New-York tribune., 1876-02-16

IL IL not strange JDat all manner ol ioul oii"'
BOYER around tho third-tcrm carcass, eager 70
pluck it even before lifo ia quite extinct. Mr..
Pnchback il a very raven0us political buzzard
and if the third term i, to be pluckcd by any
body he intends to have his share OF ii. Moth
ing les, than seat III the Senate viii satisfy
Mr.. Pinchback, and if he cannot get 1t from
Republicans ne proposes To smash the kepuDli-
can party. and make such terms "A he can with
the Conservatives of Louisiana. Thus Act@on
was torn by his dogs. The miserable con-
spiracy of carpet-bag plunderers. which has
called itself the Republican party in certain
Southern States. has existed by feason of its
powcr over ignorant colorcd voters In the
earlier years of reconstruction. any creature
who held a Federal office or wore the uniform
of q soldier WA, regarded by the simple coOred
voters az embodying in his person All the
might and majesty of tho United States. all
the claims of the Union 10 the gratitude and
affection of tho colored race, all its power TO
save them from vague and terrible wrongs IN
the future, and all the confidence to which the
limited States Government was entitled at their
hands. The mcancst deputy of tho meanest
official. by virtue of his commission OF au-
thority, was looked upon IA tho personal rep
rcsentatiye Of the United States OF America,
and lust ~ any mob of unrccon5tructcd cut
throats would instantly diSperSc nj sight oi
ono unalncd man in blue uniform, the colored
people yielded unquesi0ning obedience TO the
mere beck or nod of u Federal officer. Thus
the south was organized by carpet -baggcrs for
their own uses, and il need not be said that
the least Scrupulous of them were often the
most successful in securing ,he control of such
IN organ2atIOn
Once in the hands Of these men, the organ
ilation was used by them for selfish purposes.
They cared not a snap of the finger for the
rights of colored people or WHITE people,
robhrd both with absolute implrtiallty, e'-
ccptng as the whites paid larger taxes because
they owned more property AID selected c"l"fco
men for office only when II suited their private
aims The colorcd people became rc'tiyc Dut
thoy were scared with cunningly contriyed tales
of imminent peril and whecdlcd with extin7a-
r,nt nromI.c. Ignorant men dreamed of
forty acrc- and a mule :" others more inteli-
cent dreamed of a seat in the House or the
senate. If at any time the scare ahatcd, the
ticndiSh ingenuity of The advcntnrcr9 was gen
orally equal to the tax OF creating dlHturp-
ancc. in which, aS Gov. Amcs "a said 10 have
remarked, the murder of few negroes wa"
very useful 10 the party. Promises we're SIN
trusted because they were made IN the name
of President Grant or the Republican party.
and So month after month and year after year.
TN, rnscally organization Of Spoii,ncn has con
tinued to plundcr the south, rule the RcpuhII-
can party there. and hold great power over At
in Congress aud throughout the county By
mean, of it, control over the colorcd yO,r.
la the nature of things. such a conspiracy
must break down sooner OF LATER. In many Of
the Southern state, it has collapsed already.
and the Democrats have gained the VOTES oi
enough Of the di..u,trd colcrcd men to secure
control. In Mississippi the revolt Of senator
Bruce. and in Louisiana The revolt oi would
bc senator Pinchbdck, warn the Rcpnbllcan
party that the colorcd voters ctn De cheated
no longer, and that the day has come for the
party 20 be held 10 strict accountability Tor W."
lavish pledges made ia its name. senator
Bruce does not speak without force behind
him. The temper of the cOlOrcd people after
years of broken promises. Is perfectly ripe for
revolt. and 1t needs only single bold leader
of their own race 10 prccipitItc a political IN
surrcction powerful en0ugh 10 sweep The last
carpet Dagger out of place. Mr. bruce can
make Rcpublicln success impossible III MisSls-
,ippi, and Mr. pInchbach in Louisiana, If they
choose. Whether they viii gain anything
by trusting the Democrats J., mat
ter of little consequence. They Obviously
can never gain less thln they have At
the hands of Amcs and Packard. In
such circumstances il would he madness
for the Republican party to indulge IN any
hopes based upon the assurances OF those VINO
have been managing 1t at the South. There
is not a single Southern State III which the
party has even q decent chance Of success, II
it remains III tho hand, OF Grant, Morton, or
those who have defended its Southern con-
duct. At the South the party has been 40
damaged that it cannot well recover strength
in single year. II ha3 the choice between
Scylla and Charybdis. If 1t yields 10 the ne
gro extremists it goes down. and If 1t adhcrcs
to Packard, Amcs & Co. ii goes down not less
surely i'm every Southern State and III many
Northern ones Third-tcrm devices are merely
conspiracles 10 scutle the ship. Morton would
get beaten as surely as Grant himself The
party has but one chance of successful throw
overheard rings aud plunderers, North and
South alike: to make Il bold, honest, resolute
fight against corruption and knavery Of every
kind. and To trust to the intelligence apd
patriotism of tho people of Northern States
for Success.
SOFT MONEY ~ NEW-ENGLAND.
cot, st.l. yll tn NJ