Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-11-06
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the countryis passing through crisis
far naoxe monsntous than the four
years war for the abolition Of slavery.
The war simply presented the ques-
tlon of freedom to the negro, without
the suspicion of danger to the free
dom of the white man; the present
crisis presents squarcly the question
of Constitutional liberty or the sla-
very that must follow unbridled des-
potism--thc slavery Of the races and
both sections with a few New Eng
land aristocrats as masters of the en-
tire people.
Bat whichever way The decision
las gone 1t Is clear that the South
has nothing to expect, for the present,
In the way of permanent relief, save
from its own efforts to increase its
material wealth, and to secure peace
within its borders by describing poll
tics and taking up the more proflta-
bic business of diligently tilling the
soil and practising wise domestic
economy. We say the election of
Scymore can bring no present relief
TO the South because, without DEM
ocratic Congress, no oppressive laws
can be repealed, and no measure of
Justice and liberty can be passed
through that body of malignant ty-
rnnts, and all that his election can
accomplish, ut once, will be to check
measures That are lawlcss and brutal
by veto that there is no two-thirds
majority 10 override. This would,
of course be a great point gained, but
the present, state of things must con-
tinue until democratic asccndency
can reverse what has been donc, and
start anew on the road to Constitu-
tional lbcrtyand national prosperity.
Should Grant be elected, the indi-
cations are that there will be n grand
'chism in the Radical party and
whilst this strife lasts the South may
not be oppressed more heavily than
now and the next Congressional cleo
ton, should there be one, will end in
the total rout of the Radicals. This
il our prediction but whilst the faith
GnlcSs future is celebrating results,
fpr good or evil, there is nothing bet
ter for MS than an earnest effort to
dcvclopc the natural resources of q
country Astounding in the elements
OF wealth and greatness, leaving the
negroes to starve in the pursuit of po-
litical chimcras and the Yankee ad-
Nenturers to disgust both blacks and
whites with sordid meanness. Take
ing care, however, to disseminate the
light of political truths among our
own people and to keep alive that
love of liberty and devotion to prin-
ciplcs which have become so nearly
extinct in the North. The field of
labor for Us is the field of corn,
and our care outside of this, should
be the maintainancc OF our integrity
as people and to cultivate that love
Of independence which will make us
sclf-suilicient and clf-sustaining.-
Without the productions of our soil
the North would be rapidly impov-
crushed, and with manufacturing en-
tcrpriscs and direct trade with foreign
markets, the terms of reconstruction
will BE- at our dictation instead of at
the option Of q Radical Congress
And 1t may be that q steady and wise
development of our strength will
make the disunion, effected by Radi-
cilism, a permanent severance Of UNI
c,ngenial and dscorlant sections. 1t
was wisely said by B. III. Hill, that
in case of future strife, there will he
no united North against divided
South. And 1t may be added that n
continuance of the present rotten
tystcm of administration, may cause
TIE Northwest, the main strength of
tho present United States, Ia slough
OF and to aid in the formation of u
Union of higher interests and greater
congcniallty than that with New
Eugland fanatics aud privileged
hundholdcrs.