The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-05-30
The New Souir,n.

The new sauirm Of the bloody Radicals
is begun too soon. The measures OF Presi-
dent HAYES have been accomplished, and
there is no going back upon them. Inc
right TO local self-governmcnt has been &C
corded TO the States OF the South. ana no
prctence can be sufficient to take away from
them the right thus secured. Were ques-
ton Of this nature raised now it would IN
yoIve all the States. 1t could not be Iocai-
;zed in the South-confined 10 that section
Of the Union. To pitch question s"cn 10
TINT now into Congress would be 10 snaAe
tbe Government to its foundation.
II Is therefore very great error III tuc
,na,,cnants to attempt to fire the heart OF tue
North by the stale trick OF publishing so"tu-
orr horrors. 1t will fail utterly to repro
dpce the rancors and hates that have pro-
l,nred the rule of bloody Radcalism.
BEFORE the next campaign for the presl-
aancy. the rule of the southern States VIII
become so settled and peaceful that the
manufacturers Of ammunition to fre the
northern heart will be utterly unable TO
gather material for their fabrications. Those
States will have drifted out into the sea OF
entire safety, aud be riding at ease III the
peaceful and secure waters OF equality with
al, the States. The war that may be made
upon them must be made upon all the states.
Before the next campaign people Will by
common consent settle upon these facts !:
that the negro is citizen and has the vote
which was given him by our fellow-citlzens
OF the North expressly that he might pro-
feet himSelf"; that he, as we'll rs all white
peorle, lives under the local State laws pro-
yided for the preservation OF order and Sc
curing lie and property: that these laws
are as etfectual in the southern States as
they are in the North; and that the Federal
Government has no more right to interfere
in anv State, North or South, in the matter
OF enforcing these laws. or supervising
them, or with the executive officers that
enforce them, than has any State to inter-
fere in the like manner with the internal
affairs OF a sister State; and finally, that all
States should feel it an assault upon the
right Of all for the Federal Govern
ment 10 interfere in the local az
fairs OF one State; and the Federal
Government itself should know from expe-
rience that any interference on its part IN
such case is not only unauthorized, but Is
sure to increase the confusion and trouble,
the lneficiency and disorder OF local govern
ment, and, of course, the public apprehen-
sion and distress.
That these conclusions will be reached
before the time we name we do not now
doubt. President HAYEs'S action will in
evitablylead to that result. We do not be-
!ieye he desires to prevent it; but il he did
he could not do so. Even the bloody Rad
icals would hardly think the play worth the
candle if they could not bring the Govern
ment to act by renewal of GRANTS vicious
bulldozing measures ut the South.
We therefore think that the effort that
seems now to be making to raise fresh
horror about the South will end in tizzle.
"The South is free and will remain free
as we said on former occasion. Mr..
HAYES has done nobly, and we give him
all praise. In anything he may have done
in the line OF the EvARTs diplomacy in Mis-
sissippi we suppose he only desires to sat-
isfy the clamorers Of the North that he
seeks Justice as the best means OF appcas-
ing them. But that he means really
to do anything we do not believe.
He has needlessly made this conces-
sion, and in doing so he has strained
his consistency. To be fair and equal he
should now, as we have contended, look
after some case Of outrage in northern
State-say Pennsylrania-by writing that
model Governor, HARTRANFT, letter OF ad-
vice and remonstrance
Nevertheless, we reavow our faith in the
honesty OF President HAYEs's intentions.