The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-23
THE DEMOCRACY BETRAYED.
THE REsPOysTBILTTY PLACED WHERE
IT RI0HTFULLY BELONGS.
Civil War Growing Out OF the Presidential
Dispute Never Probn bie-He biicnn. who
Controlled Prc.ideut Grant - CoukIina.
Blaine md Edmund. -rhurm an aud Is aynrd

Ia
Blaine and Edmund. -'rhurm an aud aynrd
WAsutSGroy Fob Of rhorc wore South.
ern and Nor,bar, Do,no,ro,s ,,ho ho,os,iv ho.
laval lin, tlo nonulIic,, ,oa ,'s,o,,,aI,,.
nunit In i,s do,or,nina,Io,, ., -, ~ T.,
ovop n, mo rIs,, -, o,,.u ,,,o. IT., .a..au.,
Iogio.I,r rLooom..i,,,, No., 49,, 90, -,
invlv bi,tor ono I, WOO comr,o,oo,t a.,
January Inv nlainee ,orrlnc orroI,nmon,
Of the Southern naorle for tho ho,rors
Of And.rsonvillc Al,houch ao,oo,od a,
Cincinnati. Mr. blaine Ind s,ruck Tho lcv
note Of the comnoi0n md ,bronylo u, ,hc
ncrcc contest he wns the tower Of strength IN tho
Republican pnrtv. His snoechos nul ,bosn ~
Bob Ingersou ON the triumpn Of the rebellion
and the payment Of rebel war claims which
they urged. would be the Legitimate rcsrlts NJ
the success OF the Democratic pnrtv. made tho
campaign a sectional contest. The old v,r
spirit. il was argued. had boon aroused III rough
out the North. The cry about the solid south
had famed to n bright flame the smoullcrin.,
cmbcrs of sectional feeling. md II clviI vnr
grow out Of the dispute over the Presidential
election. i, would be practically n solid North
against the South. A few Southern Democrats
asserted that the Northern Democrats could nat
be- dcpcndcd upon il the struggle became dos
pcrate and ifwar actually followed. This class Of
Southern mon. however. woro I'm nc,,o,in,ion
with the REPRESENTATIVES Of HIVES. Thcv want
ed prcteNt. PERTAINS. TO quiet thoir own con.
sciences. certninly To Justify their treason n
they united with the R.uublicnns in sns,nininy
tho prpsiden, If tho sen,t, in HE ,seur,,,,ior
of the right To count tho electoral vo,cs and 40.
clnro tho resul
cryrt. wan w,s r,,pnop,p,r
WA ,h.rc a trobahili,v Of ci,,il ,yor ,,r,,ri,s,
,ut of rho prnsilep,iai dis,,u,o2 THO r,,,nri,,.
# tho Republican looIlnrs had rnInni,.ily
,noJc nm tbeir rin,ls ~ conn, In Itaycs on1 In,
,u.,ur,ie him If thev had to do I, lac ar,,.1
force rho rvid.rcc ~ ,his ,,,rroso js a,,,n'
IAN, and ov,r,vboi,,i,.. c,roluetyo me,
s,ir,.v y,,s of ..ro,i,,aI gro,,,h rn.o,,n.,,,.',
meut which was I,iihero,cly n,od,, bv ,hs,,t'air
man 81 thc National H..,',,Ll,c.r con,,i,,o, 80,
" ~ "'''" ~ "''''N0, ""
the 9th OF November that Hayes had ls5 cleo
tOral votes. was simply a fcoler to test public
s, ntimer, Thor. ,,'.re With, n to,, 1o,. c,,,.
