Weekly Trinity journal., 1877-04-28
OLD LAMPS FOR NEW.


The action Of President Hayes in or.
dering the Withdrawal of the troops from
the State Houses st Columbia and New
Orleans, has hi the effect OF virtual
recognition of the Democratic contest
ants for the Governorship in the States of
South Carolina and Louisiana. In other
words, the governments of Cham berlaln
and Packard, when not backed up by the
power Of the Federal Government, we're
not able to sustain themselves in authori.
ty. This, too, Notwithstanding the fact
that in each of those States there is, on a
fair vote. n large Republican majority.
The Erst apparent fruit then, Of Presi
dent Hayes new Southern policy, is to
surrender the government of Republican
States into Democratic hands. The first
object to be attained by this course, is the
pacfcation OF the South. That is, the
@-breakers, upon being permitted to
have their own way become law abiders.
This is the appearance which matters
present at the juncture. We must now
look for the logic of this policy and see
what the Republican party, or the Ma
ton, for the one Is the other, may expect
to gain by this change. The Arabian
Nights tells of a magician who exchang.
ed new lamps for old ones. until he Oh
tanned the old lamp which he particular
ly desired, and President Hayes, like the
Princess Badrouboudor, is exchanging
DID lamps for new ones-od friends for
new.
In political sense we have everything
TO gain and comparatively nothing to lose
by the 2onciliatory policy inaugurated.- -
OF the sixteen Southern States only two,
Louisiana and South Carolina, can be
classed rs in any way certain to vote the
Republican ticket, though we share the
belief that Alabama, Mississippi and 9th
er States would give Republican maJori-
ties if the vote was free and untrammeled
Commencing with Republican majori.
ty in several States, we have lost every
one but the States we have named and
| Florida. Practically the whole white
element of the South is opposed to US
and if we pursue y course which em5lt
ters and consolidatcs THE opposition, "u'
cha noes of recovering II State are very
slim. ii we remove the causes which
have ed the South to unite so soldly
against us, we leave the opportunity open
10 eventually y recover several States. A,
it is we can hold nothing except with
Frdcfal help, and that may prove pow
cries, in another election. 1t is hazard
ing nothing except what is already lost
ii We except the local governments of the
two States we have named, and they
could only be retained by the power o
the support of the Federal government.
SO long rs the late policy pursued i
still continued, the North will be divided
fpr it Is not in favor of continued Fedora
interference. There are many among
intelligent and patriotic Republicans VIII,
want To see the experiment of free home
rule and non interference by the genera
government given II fair test. They can
not see, or will not see, why it is that
with n numerical majority opposed t,
Democratic rule, there is yet need fol
Federal interference aud protection. Il
the professions of the Southern people are
found by trial to be false, the North viii
be united in favor of n stronger policy
But until it has had fair test, there
will be n sentiment of misdirected sym.
pathy which strengthens the enemy and
serves to em3arrass the administration il
its Efforts to promoted peaceful solution
of the present difficulties.
These are some of the arguments urg
ed in favor of the concliatory policy pur
sued by the administration. Whether il
All compromises which include surren.
der of principle are wrong, although
they may possess the merit of expedien
cy. We look upon the experiment now
being made as one which will, for time
at least, give the Democracy UNITED
South" IT the Democratic leaders are
wise, they may retain their power, but i
the Ku Klux element controls the cOun
ellis and local legislation Of the party, a
has been done in some of the States, i
will prove dear bought victory. 1t is
however, only the part of patriotism t,
lay aside party failing and second tn
President in his efforts tor the peace anC
good government Of the country.