The New York herald., 1877-07-05


he did no; de shall enter upon discus sion
OF this quesssou have only TO say that regard the
represepted. ana nv own title to the ONCE Of Gov
ornor OF that State, perfect. therefore regard
the action Of the President toward South Carolina With
The same dsapprovai az ! regard bis action toward
LOUISIANA
DExuxciAriox or uArEs POLICY.
We have now seen what are tho features OF what Is
we'll called President Hayes Southern policy ask
no one to 20 with further than the arguments which
leave 10 aenoupee s T. here and now as
nonal and revolutionary. subvcrslve Of constItu-
tionai guarantees aud false to every dictate OF
political honor, public justice and good morals.
There 10 no point feature form Of this policy,
that has support IN fair construction OF the constitu
tion or au honest View OF the facts which are involved
and believe II requires only careful exam patton.
unnluenced by mawkish sentiment tho cowardico
was chosen oy our own party. 20 convince all who
have over sympathzed with the principles OF the re-
publican party ,ha. such policy deserves upon all
which have pronounced upon IL.
But when We look further aud inquire what other
deiences OF this policy arc offered, we are lost in
maze OF subcrfuges contradctions, fasehoods, alla
cics and nanities Conspicuous this list claim
made by the President himself and echoed by his
defenders, that his Presidential policy In accord
with tho platform OF the republican party, with
his known views ,t the time Of his nomination and
during the canvass. call this the chief oil subier-
fugcs, " not OF issehoods. confess cannot under
stand or measure the audacity which prompts such
claim. When, where, by whom, before the nomina-
ton, or after IT, during the during the long
you find from President Hayes any representative
OF him or OF the republican party, high or low hint
OF such pocyY IL cannot be found. Never TIL the
country heard with amaxemeut the irst whisporings
OF the Vaccinations Of Stanley Matthew's apd the Ohio
clique who stood nearest The Prcsident-thc basest
passage have ever road In our political history
ala any portion Of the public or OF the republican
party imagine that the President would enter upon
10 overstate this general fact Especially is II I'M
possible 10 ovcrslato the deliberate, longcont,nued,
unremitted efforts made at every stage Of the
November March the
Southern republicans with fidelity TO the republi-
eau cause II doubts arose with electric electric sreed
vindicate tho rights Of those who were lighting his
battles the south Is the despcable suggestion here
Sir. 1t is Incredible He did know ", he stood BY
willing to see men rsking. by day and by
night Tor months which seemed longer than
drcds TO Int him 10 the Presidency. upon the lying
assurances, what no now says be true that no would
protect and rescue thc by tho great powers OF tho Of
hcc he should receive. Every who stood near to
the President, every man whom the public had
tive joined n those OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES s @ frances
which carried NO doubtful NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
which meant 10 the beeaguered and fanting
would como II only they defended TO tho last
ground which they had won. Sir. when think OF
n curse comes unbidden to my lips tor tho men who
thus played with the blood OF bravo men and
WON women as the .s%oer plays w,n MS ,a., dice
expect that those who engaged In would hear echoes
like those which greeted the ears OF the terrified
AionzD when all nature seemed breaking into v0ice TO
herald his crimc:-
OF tits monstrousi monstrousi
Methought the pillows spoke and told me oft;
i The winds did sing 1t TO me; aud the thunder,
rhe name OF Prospero. 1t did bass my trespAsa
TIE PLArg0RM OF THE PARTY
No. fellow citizcns, Know not how long his policy
may have been medlated Ia the secrecy OF tho Pres
It, he would have dared TO hint 1t to the country
al any hour from the time he was q nascent candi-
date for his nomination TIL no sat In the seat Of the
President. DO you tell me OF the platform OF our
party which proclaims the permanent paclication of
the Southern section Of the Union to bo great du,y
Of the republican party and do you say that the Pres
dent Ia now engaged in carrying out this work? Let
us read thut section OF the platform upon which tho
