The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-03-27
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nav Il II with MI. HOWE He has fred
,,fs'h,s cr,n. nd, how nowY Senator HOVE WE
Win no doubt discover that ne mas oniy
;I,nstratcd DuspREAsY's idea. which ne
h,mseIfS Quoted, that the doa's tail wags be-
cause a,,e tail can's wag the dog. His at
ternrt 10 shake the Administration has only
resulted In. shaking himself. Who VIII fol-
Tow Mr.. HOWE IN his vain exploit
we speak not Of this matter In partisan
spirit. We are not In the party line nut
we are for the country and that policy
which Is best for the country, and opposed
to all things that tend to diminish the pub
lie peace and to revive sectional d,sc 'o'
Poor Senator HOWE is put forward, or puts
himself forward, in the bad attempt 10 sur
I'M sectional hatred and reproduce bitter
partisanry upon the basis OF old preiudlces.
II he has been put forward by others ne IS
no tioubt selected because OF his mediocr1ty
and the small hazard there is in placing MIN
i'm peril. He Is the log thrown into the
ditch to enable the team to pass over. Pos
sib,y he may be left where he is, and those
who stand behind may not follow II it be
discovered that his demonstration is with
out effect. Certainly it was the most eco
nomical venture the party could have maze
In trying the safety OF the way.
Mr.. HowE's speech was certainly the
poorest kind OF an attack on the admins
tration OF Mr.. HAYES. His reference to the
dead past failed 10 arouse.the slightest feel
ing, 1t could do nothing else but bring up
a contrast between the bitter and painful
time Of the fearful war OF fanatictsm and
the present period Of quiet and serenity,
when the equality OF States Is complete, ana
when the war OF sections is followed by
national decorum and national sentiment.
Mr.. HAYES represents harmony and equal
ity and Justice The feeble assailant at
tempts to reestablish sectional rancor and
party ru,hlessnesS. His fate must be that
OF the little bull which threw himself upon
the locomotive; only to pay the forfeit OF
his life for his folly and recklessness.
Strangely enough must have sounded the
iong-silent voice OF sectional elimination.
impatient indeed must have. been those
whose ears were shocked with that long
silent voice. 1t was thought that it was
buried in MoRToN's tomb, and this thought
was confirmed by the failure OF CoNKLING,
BLAINE, and EDMUNDs to revive it. They
went rs far as they could in that line; but
they were evidently repealed by the clearly
perceived. untitness Of the attempt to repro
duce what had been carried by time and
public Judgment into the maelstrom from
which there is no recovery.
This is cause for rejoicing with every
reasonable, liberal, and patriotic mind. The
country, OF all things, abhors that which
may tend to produce discord at time when
national peace and harmony are so clearly
promoting the prosperity and contentment
OF the people. The voice OF discord, the
rawlings Of fanaticism, and the rancorous
sentiments Of bitter and selfish partisans,
can exert no influence save to inspire the
general disgust and contempt. This We
shall surely see. The country is determined
10 rest from the scenes OF the bitter past.
1t is determined to go straight forward to-
wards recuperation OF the energies OF the
land, towards the restoration OF general
prosperity, and towards the development OF
the richest division Of this globe, to the
wonderful increase Of the power, force, and
dignity ofsthe American nation.
This is practical day, and the whole
tribe OF scurvy politicians will be unable to
divert the people from their determination
to rebuild the nationa! fortunes through the
solid restoration OF the national peace.