Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-08-27

no tulI recognition at the North and no
adequate protection in the Soutli-shame
to tho administration and TO the rspubli.
can party! But their friends may fairly
claim that during the last three years the
negro has steadily gained in the safe ex.
srcise and quiet enjoyment OF his rights.
know the defects OF General Grants
administration ~ we'll as any man.
think, distrustlul rs | was of him, am
able 10 see the good service he has unex.
pectedly rendered the nation.
But no matter for those defects. At
the most they are not fatal; and events
have lifted President Grant in TO being to.
day The symbol and representative of
loyalty. The conspiracy between south.
ern sece.sionists aud northern copper.
heads. OF which very naturally, Nr.
Greeley is the tool, and unfortunately i,
Nr Sumner is The indOrser, and, | think,
the dGpe-lesvcs room but foi two parties
those who are for tho lion and those
who are against it. bate no jot of my
brolherly regard snd sincere esteem for
Mr.. Sumner in thus holding him deceiv-
ell. The entire faith | have in his homes.
ty ot purpose obligcs mo to think him
duped. The only wonder is how this is
| possible when the south Is so insolent
aud shameless in proclaiming her inten-
lions. The Sonth has long seen her
mistake and often confessed 1t. The
Tribune itself makes this statement as
late AS June 1871. That mistake was
10 contend for her ideas with muskets
aud outside me Union, leaving us the
government and taking herself the part
Oi II rebel She has often announced
IN the last instance by the lips OF Jeirer-
son Dayis-that The cause was not lost,
aud mus! be won by getting possession
oI the government and leaving us in The
opposition. Such is the present plot. That
Dir. Greeley secs ii would never prevent
his aiding it. That Mr.. Sumner doss not
see 1t is to mo matter Of profound aston
i'hment. A. srch u moment the regular
republican party becomes again the ac-
cepted and only instrument OF resistance,
and Grant represents loyalty rs Lincoln
did in 1861. do not care for his de-
fects, were they ten times greater.
In proof that the conspiracy | charge
is real and no fiction, need not cite JET.
ieisun Davis late speech, or the confes.
sion OF Mr.. Greeley's adherents. Every
impartial man who comes 10 us from the
South bears witness that the mass oil
Southern whites are still unchanged in
opinion and ready for another revolt
whenever the way opens. The wide
spiead organization Oi the Ku-Klux
shows the same thing. That organiza.
ton existed only because public opinion
there cheered it on, and in supprossing
il our government had no title of help
frolh iormer rebels All this WAS To be ex.
pccied. 1t would Le contrary TO history
and experience were il otherwise. To
put The slightest faith in the prctes.ations
oil coppcrheads and socessioB.sls. mado
only TO get into Office, is building on q
quicksand. With the exception of Mr.
Sumner, no leading liberal republican
does really put any faith in those protes
tatIops. Theirs is not case OF delusion,
They Rre hypocrtes. not dupes. They
know well the plot and Tor tho sake oil
office are willing to help it and risk the
consequences. They knuw that Mr.
Greeley's election means the negro sur.
rendered 10 The hate OF the southern
States, with no interference from the ma
ton in his behslf; that it means the con.
stilutlonal amendments nsulralized by q
copperheai Congress. our debt tanlper.
ed with, and our bonds falling twenty
pcr cent. in every market. The demo.
cratic millionaire who is willing to risk
this has already "hedgcd" He holds
millions of Confederate bonds, and is
plotting TO make on them more thar
enough to pay four times over for all he
loses on the national securities, and then
safely laugh at the small bond.holders he
has duped.
Observe that count as Mr. Greeley:
allies only the copperheads of the dem
oeratic party! 1t is loose talk 10 say he
has joined the democrats. Such state
ment is an insult to the democracy. The
exact truth is, he has joined the copper
head wing of the demooracy-its worst
element. They are his reliance.
know some honest war democrats
wish TO change their base and accept
heartily tho result OF the war. All honor
to them. But their place is not with
Greeley, but with Grant. They fought
at his side; there they should stand to-
day. know it is hard TO confess mis-
takes; but practice what preach.
If General Grant is set aside who. is
offered US in his place. Horace Greeley.
| need not tel! you. my friend, what
Horace Greeley is. We abolitionists
knew him only too we'll in the weary
years of our struggle. He had enough
of clear moral vision to see the justice
OF our cause. But he never had courage
enough TO confess his faith.
Mr.. Sumner trusts him as - lifetime
abolilionist." This is certainly news to
you and me. You and | know well,
when abolitionist was term OF reproach,
| hox t;p,;Jlr ko hold 80, b;s ol,;rt, oI,o.t