Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1871-07-27
POLITICAL GRENADES.


end its own level. ami Nature will relieve
herself of disease il possible to do so.-.
There is compromising power in politics,
as well as in philosophy and physics
The determination ofthe Radicals at the
North to enforce the Infamous Ku Klux
law in the South is driving the Radicals
Of that section into tic Democratic party.
They know that these is no necessity for
such law, and no excuse or justification
for its pretended execution. 1t is an
nounced that Judge Busted of Alabama,
who was summoned to Washington us q
witness before the Ku Klux Committee,
notified his Radical friSSkds that if this in
famous eppzse Of 0ercerio1 toward the
South was to b Continued, J his influence
and vote would Hereafter be given to the
Democratic party. Being given no as
surancc that there was to be change, he
has returned to Alabama and announced
his adhesion to the Democratic cause. 1t
is also claimed that Senator Hill Of Geor-
gia contemplates a change for the same
reason. and even Governor Bullock of that
State is on the stool Of repentance. His
denunciations Of the Ku Klux bill at the
time it passed were neither mild nor limi-
ted. The Radicals will soon begin to as
certain that they have overreached them
selves in this matter.
CESrRALIzArIoS.-The experience Of
centuries has demonstrated that centrali-
cation and absolutism are substantially the
same. They both mean the placing of
power at one point. without any counter.
acting checks and balances. There never
was tyrannical government that was not
founded upon and did not work through
Capitalization. Liberty is only to be pre-
served By the "splitting up Of power"
vesting some Of it here. and some of it
there. with an antagonism Of interest that
Is adverse to its ccutraliIation. A gov
eminent with .hrce or four representative
branches can not be turned into . despot-
ism as easily As one, even il they are all
located at the same place, and it is inf
nitely more difficult If some are local and
others central in their character. The
more power the people retain to them
selves and the less they delegate to either
king. president, parliament or congress,
the stronger they are. Freedom is diffu.
sion and Decentralization. Despotism is
unity and rehabilitation.
GREELEY AND LEE.-Horace Greeley
has been accused of having spoken eulo-
gistically Of General Lee during his late
Southern tour. AZ a public meeting in
New Ycsk, Henry Ward Beecher lauded
the personal character Of Lee in very high
terms. Mrs. Kecklcy. the colored ser
want of President Lincoln's family, Who
wrote q book about her life At the White
House. says in this book that on the very
morning Of the assassination Mr.. Lincoln
took mp portrait Of General Lee, scanned
the face thoughtfully, and remarked -
at is a good face il is the face Of q no
bic. brave man am glad the war i
over 1t last"
A SraxAL FAILuRE.-The attempt oil
the Northern Radicals to manufacture po-
litical capital agains. the South, to be used
in the approachirg campaign. out Of the
egotistic uttcranccs Of . few ex-political
chiefs Of the past period. has boen signally
foiled by their inability to produce FROM
Southern journals. or any other manifesto
tons Of popular sentiment. the slightest
evidence Of approval! Of these emissions ol
ancient politicians. Who have been long
since consigned TO history.
A Posza--Rspsblicans eontesd. I'M
less Democrats. in accepting ~ IN accom-
plished fact tho amendments 10 the Con-
seitution. also iDdorse the mems By which
they were passed. arc neither honest nos
logical. L would Be Just - reasonable
10 ny that because Democrats acksowl-
sdes and aeeept the fAcs that Mn. Ssr-
rats b Dad that they aequiesee d q in
dorss tls means By which che ~ be,
u.jsst ssd vialest desta.