National Republican., 1877-07-17
Republican Sentiment In Maine

Republican Sentiment In Maine.
From the Lewiston journal;
The Democrats would he glad to sec the
convention get by the ears over President Hayes
course IN relation u outh Carolina and LOuisiana
but We do not imagine they will be gratiiled There
i evidently difference OF opinion among RcIab
icans In Maine, US In other States ns to the wisdom
Of President Hayes oourc toward those states; hut
as the Presidents acts nre an accomplished fact,
and as all Republicans concedc his honesty. loyalty
and good intentions there Is general disposition
among those who oppose and those who approve
what the President has done In the South, az well
as others who feel that more light is needed In
make up just verdict, to wait and judge by the
results,
The Change in the South.
From the New York Herald;
With the disappearance Of the carpet bag
politicians In the south the United States troOIs
have nearly disappeared, there being only about
twelve hundred there ut present Packard, Cham.
bcrlain and Amcs could never have managed with.
out as many thousands.
We Have Territory Enough.
From the Sacramento (Cnl) Union;
Two things at present appear to stand out
with special distinctnCss, however one Is that no
such scheme for the annexation Of any part OF
Mexico as Mr.. Blaine conJurcd up has amy exist
encc outside Of his powerful Imagination. The
gcst the surrender Of Mexican territory without
being turned out In twcnty-tuur hours The Mcxi.
cans are u revolutionary people, and have little
not the less fond and proud Of it, and they will
fight rather. than give i up. We 10 not believe
desires a war with Mcxico, or wishes 10 extend the
possessions Of the United States. We have already
got much more territory than we can handle nu,l
govern and develop properly aud 1t will lr tnht
enough to think about expansion when the uL
tion numbers hundred millions: As for Rlaincs
crusade against tho President IN tbs nncCtiOn Il
seems more irrational the further it is examined.
The President and His Friends.
From the New York Times:
The President suffers less from his enemies
than from the oiIiciousnCs of his friends All that
the Bourbon Democracy have yet done hns been 10
cry fraud as pretcxt for impugntng the validity
of his title all that they threaten tO do is To give
ths cry the form of vcxNtiuus propositions in Con
gTc's and tO huTl insults ut him nS Ofcn as nm Op
pnrtunty occurs. There Is nothing very terrible
In this thrcat-nuthing that should disturb the di-
getiOn Of the President that is likely receive
| the approval of the country. Infinitely more mis-
| chicvous are his profcsscd ffiends-TcrSOns who
claim TO be in his confidence, who affect zeal IN his
enccs aud his purposes. These are professional 60
| bctwcens, who on one hand undertake to convey
| to him data for determining the CurrCltS Of public
opinion, and on the other expound + ycHrlous
newsgathcrers their interpretations Of his policy
How far their pretensions are warranted We leave
have contrived more than once TO put him in u
false position and that the course they are pursu-
ing isthc one most likely to add to his embarrass.
mcnts. Certainly 1t exposes him to a charge oi
| variablcneSs In u matter so distinctly involving
principle AS the separation Of civil service from
partisan intrigue while In such matters the or
| ganization Of the House and the revival Of the
subsidy system, It subjects him to imputatiofs
| from Wnlcn ne OF ull nlcn snOulu De ifct.
The President to Act as Umpire.
| From the Panama star and II, rad. Juy7:
Mr.. Rutherford b. Hayes, President Of the
| United states, has consented to act umpire in
| the question of limits between Paraguay and tic
| Argentine Republic.
The President and the Democracy.
| From the New York World;
His letter of acceptance was quite as near
the avOwed policy ofthe Democrats as that OF the
Republicans: Now that he owes his election quit,
as much to the Democrats as 70 the Republicans
we fail to sec why he Is not at liberty to do wha
he distinctly announced that he meant 10 do ant
what he seems to be doing, 1t clearly Is not tn,
remonstrances OF the Republicans who praised hi.
letter of acceptance and objs ct to any effort TO pu
!. into practice are not entitled to any e9nsidGra
=, | publican rcmOnstrHnCc. which he Is not.
The Spirit of Con ciiiation In the South.
From the Nashville 4 I 'r.nn:
The two mcrS rgulnriy fortunate II
south Carolina II ,O ,'!tLni and the ability Il
who complain ofpoln ,Il Il~ycyutuns In louisani
ought To thrt i Is equally d">irahle that Their
shall be al end Of the political ciscs in the Fedora
Courts Of SOulh tnrulina, and II is Ia be hoped tina
the Attorneys General will everywhere respond I,
the growth Of the sentiment OF cancellation, an,
nOIie pros. all cases pending against white an,
black, and thus speed the day when the two race
can establish their proper relations and begin viii
mutual confidence the work OF restoration so nece.
sary to both. The close attention and labor Of bot
Is necessary to bring the valuable lands and pre-
ductye resources OF that once wealthy State up /
the old standard.
Alabama Advice to the President.
From the Montgomery Advertiser:
D Let Mr. Hayes be warned by that most nota
= BILE example, and avoid the fatal errors OF Gran
We do not hesitate to express the conviction thu
Iiayes Is very iar above Grant IN morale: and tha
| people that Grant gathered around him. We al
!. The more anxious, therefore, that he should hOl
himself utterly aloof from the tricksters an
; scOundrcs who, In their efforts to place him
: power, after their party had been condemned b
Ihe people intended continuation Of the disgrace
/ of all well.wshcrs Of peace and good gOyernmen
| on the ith of March last Let Mr. Hayes be warne
by That example-the worst In the history of tn
| country.
5 A Source of Scandal and Cause of Weak
ness.
, | From the New York Herald:
n Collector Simmons, of Boston, aud sever
: other office holders have gracefully resigned the
h tlrement has not, however prevented call for
l. State convention in September. OF late years u
Interference Of me Government 9h'eer & In polite
$ source of scandal and cause of weakness.
a The Nation is Tired of the Sectional War;
=. | From the Richmond Despatch:
= The Tribune aud Mr.. Blaine may be as II
tolerant and as absurd as they choose but they n
not TO be grathed with the revival of the section
, war they formerly rioted in The nation Is tired
= i and cannot not be wrought up up, to o. renewal Of
II when he retrcs the next President WIN not con
= from the bloody.shirt graduates.
Il The Republicans Of the South are Statistic
@ with the President.
II From the Buffalo Express;
u If the Republicans Of the country are as re
I, sonable and patriotic rs those of Mississippi v
y shall hear no more Of Democratic ascendent
y South being due TO Hayes policy" II there
y room for bitterness and reproaches II Is not tOwa
Y Hayes, and II Republicans South regard Hayt
y course best certainly Republicans North shou
X not complain The first steps toward party REQ
u ganization have now been taken. The only thii
J. possible ~ do Is TO- await the results. The san
state OF things was bound to be presented sooner
It later under any circumstances or policy"
q The National Republican Committee.
9 From the New York Tribune;
= The exemption Of the members of the N
- I tiOnal Republican Committee from the operation
N the Presidents order respecting office holders vi
3 doubtless be charged upon the Administration as
=, departure from the strict rule Of civil service
. form. In practical effect. however II cannot
a said to be very important exception, as the col
q mittee will not meet In all probability for the
I. three years.
y Hayes Must He Indorsed with a Yell.
~ From the Clncnnatl Commercial;
a If the Republicans Of Ohio propose TO carr
sr the State THIS fall they hayo mot only 10 ndor
Hayes, but TO do 1t with yell.