The south-western., 1868-10-21
Beaten Elsewhere. What Next?


Our field of action is vast A little weakness here
and there on skirmish line, the loss of por
ton of our lines, or of general engagement where
the results are not DISASTROUS and should not
discourage u.s. Our homes are our citadels. Here
in State, can and must achieve magniG-
cent victory In answer to the arguments of the North
ern Democracy, depicting the deplorabe results of Rad
ca reconstruction in the South, many, conserV
ative men of the North have responded, while ad-
mitting the condition of the South described Well,
those States say they control their voe most Of
them are in the Union let them take of their
own internal concerns. To this complexion we must
come at last. We must exhaust all peaceabe and le-
gal means fair and free election. We must
perfect party organisation at home and carrying
State for Seymour and Blair be thus prepared to
rescue State government at the next election of
Legislature.
The manifest duty of every citizen is to encourage
his friends and neghbors in the performance of their
political duties. The great duty Of every Lousanan
oday is to register and to vote, and to influence
many votes as possible in the interest of peace and
harmony throughout the State The condition of our
State is hopeful and encouraging. Our people were
never more disposed to render cheerful and prompt
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Justly administered. Never were people more united
in opposition to fraud and tyranny, thor
oughly organised, and better able to achieve
victory If every does his duty State is safe
We do not attempt to lift the veil of the future.
We fear to contemplate any condition of affairs where
words of encouragement shall fail u.s. 1t is enough
for to know that not yet compelled despair
driven by any absolute necessity to resort to any
other of relief than the ballobox and peace
full election Under any circumstances of the present
or Of the future feel confident that people Will
perform their full duty. We know that by universal
consent their present duty is admitted to begin and
end in thorough canvass of the State and
full contest at the polls with the Radical usurpers Of
our Government
The recent Democratic State Convention, wisely tax
ing into consideration condition. took this view Of
the and commended it by their action to the
unanimous approval of our people. Waving discus
sion of all local questions which did not Immediately
demand action they adjourned for the practical work
of the campaign. Should the future render necessary
the discussion of subjects of an exciting character,
people will be equal to the demand Meantime, all
our thoughts energies and labors should be directed
to achieve success in our own State
LIE JOST OF CRlTAS1SM.-Ne Clip t1e 1OHOWlnG
truthful article from the National Inteligencer of the
Sd instant:
We have no time to enter upon the study of the
cost to the people of this country to maintain Radical
ism. 1t would be great error to suppose that Radi
casm is of recent birth and growth Like the Can
ada thistle is old weed, which nothing can erad-
cate but the most careful husbandry. We have
been without it for day in New England. 1t legis-
lated pretty nearly every innocent amusement into
crime more than hundred and fifty years ago 1t
do o,yita ani hlpr-t r. apfi.N
sonary. 1t made spirituaism, that sort of thistle
which disappears for long years, and come up again
green, fresh and exactng as ever the witch returns
to US as a spirituast Whether spirituast, or Puri
tan or fanatic, it is all the same. Unquestionaby,
the latter form has proven to us the most expensive
We maintain that New England fanaticism is properly
chargeabe with the rebellion.
1t costs the people Of this country to maintain
the army and navy fully double what it ought, and
would have cost them to carry the government fifty
years ago had they been cursed with the foul
spirit or Purtansn', Radicasm, or fanaticism.
Fifty years ago we had national debt of hundred
millions of dollars more or less which talked a
good deal about. Now we raise in one year four
times the amount of the public debt half century
ago. 1t costs us more money to support the military
establishment in 1869 than would have paid oft the
national debt in the year 1920. All this put down
against Puritanism, or Radcalism.
We have enough of these Canada thistes "
know that where they flourish there can be no other
production. 1t is perfectly SAFE then, to say that
must give up the rule of Radicalism or give up all
idea Of maintaining free system of laws This prin-
cipe is well understood by the best English thinkers
1t is admitted in that country that the free policy Of
England is upheld only by that solid Saxon element
which has constituted the guiding power of the
British nation. Puritanism, in party, is gar
nant-a sort of external form of goodness an adrot
of the muscles of the face to produce a sancti-
monouS expression, really to conceal willy malevo-
lent purpose 1t is costly garb, indeed, which
hard taskmaster upon the labor of the country.
Puritanisn has undertaken the care, elevaation and
entranehsement of the negroes. We put upon record
our prediction-and print it here for future
reference-he negro has before encounter
ed great misfortune. 1t may well and alarm
them, that their benefaetors have mercy for the
white people of the South, than for the plain
white laborer of the North. That is quite enough to
teach them that in seeking the good of the blacks
those nominal guardians have uerior, selfish ends to
accomplish.
If it shall cost the poor negroes anything like what
it has cost the aw-abding and uStcelovng people of
the North to maintain Puritanism Radicalism they
will have occasion enough to groan under the load
they bear.
TIE CoTToN CoMBISATIoS.-The decline in cotton
is no doubt the work of combination in New York
to put it down that they fill their contracts to
deliver large amount in December at figures ranging
at 20c in New York, and Cd in Liverpool. The Macon
Journal and Messenger comments as follows
As this organisation has complete control of all the
cotton III the world presume the decline will go on
until touches ten and twelve cents Then the mem
bers will be released from their obligations and all
hands do their best get all the cotton they can This
will cause an instant reaction, and it will go up as
rapidly as it has gone down. We can do nothing now
but refuse sell until the reaction again raises the