The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-08-29

ism iusthe South, are the weapons reliet
upon by the democratic party to carry
the National contest next year, and if i
we're not for this we should have TO da,
absolute peace throughout the length and
breadth Of the land. Why, ask, i:
there not as much supremacy of law, as
much civil order, and as thorough pro.
lection of life and property in the South
to-day as in the North :? Why is there
I no more disturbance between the Potion
ac and Rio Grand than there is between
the Potomac and St. Lawrence? | an.
swer simply, because it is not for the in
terest of the democratic party to have it
so. l answer simply because it is in the
interest of the democratic party that such
n condition Of affairs shall be maintained
in the south, as shall prevent fair, full
and unrestricted vote Of the whole peo.
pie, and do not charge this responsible.
ity wholly upon the democratic party in
the Southern States. They are the i'm
mediate actors, but the responsible en-.
dorsers are in the north.
IF in the north the democratic party
to-day sincerely, honestly and earnestly
willed, there would be an end at once of
ku.klux outrages in every Southern State.
Nay, gentlemen, ns in the olden time, ten
righteous men might have turned the
wrath Of God from the doomed city Of
the plain so this day and this hour, be.
ieve, | could name ten leading aspirants
for the presidential nomination of the
democracy, whose united and righteous
appeals for peace in the South would
produce peace in the South
THE NEW DEPARTURE REVIEWED.
And this brings to the test the sinceri-
ty OF the new departure. And what is
the new departure Why, certain con-
stitutional amendments being adjudged
necessary to secute the full fruits of our
victory over the rebellion, and these
amendments have been regularly adopted
by the requisite two.thirds in both branch.
cs of Congress, and the ratification Of
three-fourths Of the States, the democra.
cy refused to abide by them. In several
instances every democratic member Of
Congress voted against resolutions in the
House declaring these amendments to be
Of binding force--the last vote of this
kind being given so lately, l think, as
April of the present year. But the late
Mr. Nalandigham, and few others, dis
covering that this attitude Of the democ.
racy was incipient rebellion, called bolt
and the party ID the North generally
obeyed resolving that upon the whole,
they would agree to submit to the consti.
tuition of the United States, and this law.
abiding spirit being so unusual with that
party, and the sensation of constitution
al obedience SO novel with them, that,
with a keenness of wit and reactive sar.
casm apparently not appreciated by them.
selves, they, with one consent. called it
the "New Departure" But We must be
pardoned for a little incredulity as to the
full sincerity of the New Departure"
until We see it bear fruit. When every
man in the United states enjoys his full
right to property his full protection to
person, and his undisturbed, unmenaced
right of suffrage. and all this by the co.
operation of the democracy. we will be-
gin to have some faith in the purity and
sincerity of the sudden conversion of that
party. Until then we will pray and
hope for the best, and yet all the while
be tortured with distrust. In illustration
ofmy own feelings, you will pardon me
il | narrate homespun anecdote, which
came to my lips when the Maine democ-
racy made their new departure. A pious
old deacon of the Free Will Baptist
church, had scrape grace of a son who
gave him vast deal of trouble, and who,
after years of misconduct and bad morals,
ran off and was unheared of for several
years. Finally, when the old gentleman
was well advanced in life. and his prop.
erty had to be disposed of, the son turned
up, protesting to be a thoroughly re.
formed man and an exemplary member
of the church. The old man was, of
course, delighted and eager to believe in
his sons sincerity, but withal shade dis.
trustful In order to assure himself he
subjected his son to personal examina.
tion to ascertain the evidences of his
conversion, as theologians term it. When
the examination was concluded the old
man said, Joshua, you answer we'll, your
evidences seem good, and sincerely
trust you have met with change Of
heart, but before God | still have har.
rowing doubts"
DEMOCRATIC INTOLERANCE.
But the list of Democratic offenses is
not exhausted. Responsible for the con.
tinued disorder in the South, their recent
conduct in the City Of New York threat.
ems that most dangerous Of all political
excitemcnts-a war Of clans and of
creeds. The Government is based on the
absolute federation Of all forms of rclig-
ious beief-Protestant and Catholic,
Jew and Gentile-and whosoever aims to
strike blow at the rights of one imper.
lis thereby the right of all. The same
article in the Federal Constitution which
guarantees freedom of religious belief
guarantees the right of the people peace
fully to assemble, .und when the Demo.
cratic Government of the City Of New
York undertook to say that a certain
procession OF Protesianls should not
march through the streets of the Amer.
can metropolis, they were false to the
first principles of religious freedom. they
aimed a deadly blow at the spirit Of
American liberty. Protestant myself,
! stand for the rights of all ; and while
! concede the fullest right of Catholic
Irish to celebrate st. Patricks Day, |
demand the equal right of the Protestant
Irish to celebrate the Boyne Water The