The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-21

Mr.. wheeier's Letter of Acceptance.
Mr.. WILLIAM A. WHEELER has written
long letter formally accepting the Repub-
1icau nomination for Nice-president The
letter is not unimportant. 1t does not fol-
low the example OF MIR. HAYES, and advo-
cate an aristocracy of officeholders; but
II is ardeutly In favor of that system OF
paternal government to which the Democ-
racy are uualterably opposed. He says
that there will be II good deal of unavoid-
able friction in getting things 10 work in
the Southern States, (which will call for
forbearance, and Uhich iciU hare TO Dc re-
uouCd by he temperate, fostering CARGO TIC
Gore rnmcRt.'
The fostering care of the Government!
And 1t is for no short time that this foster
Ing care Will be required. As Mr. WHEELER
says:
"we OF the Norh deude ourselves IN expecting that
sHrtaes 81 ptoveren ana
are, ~ TIE brief period Of len or fifteen wears ~ be
g nsformed INTO our moael northern comm,nntie.
waiting To which no one eau now set certain boun.s'
Ten or fifteen years he regards as of little
account IN comparison with The unknown
period of time that the South must be
tering care of the Government" must be
extended over the old slave States, that
carpet-bag Governments must be mann
tanned.
The grave question presents itself TO the
voters of the United States, whether such
n condition of things is best for either the
South or the North. viii it benefit the
Bouthf 1t has been tried there for ten
years past, and what is the condition of
the SOUTH
Is such policy consistent with Northern
lnterestsf This fostering care of the
Government" that Mr.. WHEELER speaks
Of is costly. The phrase fostering care
Is pretty phrase, but when you come 10
put il into practice il is expensive. And
who pays the expense? The farmers and
mechanics. the laboring men of the North,
have to work harder this intensely hot
weather to keep up this fostering care Of
the Government over the South. 1t comes
right out OF the bones and sinews of our
working people.
Now, We do not think the South needs
any fostering care. The negroes have all
the nights of the whites Who would be
free, themselves must strike the blow
Who would be free, themselves must main
tain their freedom. We are for leaving
white and cOlored people all to themselves,
and helping neither side.
We have sacrificed the lives Of hundreds
OF thousands of our own race, and billions
of dollars of money, aud saddled ourselves
with burdensome taxes, TO give freedom to
the slaves. Now that they have their free
dom, and have II guaranteed to them 10y
the Constitution, let them enjoy it. #
they cannot, At is not our fault And If
Mr. WHEELER neghbors IN northern New
York are not satisfied that their taxes are
heavy enough already, let them vote for
him, which is voting for continued and
Increased taxation. Let every voter make
the question practical, and put il to him
self: How many hours would he willing
20 work to-day in this hot sun. to extend
the fostering care OF the Government over
the free laboring negroes of the South r
For that is what it amounts TO.
Toward the close of his letter Mr..
WHEELER tries TO be eloquent, and im-
pgines he recalls to mind a passage in the
Declaration OF Independence. " Enamel
pated millions, he says. look upon the
ensign of the republic as the symbol of
the fulfilled declaration that all men are
created free and equal.
But, unfortunately for Mr.. WHEELER's
accuracy, the Declaration of Independence
contains no such passage. 1t says "all
men are created equal, ana not that they
are created free and equal. The Declara-
lion of Independence contains another
passage, which we commend TO the atteu-
hon of Nj. WHEELER: in short, il would
do him no harm 10 make himself better
acquainted with the whole document. 1t
Jay of the King:
he has erected multitude Of Offices, and sent
eher ~ arns ohccrs to harlsa our people and eat
but their ruostance.'
We submit that this precisely describes
ihe carpet-bag policy of Nj. WHEELER and
his party for the South.