The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-07-27
to stand as the representatives Of South
ern opinions and Democratic intentions.

| to stand as the representatives of South
ern opinions and Democratic Intentions.
From the D,rdanele (Ark.) Chronicle
IF the Northern Democracy choose to
accept the late $50 called" amendments
to the Constitution, they can do so, but
we are still opposed to them, at all times
and under all circumstances If they
choose to become Republicans TO defeat
Republicans, or Radicals to defeat Radi-
caism, they can just do so-we will none
of it. If the North ern people are too
corrupt, too ignorant, too unfit for self
government, and must needs have a
strong governments a government changed
from what it was in 1861, government
consolidated and centralized at Washing
ton in Congress or in President; they
can just fix it that way; we will spurn it
and spit upon it still and call aloud for
heaven and earth to witness the betray
al of constitutional liberty; we will hold
it up and keep it prominently before their
eyes, that they murdered Albert Sidney
johnson and the hundreds Of thousands
of Confederates who died in the same
cause. If they say We only mean to qui-
ct our own people by crying out dead
issues, - accomplished facts, ~ ''accept-
ing the situation till the Democracy
can get control of the Government, and
then they will set about changing what
they pledged themselves to acquisce III
and abide by; what we have to say is that
all this is worse than telling lies; it is
acting lies in the face of the world, and
we for one will have nothing to do with
it. The South is too pure, too virtuous,
too patriotic, too intelligent. too Repub-
lican, too Democratic even, to be caught
in any such company, or of being guilty
ofa any such duplicity and falsehood. Such
logic is too hallow and too inconsistent
to deceive her, for her to give it up, for
any earthly consideration whatever. \
The wealth of Northern
Democrats, the keen sagaclty and cunning
of Northern Democrats have contributed
their part to our woes and our misfort-
unes, and their cowardice since the war
has become proverb, for they profess
one thing and practice another. They
tell US the Amendments are inconstitu-
tional, being fraudulently adopted, and
then eat their own words by crying out
pitiably, we ACCEPT THE SITUATION. "
0, ye base, cowardly, hypocritical Yam
kee Democrats Your pledges to us have
been ropes of sand Shall we trust you
now, when you start out with a lie in your
mouths and deceit in your hearts? Away
with your promises; we will have none of
them Ye towards and hypocrites The
Southern Democracy will unite with no
such putrid mass of corruption.
The Memphis Appeal is still very un~
happy about the New Departure. Could
Cassandra herself have uttered worse
words than these:
'When the Democratic party becomes
so bankrupt for want of votes as to repu-
diate its principles, and like faded CO.
quette sets It's cap, puts on its sweetest
smiles, and uses every art and blandish-
ment, accepts ccomplished vilames as
accomplished facts, in order to WOO and
win formerly rejected and despised usur-
pers and despots, it will share the fate
which its h'uculence deserves.
The little family quarrel among the
Deleware Democrats is the occasion of
some pretty sharp words. Thus one of
them writes:
Had these latter day new departure
negro equality Democrats held meetings
in 1861, as they are now doing, and told
the Southern men that, if they rebelled,
they these New Departurists would
sanction every hellsh act Of the Repub-
hcans. and join in with them to rivet the
chains of negro franchise and negro
equality Oh them, the South would have
stopped, and there would have been no
rebellion
The Frankfort, Kentucky, Yeoman,
a leading Democratic paper, says: Tam
many may have made Morrissey, the gam
bier, Congressman, and may make
Tweed the dictator of New York politi-
cal policy, but it is asking too much to
have him accepted as the exponent Of
American Democracy, any more as to
have Morissey accepted as the type of
American craftsmanship, most desirably
as an example for the rising youth of the
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