The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1868-07-31
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The Charleston Mercury Aroused.
Another Threat of War.


The Charlston Mercury, which
probably did more than any other
Southern Journal to bring about the
late war and which is now stanch
supporter of Seymour and Blair, thus
shows that another war will be com
menced if its tavorites are elected.
Here is what it says:
Suppose, now, that the Demo
cratic party carries the next Presi
Dental election, and installs its Presi-
dent in the White House. Must they
not, forthwith, proceed to undo the
wrong, and restore the Constitution ?
Is this impossible Why is it so?
The Government of the United States
used the army of the United States
to elevate the negro to supremacy
over the white man, in violation of
the Constitution. What is there to
prevent its being used to put the
Southern States back to their orig
nal condition, of the supremacy OF
the white man over the negro, in vim
dication of the. Constitution ?
ga Democratic President would
most probably answer, to any appli
cation to him by the negro govern
ment for assistance: in my oppin-
ion, your government in the first
place is unconstitutional and revolu-
tionary, and therefore l decline to
recognize your application and in
the second place, you violate the
Constitution of the United States
in endeavoriDg by force to prevent
peacable assemblies by the people
Such an answer, in our judgement,
would secure peaceful progress of
events. We do not think that the
negro governments IN the South will
attempt, by their own power, to force
their own rule over the white popula-
ton. Supposing that this will be
the course of things, the white pop
ulation will proceed to form a con-
|stitution and elect State officers and
Representatives to Congress. This
can be done by the fourth of March
next. Upon each branch of Con-
gress then will devolve the response
bility of determining which are the
Legitimate governments of the South
ern States, the negro government or
the white mans government. This
determination can be sought and oh
tanned before any contest is made in
the Southern States at all, as to these
governments We know how it will be
determined in Congress. The late pro.
test by the Democratic members OF
Congress in the House of Represen-
tatives against the admission of the
carpet baggers from Arkansas, clear
ly indicates the course of the House
of Representatives under Democratic
control. The white mans represen-
tative will be admitted. In the Sen.
ate it will be different; but Demo
cratic Executive will certainly re-
gard the action of the House of Rep
resentatives as the controlling au,
thority to determine his duty. If,
after this, any domestic violence
takes place ir any of the Southern
States, he will recognize the white
mans government as entitled to his
support by his Intervention, if any is
required.
"But let US suppose that the negro
government shsll lawlessly endeavol
to prevent the peacahle assemblies OF
of the white population to recognize
their government-what then? The
white population is amply sufficient
to protect themselves. All they
want is the Government of the Unit
ed States shall stand aloof. If the
negroes are fools enough to attempt,
by their power, to establish their su.
premacy over the whole white race in
the Southern States, they can try it,
but the trial will not last very long.
In either way the white population
will form a republican government,
and will send Representatives to
Congress to represent the State, and
Congress will settle which are the
rightful governments in the Southern
States, according to the Constitu
ton of the United States