New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1878-09-21
IMPORTANT LETTER
Ex-senator Pool, Of North Carolina.
Tbe Presenl AdnI.I.lralIon

sd Tn plain language, the whole ground
I'D 10 be abandoned to the Democracy.
hat such an answer would leave the mind
q q Northern Republican, like yourself,
adler q Misrepresentation Of the true stu
alton and Of the causes underlying it.
Your expression, ''The Southern policy
of the President" does not convey any
definite meaning upon which Northern
man and a Southern man can predicate a
discussion without misunderstanding one
smother. What you, at the North, under
stand, and are condemning, as the
s+Somilier7 Policy of the President,D
docs not embrace that which most en-
harnesses the Republican party at the
South. You refer to his disposition of
the affairs of Louisiana and South Caro-
Ilna--to his appointment of few Southern
Democrats to national positions, one in
the Cabinet and two or three abroad-to
his relations with certain leading Demo-
nocrats in Congress and out of ito his
general display Of disposition to con-
ciliate the late secession element, etc.
All this became apparent in the very be-
ginning of his administration and has con-
tinued for more than a year. But very
little Of it stands in the way of the Repub-
lican party in the South. In some points
of view it might be turned to our adyant-
age even. At first, we believed it was SO
! Intended, and many of our wisest and
most discerning men felt encouraged; for
We Were Assured
that it meant no abandonment of princi.
Is, and no compromise in the measure
0their enforcement. We knew, of course,
tom our superior personal acquaintance
Fith the men, aud the situation, that the
ste secession element could. not be con-
Hated By anything short of a completw
Irrender; but we were given to under
tftand that the effort was only an expert
nlent put on foot, the failure Of which the
President would be the first to see, and TO
take s cps accordingly. We had witnessed,
within the preceding ten years,
4 So MRny Delusions
of Northern Republicans respecting our
affairs, tRat we were not at all surprised
the President should have one Of his own.
There were some of us who compared
views upon what we saw and heard around
us, and we tried to reason ourselves into
the belief that it was wisely laid founda-
ton, upon which was meant to be based
policy Of solid support and encourage
ment to Southern Republicans in their
hand-to- hand contest with the deep-rooted
prejudices and social appliances which
they had found so formidable. There
some, however, who refused, from
first, to be persuaded that it meant
vther than settled purpose to make
Sacrifice Of Southern Republicans
kon this new altar Of Cancellation, and
WITH their blood at last, to appease the
wrath of secession Democracy. You must
allow that the political presentation was
so unexpected and novel, that almost any
shaae Of opinion upon it, however vagrant. |
was laita either reasonable and as likely to |
be correct as any other. But, somehow |
vs7ttAer, none Of us could exactly persuade !
Is neighbor chat the 'sera of good feel |
Ag, which has characterized the Monroe |
mihistratioa was at hand. The blood |
bund US seemed too fresh upon the |
found, and the desolation wrought BY
5cent strife
Too Dismal and Calling
or the passions of men to be lulled SO
speedily, However eager our hopes, our
judgments cruelty refused to allow that
he old. settled antagonism Of seetionalisrn
lgainst nationality was about to subside,
nd the victory Of liberal and hamane
deas laid In our laps, al time when the
cattle appeared but fairly begun, and no
3etter prospect presented than hard-won
rogress. step BY step, by means the.most
atienf and aEduous. Southern RepubIl-
ms were, therefore, prepared 10 20 on,
Ethey nd been going on, endeaVoring
3 season and out Of season, BY the fire.
iile, IA casaal neatings Of naghbora, in
1ainess intercourse. npon the hastings
nd il EARNEST party warfa re, To build up
& home, among the masses Of the people,
= Popular ssnilment
onaucige 10 the natural prevalence. or to
ae pGRe iicel enforcement Of the free and
unaga principles Of Observation-Disclosures
ftet q ear has passed by, we and the
ATTY paralgsed ia al the reconstructed
and this brings me to consider that
IAich is not embmeed IN what you, st
se Ncrth. understand as "the Southern
ofey Of the President That part Of lis
Obey aFem which the Republican party
oath has moss altered is
Not at AnNem.
kas BEEN no settled aud unvayrino
Obey e tie Espubliean party for the last
a years. Ne believed il would be changed
CIDER RresIde14 sSes. and If vs. had f6t
reasons ler so sioliefihe. he won a fof
We tase HieQtsd Rzesidani Ok he United
VIII beg you % reeollelt With rad fbsf
4 eleven Of the 800 4
sies They hara g least lh 4
e uslt population 9f The t.e
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