The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-01
THE NEW SOUTHERN POLICY.
What the Republicans Propose to do for
The South.
The National Republican on Hayes Policy
Toward the souih.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.-The policy OF
the Republican party concerning the
South has been definitely decided. It
was thought proper to give some .au-
thoritative expression to its leading
points, so O doubled loaded editorial ap-
peared IN this mornings National Re.
publican, which fully defines the new
policy OF the administration. The ar.
ticle begins thus:
1.-THE source or D free government ID
the people. and when government Of
the people In form ceases to be such In
fact, it has no longer q rightful ssway
and rules, IL at all, as a, despotism.
"It is not the principle, but the prae-
tice of government, that constitutes op-
preston, and the best government on
earth erected and operated over the
heads of an unwilling people, is in prae-
tice the veriest tyranny.
what can be more at Variance with
the principle of republican government
than o system Of taxation and police
regulation, sustained by men who
neither own property to be taxed nor
constitute society to be affected by
laws enacted and enforced, and what
imaginable creation can be more re-
pugnant TO proud people than gov.
ernment maintained by persons foreign
to their soil and strangers to them. Let
any citizen of free State answer. But
where a people are nominally free. in
habiting o State controlled by their
fathers for generations, and belonging
to q confederation of States known
and recognized as the freest among
men, but who are nevertheless gov
erned by the aliens supported by ser.
vile race in their midst, what shall be
said of them. Let those enjoying true
liberty reply, and yet this is the char
acter Of government existing Ia O num-
ber of States of the South and seen in
their true light by the whole people Of
the United States. They proceed from
sort of military deposit left in those
States at the close Of war which. as o
nucleus Of strength, for time drew to
it native element, recently released
from bondage, and therefore supposing
itself the natural enemy Of its former
owner
After describing this condition Of af-
fairs in the South, the article proceeds
to say=-but fortunately for them, learn
ing wisdom by sad experience, property
holders of the South have discovered q
way out of the tolls
"There can be no doubt but that a
great majority Of the party which will
administer the government for the com.
| ing four years Is convinced that what
ever reasons have heretofore existed for
sustaining these governments, they ex.
ist no longer, and that the people Of
those States should hereafter be accord.
ed the privilege Of untrammeled self
| government.
mo one will contend that any possible
good can result from further exasper-
ating the Southern people by forcing
them to submit to these govern
ments, or that it is constituti ionally
within Federal power to uphold a
State government against the will OF
It's people. Nor will such course in
volve consistency on the part Of the
Administration Of claiming lis own
choice in the States having dual gov
ernments, while 1t seemingly admits
the defeat of State tickets therein.
"Such question Is not involved in
any form, hence 1t is not at all necessa-
ry that Hayes shall sustain these gov
ernments or confess his own Is usurpa-
tion, as many have asserted. He has
simply to remain neutral, and he has
no authority else.''
The article continues and shows why
Gov. Hayes will not recognize Packard
or Chamberlain.
As this Is known to be formal pub.
lication Of the views OF the Eew admin.
istration. 1t has created greatest In
| tereSt