Weekly Trinity journal., 1877-04-14
THE SOUTHERN POLICY.

the policy which the administrs ton of
President Hayes thus far indicates as the
one which will be pursued toward the
South. One of these is, the local govern
ment of the Southern States, and the
Federal officials there, will be their own
p"ople instead of the immigrants from the
North who settled there after :he war,
and through the negro influence for some
years controlled politics in some of those
States. By this remark we do not wish
to be understood n joining in the TRADE
agains! the ''carpet baggers,". which
amusement seems to become little more
and more fashionable every year. 1t is
the right of Northern men to 90 into the
South the same as it is The right Of South
ern men to come here md If they can Sc.
cure office, so much the better for them.
In the sens seless Democratic howl about
carpet bageers," scallawags," and
"nggers," people seemed to have over
looked the fact that when these three
classes were excluded from the privileges
of office holding, there would be nothing
left but the ex-rebrl element, and the poll
icy of handing uv"r the reins of govern
ment to that class is one. the wisdom Of
which might well be disputed. But the
howl was raised and kept up until people
forgot that "carpet haggers" were sim
ply Northen immigrants that "scalla.
wags" we're native Sou,herners who were
Union men while the rebellion was in
progress, or who had accepted the situa-
ton in good faith and were acting with
the Republican party. Tint in this tur-
moil of feeling there we're errors of gov
eminent of which the South had right
to complain. we admit, but when it is
81 mmerrd down to thorough under.
standing, it will be found that the ground
work of the whole outcry is, because
those lately in rebellion were not ut once
restored to an equal power in all thing
to that which they held before they took
up arms against their country.
posed to permit Southern men to rule
wherever it seems TO he the choice of the
people that they should, he also shows
that one of the results ofthe war, the en-.
dowment of the negro with political
rights, must be accepted in g"'d faith.--
And we are glad to a"e that some ~ those
whom we may plnusbly class rs Sou'h'
ern leaders, are apparently disposed tn
meet the administration half way upon
this question. Such men as Lamar, Ben
Hill, Gordon and others of the extreme
Southern wing of Democracy, recognized
| this political equality OF the race. by vot-
ing for the confirmation of Fred Douglass
for Marshal of the District of Columbia,
while those Democrats of the Copper
head stripe, such rs Eaton and Wallace,
felt that to sustain such nm appointment
would inevitably result in contamination.
No doubt but there is laig class OF
Southern people who will be glad for II
peaceful solution Of the color question on
almost any terms who would have been
content to let matters rest as they were,
had they not been dragooncd into a tacit
support of the acts of the Rife Clubs and
White Leagues through lnck of moral
courage. The policy of the President ap
pears to be directed toward brenking up
the present organization of political par
ties ON the color line in ihe South. AL
most :he entire white population ranges
itself on the Democratic side while al-
most the entire colorrd population is Re
publican, and each election, in those
States where the two races are nearly
equal in points cf numbers, or where the
| negroes are in majority, becomes u
fierce contest for race supremacy. Where
the numbers were on the side Of the
blacks. the superior intellect ofthe whites
and where peaceful means failed, resort
to violence followed. We cannot attempt
to pallia the deeds which were commit
ted in the South, to overawe and nullifv
the superior strength oilh he negroes. They
have became part of our history which
will ever be looked to with regret 1t is
to doaway with this constant struggle
for race supremary-to organize parties
| IN the South on more patriotic basis that
| President Hayes has addressed himself
If he succeeds in this task he will earn
ard receive the gratitude Of the nation
In this effort we do not question but he
will receive the support of the best ele
ments of his own party in the North, and
the best elements of Drmncracv in the
South. His success is doubtful. for what
ever efforts he may make to amelorate
the condition of the Southern States will
be sure to encounter the determined on
position of the Northern Democracy, and
of that portion Of the Republican party
North and South which prefers purity to
country. But ifa portion of the best ele.
ments of Southern Democracy can be, by
induced to net with the Republicans, the
matter will soon be accomplished. When
that is done the Democratic party is gone,
never more to rise, never more To be
know only by the blotits later years have
left upon the pages Of our country's his
tory.
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Fun AND CHARITY.-An Amado-
Democrat who had no better judgment
than to bet on Tilden, paid his bet las'
week by giving the winner II wheelbar-
row ride. Then remembering he had
made similar bet with lady he called
on her with the one-wheeled buggy
She wanted 70 bnek ont but the nssem.