The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-06-16
Tho Alabama Claims as Party Oues-
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Tho Alabama Claims as Party Ques-
tiOn.
Tho active managers of the repub.
lican party, it is said, have resolved
upon tho agitation of tho Alabama
claims on the ultimatum suggested in
Senator Summers speech as tho lead
ing issue in tho approaching fall elec.
tions. All tho old issues Of tho last
eight years having been settled or
used up, it is oontended that unless
the republicans can bring forward
some now proposition appealing pow
erfullyto to the popular sentiment of the
country the party will fall to pieces.
Hence this project Of bringing tho
Alabama claims into tho foreground.
The idoa is not bad ono as q party
movement. Since tho American war
of independence every political agita-
tion Of hostility to England has been
Winning oard with tho American
people. Jefferson and tho old repub-
llcan party came into power in 1900
ns the anti English party against the
fedorallsts as tho anti-Frenoh party
The republican party, thus coming
into the possession of the government
was so greatly strengthened by the
war Of 1912 against England that tho
federal or British party became at
once poworlcss minority, and from
that time getting weaker and weaker
till 1920 it wholly disappeared in tho
second election Of Munroe.
In 1924, the federalists being mcrg.
cd with the republicans, new organ
lzation of parties was initiated in tho
Presidential scrub race of that year
between Jackson, Adams, Crawford
and Clay. This election was thrown
into the House, where it resulted in
the choice of Adams, as was charged,
by Ga bargain and sale" between
Adams and Clay. Upon this or,
Jackson was brought out again in
1928, and upon his victory of New Or
leans over tho British, against Adams
ns the so-called British party candi.
date, Old Hickory was triumphantly
elected. 1t was the strong popular
feeling of tho country of hostility to
England, intensified by tho capture of
Washington and the burning of the
national Capitol in 1914, that gave to
jackson his great popularity; and
thus the Jacksonian democratic party
came into power. Norcould this par
ty be ousted until, in 1910, tho wings
took up General Harrison as their can
didate, man who had also gained his
victory over the British in the war of
1872. Thus the great gun Of tho do
mooracy as the anti-British party was
spiked, and they suffered a smashing
defeat. Q
But in 1914, on tho cry of "Texas
and Oregon-tifty-four forty or fight"
"a war with England )-thc democratic
party came in again and in l848 thoy
were again beaten, this time by Gen.
eral TAYLOR, not only as tho hero of
l}uena Vista, but as hero of the war
of lSl2against England. From Tay-
lor down to tho election of Lincoln
the slavery question swallowed up all
questions in our political contests
but even upon the slavery question
the democrats used to some purpose
tho cry that the abolitionists were but
the tools of England, bought by Brit
ish gold, to assist in her grand design
of breaking up the Union on the sla.
very agitation. This, because it was
substantially true, was always a strong
GARD for tho democrots.
From tho outbreak of our Southern
rebellion down to this day it has been
the good fortune Of tho republicans
to stand as tho Union war party
against the South, against the North.
ern democratic party and against Eng.
land. The republicans thus hold the
inside track on these Alabama claims
and in agitating the settlement involv.
ed in Senator Summers exposition
thoy have nothing to lose, but oyery.
thing to gain. AS jackson upon his
glorious slaughter Of this British red .
coats at New Orleans secured the Irish
vote OF this country to the democratic
party, SO, now, republican party
movement promising difficulty to
England, which will be Ireland;s op
portnnity, may win tho Irish vote and
loave forlorn democracy hard aground
NJ y. HeruM.
so
. Sugar plantations nrc cheap in Tex.
as. Lands have yielded crops Of su.
gar worth at present prices 5000 pc,
acre, are selling at $40 per aoro
Much of tho sugar region is free from
oycrfows, and is dry and fertile bo,
\ yond conception.
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which it is in tho power of all to fol.
low, and of all to obtain. 1t is sub.
ajeot to no disappointmsnts, sinoe he
that perseveres, makes every difficulty
an advancement, and every contest a
victory; and this is the pursuit Of vir-
tue