The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-03-24

That Mr.. HAYES is fanatic, there can ne
hut little reason to doubt. man Wno
thinks it necessary TO put negroes into pub
lie Offices in order to protect them III their
..r;yhts ,, is no statesman. whatever else he
NAV be. It was wise man who said that
. fool is more dangerous, especially in pub
lie Office, than knave. knave may be
influenced. There are methods OF inducing
him 10 do right. lie may be controlled by
proper consi derations, or may be reacheu
BY appealing to his hopes or his lears'
but fanatical fool is ungovernapie. lie
canno. be counted upon to do the rishs
thing at the right time. LIE is always In tnc
clouds. CHARLES SUMNER was the most IL
;ustrious example Of the fanatic that tnls
country has produced. When the ciVil-rlghts
bill. which Judge GILES, OF a United States
district court, has just decided to DC I'M
constitutional, was before the Onltea STATES
Senate, and Mr.. CARPENTER and other law
yers told Mr.. SUMNER that 1t was plainly
Yiolatiyc OF the Constitution, he referred
them to the Declaration OF independence!
Wha: could be done with such man: Who
could waste time arguing with him: AS
well talk to Bcdlamie. So it is with Mr..
HAYES, we fear. He is blinded by fana'icism.
He is disqualified by preconceived opinions
from arriving at correct conclusions IN re-
gard TO what is best to be done Tor the
..pacifcation" Of the South. lie disSustS
the statesmen even OF his own party when
beappoints negroes to Office in the belief that
he is doing something for the good OF his
country The negroes arc citizens, qaotn
AR. HAYES. and must therefore hoId once.
This il an illogical, unstatcSmanlike conciu-
sion. II is unworthy OF public man. MI.
HAYES does not carry out his own teach
hrs. lie does not think it necessary to ap-
point women to important public Offices in
order 10 protect them in their "riShtS.
He does not deem it proper to appoint boys
TO public offices in order to show tnat
he considers them a. good as negroes
Yet il his log ic were sound, these
things are precisely what he ought
to do. He appointed FRED. DOUGLASS
marshal OF the District OF Columbia because
he was a negro. There are hundred men
in the District who would have made better
officers. The deputy Of tie late incumbent
is an accomplished gentleman, ana better
qualified to ill the office than any other man
in Washington. But he is white man.
Therefore he was not appointed. Turn and
twist the matter rs you Will, the TACT cannon
he hidden that HAYES is 4 fanatic; and.
like NJ! OF his class, is hcadstronS, vision
arr, and incapable OF taking wide
view Of affairs OF State. His horizon is
limited lie is like BUNYAS's man with the
muck-rake. He looks down all the while.
He keeps his eyes upon the little patch Of
ground that surrounds his feet. He never
catches even glimpse Of the great world
OF craftsmanship. When he should be de-
yising liberal measures, he is studying about
petty places of profit and as 10 who shall
fill them. Instead OF adopting statesman
like means for restoring peace and pros
perity to the southern section OF the Union,
he takes counsel OF KELLOGG, and PACKARD,
and CHAMBERLAIN. and WELLS, and such
like cattle as to how he may protect the ne
croes. scalawags, and carpet-baggers OF
S0uLh SaTOtlna ailu LouISlSiih Aiohi tuS
wrath Of people who would never injure
a hair OF their heads ii they would cease
their crimes. Instead OF looking at Viz
cinia and other southern States, to see what
sor. OF treatment these classes receive under
Democratic rule, he asks the cankers OF
long in:ernecine war what will become OF
them when the body-politic is restored to
health.
1t is grievous disappointment to the
true men OF the land, whether Democrats
OF Republicans, northern men or southern,
to find that the President is after all nothing
but petty politician and fanatical yea
lot-a stickler as to trifes, and builder OF
political card-houses-a dweller in the land
of the tribe of Smallmlnds, and a mere
puppet in the hands OF the tricksters whom
week ago he was going to Stay out OF
hand. Let him do what he will hereafter,
it will forever remain true that however
honest, however decided in his convictions,
and however DESTROYS OF doing something
for lis country, Mr.. HAYES is no statesman.
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