National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-04-08

rlchis by The removal OF t&loltSs. Aat
this sisiu. OF citizenship has tr-a iSs
basis OF Local government ~ iae States
whose institutions were over .IInci hy The
revolution. The result hiss heea last
Thousands urca thoussods OF zee conquer
ing hordcs OF the NORTH. Nta1ei from
their homes and trAnstJriaei in'n ~A1icr.
ing vandals by tho matches a,d ra,Seris,
o! the war, joined b! uume7nVs io5bia ;
politicians sad spectators .rom iAcir Sc
ton, have seized the sNvereiEh'ies nr the
rr'stra'c States srd Croc'ei UTna 'Nc ryi'asi
fabrics governments fo:Siru - tso PEOPLE
proper and 'a'al to toe pcAcs sat ~ - .s=-ity
uIilc couutry.
These governments hAyicE hcra s.:hcEtn
sustained by the Federal r,SeT -sssS-i
q political necessity, SIS IhVushl - relis'
effective the eaioE meat 81 tie cS',rei
race with the rights o. IA, c.;z.n. 'hs
question is now raised b. ,Ae pe,7's
whether the General Gascraneal = :, D.
centralized into absolute power - Al in
cideDt off war, or whether it y % tSe ia
the future restricted 10 its constitutional
authority, and the States North sa1
South alike. lefl TO the uaoSs,rleiei e7ily-
of their reserved rights Ga slch qg=s-
ton II would seem tia, there should be
but one opinion; but uahaPpi,y. u, With
star ding the sprarent reason Cor ua;yeT,,
s.liIv OF sentiment there is CT siisrIb,s
body Of the people scattered throughout
the North and West, but ehiUfF il NeE
England, whose aninpS!ties have co: been
healed, and whose hearts arc So uare,eat-
ing ss TO demN5d further pro6L;i1R BEFORE
the people OF the South shall &c trusted,
and an indefiaite ros'poBensu; o. the
autonomy of The disputed States Ia the
minds Of such. the dangers which ihrei,ea
ard steadily Increase in magnitude from
the exercise OF Unlimited PlEer by the
Federal Government appear u have no
weight, and 10 their mercy he sufsrings
Il the Southern people. their peaiseres
and pro.cstations Of good i.iih appeal in
vain. Their malice hss impaired their
judgments and poisoned their symplihies.
ard so blinded and blcArei is i6eir vision
thai they can see 20 harm arising from the
despotism OF Capitalization. nor sorroF
nor sincerity proceeding from the n;ss.ies
Of social and political deyradsiisn-
But the determination o. the people 10
quad their Government against the Ap-
rrosch Of shsolutIsn. and TO rrS,ec, the
States In their original rights uader the
Constitution, will not be frustrated BY the
sinister designs Of selfish demNgogues. sup
ported BY following Of duPes Taeqaes-
ton has resolved itself practically into q
contest between the Good and the bad, the
intelligentard the ignorant: sai those who
take sides against The reSormAiioa isvO,Tel
in the p1rpose viii, sooner or lsie-. lean
that they have brought upon themselves
reproach whose stains vii never D. oSi,-
Grated. II capno; be, however. thai the
confiding masses who in some OF the dis
senting States now denursly i0liog Ihs
beck OF conspicuous leaders will long re,
main in the jungles Of misrepresentation
which delude them. The cSAagsi eOaii-
ton of the country wAiea VII sl?sTseae
under the liberal haad Of enlarged states
manship will early send g.or Of promise
TO its remotest regions sAicl viii Ish. W
the dark places and force ooav.c.ip, in The
cloudiest intelligencss Aoi those who
oppose the march of progress may as veil
make up their minds 10 remain Ia the %
litical barrens for the rsmsinier OF their
days, while their wiser eotemporsries en-.
joy the Qualifications OF power.
Il is immaterial Whist may be thor Il, b.
the extremists Of both parties IL the
Southern mAniacs ard the Nortbe,a nal
contents Of the Republican parry shill
ultimately join hands with the :mp!AelSles
Of the Democracy. as row seems prO1ab,e.
they will be happily met They Should
have formed an alliance long ago. beclGss
of the natursl affinity between them Bu,
they will not have entered the Democrats
camp before its better m8te-iAl will hAy.
gone over TO the Administration il supaor,
OF principles which commend themselves
to all patriots and ccnsirAia their eooPsrI-
ton. II this is not 50; il a course Of sov-
eminent which sinks al party oczS;isr.
tons and looks only 10 the Interests o. the
country. is not supported by the peo3le
without regard to party lines, then iatesi
Is the prospect Of pernsnen; free govern
ment in the United States or elsewhere on
earth, faint as the pubic virtue vii .2-
pear feeble. A few weeks will tell
whether the American people are worthy
ofthe liberties bequea.hsd 70 then BY their
fathers, or whether they are ready ~ yieli
them up at the bidi.ng Ct csrrz,a DSliti-
clans. For the present TIE rtsul: clEac, BE
forecast further than Is jissi5ed BY . re-
lance upon the populsri nlu,se now mani.
its'. If that he she criterion. 81! IS rel.
TIE SpEiEERNHrP.