The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1866-02-21
VOLUME LII
..,on,i.,eucic. Of RepubIicanisnl

,,cOnsisGencies of RePubIicanism.
NJ house of representatives at Wash
Ton las agreed to the freedman's bureau
I'M - aueuQed by the senate, and the bill
!, therefore become law when the pres
- signs it. BY the operation of this bill,
;nAGence of the bureau can be extended
5ngb all the statesi aud they are then
oe5 under power superior to the powers
sod by the state governments
r. somewhat anomalous that while mo-
heal Europe is almost everywhere linn
the central power and charging that
H. neope, republican United States is
~ the exact reverse. In England, under
Fad of B light, a powerful party is la
mo 10 extend the franchise and to cur
t3e influence of the privileged classes
are contemplates material disarma-
~ and is forcing education through
r vein of the masses. Even deSpotic-
+r;a DEGREES liberal constitutional priv
=. 70 its important provinces, and au-
y,tc Russia emancipates its million of
= II is only in this democratic country,
the world to-day sees the spectacle of
central power being stronghold at the
en,e OF the people.
Ais thing IS seen not merely in the arb-
~ establishment of bureau with nnlim-
movers, but in the palpable disregard of
rress for the rights of states That the
1ern states are states in the union, and
they possess full legislative powers and
n functions properly belonging to per-
communities is made evident not only
the constitutional indestructibility of
gr-. but likewise from the fact that their
IGNITION Of the constitutional amendment
6shing slavery is accepted as legal by
~ branch Of the general government
Il vet few men have not heSitated to
n these states representation in congress.
& usnrpat;on by a few individuals, of the
e. Of whole states, passes for legislation,
i accented as legal. 1t is not the least
tbe inconsistencies of republicauism, i'll
country that vast powers can thus easl-
f. usurped and that radical Legislators
regard the southern states in the union
EN- they discuss the abolition of slavery,
IA ont of the union when the topic is the
VI PENSION of the franchise to negroes.
mother Inconsistency in thss country is
ANN intense sympathy which we have for re-
lion on every soil save our own. Rebel
i'll on any foreign soil is the most holy of
sements; rebellion on our own soil is the
wicked, unnatural and causelss rebel
that thu world has ever seen. When
niggers of Jamaica rose, and cut the
A Aats of white men, and disemboweled
NJ te women, and flung white children,
ing and screaming, into the flames of
paternal roof, they were doing god
Ice When a bloOdthirsty fiend named
bon was caught and hung, he immedi
became salnted martyr. When the
vs. mutinied, and committed atrocities
Be contemplation nauseates one with
Dr. it was arighteOus retribution against
ssh tyranny. The Polish revolt was
len born; the Italian outbreak a divine
ration the Circassian contest holy; the
pine resistance commendable; the New
hnd massacres righteous uprisings In
the only rebellion; ancient or modern,
was misbegotton, hell-born thing was
Outhern rebellion. The leaders of all
rebellions should be apotheOssed; the
ers only, of orr own rebellion should be
eted and consigned to enternal infamy
berh are many other Inconsistencies in
bicanisn in the United States, all of
#h give this country an air not unlike
of despOtic governments. 1t is very
tful whether any civilized government
kistence, save this would dare to create
= Feau like that of the freedmen's bureau |
n Extend it over the people. There are
" Ranting cases in history in which gov
tnts have been overthrown by the peO-
Eless cause than this, and posterity
rOnounced the action righteous.
5 almost needless to say that all these
n lSlStencies have had existence since the
nt party came i'll power. All of them,
many an EVIL besides, are the outgrowth
dominant political party. From the
ent that the democratic party lost its
b. this country ceased to be republican
Il Chicago Times.