The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1877-09-13
TRE POSITION OF SENATOR IN
CALLS.

The New York Herald says ed-torlaliy,
that senator ingalls,, OF / ansas, VIII PROF.
ably stand alone in the Senate, IN his oppo-
sition to the Southern policy OF the Admin
istration." Precisely what is meant by "op-
position- it Is difficult to determine Ii
the Herad intends TO say that MIR. ingalls,
will stand alone in his dissatisfaction or dis
content with the course pursued by the Pres
ident toward the Republicans OF the South
IL j. mistaken. That sentiment is shared
not only by many Of the Senate, but by tens
of thousands of the most earnest and sincere
Republicans throughout the country. The
language employed by Mr.. Ingalls, in his
John Brown speech, upon the action OF Mr..
HAYES, and the duty of the party in the
present emergency, was as follows:
The alternative has been chosen and the Sc
lection is irrevocable. There can De no foot
steps backward. II is idle TO quarrel with the
inevitable. What has been done we cannot
undo. Craftsmanship hes no concern with
the past except TO learn its lessons. Recriml-
nation and hostile criticism are worse than
useless. We must act in the present and go
forward to meet the future. However much
some may regret what they conceive TO be a
Surrender of principles, an abandonment OF
friends, a Justification of history and con-
fession that a great office is held by successful
,!aud, the path of wisdom is plain. We must
wait the result OF the experiment. We must
insist upon a rigid observance OF the guaran-
ties OF freedom contained in the Constitution,
and II they are violated, we must invoke that
revolt Of the na.ional conscience which soon
er or later Is sure TO come.
The Southern policy Of the President, is a
thing Of the past. He has done all that il
was in his power to do. 1t is not n subject
10 be death with hereafter. When he
Withdrew the troops and recognized Hamp
ton and Nichols as the Governors of North
Carolina and Louisiana, he destroyed the
- last hope Of Republicanism in the South
and gave the Senate to the Democracy
But it has ceased to be question of ad
ministration before the country. Their
en- be no opposition" to it any more thai
there can be opposition to the Alien ant
Sedition act, OF the Proclamation Of Eman
cipation.
Packard had more votes for Governor il
Louisiana than the Hayes electors, but h
has been deposed by the act Of the Presi
dent and cannot be restored. Nobody pro
poses to attempt it. The country woul,
not tolerate it. Even those who condemn
the policy of the administration do no
think of such course
But the same logic which placed Nichol
in the Chair of State would admi
Hamburg Massacre" Butler to the Senate
and deny Kellogg the seat to which he wa
lawfully elected.
II this is part OF the Southern Policy
of the President, we have no doubt Mr.. In
gals will oppose it, as he will oppose ever,
measure that utilities the Constitutions
Amendments and makes popular govern
ment farce and failure. He believes il
free ballot, free speech, free schools,
free press, universal citizenship and tn
supremacy Of the nation. He will labor t
'tablish these ideas firmly and immovably
in all portions of the country, as he has al
ways done heretofore.
Those who differ with the President mos
radically, do not doubt his integrity. N
one suspects him OF treachery TO his party
or to the principles on which it is founded
But they reserve the right Of individual
Judgment upon his measures.
lie unquestionably intends to enforce TN
whole Constitution, and protect the right
Of all men under its provisions. He wa
sincere in believing that the course whicl
he pursued would best conduce to this end
That he will hereafter insist upon fair cleo
tions, and the equal rights OF all citizen
before the law, cannot be doubted In thi
policy We believe he will be cordially sus
tanned by Mr.. Ingalls,, and by every othe
Republican in Congress and out of it.