The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-03-10
the NEW ADMINISTRATION.

----------------
the NEW ADMINISTRATION.
With the announcement of the cabi-
net and the inevitable and necessary
preliminaries, we may consider that the
administration OF Mr. Hayes is On its
way to soEle goal IN the future. What
that will be. will depend very much
upon himself and the men he has al.
ready called, or may in the future call
about him
We do not. of course know, and prob
ably never will fully find out, the exact
status of the bargain between the
two parties when they went into
the electoral commission understanding.
His milaness may be only part of the
obligations he then took upon himself.
II so, it is 4 hopeful sign that he thus
early manitests disposition to stick to
engagements. If his course is simply
his own vo,ition, still better. Mr.. HIVES
u now IL fucto president, and the coun-
try must deal with him in that condi-
ton no matter how else il thinks the
decision should have been. Ii Is now
futile, and worse than folly. to attempt
by other than strictly legal means to
dispute his possession of power. With
this fact before US, would il not be vel
to cast about for the means by which
the prosperity of the country can best
be attained? and leave the questions
that were properly discussed during the
Pendency of the adjustment to right
themselves, by time, the great correc-
tor, We do not wish to be understood
as abating a iot or title of our horror
at the unconstitutional mode by which
the clear election Of Mr.. Tilden was set
aside. Nor would we teach the people
a dangerous apathy on this and kindred
subjects connected with their political
safety and future political we'll being
4 fearful violence has been done to the
spirit and genius of American liberty,
but the moment has passed when a
direct fight can be made. This fact
will hang like a dark cloud over Mr..
Hayes administration, and countless
thorns will be thrust into his bosom at
every turn. He will needs be strong
man indeed if he weathers the storm
which is plainly brewing. But should
he do so, and give the country send-off
on that long-deferred career of prosper
ity so vigorously promised by his post
bett,m predecessors should he rehabili-
tate trade and commerce; should he
again proftably employ the merchant
marine of the nation; set the countless
myriRds of spindles to whirring open
and give profitable employment to our
FORCES, furnaces, mines and mills
should be do this, it will go far toward
reconciling the country to the great
violence done, in his seating. TO hith
erto sacred principle of American politi
cal procedure.
The will of the people OF the United
States has been ruthlessly aisregarded
and lightly set aside by the highest leg
istative power in the nation. It will
take great and positive qualities in
the benefciency of this outrage 10 win
only tolerable recognition from the
people. Is Mr. Hayes wise enough to
strive for this2 viii he call about him
such men as will constitute sufficient
evidence to the people that he enter
,ains such purposes? We frankly say
that measurably such seems already to
be the case, and that Congress and the
5 enate both understand itso. Biaines
discontinue on Wednesday, and Don
Cameron's indignant declaration Eve
had better have Tilden," are strong
evidences that with the ultras Of his
party, the men who hate with an
undying ardor our own section and
people, he has had serious breech
There is a comfortable sign OF promise
IN all this. and while, as we said yester-
day. Texas is comparatively independ
ent, yet she waits with bated breath to
see the fate Of her sister States of the
South, and for them to again enter upon
that career of prosperity that was their
| normal condition before the blight o!
war fastened upon their yitals.