National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-04-07
eatnFNRD. FRIDAY. APRIL 7, ST.


At this season CT the year the
warmth Of the sun begins to revive
certain reptiles that have been tor
pid throughout the winter. In the
political world, also, something ol
Other-whetller it be the New
HAMPSHIRE election, the increased
Democratic strength IN the new
House of Representatives, or the
dissensons developed among the
friends o. the Administration by
the San Domingo project, we can
not say-secmS to have brought out
anew such manifestation of tie old
rebel sentiment as we have not wit
messed for IA long time before. The
very head of the rebellion, which
hes maintained decUrous silence
for years, has at length found en-
enlargement to resume its old styl,
Of utterances. jefferson Davis, who
recently spoke at Selma, Ala, is re
pJrIed as follows
"Proceeding in an exultant tone
he declared that State sovereignty, al
though deteated in the late struggle
tciH ultimately triumph IFS day OF
success might no, come in his time
but he would live and die in the be
lief that it would surely triumph
He declared that no people on ear Ii
had ever suffered as had she South
rrn people since the surrender ol
the Southern armies. aud he loved
them for the fortitude with which
thtA li"d borne the oppression heap
ed upon them. He had always been
willing TO give his life for his peo-
pie, and now, if any Yankee power
wanted his blood to atone for any
ac,on vi "a, Southern people, they
could take it. On him the Govern
m,nt had done it's worst, and for
himself he di | not care, but for the
sake of the people whom he loved,
he would turbear to express more
fully the feelings of his heart. lie
never HAD asked pardon for what he
had done, and he never would, fol
he felt that he had done no wrong
That carries one back ten years
ago, to the old '.let us alone" epoch
when Davis began the struggle o
which he is still so sanguiue. The
same Influences that have thawet
him ont have stirred Il large section
OF the Demo, ratio resS of the Soutl
10 similar avowals of sentiment, ac
conipalilcd with a virtual delnano
that the Northern Democracy shat
stop talking about "dead issues
The Augusta (Ga Const'tutiomahs'
says plainly:
alt may as well be understood
first as last, that the Den Ocrats in
the STATES tyranized over 10y the
carpet bag rule do moi intend to sur
render the right of discussion and
redress of their grievances to the
decision o. Democrats III other
States who have never felt these
wrongs"
And again:
"Nothing is irreversible which the
mongrels have done to our Federal
system unless the South gives up.
The dead cannot he brought back,
but all the sovereignty which has
been stolen from the States can be
regainpd, or will be, if the South Is
not whipped in its manhood"
The Lagrange (Ga.) Reporter re
Gently said:
80 i've us the true. the genuine
Democracy. that is not afraid to de
nOunce the usurp ,tons OF Congress,
in it's work of reconstruction. as
unconstitutional, null and void.''
The Alabama Adrtrtiser, alluding
to the constitutional amendment $
and to the reconstruction measures
of Congress, says:
/" Noe this erit rork must be IN.
done : the United States Govern
mtnt must 'be deprived OF the pow
ers it has Obtained 10y statutory
usurpations and coelccd amend.
ments, IN perNerslon not only OF the
constitution, but OF the inherent
rights of the people"
The Mobile Register SAYS:
"Is the old issue dead YETI Not
a bit of it. In our country villainN
q cheat and a fraud is apolhco>lzrd
as dead issue i'll two years after
its successful preparation"
The Montgomery Gala Nails ys
that the duty of Southern Demo.
Gratis is to "striir first last and al
the time, Tor our own (Southern)
people, whatever the National or
ganization may dictate to the con
trary."
The Savannah Necs denounces
those who are willing to accept the
.new departure" views of the New
York World and ex Senator Hend
ricks. as .smush and milk Conser
vatives." Other Southern papers
declare that there is no difference
between the accept the situation