Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-01-04
nirn aif the Non Nemr.

ming of the New Year.
IBen Perley PORES summary, as telcrraphed to the
Boston Journal Dec. 3l.l
The attempt to force the Administration
out Of its line of policy meets with no success
It is generally conceded that the retirement
of Mr. Evalts and Mr. Schurz from the Cabi-
net would disappoint large body of thought
full Republicans and would create violent par
ty divisions. II is by no means probable that
for political purposes or personal qualification
the President will change his constitutional
advisers. The simultaneous attack made up
on the policy of the Administration in Massa-
chusetts and Missouri has had no other effect
than TO lead to the inquiry what change of
policy would be required or possible. The ap-
puintment of Democrats TO office, when in
vestignted is not a very extensive affair and
has been generally confined TO those States
in which the Republican party Is almost with
out an organization Il is well known that in
some of these cases the President has desired
to appoint Republicans. but was unable 70
find satisfactory candidates-nnd it seems 10
be conceded that this portion of the policy is
about ended inasmuch as the necessity for it
no longer exists
With regard TO the conciliatorv course of
his administration toward the people of the
South, the President is more and more salts
fed that it is working well. The Southern
communities are. according to all accounts,
peaceful and returning to prosperity The
crops are great and the markets active So
cial collisions are almost unknown Increased
attention is given to education and to i'm
provement of every description The cause
of irritation being removed, the conflict Of
races has ceased TO the satisfaction of both
sides of the controversy. 1t is evident to all
that the color line is to be no longer tine d.
yidng political line. and that although for q
time the class which has So long ruled the
South will rule 1t still. vet the social penc,
and harmony will result in the elevation OF
all to new duties, % safe and recognized exer
else of suffrage and in new political diyls
ions into which the question of race will not
enter. The necessity for this is everywhere
felt and the progress Of the South into polt
ical Justice and equality 10y peaceful steps il
watched with great interest and confidence
At any rate, the advocates of a return to mill
tary rule, once so imperatively necessary. ar,
verv fow
1t seems to be- universally conceded tina
the people of the South must work out Their
own salvation And it is generally believed
that no party could possibly be controlled b,
the councils Of In" violent and unroasonabl,
of that section of the country The idea
therefore, that party is TO be formed now o.
hereafter upon a sectional strip aloue--a par
ty Whose business IT will be- to examine int
the consequences of Withdrawing the troop
from Mississippi and Arkansas. as wei "a
South Carolina and Louisiana party of re-
action and that the great business interest
4 of the country ar. ,o Boz ignored, finds no
many entertainer The Republican party o
the future will be the party of sound curren
/ cy general education. freedom Of though
and fidelity 10 thu Government. ms against tn
/ element, which would destroy the uationn
/ credit ignore national intelligence and rous
/ social antagonism and strife The Admins
/ traton is cndcayorlnE to direct a Bepubhcui