The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-03-26
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49,. !. r,,,t,r,, Ias 1. Praise 2.

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q the noint Of especial interest in
this 4 breathing world Governor " atk.
I'M, Ia his speech upon the veto message ol
presislent HAYES upon the silver bill, says !:
&c while his president Hayes's} tsouth:
4 ssn s,olicv., so called, has been highly; anu
gratefully extolled By my people YET i ne ae.
neruea no more and inst the same credaI tnat
INV other official would whe faithfully aus
charges his sworn duty
Does man deserve neither gratasade
Noncompliance for dischTging his dufys Inat
sis the question. Let everybody con ISL
! this question, and let him answer " ZOE
himself. Is it true that man deserves NJ
credit FOR performing his dnty3
TT man, for performing his daty, de-
serves no applause, and If o man VINO does 'les
not perform his duty should be censufed
rather than applauded, who in the World
would be praised for his conduct NOBODY.
Now, President HAYES would have only
incurred censure by overstepping propriety
or, duty il, bis action; therefore how Wouia
ssit be possible for him so merit appreciation
in his administration OF the GOVERNMENT!
He could not honestly. exceed his duty, for
that would be to 90 something that he was
mot authorized to do. Bat il be is to hay, have
no praise for simply performing his duty,
he could never. earn the applause OF his
country unless he exceeded his authority,
or went beyond the limits OF just Admin
istratien; and this would be simply TO eS-
clude himself from every such thing rs
nations applause and nations gratitude.
We think we know Governor WALKER, and
are So. sure that he wrongly stated the case upon
his own understanding OF it and his own
appreciation OF that grand, merit which
rises to the superior, the magnificent, graz
OF DUTY. For ourselves we promise to APP
pla,id all men who perform their DUTY, TO
the very echo, until that shall applaud
again. We shall cherish that man with not
only admiration, but love; and: so should
the people applaud him. President HAYES
Is tile man who should have such applause
and such love. :'jsazst--. z.-.ec.s...
Governor NAEKER further remarked :,
.ili,,s::Any other, man elevated TO the presi-
dental chair would have dopeail that, fresi, :,
dent Hayes asadone for the arnelioration OF
the South. ii. ses,5g,,isrs:i : 4. Il r. s<.s.&
This is exactly where the Governor has
made great error. Does any man sup
pose GRANT would have acted as did Presi-
dent HAYES I? I'VE believe not. And there
ARE. many others who would no more have
taken the course pursued by President
HAYES than they would have cut off their
right arm President HAYES in sustaining
his peEcy had to encounter the bitter hos
'tility.oi all those who were Of opinion that
it was necessary TO maintain the policy OF
persecution OF the South, OF firing the
northern heart in continued hostility OF the
South, as means OF securing the Repubil-
can ascendaney In the nation. No man
knew this better than President HAYES. 1t
was fearful thing to encounter this Re-
publican, hostility. 1t formed possibly the
strongest part OF the Republican party.
THE 4conciliatory and peaceful disposition
WAS probably cherished by the weakest
part Of the party OF the war; and Presl-
dent HAYES was fully aware Of it.
But istdesire OF national harmony, OF
the subsidence Of sectional bitterness, was
80 great that he preferred to encounter the
composition Of the relentless and unconcilla-
tory Republicans in his exertion to harmo-
nize the country and end the bitter section
a7isms that had SO long destroyed the public
peace, rather than purchase partisan TIL
.umphs at The expense OF the ruin OF the
happiness. Of the nation. So he perseyered,
and we think he has triumphed. 49,
i Ii President HAYES deserves not the ap-
pIause OF his countrymen there never lived
q man who did. /. ii y, :. tg... i. ~