Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-12-07
President Hayes Policy.

The President sent in his message to
Congress Monday. We give below that
portion most interesting to the South:
To complete and make permanent the
pacifcation Of tile country, continues to
be, and, until it is fully ACCOMPLISHED,
must remain the most important OF all our
national interests. The earnest purposa OF
good citizens generally, to unite tier Ell
| forts in this endravor, isevident. 1t found
| d. cilied expression in the resolutions an
| nou.ced in 1876 by the national conven-
| tious Of the leading political parties OF the
! country. There was widespread appre-
F; hel.sion that the momentous results in our
| u: ress as d nelion, marked by the recent
| !; inenlmentS to the Constitution, were IN
imminent jeopardy; at the good under
standing which prompted their adoption,
| in the interest If a loyal devotion to the
| general welfare, might prove barren
truce, and that tie two sections OF The
country, once engaged in civil strife, might
be again almost rs wiaely severed ard dis
united as they were when arra}ed III arms
| against each Other.
The course to be pursued which in my
| Judgment seemed vlsest, in the presence
Of this emergency, WIS plainly indicated
IN my Inaugural address. 1t pointed to Il
line w4ich all our people desire to see,
when q geiiuue love of our whole country,
and Of all t!.at concerns its true welfare,
shall supplant the destructive forces, of
| The mutual luminosity Of races and OF sec
| tion.u hostility. Opinions have differed
widely as to the measures best calculated
| to secure this great eLd. This was TO be
expected. The measures adopted by the
| Adml4.is ration have been subjected to Sc
we've and varied criticism. Any course
whatever which might have been entered
| upon, would certainly have encountered
distrust and opposition. These measures
| were, ia my judgement, such as were most
in harmony with the Constitution and
with the genius of eur people, and best
adapted, under all the circumstances, to
at ain The end in view. Benehcent results,
already apparent, prove that these en-
| beavers are not to be regarded as mere
experiment, and Should sustaiH and ell
courage US in our efforts. Already, in the
brief period which has elapsed, the lmme-
| diate effectiveness, 10 less than the justice
OF the course pursued, is demonstrated
and have an abiding faith that time will
| furnish its ample yindication in the minds
Of the great majority Of my fellow citizens.
The discontinuance of the use of the army
for the urpose Of upholding local govern
ments in two States of the Union was no
| less a constitutional duty and require
|
the time t.an it was much needed mea-
sure for the restoration OF local self-gov-
eminent and the promotion OF national
| harmony. The withdrawal of the troops
| from such employment was effected delib-
erately, and with sollcitous care Tor the
peace and good order of society, and the
pretection OF the property and persons and
every right of all classes of citizens.
The results that have followed are in
deed significant and encouraging. Allap-
prehension of danger from RENTING those
States to local self-g0vernment is dispeled
and most sanitary change in the minds OF
the people has begun and Is in progress III
every part of that section Of the country
| once the theatre Of unhappy civil strife,
substituting for suspicion, dlstruSt, and
aversion, concord, friendship and patriotic
attachment to the Union. No unprecedented
mind will deny that the terrible and often
fatal collisions which for several years
have been Of frequent occurrence and have
agitated Al d alarmed the public nit d,
| lave almost entirely ceased, and that d
spirit of mutual forbearance and hearty
national interest has succeeded. There has
been general establishment Of order,
and of tie orderly administration OF justice;
| instances Of remaining laWleSsnesS have
| become Of rare occurrence; political tur-
| neil ana turbulence have dis ppeaTed !;
useful Industries have been resumed; pub
lie credit III the Southern States has been
greatly streugi hened and the encouraging
benefits of q revival of commerce between
the sections Of the country, lately embroil-
| ed in civil war, are fully enjoyed. Such
are some Of the results already attained,
upon which the country is to be congratu-
lated. They are of such Importance that
we may with confidence patiently await
| the desired consumnation that will sure
ly come with the natural progress OF
events.
1t may not be improper here to say that
it sh uld be our fixed and unatterable de-
termination to protect, by all available and
proper means. under the Constitution and
| the laws, the lately emanclpated race III
| the enjoyment Of their nights and priVlle-
oes and [ urge upon those to whom here
tofore the colortd people have sustained
the relation of bondmen the wisdom and
iustit e of humane and liberal local legisla-
| ton with respect to their education and
general welfare. A firm adherence to the
| laws, both rational and Stale, as to tie
civil and political rights Of the c0lored
| people, now advanced to full ana ECU i
| citizenship; the immediate repression and
sure punishment by the national and local
authorities within their respective Jurs-
dictions, Of every instance Of lawlessness
and violence toward them. is required for
the security alike OF both races, a:ll is just
| " d 4man1ed by tie public opinlon OF the
couatry and the age. liz this way the res
| torati0n Of harmony and good viii and tie
complete protection Of every cltztn IN the
full enjoyment OF every constitutional
right will surely be attained. Whatever
authority rests with me TO this end L shall
not hesitate to put forth. W ilateVer be-
longs to the power Of Congress and the
jurisdiction of the courts OF the Unlon.
they may confidently be relied upon to pro-
vide and perform And to the legislatures,
the courts, and the executive autllorltives
of the several States | earnestly appeal TO
secure, 10y adequate, appropriate. and fea-
snnabla means, within their borders, these
common and uniform rights OF q united
people which loves liberty, abhors Oppres-
sion, and reveies justice. These objects
are very dear 10 my heart. Islail continue
most earnestly to strive for their attain
ment. The cordial cooper alton OF all
classes-of all sections Of the country and
of both races-ls required for this purpose;
aud with these blessings assured, and not
otherwise. we may safely hope to hand
down our free institutions Of government
unmpaired to the generations that will
succeed US.
A SPARKLING DREss.-The wife OF one
of our leading bankers, in spirit OF fun,
appeared the other night as Capital. She
honeyed her husband into humoring tie
freak, which was to cover herself with the
representatives OF value-greenbacks and
diamonds. She was literally loaded down
with wealth. The dress, cut Princesse, en-
trai,ae, was covered on the skirt, so as to
make it appear one piece, with Que hundred
ami five hundred doilar bills. The waist
and ST ewes were 81 eco bonds seWed in, and
her fingers and ears blaz d with diamonds
as large as peas. The tiara was said to