The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1877-08-15
.NEW TACTICS.


ders Of the Republican party they are COM
PEELED BY the events Of the past few weeks
TO manufacture an entirely new programme
Of future operations. They win not give up
their hostility to the Democratic party /;
they have too much ut stake, as political
organization to consent to 60 down before
cslamity. whether falling from outside or
inside their party; they viii light to the
last. and with fertility Of resources and IN
sc.upl lousness 10 tier use. The Democratic
party. especially North If US, must needs
stand on its guard, lest some Of the new IL
sues about to be presented may not prove
as seductive to class Of Northern Demo.
cratic voters as to Republicans.
Up 70 the period Of the strikes. the riots
and the total demonstration Of tae North.
it was always easy to keep alive hostility to
the South, and 10 alarm The Northern mind
BY apprehensions Of Southern violence,
Southern discomfort and Southern disloyal-
~: Only when the compulsory need Of the
troops. hitherto used to keep the South 10
order, for the purpose of restoring peace
aud sense Of security among our law abid-
ing and loyal Northern brethren was the
South found cminently peaeeable. loyal and
patriotic.
The thunder that Blaine, Morton and
that class of public disturbers we're gather
ing to reopen their crusade against the
South during the coming winter is useless
weapon. They can make no use Of; It.
National politics cannot reasonably be sub
jected during the next session with the
agitation Of the Southern question. That
must give way TO practical discussions upon
the financial condition Of the country. to
s:atcsmaalike efforts to retrieve affairs, or
else. and that seems the purpose Of the agi-
tators. to perplex the people with an entire
ly new set Of issues.
Probobly the most prominent Of these is
the increase Of the army. It's reduction 10
its present size has never been pleasant 10
those friends fstrong government, or to those
who found large force conveniently dlstri-
buted, so powerful weapon to shape the
results Of elections. BIZ the time seemed
to have passed for that until the sudden
burst of the storm ut the other side of the
horizon alarms northern politician with the
fear that Northern mobs are no more TO be
trusted than Southern banditti But the
pretext il the one case il as this as in the
other. The South was able TO take care Of
itself. aud the North can Dc the same if il
will. The object 70 DO gained is ouly
smother step iI the direction to centralIza-
ton; only another authorization for the in
reference Of the General Government in
the affairs Of the individual States. snd ef.
fectually to break down and obliterate all
such things as State existence.
Another matter Immediately growing out
Of the strikes is the proposition thatthe go
vernment shall take charge Of all rail roads,
and control their management. under the
clause in the Constitution authorizing Con-
gress tc regulate commerce among the
States. The fulEiment 81 this idea would
be ten strike for the consolidationists. Il
would eifscS State lines At once. would ig-
more al private rights, would violate al
contracts. By overriding the powers Of those
bound by charters to fulfil them; would
create and keep filed new and dangerous
army Of Office holders. and then. would
have not touched the principles upon which
the right vas elsimed. that to regulate
commerce between the States.
Anotber matter is the proposition to re-
gulats the relations between capital and Ia
Dor By Congressional Intervention. This is
the most offensive step Of all because il 10.
fringes mos, nearly upon personal rights
aud liberties. IL i. impossible 70 shape
legislation. even il it were advisable 70 A.
tempt Il. 70 control Gle value of labor.
While We admit the heartles Tyranny Of
tie large corporations which crush on re.
morsely IN their progress 70 universal
wealth over the suffsrings and poverty ofthe
toiling laborer. still ibe effective check 70
their injustice !. public opinion inOre eff
eien,ly aided b. restored prosperity. The
same rule that would restrain corporations
will 10 spilled 70 govern individuals.
Every contract between man aud man. eve
" engagement for domestic service or for
farm labor must DO shaped 70 suit this
falsely decentralization notion.