The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-08-29
TEE RECESS OF CONGRESS.
TFrnm Harper's Weeklv.l


That the cry Of running pickpocket
| should be " Stop thief. is not surpris ing,
Eor that the party whose candidate for Vice
President and whose most conspicuous ora
tors call for a reversal of the Reconstruction
Acts by the sword, should deDounce their op-
ponents as preparing for civil war.
The Southern Democratic leaders all saw,
=" If you will keep away the soldiers, we can
manage the voting down here" That is TO
say, that the ku-kluN klan will take care OF
loyal men il there is no national force to ap-
peal to. 1t is the hope Of the late rebels to
org ,nize such system of terror in the newly
restored States that they can easily control
the vote. Wade Hampton and his friends
have arms they are the owners of the land;
they are the EMPLOYERS of laborers they are
intensely hostile to the Union and to Union
men their spirit was plainly shown in the
black-code~ pass three year. ago and in
their spec ch"s Of TODAY, and there Is no
doubt of the mischief they mean. or of the
mischief they might do. The Union men,
especially the new citizens, are. BY their gen.
eral want of land. by their long habit of sub
servience, and BY being unarmed, peculiarly
a, the mercy of men like HAMPTON, Toombs,
Cobb. ard the other Democratic chiefs.
The Governors of the restored States. ap-
pr. bending trouble, would. under the Cun>ti
tuition, cali upon the President for aid. But
they know that they would call in vain. The
President has declared that he does not ac-
knowledge them, and his sympathies are
known to be with the disaffected class. Con-
Gress, therefore, considers what should be
d me to protect loyal citizens from the Ku-
klux Khan and connising Executive, and
thnreupan the party organs, which delight in
Blair's letter, which consider Toonih~ and
Hampton emf ut defenders of tle CuuSti-
tuition and contemplate their purposes
against loyal citizens with perfect e9uaninity,
crv out that Congress is preparing civil war.
When Horat;o Seymour can persuade the
people that he was as patriotic as
Grant, then the late rebel Generals may hope
To convince the country that it Is Grant and
his friends, and no. they who wish for civil
Congress is under the most solemn obiga-
ton tn take care that the loyal men of the
Southern States, and especially the new
citizens, are protected in voting. 1t is not |!
excpsable for dealing with the subject ex-
cep. according to Its knowledge of the situa- |
lion 1t is certainly not bound to deliver
oval men into the hands Of their bitter enc
mics because the President will not help
hem. In the present excited state Of feeling
n the disturbed States, 4 feeling uaspeak-
.bly infamed by the declaration Of the DEM
'cratic purpose of overthrowins the whole
yStem OF reconstruction, the abnormal STU
Itinn mus; be constantly remembered. With
President in harmony with Congress there
would be no apprehension. But with the
resent dull and dogged Executive the worst
must be assumed. The experince of three
ears should have taught all loyal men, who
With General Grant desire peace upon
ecure foundation, that the President can no
mere be trusted than Charles |. He must
e ALWAYS suspected and watched. 1t would.
therefore,, have been an inexplicable mistake
+ Congress had insisted upon adjourning
ntil December. 1t has done wisely in tax
NJ recess. Undoubtedly, with in the two
months of the recess, the President will
AXE some surprising step intended for mis-
hief. Indeed, We contemplate the official
areer of this man, whom the truest Union
len did not wish to nominate for Vice Presi-
ent four years ago. there is profound salts
action in rejecting upon the character and
areer OF Schuyler C"lfax, whom, taught by
.rrible experience, the same men have now
ominated Tor :he same position with all its
disabilities. G.a|t's quiet tenacity is like
incoln's: and Coifax vii, betray the prin-
piles o. his party when Gran; be.rays his
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