The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-27


ocrtes. He seems to have shrunx from counseling
with first rate men.
HAYES AND MS sLAyE-HorSD CABINET
HAYES Cabinet reminds OF story OF Turner the
English painter. He had hung up al The Exhibition
painting subdued in color. As he studied II on the
wall the seemed to fade out OF sight in the
presence OF It's bright rivals Amer gazing awhile
Turner flung drop o! bright rcd on the centre OF MS
piece, ard the picture glowed into startling effect SO
can Hayes gathering his Cabinet There is shcr-
man, who will leave linked to no measure or
idea-his only record he entered Congress poor
and leaves 1t rich. Evars reminds one OF tho Protes
riots in London, when chalked on their closed
shutters ''no popery," to concate the mob. Ono
timd citizen, anxious stand we'll with both sides.
chalks up ''no religion" Amid this death grapple
between Caste and the Declaration OF Independence
! Evarts writes his flag mo principles" Then
comes Sehurz, the SWISS soldier, always TO let.
Hayes gazed at the coloress piece, which was hardly
visible Suddenly he remembers Slave.hound Dcvcns-
the low monoony Of whose life only once into
noticeable MANY, when with his own hands, he put
chains on Thomas Sims and dragged him down
State street. Hayes flung that bood-red drop on
the canvas and, behold 1t CLOVIS immortal--thc
slave hound CABINET Perhaps you will say Devens
slnned long ago; did Judas Iscario And Judas be-
sides repcnted and hung himself If Devens had done
that Judas would have right TO resent the CON-
parison But in spite of repentance and after l. 500
years, hear OF proposal to add q ST. Judas to
Mark, Luke and John No years can sweelcn slave
catcher any than the whole ocean could cleanse
Lady Macbcth's bloody hand. can forgive Foote and
Longstrcct; O'Conor, who voted for slavery; yes,
and Lincoln, who helped to extend the area OF slave
hunting; for remember where all OF them lived and
were born. But the being base enough actually,
with his own hands, to cush back into slavery
the hero who proved his title and fitness for freedom
by the courage of aght--such hound has, in this
world, forgiveness II Is not safe, considering the
moral training of the world, to risk forgivng such
ono Massachusetts, man. in the full blaze OF anti
slavery truth, in the city OF ChannDg Parker and
Garrison. to volunteer at slave catching! Such
hound should after be hidden in privacy and her,
mtagc; he has right TO obtrude himself on the DIS
gust OF mankind. Fancy him entering the Cabinet
chamber! Sherman, never abolItionst, neither
knows nor about his history. Evarts re-
ccves him with the suavc indifference OF
one who IS '.cveryhng by turns and moth
ing long.' Schurz has neither brain nor heart
enough TO understand why slave hunting should dis
credit any one, provided it pays well. Key accus-
toned like all Souherncrs, to use slave cachers and
dcspsc them, makes effort TO hide his disgust
Such a Cabinct--a slavchound Cabine-to pilot this
ship, tossed on the hot Indignation of twenty million
Northerners the trcloss hate OF ten millions at the
SOUTH Only s'gush" and idocy would dream of such
thingl A gushing thing was the younger Miss Peck.
sniff but that lovcscK girl would not take passage
such craft.
ALAS FOR BLAINE, MORTON AND BUTLER!
What name shall give to the cool and barctaced as
sumption which claims that the Cabinet represents all
the clements OF our poncs9 Where do you lind in it
the element which Blaine, Morton and Butler stand
for? Without that idea in the forefront OF the canvass
Tilden would DO to-day in the White House and the
republicans not only defeated but humbled by their
overwhelming annihilaton. Every other element APP
pears ID the Cabinet. This ony-the Hamlet OF tho
piecc-s omitted There is Evarts, who represents the
neutras-men indifferent that, in this battle OF
giants and struggle OF principles, they could see moth
ing either the republican democratic party worth
working for schurz stands for the treachery, self
concct and morbid Office seeking that rebeled with
Greeley Key brings in Tilden and secession Dcvens
keeps fresh before US the who ate dirt and wore
collars IN the old pro-savery days II the Presidential
canvass had ntained only these forces Hayes would
dwell quietly to-day in Ohio. Blaine and the bloody
shirt elected President During tho long doubt OF
December and January the only words that reached
US from Governor Hayes the assurance how
'.dcepy he felt for the negroes; how he piticd
them If the count should show Tden clected'' He
knew well enough then what chord would reach the
nations heart and make men pray for his II
have asked of himg what more would he have dared
to do than to withdraw the troops? Fancy Hayes pro-
claiming in October that he contemplated calling homo
the troops! II the telegraph had annouBced such q
purpose on his part that moment the canvass would
have virtually ended and Tildcn would have walked
uncnaIlenged over the II the Cabinet calls
home the troops affirm they hold seats which have
been obtained on false prctcnces
HAYES BgTRAys HIS OWN PARTY.
Besides the almost unvarying custom and courtesy
of our politics Is President offer to the
strongest candidate Of his party the position Of Sccrc
tary of State When Hayes omitted this offer to
Blaine, ami, further, excluded from his Cabinet the
idea Mr.. Blaine represents he not only insultcd
Blaine he revealed himself purposey beraying the
ranks that elected him. But Lamar and Hill 'prophesy
soft things Yes while their white constituents Will not
speak to Longstrect. Besides, Bainc's spear
revealed Hills black heart Docs any cunning man,
alter notice, stumble twice over the same stone?
They both behaving well before company. We
have tried conciliaton before
Andrew Johnson. made Woo President was first
experiment No will claim that a success. Ack-
erman Mosby, Longstrect later instances. Tho
south lost three and gained just three; that
all.
TIE EPOCH ENDED.
! But Wade Hampton and Nichols promise that II
recognized they Will keep the peace and protect the
negro Promise! Why, the whole soil of the South Is
hidden by successive layers of broken promises made
tho last forty years. She never yet has kept prom
isc To trust Southern promise would be fair evil
dcnco OF insanity. The white South stands to-day per-
ured the world her cartel OF honor broken and
forfeited Unaskcd she offered her oath Of submission,
and took lie, land, citizenship and all It's privileges,
in return pledging herself to obey tho consttu-
/ ton and secure every OF every race his
rights. Deliberately, in the faco OF the world, over
and over again she has broken the oaths sho vol
untccred to take, and stands pcrjurcd before the
world. Such presume to call themselves gentle
men aud talk OF promiscsl 1t was gross insult to
the American people when tho President received the
Hamburg ASSASSIN, Butler into consultation. What
can consulting with assassins lead tor Nothing but
/ moro IN urders of npoccut men