New-York tribune., 1881-03-28

notice of the action proposed By the kepuD-
,icans. and plenty of opportunity to give e1-
preston to their desire to cooperate In max
ing President Gar6eld's Administration sue
cess. and did not avail themselves OF the
privilege, we fear the public will hold them
also in some degree responsible for TINS un-
fortunate switching off of the political millen-
mum on a side track. Nor Is this the hrs1
instance in which too great deliberauon Oh
the part of the Southern people mas Deeu
hindrance to the progress OF Defter unuer-
standing between the two sections. Iney
we're fast enough in opening hostlites In
1861, but since the failure OF the reDelilon
they have been so slow to comprehend tne
situation that it has compelled them to WORK
along under great disadvantages. The greater
mart of their troubles and mistortunes
during the reconstruction period arose.
not, as Mr. Hill puts it, because the
Republicans of the North formed an
alliance with the negroes Of the South " tor
"the oppression and depression Of the white
"people,r but because the white people were
so slow to accept the inevitable, and 80 long
held aloof from participation in politics In
sullen dissatisfaction with the new regime.
Moreover, there are those who, notwithstand-
ing the sincerity and candor of Mr.. HllPs
character will be inclined to doubt the state'
ment concerning the readiness of the South
ern people to cooperate IN making the ne"
Administration O success. They will say tnat
all advances heretofore made to them, even
when place in the Cabinet was given To
Southern Democrat, have been scorntully re-
jected, and that in hardly single instance
where political favor has been shown South
ern Democrat has he failed to use 1T to the
prejudice of the Republican party and to pro-
mote Democratic success. The success OF the
new Administration depends somewhat upon
the organization of the Senate, and people VIII
say that the strenuous opposition made oy
Southern Senators to its being organized by
the Republicans does not indicate very
ardent desire to cooperate with the Admins
tration. II is gratifying, of course, to learn
from Mr.. Hill that tue Southern Democrats
whom he represents are so sOlicltous Tor the
public credit and 80 sensitive to the disgrace OF
repudiaton lie tells Us that, though they
were so delighted at the incoming OF President
Garfeld's Administration and 80 ready 10 CO.
operate with it, they were so shocked at the
idea that the Republicans in the Senate Wouid
accept the assistance OK MahOne the heau-
iuster that they Immediately fell back INTO
their old tracks, and "the result will be that
"alI liberalizing feeling will be destroyed, ana
"the South will be more solid than ever"
1t is very lamentable to have so promls'nS
millennium switched off. The milk OF
hnman kindness has curdled. Hereafter
the South will be more solid than ever
made so by Republicans lending coun-
tenance to the only organization that mas
yet made any headway in dividing 1t. Mr,
Hilps way to iberalize Southern feeling anu
break up the Solid South would be ior the
Republicans to shun all association with those
who are trying to divide it, and drive the
two factions together. 1t is very fine, but 1t
isn't war, or politics, or common sense. He
wanted Malone 10 vote with the Democrats.
Because he voted with the Republicans the
latter are disGraced. the Southern people dis
couraged, and the millennium indefinitely post
NOned