National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-03-29
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dent through which to conduct his admin.
trsiion to the heights Of success fairly At.
tainable in the four years allotted to IL
and the direction is manifest to every oh
server of current events. 1t lies who'll
and exclusively through the Soutnern
heart, whose sympathies are now awakened
to the beneficent purpose he has svosed,
and fully in accord with its supposed
methods. 1t Vas some time before the peo-
pie Of that section became convinced that
the announced intention was genuine, be.
cause 50 many dismal years stood between
them and any ray of hope from Republican
| rule. For more than q decade Of nominal
peace they had seen their States the Great.
urrs OF Federal absolutism, bowed down
under the heel Of its soldiery and subject
70 the dictation OF post commanders and
party pronuncismentos, governed in all
things by the national will as declared and
promulgated at Washington, and executed
BY local agencies more hateful to them than
me minions OF despotism itself Indeed,
50 long had they suffered from such do
minion that they had come to look upon
military government pure and uomixed,
as far preferable to the sway of congiom.
er,te power. representing no Legitimate
authority. but re letting solely the inter.
ests OF Il mopgrel horde of undisguised
enemies. So fully WIS this conviction i'm
pressed upon the public mind Of the dis
tracied States that they hsd finally resolved
"a ask to he RENTED to military rule as the
only mems of escape from the oppre Isl III
and insults of irresponsible government
1t is not strDee, therefore, that the germ
OF copfder &c in party which had so sys-
tPmstically aided their oppressors, through
a mistaken opinion rs to the security OF the
coiored nee, founded upon suspicious of
general disl' yul'y. should be allow In
growth and ketnly sensitive to adverse in
huences. It was their belief that four
years more OF Republican administration
would only entail like term Of domestic
disorder srd Industrial prostrstion that led
TO o united south against the candidates Of
that party and caused all the violsnce which
is charged upon the Southern people.
While having no spt cisl affection for the
d. mocrstic party. and no particular faith
IA its promises. it was this apprehension
which caused its general support From
Fast experience they believed there was
nothing tn hope from the party in power.
snd the universal longing for deliverauce
prompted the disposition to look elsewhere
fer that relief which il had steadily re.
f1s,d. And hence it was that when the
Presidents inaugural promised local self.
government to the South, there was gen
eral feeling of incredulity not only in that
section but in the North. Nor was
tt cnnfnsd tn the Democratic party at the
North. A very considerable portion Of his
| own party doubted the sincerity Of the
promise, and put forth every exertion to
prevent IFS fulnllment. And it vas not
until it was seen that the Presi.
dent stood firm in the midst OF the
cummoticn caused by the announce
ment, and was able to bring the extremists
who had attempted rebellion against the
policy into active cooperation or silent
submission that the Southern people took