The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-10-14
Radical Military Terrorism.

The results OF the recent elections plainly
indicate great abhorrencc Of the party in
power. The Government is more firmly ell
trenched in its patronage, and authorities,
and means than at any former time. y
series OF usurpations such as no Federal
Executive would have dared to be guilty OF
at any time before the war, has so i'm
mensely strengthened Federal authority
that it is next to invincible against the popu-
lar will. Fearing the weight Of the South
in the presidential canvass, it has been for
months the settled policy OF the Admins
tration, with the view Of continuing Radi-
cal rule, to weaken and break it down by
military terrorism. And we see that Fede-
raj marshals arc employing United States
soldiers in arresting white citizens OF South
Carolina. CHAMBERLAIN from Massachu-
sets and PATTERSON from Pennsylvania
the former Governor, and the latter United
States senator from South Carolina-have
not found it difficult to induce GRANT,
seconded by his Attorney-General CfAFTh
to proceed to put South Carolina under this
terrible rule.
This is what was to be expected. The
wonder is that the bayopet rule has not
been established Throughout the Gull States;
but we think there has been some indie
c,slon-somc hesitation-ln the Federal
Executive. 1t was not so clear that so long
after war, when the South was so very quiet
and orderly, the country would receive well
the system OF wholesale arrests OF white
people and the revolving processes of cspion-
age and domiciliary visits. The MAC
BETH OF the White House was exercised
mentally by rejecting upon the question as
to how far such outrages upon free people
at time Of peace could "trammel up the
consequences" This it was which has
given the seeming pause. The fear that the
tsbloody instructions" might return to
!. "plague the inventors " partially paralyzed
the uplifted arm.
Well, 1t has at last fallen with an evident
shakiness which shows the faint heart that
prompted it. Nevertheless, the Democratic
party need not regret it. The act will but
accelerate the movement OF the tide OF pub.
lie opinion now running with fatal force
against the party that has SO long misgov-
erned the land. People are tired OF the war
Of rancors and hates that Is worse than that OF
blood; aud they are also tired OF the ruth
less malice which has made the war upon the
South and the infaming the northern preiu-
dices aud passions against the South as the
most available means OF prolonging Radical
power. Oh, yes, they are tired Of all this
and they are SO tired OF the Radical mea.
sures for humiliating and distressing white
people, and for putting the negroes Us 81.
periors over them, that the aversion to Radi.
cal rule has been aggravated into loathing
And lust at such a time comes the Fede.
raj dragonade in South Carolina, the domi
ciiiary visits and arrests by soldiers under
u the orders OF marshals. And that, too, in /,
8 State at peace and with no disorder or dis
tprbanes too great Tor suppression by thu
local authorities, This nefarious proceed
Ing Of ths eieral Executive is al the soil
citation and instig ation OF the Radical Coy,
Sc efnor, a Massachusetts man, who seeks tic