National Republican., 1877-04-16
PICIFICATIoY AND TIE CAVILER

AhSb<htAAhON Avn fAE OhF fL6ho.
In strict fulfiIlment Of the law Of their
being. the ultra Abolition element Of the
North maintains the same extreme position
toward the original inhabitants of the
South that IL held when they were en-.
g,sed in the perpetuation Of slavery. It
Is nothing that the institution Is extinct;
nothing that its evils have rocoiled upon
these concerned n Il with punishment
greater than their ofienses merited; nothing
that they now pledge themselves TO the
work Of educating and elevatilg the col
ord man 10 TIE fullest development Of his
capacities. and promise his free enjoyment
Of the privileges and immunities OF citizen
shir-sn this ID no answer IN their minds
to the charge Of being rebels still b,nt
uron the virtual re-enslavement Of thsir
old ehattels and the spoliation Of ali their
legal rights. They win conceds no honesty,
morality, or patriotism 10 persons who ever
held slaves. or had minds 20 obtuse as MOTTO
be able to see the abominations of the code.
We al remember the furious assaults they
were wont 10 make upon the public and
private character Of the Southern people,
ard readily recall the fire Of the old spirit
when reading the language Of Q once noto-
ricus Senator Of Ohio applied to the
motives ard intentions Of the President In
extending domestic freedom to that people
once more. He is willing to scknowledge
that the President Is acting with the bess
intentions. but annihiktes his policy by
one fell swoop Of the ancient doctrine Of
the fstalists. that hell h paved with good
intentions"
Without taking issue with the most ter
nble OF this class upon the question
whether it has been definitely ascertsined
that hell Is in reality paved with merits
30 pure snd precious. we do undertake to
sffrm srd to maintain. by the united tssti-
mory Of all the creeds, and therefore TO
establish. 20 far a. the finite may ascertain
and fix the qualities of the infinite,
that the spirit which. In the present
condition Of the country. and In
view Of the assurances OF loyalty
ard fidelity on the part Of thoss
II would prescribe. will throw its venom
between penance and forgiveness, suppli-
cation and pardon. forfeiture and restoa-
ticD. Is . familiar phantom In the eternal
abode Of evil. and that those whose ways
take hold on death most know and feel
the bitterness Of its reflections. From
what has transpired in regard to his appre-
ciAtion Of the course Of the Administration
in attempting the pacifcatisn Of the coun-
tIy and . return TO peace and unity, il Is
quite clear that advancing age has not in
the least Withdrawn him from the infiu.
eEces Of that God Of Darkness in whose
guidance he was found by the late Senator
MCDoUGALL, Of California, on q former
occasion, which, IL not so momentous as
the present was sufficiently important to
make 1t memorable And having such ex
eeptionsl advantages in obtaining glimpses
OF the dark beyond, as he should
enjoy In the company Of the very
master Of misrule, he ought, in good
scc'h. to have some knowledge of the
psvements whereof he speaks; but we ven
ture to say that notwithstanding his many
opportunities to acquire correct information
on the subject, he is still just Is ignorant Of
its truths as be Is Of the facts in relation to
other matters We wot o. with which he
has had connection In his associations with
men. and concerning which he should haye
some little knowledge, but apparently has
none.
But ii ID not an evil day for the country
when such as he come to the surface again
with croakings Of mischief; for their mad
eIuasagAnces tend only to point the way
Of reason and Of right We therefore eI-
pect to see the unnatural and unseemly
conduct Of the ex Senator and his associates
in the present crisis turned to the good of
the country