The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-03-12
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with regard to the disposition o. Democrats
in Congress towards che present Admins.
tration. We put no faith in the accuracy Oh
any OF them. They may be partially true,
or some OF them may be so, but not one OF
them is entirely so. We take Il stt lta tue
Democratic party has agood degree OF GO, COM
mon sense. We believe this, notwitllsttano,
ing that in the exciting scenes OF tue iass
Congress there were .. plenty OF evidences
thu, that p:rty bad no leader that was
lacked ND 20 a., such; and this pract'cai
common sense win certainly serve IN the
present condition Of things to prevent them
from absurd acts where duty and interest
are so plain. -ef2t53 tscaa %s.o@, i'fts !:
We should be amazed IL q strictly party
resolution OF an unconciliatory character
should BIO observed, Clearly, the country
now demands, compromise OF opinion iand
conciliasory dispositions to bring US out OF
our troubles and restore harmony. to the ma
ton. That great object is more important
than party. 1t is above. party. ordinarily
it is only through the principles anu mes-
sures OF party that the public good Is 'ex-
pected to be secured. But the present is
altogether an excert ionai period. The Pre-
Esident, elected by the Republican party pro
poses n policy different from that heretofore
pursued BY that party, md apology Wnlch
Is eminently adapted to the public good.
Internationally it must be the desire OF the
public, irrespective of party, that this policy
. sbould prevail. The reasonable and liberal
men OF Congress, irrespective Of party,
should assist that policy rs long as it is faith
fully pursued. And were Democrats 70 en-.
deayor to maintain the party line upon that
policy, and merely oppose it for the sake OF
opposition, they would misrepresent thelE
constituents and become recreant to the pes'
interests of the country and faithless to the
Constitution. =, zs7s.f a,.. '~&
We cannot believe any statement that at
tributes to the Democrats any SUCH oosti,
macy as the making Of indiscriminate oppo-
sition to the present Administration. Ihe
Democratic votes upon the Cabinet nomlna.
tions will prove, the wise discretion anu
generous disposition OF the Democrats IN
this matter. We predict that the southern
members OF Congress will allow no partisan
fastidiousness or prejudice to prevent them
from approving all the measures OF Mr.
HAYES that are fair and tend to releye,the
South from oppression and the country
from the dangerous examples OF usurpea
authority.
We repeat what we said Saturday, that
the safety and liberty Of the country are
above all other things. The disenthrament
OF the South and the restoration OF the Con-
stitution will, affect parties by abolishlng
some issues and perhaps originating Others
There must be a reformation Of parties in
that event, as every man must see. We
cannot go on Sighting blindly under mere
name The extraordinary circumstance OF
an entire change Of policy by the ,Republt
can party must in q serious measure cause
disintegration in their ranks, and there
must occur changes and transpositions
which may put and more than probably
will put, a new face on party affairs. Bu
| Just now the welfare of the nation is the
absorbing question, and we can all leave
party concerns to take care of themselves
with this confident faith, that nothing that Is
fair and just can damage that great mo
tue a1hich animated the very soul Of thu
Democratic party in its great struggle d's
ring last summers campaign.