Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-11-11
Letter From Tii.gi9eid.
SHAKING HANDS ACROSS THE BLOODY
CHASM.

reach you I'LL allcf tne eleCCioh Hdo uc-
cided that the party Of equal justice shall
rule this country for four years more;
but there has been great endeavors on
the part of the Greeley coalition to throw
the responsibility for the disgust of some
sections upon the Republican party
| They would have it understood that the
Republicans are the continual agrees
ors, that the Southern Democracy is
anxious for reconciliation, and that the
only reason why there is any trouble
now is simply because Republicans will
not be reconciled. There is a certain
class of Southern visitors who aid the
PRONUNCIATION of this opinion. They
have been South, conversed with the
leading men, been introduced to South
ern society" and they pronounce in IA
vor of the Democratic idea. therefore
think it may be we'll before the smoke
of the present contest has cleared away
for you to lay before your readers few
facts touching upon this general subject.
AS | have before told you, the Repub
licans of the South have been more than
usually jealous and energetic in the pres
ent political campaign. In this state
there has been less than the usual
amount of personal malignity manifested
towards us, but as the contest draws to
close the old machinery of proscrip-
ton is again brought into use. The
Vandicator, paper published in this
place, two weeks ago attempted to read
every Republican out of decent society
and fasten upon every white man who
failed to support Greeley the epithet
negro lover and negro associate" de-
clared that the lines must be drawn and
no man who supported Grant should
hereafter be entitled to any favors from
his fellow citizens, closing the article
with an implied threat in the words
Choose whom We will serve" The
Spectator, another paper printed here,
the next week alluded to the fact that
more negroes than whites had been ad-
ded to the list of voters by the new reg
istration and on that fact based the
charge of fraud. The same paper con-
tanned recommendation that list
, should be published containing the name
of every white man WHO should so dis
grace himself as to vote against his peo-
; pie, meaning with the Republican party
The last issue of the Vsndscotor, be.
ing the last before election, is peculiarly
reckless in its misstatements and appeals
to prejudice. The following are the
closing sentences of the leading editorial
1t is lodging the TERM for Radical state gov
n eminent is negro government. No man who is elect
ed by five thousand negroes can do what fou
n thousand negroes disapprOve Every farmer in thi
state next Tuesday has the privilege of going to tn
polls and voting for Greeley, who is the candidate
the citizens of Virginia staying at home and iettin
his absence count for the Radical ticket and thereb
aiding in the first step towards putting the state gov
in the hands of ignorant blacks and corrup
s whites. Now he has hand in laying his own taxes
Then he would have NEITHER maxi. efavber
alton which would reduce him to beggary.
y The editorial page was checkered will
U paragraphs in capital letters. of which
y the following is one sample:
% CAN ANY vIRG1NIAN GO TO THE POLLS WITT
12ol03 NEGROES AND VOTE AGAINST l49,7S
OF HIS WHITE FELLOW-CITIZENS7
" The figures given are the white and col
b. ored registered votes of the state YER
Z nearly. Here is another paragraph:
t. Complete Equaty"is what Mr. Henry Wilson, Ra,
ical candidate for the Vice Presidency wants. that
y what he SAID in the Court House here last Monday
M ming Complete Equality! and the Republican party
said will never rest until the negro has it. That is
cheerful outlook for those Vrgnians who think
l. ing for Grant. That means social-hotels, churcht
az and all. How can any white man in Virginia eve
think of going with such party not voting again
u them If his life is spared long enough for him to get
the polls.
u Mr.. Wilson did not advocate ICON
eS pletc equality" as the Vindicator ha
e. interpreted it; but did advocate complet
- legal equality; and said. that the wor
's' of the Republican party would never |
accomplished, and that the party woul
t. never be defeated until every person
- all this country was fully secured in a
nc his rights under the common law will
'y out prejudice on account of his color
III Those who have never come in conta
ny with the race-prejudice of the South Cal
&c. not appreciate the power with whie
oil such extracts as have given appeal
'n- the feelings of very large class of vo
IT. ers. In addition to this is the viole
W. feelings engendered by the same extrac
against those white men who dare
,ro brave public opinion and assert Il
nat rights by the down trodden class. T.
Ill man who does this, though his charact
Of be spotless, is at once included, as aboy
in with Ignorant blacks and CORFU
zen whites. There is not probably pur
avs man in the country than John c. Undt
me wood, Judge of the q. S. District Coz
IN for the Eastern District of Virginia Al
mn this same issue of the Vindscator styl
Nv him Infamous and adds: These &
,nv the sort of men that citizens of Virgin
is are asked to go up and vote with !
,o+ Grant"
how The Editor of the Vsmdscator was [
,lod chairman of an editorial excursion co
owo posed of Southern Editors who visit
of the North during the past summer a
,b;a | am told that he was continually ssh
; ping over with peace, fraternity, C
in feeling, reconciliation, kind treatme
and the like. You have here a sne