The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-08-31
How the south Understands Ii.


Talk as you l,ease about there being no UNI
Outstanding between the late rebels and the
Democratic party, as to the demands Of the
former and accessions Of the latter, at Balt-
more, in the event o! Horace Gieeley's cleo
tim. Facts tv,ry day 90 to show, at least,
that the South understands it so at any rate.
The Norfolk virgiuian, paper which car
res the Greeley ticket at the head IT its
columns, not long ago declared that the South
would never be pacified until the nation fully
iude unified her Tor sill she had suffered and
host. Il demanded
"Amrle compensation to the slave owner
for the loss VI his property by the act eman-
ciplting his negroes, or its repeal at the
option of tie master and the restoration
the slave to his former state OF bondage,
slavery, servitude and dependence from which
be was liberated. The Southern States should
also be fully compe nsated for the expense
they incurred in defending themselves in an
Aggressive war Of invasion on the part of
the Free States. That is to say, tbs debts of
the Confederation should be assumed ard paid
by the general government by o tax LEVIED
not on consumers by q tariff, but by an as
sessmcnt ON all the real and personal property
in the United States. This would be 8 com.
promise ond concession on the part OF the
South. and the present national debt (about
two thousand millions Of dollars) being wip-
ed out or .repudiated, or put exclusively on
the shoulders of the North, where il should
and will ultimately be made to rest, the new
assumed debt Of the general government
would be less than the war debt now is, and
the tax laid for its payment entirely uniform
and just. Disguise isss you will, to this
form things will come % last >"
lsitany wonder that Southern rebels should
br so furiously enthusiastic in their candi-
dates support, Or that thoughtful and sober
minded men everywhere, without distinction oil
rarity, should inst;nctively shrink from having
anything to do With a movement which
threatens to bring such nnnumbered misfor-
tunes upon the country ?
The Louisville Ledger says:
ave canho: defend Mr. Greeley's pas,
record nor can We endorse the platform on
which he stands-we spit upon the platform.
But We shall vote for Greeley and Brown
Having accepted the nomination, Mr. Greeley
though not hitherto Democrat, has become
the candidate Of the Democrat: party, and il
elected, cannot. without downright treachery
fail to conform his adm inistration to the
policy of the Democratic party. Mr.. Gree.
ley is the candidate Of the South. If any
one objects to Greeley's abolition record .poin,
to the Democratic hook in his nose, and charge
upon the enemy"
The Memphis Avalanche cont inues thus:
"The Democratic party is still in the field
1t has seized tine banners and captured ths
leader Of the Liberal Republicans, and put
ting these in the van Of its army, are prepar
Cd for desperate battle. The actual issue:
are those of the past twelve years! TIL,
flag displayed and the man at the head ar.
the only TEXTURES of the fight that are chang
ed
The New York World, which opposed Gree
ley's nomination, now says:
''The contest is between Greeley with
Democratic Cabinet, Congress and State Gov
ernments, and Grant with Republican Cab
met, Congress and State Governments"
Says Greeley, ir his letter of acceptance:
''The Democratic patty is just as mucl
Democratic as ever. even after nominatig me.
Certainly it is, as the above selected ex
tracts will show. Truly, Greeley is honest!