National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-03-26
OUR LACK OF PATRIOTISM AND
PCBLTC Virtue.

OtR Ldth OF IdIhfOIISh AMI
PCBLTC VIRTUE.
The one great obstacle in the way of the
unal success OF the patriotic purposes of the
President in the present position Of affairs
is rot so much Of political character Is II
is Of social and moral nature. The Old
Adam of man, which has caused all the
soffows and miseries OF the race since Its
first appesrance-and, we fear. the lsst-in
Paradise, now finds an ample field for evil
exploits, and stands commissioned to 'hold,
occupy, and possess" as against the dis.
comftsd instrumentalities Of good. and
the demoralized agencies of peace. These.
but few days since apparently invincible
in the amor Of just cause, and filled with
the enthusiasm evoked by the pros
poet of an early triumph Of the right
formed unbroken lines in defense Of the
principles of the Constitution and
the privileges Of the people. But
C mrosed OF classes recently at VI
rance, who sought to sink the petty
pr JUDGES with had aienred them,
and held together only by newly.
inspired trust and confidence and
mutually OF motive. an unexpected result
impairinp their faith. par,ei the ties which
bound them, and sent them back to the
c6verts Of criticism and csvil to await the
COT fit nation of their fears or the renewal
o the doubts which chilled and disheart.
eped them. Meanwhile the spirit of mis-
chiof !. a, wort str;v;no ~ roo, on, and
.,,d;,a,o Tho cororors Sos,;,cs NJ tho soc.
lions ,owsrd each others fauIIs and fo;ble,
.nd - ,.s,o,o ~. o,d .,rhho,nn.s. ~ ~.
wh;.h no. MIA ,hor, .n.r, r,r w.. ,h.n
a roro,a,;or
TL.,o ro,or .s roo, o,,.o;o, eor ,,.
,;,,s,ress vh;ch sI,s,ed he,wsen Tho fran
.nd ,ho s,s,o S,o,os in ,he a.. ~ ,hat In :,
s,;,r,;nn III. vho,o d;e,,u,;n 800 s,,n,
,ho ;nu.,o n,onono;,;es Of hnm.n 49,.
.n,r, from ,ho necea.;,;s. or N. s,,r,,,on
So :, ws. ,h,, nv Tho ns,s;s,on, .a;,,,ion
~ ,ho srh;oc, ~ om,,c;na,;on -, eho ono
h.,a 80 ,ha oons,an ., a.. aa.r.,;,n ~ ,ho
&c.. ,hra.,onsd hn ,ss o,h., ,hs
conn,,v w.. Zen, i, . s,.,e n con,;nnod
,nrmo;, and ,urbnIsnce un,;I \, last ths =.
,,s,,;ons Of n.,,v snir;, Ied 70 The rehei.
lion vbicb roII n;ob ouencbed tho lac,
sn.,t of l;her,v remsin;n. .monc war
Nor ala m. dsmon ~ d,soord ,os, .,;,h
this achievement, No sooner vas tho vsr
ended and omancina,ion a fact than ,hs
fr,rre of the freedman was se;,ed uno, nv
The ORIGINAL ,gita,ors as cause for alarm
and thereupon parties were ORGANIZED
With nearly the same i,sues as before tho
opIv difference being the securi,v of
his freedom instead of tn, oues-
ton of freedom itselc And TIM,
the sections have Ibeen arr,ved
sraiLst each other in the same
deadly conflict until IL has again ison,r.
died the integrity of the Government and
the existence of the Union. all with no
other occasion than the necessity of nar,;es
and with no other purpose than their az.
prapdizemept. And now. when broad
s,a,esmsnship has resolved unon n course
which shall divide the peo,le on nev and
wholesome issues and restore the ITnion
| IN their affections az the nrotec,or of tba;,
common liberties. there ia So little natrio,.
ism among them that thew are no, only nm.
abe to overcome the omen enemies of the
reform. hut incspabls Of controlling their
own inherent weaknesses when di.,urhed
in the least nv un,oward evepts or ri.
aIpsIv disanpointed in the ernedition n,
possnres Ills a sbsme IN the neon,o
and reflects discredit unon the institutions
which devotion sucb traits among them
few DAYS 400 nrom;nent man of both