The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-08-13
OF THE ADMINISTRATION.
THE DRIFT TO TIE DEVIL.

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1t is evident that disintcgration ha,
begun within The Republican party.
One or the strongest evidences OF this /,
lsecn III The fact that there are great
many OF is members who are great
many Of its members who are ready &c
idcclaic that. in their Judgment. lis mis-.
sion is ended when the Fifteenth Amend.
mcnt is finally ratified. Possibly, they
could give no better evidence of their
want of appreciation Of the duty appcr-
Itaining to such a political organization.
To abandon the field at the moment of
surrender would be considered madness
on tbs part of a victorious general. TO
abandon the duty OF aiding and guarding
the evolution of new forms Of civiiza-
tion, at the first acknowledgements Of the
enemies thereof, that they have been de-
lfcrred IN their resistance thereto. i TO
lacknowledgc moral cowarslce and men,
tai blindness. The most necessary duty
iof genuine craftsmanship is TO protect
the developing germs of ciyilization.-
hose. therefore. who think there is no
longer field for such saiesmanehiD as
even the 'cpuh,ican party can exhibit.
iaitcr the ratification OF pending amend
ment. show for themselves how utterly
incapablc they arc of comprehonding
" hai the term means. The indifference
exhibited 10 the condition OF affairs in
the South is Icing most skilful!v used
| by the cunning rrO-Southarn politicians.
10 spread discomfort among the colorcd
lcitizcns. and to ALLEVIATE such whites as
were coming under conviction.
a few days before 1hadleus Stevens
Il l..
with gentleman actively emplovcd in
he work of organizing Radicaliam in
the South. Mr. Stevens desired To know
what was being done tosustain and build
zap the Republican party in the late rebel
states, and On being told that il WAS the.
deliberately dccidcd-upon policy of the
Republican National Committee not to
spend money or send speakers into them.
the dying statesman could not hardly,
find words strong enough to express his
disgust nj their follv and stupidi:v. I'll
was within a few hours. comparatively.
ot his death. and lie prediction he then
made Of the certainty t!af tho Republic
can party would fail. under such an nm
generous policy. 10 hold single South
crn STATE. comes back now with mroatl
force. In realizing The results OF party
Management, as well as in ccmprchcndinc
Tie broader ones Arising from a cowardly
Failure 10 carry out its principles. Mr.. |
stevens understood well the party lie so
long sought TO lead 10 logical acccp-
tancc of It's premises. and into a courage
Gus carrying of them out.
The Southern politicians comprchcndI
the situation. IN n broad sense the phil
osophic observer can sec that they .buildl,
better than they know" in seeming 10
accept tic situation. They bow before
the inevitable. and get behind lis pricks
10 see u themselves can not direct them.
l'n' what the Republicans such of them. /
at least. as are of the Greeley stripe =
choose not 10 sec is. that even though
they do accept 1.-THE situation" men OF a
mature age. whose characters have been
in The secthing ccsspool offs
slavery. arc not the proper persons 10 in t
trust voluntarily with the conduct and (
direction of communities dcsirncd TO be :
cleared from such taint and corruption. /.
Hnt the die is cast. Tennessee iollowst
Virginia. betrayed in great part by thei
sectional hatred Of Northern mon like 4
Brownlow. This is another evidence oft
HE pcrvcrsion Of the Southern charac- Ii
er. Devoted TO the Union, as arc such +
rcn as Brownlow. yet they can not help {
.atng or fearing its Northern defenders. d
Il matters not that the graves Of sixtyIr
housand lrccmcn ore found within The s
borders Of Tennessee. if any "carpct- Il
'a.rgcr" Is likely TO obtain Office. Ii is ii
athe. pheasant thought TO dwell upon. L
hat Scntcr's triumph will reward It
'rownlow with The presence of Andrew a
ohnson in The United States Senate v
'hambcr. We who did our duty can af- e
ord to laugh at those failed ard brought q
ni'iction on themselves. But that is,
side. Tennessee will he lost. Nissis-
ipri also. fear. Texas most certainly. a.
@ with every one. The last Rcpubli- IA
~ victory has been gained. unless there {,
hall be a reorganization. The only duty Il
ow before those in tic Southern States =,
'ho arc not satisfied 10 yield 10 the foe. 4
: to rcorganizc the Republican party at Il
nee on home and local issues. There q,
a long contest before the few true men II
{ The South TO prevent the fruits of the
rugglc being lost altogcihcr. Itis pos
bic by organizing for the defense of the
ommon schools, Of equal taxation. and fa
the other rights of the poor. which v,
lc land-owning cligarchy naturally on 10,