New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-31


Our exchanges from the South come filled
with cytrctSir"m the Southern correspondence
ol TnE IhInt ~ describing tie progress OF
industry and prosperity ard thc rhrlioflt' d con
ditiou of the blacks in many sections. They
indor-c and approve thc>, letters IN tie highest
possible terms aud then turn round and accuse
Iur Iniu 81 ~ the most Indignant. Viri.lrIt
" ..nd interruptions of al the Republican rdprrs
of the North" They call our special cor
respondent "an extreme Republican,, cnFht
HIM with the most hostile purposes toward
il,ir section, and yet copy his letter.
hy the column wlth un,tnt.d approval ~
ewing an accurate and honest NlrH
of the situation uf affair, ~ the Southern
stairs This j., only another proof OF the utter
L..k of logic AMI common srn.e with which
southern writer's aud politicians nrr 80 ire
urntly charged. DOES any body hll = south
rrn editor or Democratic politician Imagine
II possible that paper Indignantly h",tih 10
the Sonth. should engage q correspondent als"
Indignantly hostile, to 20 through that region
with the purpose Of lbcllnS H. people; that
the corr, .pondrut arriving on thr field "i hi~
criminal intent should begin immediately u"
write accurate. gcnrious and furndl! accounts
nf the condition Of things hc finds :;
that the malignant paper which engaged
him to curse his fclow-ctirns Slould print
~. concentrations OF t'cir good behavior. and
DAY him for writing them. and call attention
to them in the mot conspicuous mInncr-ls
any one outside of the southern Democratic
newspaper office ci:zl rnou ID To- imagine such
tn,-- and idlotc maig'ity" ~ that And yet
mi. Is wlat We find every DAY IN The columns
of leading papers in the south
Would it not bc infinitely easier. rs n mere
intellectual exercise, for these editor, to i'm
asinc that perhaps the Editor of The IKB-
rxr desired Ia give III readers some fresh aud
trithful information abont part of the country
in which we are AL Interested that for this
purpose hc sent man OF Intelligence, iutrg-
rity and Judgment to travel at his leSnrc
through that region, charging him, 10y cNrry
means in his power. 10y ohscrvaton 10y con
ycrsation with MI rL,s,rs and conditions of
men. hy examining records and 10y visiting man
ufarturing establishments, to ascertain the exact
condition Of things there, and to report II rs
Ice found it Would il not-ln the opinion of
any sane pcrson-br sufficient evidence OF the
rood faith of the newspaper and the CORE
.nondcnt that the correspondent wrote such let
.crs and the paper printed them !
That these Southern Democratic papers re-
icct this simple explanation of the transaction
and invent some other theory of inscriptions
mJignity," shows that in some respects they
are not quito sane. Whether it is the bitter
ness of defeat or the consumption Of whiskcy
if is hard to SAY, but they seem unable to com
nrrhcnd that there is no room in this vast, busy
world Of the North for hatred or mall Snant in
tention toward any portion of this country.
There are no Republicans but wish we'll to the
South. There are 40 Republican newspapers
but are glad to chronicle any progress in that
region toward peace, order and prosperity. The
fact that they cannot believe in or comprehend
these friendly wishes of the Northern people
is one of the worst things about their political
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