The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1867-06-11
Counter Revolution i'm New York
And All over the Country.

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lis feslingly alive to the unsettliug Of the
political elements everywhere, which fore
shadows that deep, positive change in
4 public opinion that will carry the election
against the Republican party in that
State, as well as others, next fall Il
ladds:
| All over the country there is the same
Ichange, the same unsettling of popular
Thought, the same evidence that radical.
Iism has reached the turning point in its
destiny, and that national disgust at the
Ridiculous conduct Of leaders and at the
lhonowness, pretense and shame of party
facts, is moving the counter revolution
that will not only hurl radical leaders
from power, but will go far to obliterate
lsuch traces as they have left in the his.
tory Of the country through partisan leg.
lislation. Within the Republican party,
leven in the small circle Of the men rec.
|ognized as leaders, all is chaos. Be-
tweed the Republican National Commit
tee, the Union League Club, and Philips,
Butler, Stevens, Wilson apd Greeley, who
can tell what are the real purposes and
plans of the Republican party with re-
igard to reconstruction Nothing was
Ileet-to be done but to settle the country
upon the practical basis of making South
and North politically and socially alike;
yet the simple question of how this re-
suit might best be brought about, the
determination of the question that was
the real sequence of the war, is not at
tempted by any, but each one is eager
only to secure the pre- eminence Of his
own extreme views. Republicans have
managed affairs in the South since the
collapse of the rebellion that the result
of an election there will be to return a
representation composed of six niggers
and sundry uncertain white men-per.
haps all original secessionists. All will
be as it was before, except for TIE six
niggers, and these represent the results
Of the war. No Radical seems to COM
prehend or to be willing to acknowledge
that the war had any other or higher pur-
pose. There was no great issue of ma
tional life, only political difference; and
opposition was, oe course, no erime.
Hence there was no treason. Nothing
was sought butt get these six niggers
into Congress. For that the nation spent
three thousand million dollars, and thus
our Niger Congressman will cost us
$500, 100000 apiece. Did ever people
before give so much for so littles Have
wenot shown q prodigality of extraya-
gance in paying such price to secure
these privileges to race that had no
other title to our attention save the clamol
that itwas oppressed. a
By its absolute failure to carry oui
the great purpose Of the war, by wasting
| the energies of the nation in making its
expenditure conduce only to securing un-
worthy results-results that the people
i did not care for-4that are ridiculeusly
iEcommensurate with the sacrifices made,
the radical party has incontestably shown
Its unftness for great trust, and has
demonstrated to the people that thsil
only safety lies in repudiating it alto.
/ Igether-p plans, theories, delusions, leaders
and all. There Is no other course. It j,
lno longer the party Of the people. nc
llonper the vital exnopent Of the will and
thought Of the nation. Formed in q time
of great danger, compacted into irm pc
llitical unity by the necessities Of 4 tre.
mendous struggle, that party carried the
war to u glorious issue because its views
land purposes were the views and purpo.
lses Of the people, because the spirit Of
1.-THE people iIled aud yitalized all its acts
4 But its leaders misunderstood the result
They thought the victory was not the
peoples victory4-not the great ultimate
Inspiration of the country. but merely The
ltriumnh of some pitifnl party plans n
THAT thousht thew set about prostitutina
1.-THE national success-appropriatinr it te t
their small uses-attemp mptine to make j,
4 subserye purposes of personal ambition
land nartisan tyranny Hayino attemntei
Ito steal the national victory and brand +
with 4 Marty name. these, leaders are nov
4 IonarrelI5iup over the snoil. Goinc blind.
lIy awav from the ueople thew have pon,
too far: ,go;np bevona tbe real nnrnos, g
with which The peonle waped war the,
the great guiding purpose Of popuIa1
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