New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-07

he conciliated. They will not be reconciled,
except with the putty with which they nave
always been IN sympathy, and never Deth al
odds Their return for the generous treat
ment accorded them by Republicans Is a re-
utilization, and new alliance, with the enemies
of the Republican party. So far as 1t has
been an experiment this has been the result.
The Republicans have done nothing except
what they deemed to be wise and lust,
rs well as humane and generous, but
they have undoubtedly been animated III
some degree by motives of policy, and have
INDUCED the hope that the welfare OF fhe
country might he promoted, and their own
party strength increased, by the course they
have taken. Without Iegrettug ANYTHING that
they have done, or desiring to retrace single
step, they ale still able to see that, so iaI as
they hoped to divide the Solid South ana put
an end to sectionalsm and the color line, they
have failed. But it may be said OF the kr-
uubican plrty that it is not discouraged by
temporary failure or apparent defeat 1t meets
its reyerses with courage and hope, and an In.
eyhsustible fertility of resources. 1t looks
with composure upon the fact, when t"lS
experiment has developed. that the present
bic, ana that SO long as they cam Dy irau'
and violence, control the South ana keep II
solid, they viii do it, and Will endeaVor' WIN
the aud of Northern Democrats, 70 reverse the
results Of the war. 1t recognizes inns a.
positive and fixed factor III politics ana frankly
and sguareiy proposes 10 overcome H. ~ doeS
not aprea to passion or prejudice as Il 50
often charged il does not seek to revive 'he
aplmosiries of .he war. But il does propose
In keep the issue before the people and have
every voter fairly understand 1t.
In dong TINS we cannot do otherwise than
point out tuat it is the old fight with new
vrauons. and that ii il the Solid south agnlnsi
us now. rs i'm the war. by ami by, let MS
hooe. after the Southern Democrats have III
covered the futllity of tins new ATTEMPT 10
talte pos,ess!on Of the Government ana re-
store the old regime, there will be- breaking
mn at the South, and u division on some other
than the color line and sectional issues. Al
nr.sent We have to look actual facts IN the
face. and in the light of them wait in pa
tence Tor time and slowly returning gOod
sense to do their work in dlssolYlng the ex-
listing despotism which constitutes Sohd
south We have had amiablc expressions from
snch men as Senator Lamar and Representa-
five Gibson. but m so far ~ these utleranc"s
are concerned they have no constituencies to
support them. Public sentiment at the SOUTH
among the whites or ruling classes, Is still
hostile to the Government, unless II can be
ruled by the Democratic party, and the Dem
oc.atic Marty can be controlled 10y the South.
The real mouthpieccs of Southern sentiment
are fine Blackburus aud Becks, and the
men WHO boldly avow their purpose to
wine out all the Radical legislation Of
the mast eighteen years. The men who
are most bitter in their hostility 10 RepuD-
Gcln administration and Republicans are by
that token most popular at the South. The
two or three who are sometimes held mp 10
us "a representatives of the better feeling
and who have seemed to appreciate the
generosity of the North, are culdIy treated
and are gwen no encouragement ut nome.
We do not doubt their sincerity nor
that they honestly desire new order
of things, in which the South shall not
be sOhd to its own prejudice and loss.
But they have to wait as well rs we.
And they know, what the independent
newspapers that urge Republicans TO court
them seem not to be aware of, that they not
only have no party behind them for any
snch alliance, but that at the first sign of It
they would be deserted by their present sup
porters. The only thing that the Republicans
can do in the circumstances rs to accept the sltn-
alton as 1t Is. with the Solid South as its most
substantial fact 1t cannot be divided; the
next best thing is to outyOte It.