President accepted his nomination. 1t Ia as fol-
l0ws:-
.'rhe permanent pacincation OF the Southern
ton Of the Union anu the complete protection OF
all IT'S citizens in the free enjoyment OF all their
rights are duties to which the republican party
stands sacredly pledged. The power 10 provide for
tho enforcement OF the principles embodied in the
recent constitutional amendments vested by those
amendments in the Congress of the United Statcs,
and we declare u to DO tho solemn obligation OF the
government 10 put into immediate and vigorous
ercsc all lis constitutional powers for removing any
Just OF discomfort the part Of any class and
for securing to every American citizen complete lib
erty and exact equality In tho exercise OF ali civil po-
ltical and public rights. To this end we mperatiyeIy
courage and fidelity shall not ialter until these results
ara placed beyond dispute or recall"
was my fortune, fellow citizens, to have written
Resolutions at Cincinnati; but do not place Its spirit
and meaning upon my personal knowledge OF its his
S Sy psc' used odsy 81
to frame resolution Of condemnation OF
tho Presidents policy toward tho South
could hardly employ more appropriate and emphatic
terms. But Sir, every man who was prcsent in that
Convention or who knows anything OF It's spirit
knows that upon the Southern question the unani-
NOUS voice Of the Convention for the fmmcaiate
ana vigorous exercise Of all the powers OF the govern.
ment IN reprcssng violence and protecting the rights
tho Snut M fhpPt thouU hk korr,
pose found expression there. Upon other questions
there were differences Of opinion
But is said that the Presidents letter of accept
ance ioreshawe ed the policy he has since pursued.
/ deny IT, Thoro Is not n word that sustains such
claim he declared tho resolution IN question to be
''iimely and OF great importance" Hc declared
the great need Of tho South TO be 'pece" and that
'peace depends upon the supremacy Vt law. He de.
cared that there can bo no enduring peace II tho con.
suutopa rights Of any portion OF The people hs-
btualiy disrcgardcd"
But do not put tho rclutation OF the Presidents
present claim upon verbal grounds appeal to every
man has any Knowledge Of tne splril and OF
views expressed often apd to many persons, that
was tho Southern question and tho republican doc
trne complete protection to all men AT the South
tho foremost ISSUE IN tho canvass, the ones
tion upon VIII ch tho party must rely for success.
And when the canvass was ended and defeat was
believed to have come TO our party, tho words OF the
President, the only words OF President Haycs which
ever really touched the heart OF the country
prcssions OF regret that the result must be d,sns-
troGs to the coorcd the South ana 10 southern
republicans. need not tell you fellow citizons how
deeply those words touched tho hearts Of those Of
us who stood on those pcrous outp0sts. Ana
need not say to you that greater defeat than the
election OF Tiden has come upon us, defeat at the
hands oil our friends. defeat which has degraded and
demoralized the republican party in all It's ranks-a
fatal nnd immedcable wound which no enemy could
have inflicted .UIf. i
But wc have heard another excuse urged for tho
Presidents policy, one which for time was often
in the Presidents mouth--that his policy was
p.rimentaI tentative aud II It did not work well II
could be abandoned and reversed Was ever before
such transparent folly and hypocrisy presented TO
TINS people as u serious argumcntg II was maullestiy
put forth deceive ahd bcgniie Until tho deed was
accomplished Doubtless II served lis purpose. IL
has already been abandoned. No step taken by tho
President eau be reversed. No ground surrcn-
dcrcd can bc recovered Hcnccorth South Carolina
and Louisiana are firmly linked with The solid
Southu all It's Political fortunes, as kentucky or
Georgia Again, II is said that President Grants policy
toward he South nad proved failure. and President
Hayes was therefore, Justified In refusing to sustain
the lawful governments ot South Carolina and loui-
sana SIR, there we're IN my judgment
many errors IN the course Of President Grant toward
the South. | have heretofore been a tree critic
OF some OF acts but when tho evil consequences OF
those acts are made defence Tor the ireachcroua