The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-08-03

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Sensible Views Of the Canvass in the South
The New York Herald, of the 10Th, contains
well conceived and forcible article on the
position OF the South i'll the present canvass.
1t was called forth by an able article in tae
Richmond Wing, concerning the Hamburg
massacre, and after complimenting the Wing
and Mr.. Lamar for the high stand they have
taken in regard to that outrage. proceeds in the
following manner. We ask the careful atten-
ton Of all our readers, Republican and Dem
ocrats, to the healthy, common sense views it
presents
This whole Southern question. so far as it relates
to national politics, is in unfortunate position.
The calculations of the Democratic leaders that
the SouJnefn states VIII vote as unit for Tilden
They, therefore throw the South to one side, make
no canvass there and give themselves to New York
ayze the reasons upon which their expectation rest
we discover their faacy The southern white lead
erS say I've support Tilden because his success
means our success. Democratic triumph means a
restoration OF rights the expulsion OF the carpet
ton Of the negro This is the popular cry through
out the South and yet in what respect does the
ORD OF Gov. Tllden, or the declaration OF tie St.
Louis platform, justify any such hope Governor
Tilden friends in the North aremaking his canvass
ing the warthat he believes in theUnion now that he
would see that justice assured to all classes in
the the south, white or black. Union or Confederate
Th1s IS the platform OF Tilden, and more than ALL
it is the platform of Hayes. On the Southern ques
it be an issue in the canvass Or, if it is an issue
what are the old Confederates to gain by supporting
Mr. Iilden? We ask this question without any feel,
ing OF partisanship, because we care feather
about one candidate or the other destroy
VI LIE ialacleS OF Cne canvass. We look upon it
d grave MlSIOTluQo-0S calamity in fact-that,
States like Texas, Kentucky, Georgia and other
great Southern Commonwealth should have taken
this attitude OF irreconciiabe sectional hostility to
the Republ1can party. There never a case of
the republican platform, anything in the words Of
Governor Hayes the Confederates of the South have
as much to expect from Hayes from Tilden.
BUTT will be said if Tlden is elected great things
will be done for the South Carpet baggers will be
and SO on How are al these things to be don 81
President Tden could not lay his finger single
would Probably say to the SOUTH III. INSTEAD sEs Of
asking me to expel few carpet-baggers, advertise
and enrich your lands. Send for them to the North
the West, to Europe" AS to turning out all the
question that will have to be passed upon by the
senate, which is republican now, and will probably
dent Consequently the Southern people, SO far as
the enjoyment OF poweris concerned, will stand to-
son. They will be asking bread from one Who can
only give them stones. The expectations
would only excite that element which the 'sWhig'
calls Ignorant and wicked generally desperate In
fortune and wholly worthless in Character to the
perpetration OF massacres like those of New Orleans
Colfax and Hamburg
This may be startling view to some of our South
ern friends who look to Tilden's success as the
dawn of new day. The more it is considered the
have really interest in this election of sectional
character If they trust the Democrats they will be
in Tildens power, if he had the wish to graft
fly many OF the expectations formed of him. We do
not think he has the wish. The true policy OF the
Southern people is to abandon any dependence up
on administrations: It was grave mistake when
the rest did not take the republican party at its
word and accept it's offers of aid and magnanmty
If this had been done-if such man as Lee had
said Republicans, you have beaten us; you have
the government; you gre in power; you speak fair
and wel are with you for peace and reconstruc-
tion'-there would have been no negro suffrage
not one of that oppressive series of reconstruction
measures. By this time there would be no republic
can party. New ideas-free trade finance, central-
zation the adjustment of the new conditions to the
old system-would have led to party divisions,
| in which neither race nor color nor war records
would have had part. But, on the contrary, the
Southern leaders carried the spirit into politics
They alarmed the North They gave demagogues
like Morton and Thaddeus Stephens the opportuni-
itics what they failed to obtain by war; So the alarm
ed North began to pass war measures and amend
ments to the Constitution every of which threw
The Southern people intoa worse plight and which
to-day are the .immutable laws Of the land They
| Tilden to change them. Nay. more If he were to
| intimate a desire to change them he would be
whipped in every Northern State. What, them is
the true policy Of the Southern leaders Plainly to
conciliate both parties Let them take the repubi-
cans at their word Let them accept the issues of
the war as rrevocable and say to the two great par
ties, We want peace and reconstruction. We want
| help. We need revival of commerce and agricul-
ture. You took from thousands OF millions in
the war; give us aid to build cities, open our
channels improve harbors; help us to plant cot
ton and sugar and rice and tobacco. Take our in-
dustres and resources under your care Just as you
care for the iron of Pennsylvania the silver Ne
yada, the gold Of California We accept the negro
IN MS new relation and recognize his political
equality. We accept the carpet Dagger, and
wish we had million more to pay taxes and work
| and become like all of US, who at time the
other were carpet baggers ourselves. AS to the
issues they have given us troubles always. If you
choose at some future day when passions stlled
! and we are on better footing with each other, to
have national convention OF peace and reoonstruc-
ton to consider these issues from national point
OF view we are ready. But we understand that this
party or the other''
I II cur Southern friends would only look at the
canvass from this point of view it would be bles-
sing to them and the country Their cause nation
al They have no grievances that any party can re-
dress Their policy is to conciate both parties, to
show Kindness to the negro, courtesy to the emf
grane and consideration to all opinions They should
especially decline to be carried around by political
peddlers to be sold old clothes. They have as
much to gain by the of party the 9TH
er, and if they wise with the wisdom that once
ruled these Commonwealth they will so act that no
matter which party wins they will win their share
1 the victory