Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-12-25
lie proof Of sc, witness theEprograss 3. its.

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In proof of ~ g, witness the progress of its
usurpatiens from the hour Of its accession to
power in. the election Of Abraham, Lincoln,
down TO the present day. Its perfect disre,
gard of constitutional law-its utter destitu-
ton of principle and patriotism Its canting !,
aud hypocriticql cries of loyalty==afe fearful ]
evidences of INSTRUMENTATION to maintain
supremacy, even at the price of the liberties
ofethe peopIs: And you, Northern Demos
Gratis, you Southern subjagators, are not
blameless for this condition of things. You
have helped to SOW the wind, and you will
help to reap the whirlwind. Fancy not that
you viii happily escape the scourgings Of this
Juggeruaut of rndicalism yoas have suf
fered this violation of the chart of your liber-
tics, and the fearful consequences are to reach
you and then will You realize the beauties
of that system of subjugatioh which you
forced upon the free people of the South
Your time is near at hand, and We are not
sure that you will receive any more sympathy
than you deserve.
Appropriate to this, determinations of the
radical party to pcrpetuate its power, aud to
maintain the cputrol OF the government, we
append the following article from the Wheel
ing Register, which clearly points out one of
the means, to'be used in satiating its thipst for
nvarico The Register says -
The method by which the Ia licaIs expect
to succeed at the next Presidential alection,
.the House of Representatives on Tuesday
: lnzk hT,sA II, 0E
passed, will prevent any of the Southern
States from taking part in the Presidential
election, until the Radical Representatives
i of portion of the country shall decree 9TH
erwise. The bound and beaten victims must
weartheir manacles and bear their stripes un-
til the satcd fury of their tormentors shall bid
their limbs be loosed and their wounds healed.
A complete satisfaction of Radical passion
and greed for power is the only condition
upon which portion of the American people
can exercise those privileges which legally
and rightfulIy are the common property of
all our citizens. Revenge must be glntted,
avarice must be satisfied, corruption must be
filed, a love and lust of power that grows as
it feeds must be fully stated before 'sthe law
moking power of the United States" will de-
clare the Southern States ''restored to their
political relations to the Union" and, conse-
quently, "entitled to representation in the
| Electoral College," A Radical Congress as
sumes the right to decide when these people
of the South shall participate in the business
and benefits of our Government, and it is but
fair to suppose that so long as their political
equality will thwart Radical plan or preju-
dice Radical interest, so long will that
equality be denied. Their representation in
the Electoral College of 1868, might secure
the election of an honest and incorruptible
man. The Radicals propose to provide
against any such contingency, and secure the
election of their. candidate by the passage of
the bill to which we have referred. Should
Radical defeat be rendered possible by
counting the Southern vote for President in
1872, it is but fair to presume that the South
ern States will still be deemed unfit to par
ticipate in a Presidential election. And thus,
it would seem, the policy of Southern exclu-
sion is to be continually pursued until a
Southern voice has no terror for North
ern ear. The same reasons that prompt
that exclusion now will continue to incite it,
as long as the South shall oppose the Radi-
calism of the North. A fear of losing power
and plumber is the only motive for Radical
action in this regard at present, and while
the Southern vote continues to be a source
of danger to Radical ambition, we may expect
to have the policy of the present Congress
perpetuated. Whenever the people of the
lately rcbellious States shall give evidence of
their conversion to Radicalism, then only will
the present dominant party consent to restore
them to their relations to the Union and per-
NIT them to participate in Presidential cleo
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