White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1868-03-05


the Democratic party. is IL? Let ~ zee.
The Fourteenth Amendment to the Con.
stitutiou Of the United States. posed By
. Repoblic4n Congress. makes sil PEI.
sons born or assnrslisei in the United
States. ci.isens. and eqnai before the lsw;
sppo.tions representations according to
the whole population Of each State. and
reduces L 10 proportion to the number Of
loyal citizens who are denied the right to
vote in any State. not allowing Southern
rebels Representatives for homon beings
held in slavery. as formerly; prohibits
men who oucs attempted to destroy the
Government while holding Offices under
it. from occupying positions to repeat the
attempt; pledges the payment Of the Ma
tiousl debt. and prohibits the payment
of the rebel debt. or any claim for the
Ioss or emsncip stion Of slaves. All these
are righteous provisions. No Democrat
10 State hss ratified this amendment; and
in Ohio and New jersey. the only States
ia whsaA they havs.Esinsd cso,rol ;ef The
Legislatures Si5ee Ia fatificstios. their
FIST act wss to withlrsW the assent Of
those States to its ratification. They
made haste to carry out the doctrines ad-
vocsted BY the La Crosse Democrat. and
to leave the door open for the repudistiou
Of the National faith. for rebels to gain
the ascendancy in the Government, and
for taxing the people to pay the rebsl
war debt, and for the emsncip slsd slsvss
Of rebels
Here comes something sweet for Uuion
men. Tbs La Crosse Democrat advises
the South. She is told to cast Of South.
eru men who were in favor Of the Union,
and men who did anything to prevent the
Southern Confederacy from succeeding:
LET THE SOUTH ORcANIlE-We are pleased
to see movements commenced for Democratic
organisation In the South. 1t is important tha,
this should be done early and well. Esery
Southern State should be fully represented in
the Democratic National Convention BY it
soundest and trucst men. Send no Orn, Joe
Browns, or other weak -kneed and rscreaui
Southernen-men who were embarrassing the
Confederate Government. and plotting IT.
overthrow, throughout the late tremendoui
struggle for Southern rights aud constitutional
liberty against the Puritan crusade for the sub
lection Of white men in the South TO negro ant
mongrel supremacy, and who, since the tri
umph Of the Federal arms, In part BY the sid
of their Vaccinations, have voluntarily placed
themselves on q level with negr ;es.
So says the great orgsn Of pressut.day
Democracy.
This cowsrdly sneak. during the war
never raieed . hand to assist bis robel
friends but now that the war is over,
be is nsins bis sndsavors to precipitate
another rebellion and more blood.hed, by
appealing to the baser passions of the
pepulacs. and to it's prejudices ,sgsipsl
t,le lens1To--aGs.idaAat Il be thrsssSns se
do. in case'ths loyal negroes Of the South
are not disfrsnchised. and the rebels ol
those States are not permitted to choose
Presidential Electors:
We tell you. Radicals and traitors, your tool
shall never enter the Presidential Msnsion
elected BY negro votes. IL this be treason
make the most Of il. But bear in mind that n
10 treason held BY two millions of white men,
Who are ready TO fight for white supremacy
God help you Il the struggle comes; for, In
spite OF the Rump, your niggers, and all the
remaining powers Of hell at your command,
white will win. and there will be such an out.
pouring Of niger blood, such hanging Of
Radicals to "sour apple trees" as was never
known since the world emerged from chaos!
In this connection . hint, Democrats. In
1865, clubs will be formed in every town and
city OF the country. Let these clubs be COM
posed of men as ready to fight a. to vote! Let
them be drilled in the manual of arms-be as
couversant with the science Of military tactics
a. with Democratic principles. They may not
be required to display that knowledge, but if
nigger or radical killing should be in order,
they viii be as ready for that business as 70
listen to the inaugural of Democratic Presi.
dent on the 4th day of March, 1869.
Bot he comes ont still more openly,
and threatens ssssssinstion, IL another
Republican is elected President:
Nominate another Abe Lincoln, and the
country will produce smother John Wilkes
Booth, with his Sic sespsy tyvsamis 10 accord.
ance with the suggestions Of the La Crosse
Democrat, and the man 10 even now ready for
the work.
This brings % to the subject Of the
assassination of Lincoln. Good men
throughout the world mournsd that crime,
and Democrats as we'll a. Republicans
execrated the msu who committed il, and
the causs in which it wss done. Az soon
after - il was safe to do 90. the Lac Crosse
Democrat spplauded and rjoiced over
the assassination, and in every issue Of The
paP~ since. hsstsksseesss;s.4 70 s.Ais;.i
its brutality. Here is . sample:
That good boy, Wilkes Booth, creo. nm be.
hind old Ate, put . bullet through bis brsin.
and seat hin to hell before one could cav.
'' Kiss &im fw lis MstAes!"
Again:
One ase evening In the month Of Apr;l. IN
he ysaf Of our Lord, one thousand, eieht hun. |
ared aud sixty i've, gsntlenan Of tie name
of Lincoln. vhess misfortune Il vas 10 be q |
lyrast - we'll - fool, despot q ven O. |
blackguard, while taking his royal ease in his |
loyal" way in . one horse theatre OF Wash.
ngtos, vas aaited upon rather unsxpectsdly |
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