The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-03-01

try Depend Upon the Success of the
Republican Party.
This proposition is broad, yet, we thick,
true. The eye has but to glance at the
political horizon and see the clouds-Dem-
ocratic clouds gathering. Now small, it
may be, as man. S hand but should that
party be successful in the. campaign of
1872, they would increase, and burst on
the country with all the fury of accumu-
lated hate aud revenge. We hear the
Honorable Senator Blair, the great mouth
piece of the Democracy, stating that he
does not retract one word of his famous
Broadhead letter in which he lays down
the doctrine that Democracy successful, all
the work Of reconstruction must be un-
done, even at the point of the bayonet, if
necessary.
We hear the cry for revenue reform,
or, in other words-repudiation--sounded
from Democratic throats. Reputation
with the accumulated evils of mercantile
ruin and national dishouor. The rescind-
ing XIlIth, XIVth, and XVIII ameud-
ments, and the laws made for their en-
forcement, and the reforms Of the revenue,
so-called, would produce an excitement se-
cond only to the late civil war. And that
these thing will be attempted, who can
doubt?
On the contrary, the Republican party
successful in the campaign of 1872, the
paci6cation of the country will be assured.
The States lately reconstructed will then
adapt themselves to their altered condi-
tion. The status of the colored man will
have been secured aud definitely settled.
The national debt will be paid honestly at
maturity, the revenue will have been re-
formed, so far as possible, consistent with
the just payment of our debts. We hear
a. great deal said about the constitution
and the constitutional party, in the Demo.
cratic press. The Republican party is and
has been the defender of the constitution
and the country. All the laws and amend
ments passed by the Republican Congress
have been passed in the manuer prescribed
by the Constitution, aud ratified by the re-
quired number of States. These laws and
amendments have in every instance been
in the interest Of the people, not, it may
be, of certain sections, but in the interest
of the people of the country at large,
guaranteeing and securing to all classes
perfect equality and justice before the law.
Now, how is it with the Democratic party
1t, not satisfied with ignoring the constitu-
ton, strove to destroy the government,
and being baked in that now sets up the
cry of the constitution and calls itself the
constitutional party; threatens-should it
once again attain power-to destroy the
constitution ; for the amendments passed
by the Republican Congress are as much
the constitution as is the original adopted
on the formation of the government. Here
then we have the Democratic party again
organized as the constitution destroyers,
again on the war path, again seeking to
disturb the peace and quieiness just now
settling down upon the country-and by
their proposed course upsetting CONNER
cial values and bringing financial distress
spon US ALL
The peace and prosperity of the country
then depends upon the success of the Re-
publican party in the coming campaign
Republicanism successful and peace and
plenty will dwell among us. The South
ern people will then accept the situation in
good faith and instead of the squabbling,
impeaching, &c, that we now see going on
encouraged by the Democratic party-we
shall find things settling down to peace
basis, the rights of all respected, edu-
cation fourishing, commerce and arts revi-
wing, population increasing by large arri-
walls from the war-begrimmed countries of
Europe, and the influence Of the American
republic shining forth and illuminating all
lands, carrying death and destruction to all
oppressors. Such it seems to US are the
issues involved in the campaign of 1872,
and in the success of the Republican prin-
ciples.