Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-05-10

Nhig party even the President at lsst
,dmits that its resurcitation formed mol
,art OF his plan. He has had the eenst
~ see that there Is no Wing party al
he South to resuscitate. A few papers
,till cling to this idea, as being involv.
I'd in the new policy, but the notion Is
being very generally abandoned. As
10 the cnlor line, it Is now SO self evil
lent that it Is not abolished, that the
New York Tribune is railing at the
Demo :racy, because Of their contin led
mean assaults on the colOred race. As To
building up the Republican party, that
is question OF probabilities that VIII
pear discussion. The New York Tfmee
considers the affirmative of this ques-
ton as follows: "The only redeeming
circumstance in either State is the pro-
iessed adoption by the Democrats OF
what have hitherto been distinctive
features of the Republican policy with
reference to the freedmen. Messrs.
Hampton and Nichols have pledged
themselves to carry ont principles
which they and their party attempted
to destroy, and to respect an order ol
things which they had cruelty and
rersistently assailed. Tney may prove
false to their pledges. They may &C
complish by triekery and deceit wha'
violence failed to achieve. But theil
present prstepsiOns, whether genuine
or not, are an act of homage 60 the
principles with which the Republican
party is identified. The understood
purpose of Mr.. Hayes will give to tht
party, locally, a moral strength 1t ha'
heretofore lacked, and 1t will gradual
Iy regain some of the electoral force i
has now lost. The opponent ef th.
Southern Democracy in the future viii
not be an aggregation Of old Wings
with issues and tendencies deriveC
from the Whig grave, but the Republi
can party, freed from membranes
and championiBg q policy more sursl!
calculated TO promote SoushernprOsper
ity than any which the Bourbon De
mocracy are likely to sustain. Th'
business elements which the Soutl
must sooner or later attract from tn
North will naturally gravitate towart
the Republican organization, and vii
ultimately make il q power In tn
States whose ruling politicians nov
speak of II as banished from thei
boundaries"
1t will be seen from the above tina
the influence expected to redeem tn
South from Democratic violence an,
misrule, is not the policy at all, but tn
attraction Of the business element
S,uth, and the moulding influence q
intelligent Northern operatives, VIII
20 there to supply factories built b,
Northern capital. The Times, Will
pleading for the policy admits tina
1t "'seenrs idle to cherish expectation
of bipartisan support of the Haye
Administration by any cOnsiderabl
number of Southern Democrats. Their
is patroniZing air on the part G.
those OF them who affect friendship fu
the President, hnd which makes il im
possible to credit them with disinteI
estedness." This is true Of the GoI
dons and Lamars. They understan
perfectly that they must show con
ciliatory face, if they would have influ
ence at the North. 1t is quite wei
known that at the South, full of sym
pathy with Democratic prejudice an
violence, Hill, of Georgia, is the onl
really square man of the list.
AS to the question whether the 'pOl
ICY was necessary in order to prOduc
enough quietness to attract Norther
capital, we presume there'is room 70
argument. II the policy does nc
produce quitness, as il certainly IN
not, thus far, there can be no question
that 1t Is of no value whatever. A
we understand it, the movement I
introduce capital and cotton factorie
at the South began months befOr
Hayes was declared elected. Ex-Ser
ator Sprague visited South Carolins
and other parts Of the South, with thi
object in view, year or more sgt
Out of his visit the scheme to build col
ton fOctories came. This movemeu
| proceeded On the idea that capits
would afford its own own security. /
Georgia, where cotton mills were e.
talished Immediately after the wal
theI Q has been no disturbance of thOe
engaged in the factories, while ther
has been terrorism in other parts of th
State. Thus, capital and factories, tn
real pacificatOrs Of the South, would Y
in anyhow. We are not yet persuade
there was need of bowling to the inc
loch of slavery.-Pittshurgh Commel
tiAi. Gazette.