The Plymouth Democrat., 1870-08-18
Serious Questions.

Serious Questions.
THERE are two grave questions before
the Radical party to-day: one is Ken
lucky; the other is North Carolina.
Their gravity is heightened by the fact |
that if something is not done-and prob
ably in spite of anything that can be done ,
they will be followed by. about twenty |
other precisely similar questions in No |
vernber. That Kentucky should stub
bornly persist in electing solid delega-
ton of Democrats to Congress, in defiance
of negro suffrage and the enforcement
bill that she should do this without any
maltreatment of negroes that would au-
thorize the government to send an army
into the State piece of effrontery
equalled only by the fact that North Car
Olina should also vote the Democratic
ticket in spite Of all the lawless efforts OF
Gov. Holden and his man Kirk to prevent
such results. The two facts taken to-
gether are calculated to fill "loyaT men
with alarm; indeed, they have already
filed that class of persons with alarm;
and this is the true explanation of the
strong partisan pressure now being
brought to bear on President Grant to in
duce him to call an extra session of Con-
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become necessary by the European war,
five thousand miles away We have no
practical business with the war on the
Rhine, and even if we had, the war may
be ended before an extra session Nf Con-
gress could assemble. 1t is no menaced
peril to American interests that excites
such profound alarm in Radical circles
it is the mortal peril of Radical srprem-
acy revealed by the North Carolina and
Kentucky elections, and by other re-
cent expressions to public feelings. The
Radical leaders read in those elections and
popular expressions the probability OF
Demo cratic majority lii the next House,
and the intimation fills them with dismay.
They have not accustomed themselves to
contemplate such calamity, and they do
not want to submit TO it. They have so
long used the government of the United
States as debssed party engine, and have
so long been accustomed to use the whole
civil and military power OF tha, govern
ment to advance their schemes, that IN
the present peril the idea OF sn extra ses-
sion of Congress to prevent the people
from overthrowing them in November
comes most naturally to their minds.
Their logic has always been mormonic in
its simplicity and severity. The followers
of Jo5 Smith at NauvOO were accustomed
to preface their predatory excursions
into their neighbors' premises with
the pious proclamation: "The earth is
the inheritance of the Lords saints; we
are the Lords saints therefore the earth
is ours" The Radical syllogism is not
| less laconic and quite as unaIswerablc
, The government was made for its loya
citizens; zoe are its loyal citizens; there
fore tho made for Or
this piece of logic, three-fOnrths OF Con
greasional legislation for five years hal
been based. The panty in power has
maintained Itself in plsce by sitting the
popular voice by deSpOtic enaCtments hos
tile to the spirit of liberty 1t has subor
! dinated the peace of the country, the free
dom OF it5 citizens, the rights OF States
and The good order of society to its partl
san interests, and its supremacy has never
, seemed to require the AID Of the army, o.
t new statute that the army was not sent
and the needed statute passed.
The people have become weary Of thi
| harassing policy, which offers nc prospec
| of termination, and they are signityins
their feelings in way that cannot b,
{ misinterpreted. The party has lost it
t moral power and ID losing its Coherency
{ Even its own swarms of clerks IN the de
p2rtment offices st Washington have re
volted against the usual assessments 70
| electioneering purposes, and declared the.
will not p8y them. In Alabama, Arkan
e sas and Missouri, tie "loyal" party ar
r quarrelling like sworn foes; in Ohio thei
8 ablest men are declining to be candidate
G Tor offices they can no longer be electe
1 to; and in Illinois their nominating csr
f ventiOns are scenes of violence and II
: multi. The whole situation is alarmp
/ and the leaders Of the party may we'll fet
# uneasiness, and turn in every direction tO
e relief that will come from none. Franc
!: has not more certainly fallen from th
i hands OF Louis Napoleon than has th
s, popular confidence departed from th
e Radical party In the United States. TIL
e Radical Governors of South Carolina an
y Texas may arm their negro militia
81 keep white men from voting III tho:
States; Bullock may deny an election
n the people Of Georgia. the Radical rel
7. is.ry superintendent in Missouri ma
Of again franchise one third the white me
j, of the State in the interest of McClurg
l. Brown; but all will avail little. I'll
8, storm is coming and cannot be averte
j, The ruling party has suffered loss
n white votes, and loss of the confiden,
c. of white men that all its eccessions
c. colored auxiliaries do not atone for; al
al the ut.erance of North Carolina and X e
Ill tucky are only preeages of the more Ell
ie phatic and general voice of the North ne
ID observation-disclosures Republican,, d
s. gua9.