election to all the Congressman chosen at
that election; the whole State delegation in
this Congress; he sent his annual message
to the Legislature; he communicated with
it officially upon number Of other occa'
sions, and he finally sent his resignation, in
which he acknowledged lis legality, stating
that lie had gone to live in Northwest
ern State and would not return to Missis-
sippi. His resignation pleased the better
portion of the Republicans, who, it is
stated, are indignant that Mr.. Boutwell,
should attempt to re-instate him. And then
we are told the Republican party wants
peace.
There is another scheme in this inflam-
mable effort to re-instate Ames and upset
the Legislature, which to the Republican
party is very important one, with its
gradually waning strength in the Senate,
both in numbers and intellect. The course,
if followed, that Mr.. Boutwell, has mapped
out, will destroy the chances Of Mr..
Lamar's promotion from the House to the
Senate. This is considered by the most
observing classes as the real object Of Mr..
Boutwelps illogical report. This is con-
ciliatory step Of the Republican party
towards peace, very like the one they have
pursued toward the Indian: given him
bread with one hand and robbed him with
the other. Mr.. Lamar has always repre-
sented the peaceable type Of the Southern
man: such a man az Ben Hill is not; he
is irritable, jealous to ultraism Of the rights
of his constituency, inAammable, and con-
sequently hasty. Mr.. Lamars is broader
and better tempered class Of Statesmanship
than this; his speeches are calm and dis
passionate; there is none Of that partisan
fire which pricks and scorches its oppo-
sites. he has always been the friend and
adyoests of peace; he eulogized Sumner
when he was obnoxious to the South; he
went into the North and asked the peace
and friendship Of its people for his people;
he endeayored to break down the asperi.
ties Of sectional differences. and at home and
abroad has measured peace and reconcilia-
tion BY tho result Of the strength they would