The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-11-14
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the Journals, only, bat leading politician:
81 tia, party. Dir. BLAINE, Mr.. CosKIrSG,
Mr.. BorrwaLL. and We know not how
I many more Republican orators, play upon
( this harp of d thousand strings whenever
and wherever they appear before the
masses. It seems to be next to Ger
tain that the programme OF the worst
party waich ever cursed this country II 70
set the people OF The North and the SOUTH
BY the ears as means Of rcrpesuating ioi
AT least four more years the existence o.
that band OF plunderers, conspirators, ana
ysolators OF the Constitution OF the United
states. We had thought that the day toi
that sort OF thing was over. AL thelnd
lions OF ss,e last few years. up to the rise OF
the Greenbaek party, pointed to the proba'
bic settlement OF all sectional disputes and
the Reorganization OF parties upon poiitico'
economical issues. But the greenback craze
has given a new lease Of life tothe Republi.
can party; and, whilst flushed with local
victories, that party threatens to reinstate
carpes-baggers, military rule, and elections
under the shadow OF the bayone., as. a part
OF the regular means OF governing nearly
s one half the States in this Union.
Can such programme be carried out
Hardly. The northern people voted against
fat money, irredeemable greenbacks, and
all other schemes for destroying the best
currency which the country has ever had.
They expressed by their votes their con-
demnation Of the financial hcresies OF BEAST
BUTLER, WENDELL PHILLIPS, and the res,
OF the band OF Grcenback luDatics. They
made it clear that whoever attacks the credit
OF the Government, OF attempts to iniure
the currency. will have for his pains only
the satisfaction Of knowing that he has
again rallied the voters Of the North to the
standard OF party which would other
wise soon descend into the grave. In
so doing they considered that they were
merely endeayoring TO protect the mate
rial interests OF the country. Now, il
was to afford protection TO those very
Interests that the northern people in 1874
and 1876 passed at the baliot-box vote OF
condemnation upon the Republican party.
Il was because they laid at the door OF that
party the paralysis which had fallen upon
the business OF the country that they elected
Democratic Houses OF Representatives in
those two years. They thought, and with
good reason, that it was impossible for the
country 10 be prosperous SO long as nearly
one half Of it's people were oppressed by
unrightcous taxation, ruled by carpet-bas-
gers and scalawags, doninecred over by
military governors, and prosecuted, per-
secuted. fined, imprisoned. and other
wise matreated by unScrupulous and IN
principied judges, marshals, and other Fed
eral officials,
The question then resolves itself into
this form: DO the northern people desire
to restore the state OF things which existed
in the southern States OF this Union prior
to 1874? We would iain trust not. We do
trust that they are not so blinded by passion
and preiudices ms to be willing again to re-
duce the southern States into the condition
OF satrapies. Il is scarcely credible that
they should be SO blind to their own inter-
ests, so ignorant of history, so malicious, and
so foolish, as to wish to bring about again a
state OF semi.war which, once more establish.
ed in the South, will never cease, but will in
time extend over the whole Union. Moth
ing but military rule can force such a state
OF things upon the South again. Such mil
itary rule as would accomplish the objects
OF the Republican party would convert the
southern people into slaves; and as we
have the high authority OF Mr. SEWARD for
saying that the country "could not exist
half slave and half free" it follows that the
people OF both sections would soon be alike
slaves. These conclusions will, we hope, be
reached by our northern brethren when
ever their fears as to the currency are
quoted, and the new aspect OF affairs is
presented for their consideration.
n, however, the northern Republicans
should attempt to play this game OF despot-
ism, they will be met at the outset by the
veto OF q Democratic Congress. Both the
Senate and the House will next year contain
majoritics belonging to the Democratic par
t.. And it is not too much to predict that
those bodies will never appropriate dollar
to any department OF the Government which
would use it in forcing the southrons to
elect Republican congressman. The DEM
ocratic members OF Congress know too well
the evils that would follow, not only to the
country at large, but to themselves indiyid-
llaliy, to allow the revenues OF the Govern.
ment to be used for any such unholy and
wicked purpose.
We conclude that however much the peo-
pie OF the South may have occasion to de-
plore the unfortunate delusion upon the SUBJ
ject OF the currency which has awakened the
Republican party to new life, they will have
no occasion to despair Of the republic. The
future will not be as the past. Let the cur
rency craze be cured, and all reasonable
fears on that subject quoted, and the north.
ern people will probably try again TO restore
prosperity to the country by supporting q
party which is not sectional in its extent nor
governed by sectional views.
P.S. The President has giIen.in his. adj
hesion to this infamous scheme. See the
article in another column. -
We will say to the Wig that Weexpect
to support FOR President the nominee of the