Year: 1878

We have no desire to protract wordy
war with the Lynchburg Jirgiaidn for the
mere fun of the thing, but we must assert
the opinion that it is looking at the rcla-
tions that exist between the North and
South, and between the Bourbon element Of
the South and the Republicans residents in
their midst, through the very small end of
its horn. 1t takes no broad and expansive
view of the case, such as would seek the
greatest good Of the greatest number of the
American people. We are either one coun-
try and one people, each alike entitled to
the protection of all our rights in every sec
tion of the country, or we are q disintegatcd
and broken nation, whose fragments are
held together, not from legitimate causes of
cohesion, but from momentary circum-
stance and accident, as it were, and are
liable to fall apart under severe pressure.
This is not sound condition for the coun-
try to be in, but it is inevitable, so long as
men are prosecuted even unto death for po-
litical opinions sake in the South.
The IiTyinidn seems to think that calling
The REPuBLICAN "a bear with sore head"
is fair Offset to its want Of sympathy with
all the policies Of the present Admiuistra-
ton, as well as for its dislike of the South
ern policy, which murders men simply be-
cause they insist upon their right to assert
their political principles and vote according
TO the dictates of their own conscicnces. We
must submit to be thus characterized, for
we cannot yield the right to differ from the
Administration whennvar. I" s~. j"dy'neut,
it departs from what we regard to be the
line of duty to Republican principles and
the Republican party. The only differences
we have had with this Administration CEN
tire at that point, and that only, and no
matter what hard names may be meted out
to us we cannot change our attitude or sense
of duty on that account. THE NATIONAL
REPUBLICAN, though it may have acted
like "a bear with sore head" under
the Presidents policies, it has acted
in sympathy and accord with ninety
nine out of every hundred Repub-
licans throughout the entire domain
of the United States This should satisfy
us as to the justice and propriety of our
course, and further, while we have views,
we have no quarrel with the President and
his administration, however widely we may
differ with them as to what is wisest and
best on the other hand, we shall warmly
sustain them in all that seems to be for the
best good of tho country, as we under
stand it,


The TTrginian affects to think that there
is no conspiracy against the Government ;
but it rcirans from all reference to the
other wrongs enumerated by us as cause of
dissatisfaction and uncasncss. on the part of
the country. If there is no conspiracy
against the Presidents title, what, let us
ask, is the cause or use of the POTTER in
vestigation? And certainly q movement
to upset his legal title is a conspiracy
against law and the stability Of Government.
We are not surprised that the Jryinidn
is startled at the prospect that
the "stawarts" with the Man on Horse
back" perhaps, at their head, are to enter
again upon the possession and control of
this Government. All such know that when
that hour comes the principles and laws of
reconstruction will no longer be trampled
under foot with impunity, and the rights of
all citizens at the South will be preserved
if not respected by the Democrats there and
elsewhere On this account those whom the
IIrgiaian represents dread that day.