New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-03-30

The policy which President Hayes pro-
poses for the South ie coneiliatory. Ihere
is NO doubt about that. Neither is there
any doubt that the Republican party Is and
always has been in favor Of conciliation
and peace. No government and no political
party ever has exhibited so much magnan-
unity toward malignant but conquered foes
as the United States government in the
hands of the Republican party. Almost
every man who was lately IN arms against
the nation, or conspiriDg TO destroy the ma
tion's credit abroad, has been paraoned and
restored to the full right of citizenship.
This generous work has been done by the
Republican party-by the men who had to
bear the brunt Of the battle against the re-
belliOp, and who have laid aside partisan
aniIaosities and endangered the rights of
the freedmen for the sake of reconciliation.
/ Is it too much to say that such o party as
| the Republican party is for reconciliation
| and peace now and all the timei
But reconciliation does not mean dis
honor to the loyal people of the nation
North or South, and peace does not mean
surrender of all the rights which the con
stitution gives to all the people alike. Tho
Republican party and President Hayes
mean reconciliation and peace, but they do
not mean that every concession shall be
made by the men who have stood by the
nation through good and through evil re-
port, and no concession by those whose re-
stored citizenship is o gift. This is why
the administration Is going slowly in tue
proposal TO oomprOmise tha political diff IL
ences in South Carolina and Louisiana,
and it is why the Republican party
of some rash and inooRsiderate men
to abandon the Republican govern
ments in those two States. II any plan
can be agreed upon for q coupromise be-
tween the Republicans and the ID smoara6a
of those States, and If the Republicans ara
| vril1ioo 70 NnOoada anu 0f fha riQh "a which
they have obtained under the late elections,
let them do so; the Republicans every where
will acauieece. Bot n the Republicans Of
those States have acquired the right 70 ad-
! minister the public atfaire, why should they
be required to surrender that right against
their wish, any more than the authorities Of
. any other Statei That is question which
! must be seriously and calmly considered,
which can not be settled otf-hand by those
who have no direct interest In Southern
affairs. nor in sueh a manner as to imply
, that local self-government is subject TO the
dictation of q mob.
As bearing upon this question, We pFlai
this evening several interesting documeu -
a letter by Mr.. Stanley Matthews to Cox
ernor Packard urging the surrender poles
as necessary to peace, the manly reply Q
Governor Packard, who assumes that b.
I has no right to abandon his position, and j
: letter Of the late ID. A. Weber, one Of the
4 Republican tax collectors of West FeiiciAna
z who was shot dead three days after II we
! written. Mr.. Matthews seems to have goH
: mad upon the eubject Of surrendering agery
Z thing to the Democrats because they 1aei
: their claims by threats and By show o
: foree. 1t would be well for him and thoa
{ | who think as he does to consider what BET
: ter claim President Hayes would have to hi
y office in case the White League had takel
= = possession of Washington as thsF hay
:" of New Orleans. The argument OF hrut
force leads Us to rather diaagreeahle cor
clusions. and the faot that Mr.. E;shQfl
: might territy the people II New Orlear
into submissiea 70 his rule, ought to hay
no more weight than would have been q
!. tached to the reversal OF the electoral a
= oision in that State by the presence Of arme
I. bulldozers in the rooms OF the Returnin
I. Board. Mr. Matthews Certainly does All
le represent President Hayes and the party
a advocating this unconditional eurrende
II Governor Paekard'a letter IL q fair pEeaas
n tation of the facts In his oase. He les
i least prisaa fsaia oase, and II is tor hia s,
Dt tagonist TO prove the contrary. Havln
9 even only erch cAse, why should be ata'
{, don it without legal process based upae
e vestiRa toni And his official title haFia
Dr been del yed from the same source an1 q
4. pending upon almoat the ideuts
" vote Is that which gave paNs
to the presidential electors IA th1
State, why should he Abandoa g
title At ALI Auit ~ rN WAQlif 8 fsNss4
Of sentiment, but Largely 3 ieoAnioal ElHa
The legal Returnlug Board haTisN ceF
= regularly the election Of The Packard 5S
ernment no other government ean eeaata
q title to power until new eleatfpn 0aa
held, OF the result cf the o&nraaq 2AsE 8
le reversed BY tho courts. Iba aalk "a
ID mixing Eicholla, therefore, e8eua
ts 0onsiderate, for bis title q aH weak M
r, as il ia in iuntiee, and Il We are f1 aHFzz
r. to him ID e simply Q surrender q Etaz S
ls- publican government TO Whiok sFssF 8H
le oonstitutienally entitled nt the ddInaas ef
Of most goddess mob of White Liners
e letter Of bIr. Weber, aud hi1 i7aEia zsEa s.
n lowing 20 soon after. furnish EIt1
be ! gumena Of the Hfni|mc1taI nature
Ee aband0ning the Southern htnt '1.a
to condii8nally 70 The mercy e
II tionai loez.
The Ifdtf3ef has Deou NUd
a. and reconciliation. but " haa aA
A. not and ncgar Win be- lof oNeR
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