Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-04-12

which would be led by men less ac-
,eptable TO himself? Taking his
own position, what prevents his now
looking upon the country and its
Dag with the same affection aud re-
as in former years5" Bat, if
be is inventing a Theory approved by
/ large majority of the South aud
only by thousands at the NasIh, !"
whatever that theory may be, will il
not be manifestly and distinctiycly a |
Southern theory? Does he mean to !
assume that large majority Of the
South ere imbued with generous fra
ternal feelings, while only some thou
sands at the North" are? 1t strikes
us, that this is assuming considerable
IN favor of tie representatives of what
he denominates the late disastrous
failure" If We have 4 President than
whom since General Jackson's time,
$40 President has been more popular
at the South" and uader whose wise
ccnciliatory policy, "an era Of good
feeling is happily dawning upon the
country" why don't he let it dawn!
and not shut out its noon-day etful-
gence; or cloud it with the substitu-
ton of u new party with no organiza
ton, aud led by men who arc untried,
and certainly have no greater ability
than the men now in power, whose
principles and character he most
heartily approves.
His objections to the existing par
ties seem to be that they Hrc "person-
al parties" 1t is not at all probable
that new party could be invented
out of which would be kept "stumr
Ispeechcs," party m1n9uvres, or men
who would not still possess and eXer.
else whatever prcjudices now charact-
ICES them. lie complains that the
Republican party in the South are
composed Of "carpet baggers and ne
groes," and this, he says is the South
ern wing Of the sRepublican party
which is only the "ally and pensioner'
Of the National Republican party
and intimates that in order to have
the Republican party healthy, this, it,
Southern element should be sloughet
off.
Now, why don't he take his large
majority of good men in the South an(
act in accord with the great party rep
resented by the president, Evari'
and Schurz, and others?" and thus
destroy or render powerless this oh
jectionable clement of the Republican
party; thus Immediately accomplish
ing all he asks, thereby accomplishing
his own purpose in respect to civi
service reform, tariff, retrenchment
economy, sound currency, opposition
to subsidies, and the preservation O
National and State honor. l his bring
us to notice the last, and, as it seem
to us the real vital purpose sought t.
be accomplished by the argument
namely, defeat Of the ''irresistibl
; tendencies toward consolidation" o
of the "absorption Of State rights,
and what he terms ''undclegated pow
ers into the Central Government"
In our last issue we cnquired, with
out knowing whittier his argument wa
tending, "whether it was quite friend
ly to loyalty?" Now the inevitabl
tendency Of his argument has brough
him to complaint that Estate rights
are destroyed, or absorbed; and tn
f restoration Of those rights, we hav
shown is the only thing desired b
}. him in which he has not conceded tina
the Republican party is in entire az
cord with him. With his ideas {
State rights, although he hasn't ye
clearly defined them, the Republica
F. party would probably differ, as di
the great American army with him
and a great majority of his brethren
bat which we understood va
settled in the late disastrous failure.
Now we enquire, if the whole argu
mcnt thus far, is quite loyal to th
best interests Of the country?
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