" ,.'" WIZ VIM" " 'o" ""sS'V WI"
situations with few leading men and
A ouforonrc with Con Grant who ,vos
thon in pbun1.lrhia visitir, thn Ccn,,rni,i
Exhibition There was no understanding with
him further than that he would uso the army To
protect tn Returning Boards of Florida. Louis
Inn, o,t c,u,r c.r,if,a mi t,,,i,, ,.,,,.i
.ui"' IN" SCUM N"i"Hha' ana invite certain
Republicans To proceed to those States. witness
the counts and raport To him. Tho maior-
inv in Florida and south Carolina. II ,hov
had. according TO the ballots in thc boxes. gone
Democratic. could not be very large This
- So. ...tt a., - - - -,
mum WIS 'cth'hS Ah'Nh I'll Regard ' lh'S'
two States. II might require some sharp prac-
ticc and the defiance Of the State courie. bu, il
I'LL 49,, ~. ..,'.,..., ~, 80
""uu h'' oe necessary 10 throw oui thousands
of Democratic votes to secure small Rcpub-
lcan maior,tcs. 1t was different. however.
IN Louisiana. 1t was early known TINT
the returns which came from Republican
Ior.y Tor stte officers AMI frrsld niihl
,,ll.., inf,rma,i,n ,ros lnilv .,iy,n f. N,r,horr
- :,
r'N''rs nv ''' ''rr'sp 'hu'nus OF 'he ic"r-
ing organs Of public opinion. II was all
initial thai the hal,ts in the boVes yavc IA
m, r,.s y ,r, ,,,o,,,,,.,. ,l,,, ,t. '-'t,,l
i.'no rus large minority thHt lhc romantics
%, ttr Jaw h"u o. "a rviiiliNu WIN on 'nt dhy
oi tu1 elr,,ioh ma thnt tne rii.cuoh was r,c"p-
uonAliy lnlct ana orderly. The claims OF Lio-
il',, nli'' .n'til.ult''h p,' otN"Iu - wv T.
p Tu'i," H. WIZ ueauso 'irS hiu ~
nn.. IN. III ~, my ~ We HcVt.yn svnr,ai
T, ni tv'"iiVr uia'H hTTL w op.in, L'.
60 ~ ,,i,."i r,,r,Ts 49,. ~ i'H' "
""' "N'' ~ w. ".,l'.-. ''IVi' W. v''''oh'
THE MEN WHO WANTED WAR.
II was questionable. therefore. whether whir-
ping a negro IN May or July could b. legally
held to te intimidation on the IN oi November
opinion between The bitter purtisans oi hnin
parties III the North; but there was unanos
Intelligent IN lgmcnt upon the facts daily r.
ported. II j. quite safe O. assume that the great
majority Of this class Of Republicans had doubt.
TO The justice Of DISTINGUISHING 10 $50 citizens
of Louis lana in order 10 count in the Hayes
electors. Public sentiment 1T the North un-
questionhbly prcponderated on the Demo ratio
side. II huctuated ut times. but on the whole 1t
will. | think. be admitted 10y all fair-minded
people that public opinion inclined 10 the De-
mocracy.
There was groat deal Of civil commotion nj
the North. Capital Is always timid and in all
commercial centres there was a deep seated
fear Of civil war This class wanted compro-
mise-a pcnceabe solution Of the questions al
issue. There is larger percentage Of capital
on the Republican side and this influence told
p.Tccptiby against the Radical conspiratOrs
who were willing to take the chances Of civil
war. The influence Of the capitalists with Pres
ident Grant was very great. IL is no secret now
that he had very serious doubts as To- whether
louisiana i,nh ha1 legal eicctioh. as method
,ha, Stnt I'M I'M y"rid .Iac,, riidr W "'
G",y.v"r hnd bonn son yincrd IL ibe n't ~ ~,
Ia -,,t, n, n,ettnr h",r sn,ur,d 80 ! t ~,
n RI" prasidnnt ~ H., S.n,t., tvb all, ~
~ Lis onstr,i,.,i,,n ~ ~, rCrs,ii,,,i
hsd ihs whit To- nn,tnt th. vot.s
NJ t,,, ~ ~, .ftnnti,u .erir fn D,,,,
har ,vLen ronvres. assnmhi,.I Can Gr.,t;
Cabinet. save with the probable exenrtinn If
Mr. Fish WINS wiling ia risk civil war rotLer
ihan 500 IN" ,;1veri,men, nass I'M" Tho 80
troI OF the Democrats. Zaah ChonJlmr