, 1869-05-28
Is AMERIcAN LIpERTY DYING :

0Weticau IepuOllcau party n mohatouy y
under new phase. Look, all ye, whose faith
srs fought to lay the foundation Of such q
glorious government as we were blessed with
up to the year A. p. 1860; contemplate the
condition Of the rsconstracted Stares Of the
South, aud then asks yourselves, II such
we're the expected fruits 0f the struggle ol
'76. The election iaover. vrant, the man
Of luck, YESTERDAY the unknoWn. nnheard Of ;
iio day, whose name is upon every tongue, is
plaae6, BY fraud and deception, into tue Of.
fee once held by Washington aud JEFF
ferson. His elevation was only obtained by
crushing out the rights Of the South the
rights Of her sons, whose fathers fought and
died to lay the foundation of that freedonnl,
which the party who have elected Graut now
rob those sons of.
If the shadow of that revered and honored
rebel, Washington, who righteously rebelled
when on earth against the despotism which
England sought TO inffct upon her colonies,
now walks amid the political AID social cha
Us of Virginia. that State so loved by the
Father Of his country, what must it think of
the picture presented.
In Western Virginia, there are no less than
twenty-five thousand disfisnchised citizens /;
men, who the Constitution declares, never
can again become citizens. Born on her
soil, living there all their lives, taxed heav.
lily to support the municipal, State and Ma.
tionsl governments, these men are neverthe-
less aliens on the spot where they frat drew
their breath, on the soil to defend which their
fathers best blood was spilled.
In the county of Greenbrier alone there
ure fourteen hundred disfranchised men, CON
prising the wealth, intelligence, and moral
worth of the locality aud in the town. out of
a population of twelve hundred, there are
only eight vOters. In West Virginia, there
are not less than ti0enty ;f0e thousand men,
who are not allowed to hold office, sit on
jury, teach a public school, obtain judg-
ment on old debts due them, or enforce con-
tracts while at the same time all these men
are not only taxed, but taxed eight times
heavier than before the war. Not one Of
these men vote. Do you now see how this
man Grant was elected God help our lib
critics.
But this is not all. Each county has
Board of Registration. The Boards control
every office in Virginia. They can unseat
ing his name from the list of voters. No
man can hold Office who is not a voter No
man is a voter who is not registered, or even
when registered, eau remain thus on the
books, without the consent of the Board.
These Boards can scratch the name of any
official, high or low, from the list, aud be
drops at once into oblivion, pOwerless and
officially dead. Was there ever such des>
potism on Gods earth before, among civil.
zed nations? Never. Citizens Of the Uni
ted States, do you see now the Secre: OF the
election of U. S. Grant? Do you under
stand the cause of the death oil liberty in this
once free and beautiful land Do you sec
the secret Of this inexplicable sympathy
which Russia entertained for the administra-
tion which came into power in 1860! Rus
sia, one of the most brutal, heartless, shame
less, degrading governments on earth, three
quarters of whose people are ignorant and
debased serfs to-day, despite their sO>called
emancipation. This Russia, is the firm
friend of the dominant party Of this country;
no wonder there is bond of union between
them. In political principles, 10 ideas of
progress aud reform, they are perfectly in
accord.
But the picture of the hour is sad one to
contemplate. Liberty is dying. DespOtism
of the most atrocious character is assuning
its place. One more struggle only is left for
patriotism 1t has now begun, aud will cul>
inmate in 1872. That is to be the eventful
epoch Of our history. On the evening of the
4th of November, 1872, the sun is to set
upon the American Republic with all its
beauty and simplicity restored, or it will in.
troduce to the world that political monster,
IN American monarchy, The conflict that
will settle that question has now begun
whether it will be waged from now to that
hour, by opinion, or by force, remains TO be
seen. That it will rage ere the close of the
coming administration, like hurricane, is
almost an absolute certainty.
Thank God, the right of resistance 20 ty-
rants is heaven-bon. Patriots grid up
your loins. The cup of our political MISERY
is about full. We have borne long and pa.
tisntly. FOrbearance has ceased to be Vir
tue. We tell our domestic. tyrants to be-
ware. They stand over a volcano. The
fires are raging; and when the elements burst
forth, as they will, when insulted, spitien'
upon, crushed, and dying Liberty, breathe;
its last, God have mercy upon their misera'
BILE, guilty souls; for that mercy will bt
needed. Man will show none.
This picture in Virginia foreshadoWed the
vote for Grant The like picture in Other
States helped on the fraud. Alabama, Ar
kansas, Florida, Missouri, North aud SOutt
Carolina, gave the same picture of debase
ment aud white slavery.
Let the thinking minds of this apparentl,
. dying Republic remember that when Ca
, sar meditated the Invasion of Britain, ih
great Roman Republic was not dead, bu
every new breath seemed to betOken the &C
ton Of a malady that must soon prove fatal
Marius, Sulla, and Oataline. had done thei
work, and their history had revealed III
q general corruption Of the times Factio
T had taken the place Of patriotism sel6shnes
r had consumed public spirit Allthst me
s like Cato and Cicero could do, in the face Q
!. the enemy Of the Commonwealth, was /
break the force Of the fall which had becom