The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1871-07-01
The Old Tactics of the South,

Inc Ola Iactlcs OF the south.
Mr.. Jefferson Davis, the Ex-Pres
ident of the defunct Confederacy.
in his speeches at Atlanta and Au.
gusta, recommends the following
course to the white men Of the
South. Speaking Of time to
come when the North shall be di-
vided in its politics. as it used to
be before the war, he says:
And when the hour comes then
will come the fnlfillment of the
promised era of constitutional lib
erty, which go confidently antic-
ipate and hope for to-day. l may
not live to see it: but if I do not,
l shall die confidently believing
that it will come. l know. nv
friends, that in this I run counter
10 the feelings that are prevalent
in different portions Of our coun-
try, hut l believe this is The true
policy for 'he South to pursue at
present. The South can not has
ten the day OF her delivera2ce by
attempting to assume a leading
part in the politics of the country
to day. Let her people quietly
and esrnf silly devote themselves to
the work Of improving and build
ing up their material prosperity.
leavi' g those who have the power
to settle these questions among
themselves, simply saying to them,
1--WE know our rights--know they
are invaded" and then wait pa
ticntly until we see them divided
and at issue with themselves, and
join the party and support the can
didate and the platform that prom
lses a restoration OF constitutional
liberty. Il is then that you will
hold the balance of political power
in your own hands, and it is then
that all your rights will once more
be restored and guaranteed
The Toledo Blade saws that this
means when translated into plain
English, that the South is to re-
sumo. at the earliest possible day.
its old tactics Of dividing the
North, and hold itself as a com
pact, uni ed body, holding the bal.
ance Of power between two avari-
clous, grasping. office-loving par,
ties at the North Let the Demo-
cratic party gain strength in the
North, and the South will control
in its councils. No mater in what
way, or by what deceits the Demo
cratic party gains control, the
South will attain its ends through
it. The old tactics are to be re
suned, and the old oligal chs oil
secess on, who should have been
hung for treason and other high
crimes, once more rule the country
viii rod of iron
1t may be that the Davis party
in the South - for he is once more
q leader in the South-do not pro-
pose the re-establishment of sla-
very, or the assertion Of the
rights of States to secede. They
may not mean war, at least for a
generation TO come-but they do
mean to rule in the South and to
have things their own way at both
the South aid the North. We
must not allow this. The rule of
the Old oligarchy 10 power means
the reign Of the same despo,ism
over free thought and free speech
at the SouA which existed in the
days of slavery Mr. jeff. Davis |
forwarns US that they intend to di
vide US that they may conquer us.
The new tactics have begun in
ONO The new departure tells !
US that the d, mocracy has con
sented finally that the amendments
shall not be disturbed. The hy-
cones must he by-gones. The
Democracy will fight us on the cid !
finance, tariff. ETC., and on the new
question of San Domingo Bu,
the OLD war is ended. For ten |
years they hoped to beat us on that
issue and wear out our patience
But they now despair of tAat, and
hence they ostensibly adopt our
platform in order to divide US on
subsidiary questions. That cnce
accomplishei-nnd the strength of
the Republican party broken, the
south by its compactness will
carry all its measures whatever the |!
breach of faith that may involve.
Ihls state of things will divide
Inc Democratic party i'll factions
-one to sympathise with the South
and the other to have some regard
lor fidelity to pledges made 70 the
people Of the North. Then the
south will sweep all by its com
pact energy. and not generation
VIII elapse until the old terror will
be restored. and the republic once
more be in hand to hand strug.
gle with despotism and treason.