New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-09-26
why ihe South Supports greeley


The following is good evidence Of the feeling
in the South. Read it and make up your mind
as to the hand shaking policy
From the San Antonio Texas Herald of August 1sth1
The war was an utter failure, yet, let us be
true to ourselves and all is not lost. Long has
the South lain bleeding, trampled under the iron
heel Of the Northern vandals who laid waste and
despoiled our land, soaring and bghtiug its
fair face like tiends incarnate, during q barba.
rous war, and robbing the people ftheir prom.
erty and the products Of their labor then and
since its close. In our abiect degradation-in
our deep humiliation in the sore adversely
which has been inflicted upon us, we have
learned wisdom. The heroism. manhood, and
chivalry of our people during the late bloody
contest covered our arms with glory never hi'h-
erto achieved in the history of the world: but
we were too weak to stem the horded barbari,u
that poured upon us from the North Not then
should the appeal have been made TO arnls
The Southern freeman is n born ruler! Oar
impetuous nature led us to abandon the cabinet
for the contest. Northern hirelngs were vet to
be bought when our great souls became dis
gusted-our hearts sick-with using such ignoble
means to achieve our heaven born rights! That
our miS'ake-let us profit by the past! The
same element in the North is to- day ready to he
nodded for use. Democratic politicians and dis.
appointed Republican aspirants are ready to he.
tray their party, sell their country, or even to
barter away their interest in heaven for the Ike
of office. Disgusting as il may be for Southern
gentlemen TO soil their hands with such filth, let
them remember the glorious result that is to be
achieved, and consent to use this sinking debris
of the wrecked manhood of the North, on the
same principle that we would not refuse to en-.
rich our worn out land by an application of
manure. No dainty, fastidious, over.nice sense
of honor should prevent us from taking advan.
tage of the opportunity to lift ourselves from our
present degradation.
Every day brings cheering intelligence of
the increasing popularity of the Greeley ticket
in the North, and with determined. united
effort on the part of the people of the South the
military despot of the White House will be de-
throned. But there are too many Southern
gentlemen among US who oppose Greeley be-
cause they think he will be no better than Grant.
They are afraid, notwithst anding the latter's
professions, to trust him. Such men surely do
not understand the situation. The supporters
of the Greeley ticket i'll the South do not pro.
pose to trust its candidate. The electors chosen
will not be compelled to cast their votes for
Greeley. We make no idle assertion, but
speak that which we know to be true when we
say that no candidate who is not true to the
South will receive her electoral Vote The
Greeley movement, il successful. will insure a
Democratic House in Congress-. This will be
the result Of the bargain between the Demo
Gratis and Liberals Of the North, the former
agreeing to support Greeley, while the latter
are to help elect Democratic congressman
Under such circumstances, if The Southern cleo
toral vote shall be cast for some true and trusted
man whose name has not yet been mentioned
in connection with the Presidency, the election
will be thrown into the House of Representa-
tives. Then the South will be safe. We know
full we'll how to deal with the Democratic leaders
of the North. They have confidence in the
leadership of the Southern States. We have
but to assume bold front, and they will again
follow us like neglected ours that have found
their long lost masters. No one need oppose
Greeley because they fear to trust the heaven
forsaken old renegade. 1t is not proposed to
trust him. The success of the Greeley ticket
means the restoration OF The South to It's former
glory and greatness. IL means the restoration
of our liberties Then wee to TIE carpet bag
thieves and scouudreis who are eating up our
substance. The days of their hated presence
are numbered