Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-05-06
DEMOCRATIC ADDRESS.

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name Of States; but it may be found
on the first page Of this issue. We
commend it To a careful perusal by
every man in the community, as a
clear, forcible and unanswerable in
,lictment against the Radical party.
1t points out, with all the force of ad-
mitted facts, every important step OF
tire cpnspirators towards the erection
of despotism more hateful than any
IN Europe, because 1t Is based upon
sectional hate and because it is the
most sudden transition, recorded in
the annals Of history, from the broad.
est liberty to the most AFFECT politi-
cal slavery and moral debasement-
transition effected, not by the tow
ering genius Of some bold aspirant to
sovereign power, but ny the madness
of bigoted and fanatic faction,
which preferred its own enslavement
rather than fail in the accomplish
ment of an object, professedly, in the
interest Of human progress, but, in
reality, for the qualification of mean
spirit of envy and undying hate.
But, whilst arraigning the Radical
party before the tribunal of political
Justice, the Address also contains
wholesome caution to- the people OF
the South against though tlessly Civ
ing to Il besotted dictator, even pre-
text for the exercise of brutal power
conferred upon him by men, more
shrewd, but not less wicked, than
himself. To give effect to this well
meant caution, the people oil every
neighborhood in the southern prov
inces of New England, should resort
to every legitimate means for the
prevention of lawless nets, and re
solve to pursue and punish every in
dlvidual concerned in any violation
of the despotic acts enacted as trap
for the feet of the unwary, and thus
TO make capital, for our northern ty-
rants, to he expended for their con-
tinuance in power.
And since it is pretty well under
stood that most of the outrageS COM
mitted, by the far famed Kuklux, can
he traced to disguised negroes and
Radicals, who act from love of plum
der, or are moved by Radical Office
seekers to get up sensational scenes
for northern consumption, every act
of the sort should he thoroughly in
vestigated, so that the villains may
he unmaskrd and their Radical faces
laid bare to tie public gaze. And
every case of fictitious outrage, re-
peated to the northern press, should
he subjected to the Closest scrutiny
and the author dragged before prop
or tribunal and forced to make good
his charges, or stand convicted nS n
perjured villain. The good people OF
every county, or neighborhood, in
which outrages are located, shoulo
take the most efficient steps to ferret
ont the authors OF such stories and
show, to the whole country, the
groundlesSneSs of the charges ant
the infamy of the slandcrers. Ant
if the fact, of the outrage, be unde
niable, then follow up the p"rpetra
tors and let tie result show, whether
they be Radical or rebel evil-doer'.
BY pursuing such u course, Tho
Kuklux bill, gotten up to enable
Grant to re-elect himself, so far from
being oppressive to the South, vii
rccoil, with irresistible force, upon
the Radical faction and ensure its de
feat and speedy destruction. A law
so infamous, rs it Is conceded To b'
by leading Radical journals, can no
fail to damage its authors, ami II /
can hc shown, 10y the absence of dis
turhanccs, in the South, that the law
sno, only Infamous in its origin an'
purposes, hut also needless, no inge
nuity can avert disastrous consequent
ccs to the wautOn Violators of tin
CunStitution-thc lnwlcs' polilica
bandits who claim the right to prey
not only upon the substance of tn
people, hut To suhVrrt every vcNtig
of the liberty guaranteed to state
and individuals 10y the original term
OF confederation,
We earnestly urge upon our south
crn brethren, the adoption of Tn
policy Indicated in the Address, an
we do 81 the more freely, because "
can SEQ, in enforced acceptance &
terms grossly insulting and maj
CiouSly tyranuical, no surrender &
principle. All that is required l.
this policy, is quiet acquiesccnc1 /
palpahlc wrongs that can Toe rightr
neither 10y force nor by appeals +,
Justice at the hand, of II despDtic mol
who recognizes no law save their III
hrillcd will and are as dead To ever
emotion at generous magnanimitl
~ they are blind tn results of the
wickcdnr>> whivi mast prove fat
To themselves, as n party, and
State uud popular rights, H. element
Of this government.
rIE supreme Court has decide
the legal tender act tn Ice cuuslit,
tional, which was ohc cNprcDcd 'ror
the partzln character otthNt one
augu body, The Court would hay
dome itself tv moro honor, had il fpl
mally decided that there is no Con
stitutiun, save the will of Cuurrc-