New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-03-04

Bishop Wilmer, of Louisiana, is said to
have observed TO leading Democratic
pubicist the other day. "Any Southern
politician of prominence who should ven
ture to accept place in the Cabinet of Mr..
Hayes would find that his influence with
his constituents had been completely ex-
tinguished." Should Governor Hayes in
tend to put good Southern man into bis
Cabinet, we trust that the Bishop6 remark
will not brighten the new President from
his purpose. Commitments" is a noun of
multitude, and comprises more than unre.
generated seeessiOnists merely. Tina bishop
was evidently thinking of constituencies
before the rebellion, when few men at lhs
South had all the political power, cast most
of the vetes, and filed most of the offices
Moreover, not all of the survivors of this
clase, it ia well known, are sulky and satH-
rated with old grudges and grievances;
and if the President wishes to put a South
ern statesman into his Cabinet, our opinion
Is that no difficulty will be experienced in
finding ten, twenty, thirty Southern men,
not one of whom would refuse to take the
office. Just try it
The bishop does not believe in concilia-
ton. What does he believe in' How long
does he suppose that we can go on without
it, And if it be possible for few marplots,
by their obstinate adherence to dead doc.
trines, to keep their States in a condition no
better than that of conquered provinces,
surely q great minister of the religion of
peace and good will is in duty bound to re-.
buka such an indispostion to forgive and
forget injuries, real or fancied. Al any rate
it does no good; it is very far from helpin g
matters, to go about predicting that the
next four political years will be exactly
like the last four, and, as the bishop said,
that President Hayes twill have to fall back
| on the policy of President Grant" by which
q nFnhahIV m az otin
be had to sheer military force, if the South
is to be kept in decently good order. Does
| the bishop mean that Aud if he does, is
| the wish the father to the thought Does
he really desire peace with all his heart and
soul and strength
The incoming President, in every utter
| ance which has fallen from his lips, in every
letter of public nature which he has writ
| ten, has expressed a desire for complete
| cancellation. 1t may be suggested that it
will he time enough to discuss his failure
| to bring order out of the existing political
muddle, 30 far as a President can do 1t,
| when there is a failure 70 discuss. Those
who go about shaking their heads and pre-
i dieting a repetition of old disasters and
mistakes and blunders, only make the task
the harder and less likely to be well accom-.
plished. This is not the kind of talk which
| is wanted now. If Governor Tilden were
to be the President, we should say cheer.
| fully, Give him chance" AS Governor
Hayes is to be President, we say, all the
same, "Give him chance" To croak OF
to threaten now, when the sun of better
| political day is rising, is kind of petty
treason. II may serve the personal purpose
of some blusterer who wishes TO make a
ferocious figure in the House of Represen
tatives, TO predict war, and pestilence, and
| famine for that matter, if he pleases; hui
sensible men ought to take sensible view
of the situation. A talent for starting diff
culties is poor and cheap one. Those who
mean opposition at any rate are naturally
in hurry 10 get their hands 10; but thii
republic, after weathering such storm, il
in no humor to be prOphesied to death
Let the sham Jeremiahs hold their peace! =
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