The weekly standard., 1870-07-20

lacerateti persons. We know why all this
has been done. Not from petty spite, or feel
ings of private revenge; but as part of
general plan to obtain by intimidation of
Republican voters, possession of the govern
ment of these Southern States. Your plan
goes further, and looks to the ultimate
disruption of the Union. You hoped to
obtain hy political strategy what you failed
to win by arms; but you are mistaken if
| you think the national government will ever
again place itself in the position in which it
was in 1861. Call it consolidation, ccnttaliza-
tipn. or what you will, the United States has
strong government, Que able and determined
to maintain its authority and enforce its
| laws. You should love your country flom
the glorious memories that clustered round
it, and because it is your country. You
should respect and obey its authority from
u natural regard for law and order But if
you render neither affection nor willing obe-
dience, YOU will be taught both to respect
and obey at the point of a Federal bayonet.
Section 13, of this act reads thus:
Sec IL. And be it further enacted, That
it shall Be lawful for the President of the
United States TO employ such part of the
land or naval forces of the United States,
or Of the militia, as shall be necessary to
aid in the execution or judicial process
issued under this act
If the military forces of the United States
are not sufficient, the President is cmpow-
cred to call upon the militia; and it would
not take long to rally round our elnrious
flag an army of gallant men, who have all
ready borne it triumphant over many 4
bloody field. You knoT tod well how
northcrnlhen will fight. -. g 81 -
% T!En to Rhe q91Srsesl yessN ..sc sleep;
lina's sof lu-vsl =.
but when they were forced out of the Union
by the Vaccinations of unprincipled poll
ticians, fought and died like men, Far
better would it be for our country if God in
His providence could have spared them to
serve the State they loved so well, and have
filled their places with some of the men who,
to day, taking as their cardinal principle,
"rule or ruin" are keeping this land IN con-
slant turmoil to further their own political
ends. Concerning the militia, that is now
being organized, have but little to say. If
you need them, you will get them in time;
and when they come, take a good look at
them, and see how you like them. can
only say that speak what know in stating
that the President will give firm support
to Gov Holden in his efforts to suppress the
disorders that exist in this State. We do
not wish to interfere with any man In
the lawful exercise of his rights We do
not desire to prevent the polling of
single Conservative vote by any means,
save Legitimate argument, at the coming
election But We know our rights as free
men, and will assert and maintain them.
There is fair republican majority in this
State if the full colorcd vote is pollcd; and
ample protection will be given for the poll
ing of that vote.
l do not come here to make speech
abounding in flowing sentences and well
rounded periods, but as l stated in the be-
ginning, to tell simple truths in uneguiv'.cal
terms However clear my words are, the
CLEAN of bayonet and the flash of u rifle
will speak palmer language.
We hear great deal about Radical cor
ruption and extravaganza, but see very little
of the proof. 1t is true there has been both
corruption anu extravaganza; but neither
party can be held responsible for it, since
members of both parties were engaged in 1t,
and the larger share of the bonds in ques.
tion passed into the hands of men who have
never voted the Republican ticket Who
introduced the resolution making seven
dollars the per diem of membersl Judge
Osborne, the accomplished Conservative
leader in the Senate; and the resolution
was supported by eight of the nine Con
servativcs present. Did not your ndm-
bers, by iactious opposition 10 bills which
they knew must inevitably pass, greatly
leng then the session of the Legislature Did
they not spend thousands of dollars of the
peoples money in investigating committees
with the single result of proving that one of
the most prominent Conservative Senators
took bribe of twenty do lsrs from poor mur-
t;cret Stephens9 Tlatman, proved corrupt
I by d comsnittee Ise himself had adrncated.
has since been foremost ii the cry Of Radicai
corruption To fastcn these charges upon
the Republican party, as a party, you must
show that they exist in theparty through
| out the Union, since unlike the chaotic mass
representing every shade OF political opin-
| ion save loyalty to the government led by
unprincipled demagogues and disappointed
asplrants, who call themselves Democrats, Con
servativcs, Citizens, and whatever other name
they think will suit the local prejudices of
their section, the great Republican party
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national platform. A decrease in the ma
tional debt of twenty millions in the month
| of June, shows Radical corruption and cx-
travagancc. The enormous decrease, since
the Inauguration Of the present admlnistra-
ii. one hundred and thirty-cight million of
dollars has enabled Congress to reduce taxa
ton, and if this decrease continues, they
will he able at the next session to greatly
reduce, or entirely abolish, the present tax
on fruit distillation and tobacco, which
proves so buldcnsomc to our people This
decrease of debt and reduction OF taxation
are the fruits of Republican rule throughout
the country. said that the SPECIALIZED Dem
ocratic or Conservative party was not a ma
tional party, but Il chaotic mass formed of
different local parties with local platforms /;
and this is al undoubted fact. In this Sth,c
YOU call yourselves Conservatives, through
the country at large you generally call your
selves Democrats You have usurped that
name, hoping that the glorious memories of
the past that clustered round it, will give
you strength before the peoplc, and scrveto
cover Your reasonable principles. But y,.u
cannot deceive the people. They well know
that tho National Democratic party died
with tho war The Breckinridgc rebel De-
mocracy went into the rebellion, while the
Douglas or Vi pr Democrats joined with the
then Rspublisa party to form what was
known throughout the war IS the Union
party. This tary has since assumed the
title of |" National Republican" Your i'm,
puden4claim 4, be the true representatives
of the bid nbcracy, as Mr. Lincoln would
say, reminds mSof little story There was
once good oil man who. in early life,
got aFinegar thrrcl, which lasted for the
remaiider OF hA days. This old man lived
into the generhtion of his grandchildren,
and was greatk loved and respected by
theDI-so muchbo that On his death they
detginined to preserve the vinegar barrel
as d sacred relIc Years passed on, and
the hoops were eaten up with rust,
and fell off. They were replaced by
new ones. Annher lapse of time. snd
the heads fell in. New heads were
inserted. Eie barrel was Of no use;
but it was Agrhdfather's, and must be
preserved. A far longer-the Old slaves
|. gave place to nH ones. About this time
some membe 4 the family suggested that
4 the present bare el was entirely new, and was
not the same id vinegar barrel to which
grandfather wa so much attached About
,. this family chncil was held. ana the com
mittce of iny$tigation reported that the
only point of ilcntity between the two bar
rels was the buig hele 1t is the same with
the two DemoFatic parties. Your leaders
! took ont one y one every plank that was
, put there by dickson and his associate pa
triots extraced every good wrought nail
and changed Rery timber-until the only