The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-08-24

not an EngiiShman be - u Nuuiu e''i
what country belonged to-" Certainly
no person would desire that MIR. KEY
should initiate this rudencss. We hafdl!
think Il could be a good ground OF -co.'''
plant with any southern man against III"
were he in conYiyial moment, OF any no,
mept. to say to a hospitable Yankee, hao
al not been born in the South "ouiu
!" rather be born in New England Una" -
abe native Of any land outside inc n'''e
"rican republic
We must say that the Judgment upon
Ar KY has been often hurried ana lncon-
stder,te. It must be remembered that his
specches, like the Others, are clearly UMPIRE
meditatcd, and that they are snatched up
by those AUToLYcUsEs particularly the
"cusses ~ of the press-those "snappers-
up of unconsidered trifes and trans
ferred to print with all their imperfectlons
upon their heads. They should be so re-
eardcd. The circumstances by which they
were surrounded should be taken along
with them, and in this light they are not
things to be held to strict critical judg-
ment. ,s. .., ...u*.t5 T. .,a''..t .11'
We beg to call the attention Of our con-
temporaries to another matter, and that Is
the grand motive which appeared upper
most with the President and his party du-
ring the excursion, and that was public de-
votion, the good OF the whole land, and
hostility TO sectionalism and national
bicotry. In no presidential expedition we
have known was it more conspicuous fea-
ture than it has been of this journey OF
President HAYES, to repress scctionalism
and assert the obligation Of the Federal
Administration TO maintain entire impair
TALLY and the good OF the whole nation.
Certainly this should screen the expedition
from hyrercriticism and cntitlc it to very
liberal consideration. ...
Observe what Mr.. ErARTs said at 4 STA
ton on the way to Plymouth
"lf there is another great internal strug-
Gle it will not be upon the old issues be-
tween the North and South. The best way
for the people Of different parts of the coun-
try, or of different countries, to become ac-
uuainted is by fighting. The North and
South have had such an opportunity, and a
great one. The strong men OF both Sec
lions met; no cowardiee, was shown on
either side they fought for principles they
had long learned to revere. The great con-
test between Daniel Webster, of your State,
and Calhoun, of the South, worked into the
feelings of the people until there was no
way out OF the difficulty but war. No in
triguing OF foreign Powers cain divide us
from without. and no portion OF the people
will ever again strive 10 divide Us from
Within"
This was received in New Hampshire
with rapturouS applause. At Plymouth the
President in his short speech was most en-
pbatic in his national sentiments. We copy
the following from it: ..,,
Ii there is any sentiment that has guided
what we have done, it has been for 4 COM
mon nationality. 1t has been our desire to
do something for the people OF all the States
We have felt that war should end, and that
peace should spread through all ollr Dor
derS. We hope, as Il result OF this, that men
shall no longer he said to belong to the
States of Louisiana, Maine, or Iowa, but
citizens OF 4 common country. Beyond
these questions OF the general good there are
W
differences about the policy and means OF ac-
complishing desired ends, but we do believe
that all good people everywhere desire re-
Cancellation: that the laws are to be obeyed,
and that the rights Of each and every cti-
zen should be respected, whatever his race
or color. That being done. we may be citi-
zenS, not OF State, but Of Il free and united
country. 1t Is because [ believe that you
desire this that see You gathered here to-
Republicans, and indie
pendents. 1t is my hope that at the close OF
my administration we may say, rs Jefferson
said, awe are no longer Federalists, and no
longer Republicans, but now we are all
Federalists and Republicans" and so to-
night, for this night at least, let Us say that
we are all Democrats and all Republicans
and, better than that, all Americans.
We certainly look upon the presidential
excursion as one that deserves our kind
feeling. And although there were things
said by Mr.. KEY that we do not think we
should have sald, nevertheless we must re-
member how he was circumstanced, and
we should never forget that he is our friend
and fcllow-citizen, and that his appoint
ment to his position as member OF Presi-
dent HAYEs's Cabinet was made as an evil
dence OF the conciliatory disposition of the
President, and that he has given proofs OF
that disposition that call alike for our adj
miration and gratitude. Oh, let gentlemen
who have proved the nobleness Of their jus
tice and public devotion have their little
vocal effervescences in New England ! May
it do good to the New England people rs
well as to themselves. -