The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-07-10
The Policy or the S0uth-N0 Connec.
tiOn with the Northern Democracy.

From the Charlottesville (Va,l5Chronicle.]
n We have no apology to make for
the radical party with regard to its
ours toward the South. There is,
it appears to us, nothing that can be
said to excuse it. *aod9*
We know that the Republican party
have determined to- break down all
opposition at the South, and to make
it contribute to the strength of the
Republican party. -
From this conviction there is a
practical thing which the South
might do that would improve its
treatment. One cause of the violent
course of the Republicans towards
the South is the constant irritation
kept up at the North by the Demo
cratic party. The Northern Demo-
cratic press, for campaigning purposes,
keeps up a perpetual hot fire against
the Republicans-adyises the South
to resist negro suffrage and the recon-
struction bill, calls on US to become
martyrs, &C., &c. President johnson
gives countenance to this party, and
BY some ill-advised interference from
time to time stirs up from his wakeful
maps the radical monster. There is, in
short, a regular war of bitter words
going on all the time between the
two Northern parties, and the South
ern whites are identified in the North
ern mind with the Northern Democ-
racy, who pretend to champion our
cause. What is the consequence?
The lash falls necessarily, and at in
tervals the screws are given another
turn. The idea is we must keep these
Southern Democrats well under the
foot, or they will rally and cooperate
with their Northern allies. That is
the train of thought.
W. therefore do repeat what we
have already frequently called atten-
ton to, that the first step for the
Southern people to take is to disclaim
all connection with the Northern De-
mocracy. We have not n particle
of respect for the Northern Democra-
cy than we have for the Republicans.
They got us into our troubles, and
basely abandoned US. And they are
doing US infinite injury now by obstruc-
ting the settlement of reconstruction.
They use us merely as so much po-
%litical capital, and are no true friends.
But whether friend or foe, they have
no power, and are a perpetual
nuisance.
We have got to make terms with
the Republican party-they are the
government, and will be for a good
many years.
Now let public meetings lay it down
that we de not intend to act with the
Northern Democracy.
We shall now make our position
clear by adding that we individually
are not going to the Republicans. A
great many people are; a great many
respectable people who act chiefly
from considerations of policy are; we
are not. If the Republicans treat us
properly, we will in the Federal cleo
tons vote for the best man they put
up; but we shall not join the party.
Policy suggests that the Southern
people go owe to the Republican par
ty in a body; that all of us call our
selves Republicans. But we do not
see how any conscientious man can
describe himself by a name which is
not true; we do not see how any
Southern man can put on the livery
of the Republican party without los
ing his self-respect,
But the thing is going to be done
by a great many; people do not rea
son nicely; oaths, names, emblems,
are barriers of straw where a power
full inducement draws a man on to
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