, 1880-08-21

REPUBLICAN or DENIOCRATs
This IL tho tito Of polst!oal tsnot wh!cl, tho
sessrs. IIHrpor hnye honnrcd With II plarp III
their lInlf-IIour Series. Tho author adt1rosses
htruself Fpocal1y to young mon, OF whom thorp
Arc, no estimates, III tho uefghtoEh0od Of
1000, 900 entitled to voso for n President tho
ilrst limo ibis ycar. Tho first pnrt of
tho trpattso is devoted to a htatnry
OF tho t,vn parties that now confront each ptl.or.
Tho work Is well done, combining in n remark.
ably su.nll compass an Accurnte and sufficient
statement Of tho origin, causes. and results Of
tho slnycry struggle. Tic gtenlthy and yet con-
Btant cncronehmcnts nt tho slnys'twnors OH
frco soil Is properly ntlvanocd rs tho causu Of
tho Rebellion: and tho Injustice as we'll us tho
nuttnulty Of tllolr claims is sllowu: Tho period
of tho Civil Wnr is rapidly pAssed oyer. bcca,se,
ns tho writer observes, "when from tho arotra-
n,cnt OF tho Du11nt-b0x Appenl IL taken to that
of tho m1slsot, tho study Of political partics on
their merits coascs." 1sltt iii effort Ia nHde to
show tbnt tho symnnthlcs which then hount
tho Southern States tog1itlor ati lind thoin
togothor; that they nro III substantial
accord IN atl questions Of public poiloy; anil
devotion @ 10 10 III tio y Natlonal Govcr1,nu,'t tnat
IN felt BY tho Northern GtnteS which fought
to defend and preserve It.,
recently Ii, rebellion reu,nln ln!tol presenting
q solid front. 80 long nrc tlt!r lnta stlrcrsArea
bound IL, patriotic prudence TO retaln ~ Mp- M
Southern States aro nut hnilug 10 obtn!n snnlo
scctiona! advantage for themselves, which thoy
thfnk tho rest ot tho country wuttst not willing
exaepllun, stlll holI' togcthorf Why 10 t'igy.
not lrt,nk up, as they Dtllogwise naturally would
hnyc tlo,o III tho &:9ursu nt tbs llitcon ycurs
combinations oil otnor Issues? It h.ts beet, 'lc-
n!c'l BY Sult.,orn statra.,,cnant by tho Southern
press TINT they hnyo y. ,!1!ei. y y. tho l. wlsh u
o y X exe ~ has i "fre ir ns.e t L n
n0nc tho less evident thnt t'luy aro held
together by sono enll!tnoti hnrcs, or lnrpascs ur
sentiments peculiar II the!r seGtttH,,-tho nsn49
'-nntl tho rcnlzition or triumph nf which must
bo presumed II, bu !n Tho sumo 'cVreb .PrrJ!-
.lletal t. tho t,st Ut to country Tint m It y ~,
which these Stntca. nctillY as u INIT. constitute
tho prnopal strength. triumph II t'la Ginning
1'rcslcntial oe$tsOn tllesp llnrrs nIul tl,rposcs
will then tlD4thtless as,0sl tl0 mntlg known. A.
lrtseilt wo cam nnly,fHlcr ttom. WhHtosnr TIM
tnlIghtencd Statesmen OF Tho sult1l lliay tllcul-
sulsGs tIet,rve fssstblu t0 lu nccnplsshca aH rs
advent Il, rnvcr, tnre cnsl l,y nO tilt tflat tho
people of tho South lI0pH for, nt,h Tint their
htatcsnGn know that thuy hope tDr, md hhnw
TINT t!!eHcp colncs tltelr po!itisltl unity nhh
They hu,e Eur tho recognition Of ll,oir slarn IN
levcl Will tho actinn 0f thu Snrthorn HtatHs III
tho eventual assumption l,y thu UhItUl
their tlDht: fur tho MlAlrscncIt ut thelr cx-
pcnt,,re:. thG rnfts!onlng nf their rollIcrs;
Wur: compensation perhaps, etoi! fur ntnanel.
puti.t' stavtH. Wa t,ay iurthor infer tnt they
si tI,e ,IoSn't,on .,!S;'i Of tho negro to eond'o''
The ir,,ut il vigorously written, yet tho siato-
fnents aro E.ntln!llta, Rnd th9 argument cal'!
uni rnI.,slrss. 1t IL cnluulatnl to III, much Esnhl
annng doubtful y0ttra, nila deserves u Wide o!e-