The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-08-29
v;ce-president wheeler---The South.

vice-President Wheeler---The South.
In his New England excursion the Press
dent FELL in with yice-P resident WHEELER
and had frank conversation with him
The yice-President concurred very warmi.
with the President in his southern policy
hut they differed in their sreculations witt
regard to the near future Of politics In tn
South. The President, in his remarks, con
tended that the South, to quote the wora'
Of the northern reporter, "eXlsted nc
longer as political faction" II the tresi
dent used those words he certa'h'S in.s'n
derstood the position of the sou'i'' anu GID,
moved language not just to her. lie S''u
that the South might hang tosetne' "us.
after one or two elections, but the ''ih' Voc
r.or a, hand when the same causes "h'en
divide the people OF the N"rln '''o wv
nar,Iss will operate in the South.
The reporter, from whose report we
,,,,ner this statement, represents that VICE
president WHEELER contended thaI Tue
Son,b was so eager to get possession OF the
voaora, Government "to secure the ounces
ard appropriations for their section 'a",
tho southern States will continue pahaeo
.ora,y together TO accomplish this object.
they desired, he said, to "turn the streams
az government over the parched and thirsty
fields. They yearn for the railroad suos'-
6;cs. ,cvec and harbor appropriations, TAI
contracts. and good places and, saio MI
WHEELER, "they will not divide as long as
they have prospect OF carrying presi-
a.n,iol election by standing together.
What Il philosopher Mr.. WHEELEk Is. TO
hc SIRE. 10 see all this in the oouth h'S
.,ro,.;n,cc "a wonderful considering that ne
hos lived in Il community where no sueh
eorG;G considerations ever ehtefe" NV
minds or men; where there has oceh Il i'"'
..od for streams OF Government patronage
sr6 where there never have been any faf'-
rooa subsidies. harbor appropriations anu
fs+ contracts 1t is wonderful that Tue
Nicc-Presidept, never having seen theih'
should know that such things ever ehtereo
into the calculations OF men.
Hrt again. may it not be that the vice
President. knowing the sordid disposition
~ his own people and the extent TO winch
,hcv have fcastcd upon the puollc Treasure
! ienlo,,s Of the South. and fears that tils
section mcditatcs the strategy pt "nlch II
,,,;,, ronopol,zc these benefits from Hof-
.,-,,,,snt disbursements: He draws about
him these things as lion does his prey
and crowls at the figure in the distance 10
,;ye warning that any advance VIII DC
perilou>. -,
W. WHEELER is narrow-mindcd and dis
TREMENDOUSLY suspicious. How long IS
TIM, the South has remained the victim
- persecution and acknowledgements, eX-
,),,jied from all participation In Govern
meot patronage and Government 1aVors !
In al that long time it. had but to turn Re-
nnhlican. and the doors to patronage ana
;obs and subsidies would have been thrown
omen 10 her. The constancy with which
she has proved her fidelity to honor ana
principle, to the safety and sanctlty OF all
she holds dear, and the perfect disregard
she has shown OF all the, lures OF Govern
ment patronage and favors. make no I'M
pressicn upon the enlightened and iloeral
mind of Mr.. WHEELER! Incapable OF I'M
Outstanding the right motives that nave
handed the South in her own defence ana
against the tempting corruptlons OF "o'-
ernment. he can find no solution OF her con-
duct but through the low suspicion that IL
is in the hope Of getting the very things she
: has rejected! .-r..
very illogical man is DIR. WHEELER
and we regret that his "illoglclty taxes
the very mean direction Of this low suspl'
zion. Mr.. WHEELER must be edueatedto
hieher platform. 1t willnot do Tor the wee"
President OF the United States to be a11lctco
with this humiliation OF humanity. IL IS
distressing to see man occupying SO hlgh
q Mace in the nation laboring under pre!u-
dices that at single dash consisn such q
large part of the American people-a people
distin puished for manhood and self-denlat-
to the degraded position OF duphclty anu
All this is great wrong to the people Oh
The South. We said that the words "poiltl-
cal faction, were misappIed to tbs. South
We do not believe Mr.. HAYES used them.
The South has been logically and properly
banded for seli-protection against the rear
jul measures that have been orought TO
bear upon her by the Federal Govern
ment. No, people with any pride IN
their souls. with any sense; Of right, ana AN
wrong and of the principles OF liberty;
could have. failed to present. ). al Solo
opposition to such wrongs as have been
visited upon her:.by o Government from
which she expected better things. t4was
the duty Dis well as the interest OF the Feae-
raj Government to extend to the southern
States equality lthat equality secured to
them by Mr.. HAYES, and to have given
them the liberty and the participation 10
Government guaranteed by the Constlt'i'
tion II is needless to recount What
treatment was meted out TO her. That
treatment banded her people together
They were banded in the exercise OF theli
constitutional right-not as faction, but
as proud people in the wise and proper
exercise Of their ifrcedom. Mr.. WHEELER
misconstrues their motives. Tits unfortu'
nate for him that he does. We would that
a Vice-President OK the United States had
perceptions ardsniental ferce' nd liberality
to do the South justice, and for himself
something more worthy OF man wearing
the title of Weep President OF a great nation
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