, 1877-06-01
THE SOUTH.

THE SOUTH.
Senator B1ortan'a Letter-The Residential
Tolicy-T,nty OF Republicans.
10 tAs Editor af 7ns Trtsuns.
WAsn1s0ToN, May 27.-It is beloved by
many hero that tho letter Of Senator Morton
furnishes the keynote to the struggle which IL
to take place when Congress meets in October,
and may ba looked upon as an indication OF tho
position to be takcu BY lcadluE Republican
Senators In reference to the Southern policy Of
President Hayes. Tie policy is 10 DO Justified
as necessary and proper under tia circum-
stances, but the Southern States nre to be held
to rigid account for tho uso mado Of the gem
eroaity which, even to the verge Of Injustice 10
large numbers Of thotr citizens, the Nation has
extended to thcn as q community, ard as
States In the Union. At the same time, The
people Of tho NORTH arc 10 bo warned Of the
national danger to bc npprchendel from the de-
termination OK the South 10 be reimbursed for
their losses IN this Wnr, and nre TO l>c chilled
upon 70 etnnd tegctllcr to prevent 1t, ani To
givo effect to the constitutional amendments,
through the Republican organization.
This New York Times and sotno other Journals
do not look upon MsFton'a 1efcnso Of tho Pres
tdcnt rs successful one. and Indicate m intcn-
tlon 10 judge Of tho merits ot tno Southern
policy oy ~ results. :, Nothing could 10 moro
lime, nothing eoutd Ge more unphlosophical.
AZ n, individual Is good aud worthy citizen II
he constantly performs what appeass at thy
tG to BE- H. au .sn. w Hn1 4d saa s
man II he docs what All tho circumstances
which surround nny question Indicate to 10 his
dutr IN reference to It. True, It Is his duty to
look at tbs consequences, 50 Fay as he can Judge
consequences constitutes one of Tic chief
e1nncnts of tho statesman. But no man ean
foreaec al. possible results, and every question
nast ba decided In rcfcronco 70 It's character
and surroundings probable results 10 ba
taken into aceoant only rs ono Of tho factors iu
tho solution Of tile problem.
How was It with tho Southern question, which
confronted President Hayes, Immediately upon
The iaec. Let us eonccdo that Packard and
Chamberlain wero rlghtful,y. elected aud ought
TO have been Governors Of South Carolina and
Louisiana respectively. WAS It tho duty OF
military force Of tho nntionl The trst question
that presents Itself is, whether the installation
Ola Governor whoao election is disputed ~ 10
1argo aud powerful number OF the citizena Tint
of Ills ofllco Is such us is contemplated. In tho
Constitution, and such rs requires or, author
LEES Federal Interference. II must be borne
in mind that the clause ia the Constitution u
tho clectto, ot President aud specttles ls du.
ties; It Il anong tho tniscc]lancos provisions Of
tho Fourth Article, antl reads as fo!lows: Tho
United States shall guarantee to cvcFy STATE III
and sialj protect cacl. q them agal1st inSu.lon,
and. oil application Of tho Legislature or Of tho
Executive {whcn the LcgIaiaturc cannot DO con-
yenodl, nEaanst domestic violence" 1t Is "the
sarily thc President, acting without tho authors
When ti' tIo tito Of tho Governor OF tho stuto Ia
unalspute'a md tho e1igcney y great, NO doubt
But, IL . easo oi disputed titie, and whero 10
the duty Of The President to refer tho matter to
Congress Tor authority to act. Here the Frost-
authority, but against tho known wishes Of ono
but tint is iot all. Another difficulty pro-
scuts itself, supposing tho constitutional dill
Guilty to 10 s,rlnountea. Inc pcrformlng an
a1ce, Hero the nlcans was tho United Btases
army. but who Is TO pay tho soldiers when
used, not only without tue consent Of tho
House Of Representatives, but n mannoF to
which they are vtolcutly opposcdl
Other considerations also, although not snfll-
cient at thomsglves, were not to bc lost slght
Of. Tho country had become tired Of military
!ntcrfcroncp, and sentiment, Ut opposition to
ishal grown up even u tue Republlcan perty.
This fGeltns would have become intcnkf1etl,
aud the aytnpathlca ot tho people would have
been enlisted In behalf OF Hampton and Mich.
oils, II they, from having beon the stronger hal
hceolno the weaker parties through Presidential
fnterfcrcnco.
All these things aro to be considered before
tho actlon Of tho President 10 to bo pronounced
un1vlac or ut,statcsmanllkc.
The cra OF good feeling and complete recon,
cillatton has not rot come. Bat tho withdrawal
Of tho troopd, amt tho consequent experiment
Of leaving the Southern States to their own
| actitn, WA demonstrated by popular eenti'
ment, and, as ConKrrse was constituted, be4a1,u
n nOf{ff ftA1 nnrr6AtY tia Nnrk ff thN 1Srn81.