The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-03-09
ruEsEDENT HAYES.
His New Southern Policy.
Hrs words are Liberal and
PrOmIsPS Fair.
But IL, ana H. and If.

The liberal tone Of Hayes inaugu
raj address staggers our expectations,
and would challenge our admiration I
but for the knowledge of his wrongful (
possession of the great office. For the /
present we can ouly Judge OF his ,cords
and if these are followed up by lbera
actions, he will wiring from bltterest op
pouents an approval of his Southern
policy. But around it all there are 50
many "ifs" and Ifs, that disrrust-
full public must wait before giving
credulous ear. We fear these sol
words are only snares to bridge oven
present dissatisfaction, or the peuiteuce
after great wrong to drown the com
plants and distrust OF majority OF
his fellow-citizens who believe that he
- not rightiully entitled to the Presi
Iency. But il is fair to judge him by
his words until his ac,ious shall prove
he contrary.
If Hayes shall carry out all that he
promises, the South aud the whole
country, will have nothing but good
words for his y Administration. In the
South. tie results of local State lgozs
eIsments are so importan tsfp s.
mn. 70 -.J.-s oud win be IN he'd. ti-s~ /
: to say the questionable manner OF
Hayes election will be copdoned, 1t
his policy secures peace and prospect
y to those unfortunate people.
Hayes says, that the ambition OF
his Administration will be, to pursue
,uch a policy, ms will forever wipe out
the distrust between the North anc
South, to the eud that we may no
merely have a united North or a united
South, but united county" b.
pledges himself to every exertiou
10 insure to the South, honest loca
governments, the will aud choice
of those States, independent Of the
party interests of the Administration
If be does al! this; but right here the
citizen is lost 10 sea Of IFS
The inaugural Is filed with a won {
derful amount Of platitudes about the
results of the war and "the color line
which the country cares nothing about
because they have been acquicsced in
since the war
Hayes, like most Northern Repub-
Leans, has been educated to peculiaI
ideal IDEAS about the race problems
which amount to nothing, because at
terly impracticable and impossible, Z
md Southern people have no sPecia {
objection to Northern people iudu'g {
ng in such vagaries to their heart- Z
content. No human law eau effec
he>e ends The black man will be ac O
corded every legal right, but his other Il
to society will be regulated by e
! higher law than Presidential edict ?
n Congressional enactmenis. &
We wish every citizen Of the Union !,
.ould read Hayes Inaugural address
lie has got some splendid ideas about d
he South, and il he darcs 70 e1ecute =
he policy seemingly foreshadowed, ht
will split the Republican party into
housand fragments. The selection of
lis Cabinet looks something like he
vas in earnest; but if, and if, this /.
lot all policy and nothing practice {
Intended
Hayes policy impresses Us that h.
; a deep, far reaching politician, and
hat much of his liberal outgoing i
Intended for political effect, and that
fort is to draw some of the Southern !
tates from the Democratic party, and C
ttach their vote to the Republicans v
o the future. He knows his party 0
ant shoulder the "manner Of hi
lection" before the people at another /,
le,iion, with the solid South against Il
i'm, and hence his ambition to feed u
le jealousies aud rivalries among the /
outhern politicians he viii have to +,
auage this with diplomatique skill "
lie will divide the South 10 proper Il
on to the earnestness and substantial P
crit of his policy If i; Is all glitter =
ID pretense, it will deceive only u
W office hunters Il his policy i
'nestly enforced, be will drive North
n Republicans from him st ;,
Hayes is in this position if he goes ;,
rward in the proposed liberal policy Ii
: condemns the past policies Of his Il
Irfy AMI acknow lodges that the de- :
ands of the Democrats are aud have Of
'su right L his promises are hol- Al
W and insincere, it will fail IL every el
'rticular If he attempts to pursue IA IA
e policy honestly, in two mouths. \
e Radical element Of his party, will a.
) denounciug him, aud he will 20 ID
rough four years after The manner o"
John Tiger and Andrew Johnson. ~ -
thout a party aud powerles-. a -
v weeks viii tell the tale, and all
,od men should encourage aud mp
I'D anything that is good, or for the III
'od of the country. y