The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-10-11

party operate equally in all parts Of the
Union. South Carolina and Mississippi have
the same State rights, under the Oonstitu.
| ton and these acts, as the States of Penpsyl.
4 vania and New York. Are YOU conscious, al
citizens of Pennsylva mia, that you have been
deprived of any of these rights and privileges
which are necessary or essential to local self.
government Do you know of any practical
difference between the condition of Pennsyl.
vania Ut this time in that respect, and its
cGpdition during the administration Of James
Buchanan. viii tell you what makes the
difference between this State and the States
that were in rebellion. Congressional en-
croac.iments upon the rights of the State. il
any, arc the same everywhere, but in this
State the people submit to and obey the au-
thori.ies and laws of the United States. while
| in some portions of the Southern States there
is popular clement antagonized to the su-
thority Of the General 99yernmept, and the
effort to repress this element is what makes
it appear that there is more interference by
| the General Government in the Southern
States than in the Northern States 49,
| THE MILITARY DEsPoT1sM
Kindred to this is the charge of military
despotism made against the present Admin
istration Nothing can be more unfounded
than this charge, and the only possible coun-
tchdhCo ~ hab 10 uCAivcu ttOu taI0 ldCt tudt
the President during the late civil war was,
at one time, in command Of the Union army.
| To show the falsity of the charge that mill
| tsry power is employed to suppress the peo-
pie of the Southern States, I will state that
hold in my hand a record, certified by the
Secretary Of War, which shows that, with the
exception of Texas, where there are large Boz
| dies of hostile Indians and an extended Mex
ican frontier to protect. there are only 4, ,l86
men divided among the )ther States that were
in rebellion Virginia has no soldiers within its
| borders except the ordinary garrison at Fort
Monroe. There are only 266 soldiers in Ala
bama there are 63 in Arkansas, and 3i9 in
Tennessee. After dividing the whole num-
ber of troops by the ten States, you only i've
to each about 400 troops, including the ri
sons, 80 that less than one-seventh o. the
army is stationed in those States. Nowhere
| is military power exercised, except In subor-
dination to the civil authorities.
RECONCILIATION.
Reconciliation is one Of the watchwords of
the Greeley party. Horace Greeley and
Charles Sumner appeal for reconciliation.
This il one of the wonders Of the day.
Who are the parties to be reconciled, and
what are the existing differences. Consider
ing the thousands who were slain in fighting
for the Union, the thousands who were
starved in the prison pens of the South, the
Northern people, without discrimination Of
age or sex, by Greek fire and pestilence. and
all the multtudinous crimes committed dur
ing and after the war, and then considering
that no one has been punished for all these.
and / am sure those who have had control OF
! the Government cannot be charged with q
harsh and revengeful policy. Such leniency
and forbearance, I undertake to say, is WITH
out parallel in history. What are. then, the
obstacles to reconciliation? Are not the
men, women and children of the South-with
| the exception OF few leaders in the repel-
| lion, who we've guilty Of the double crime OF
perjury and treason, and are, therefore, ex-
| cluded from ofiice--in the enjoyment of all
the rights and privileges Of American citizeas
IN other parts of the Union? Can anything
| be done more than has been done to effect
| reconciliation, except to REGAL those laws OF
| Congress which give vitality TO the Constitu-
| tioual amendments. and repress lawlessness
| and crime by the turbulent spirits Of the
| south? IL this what the Greeley party pro-
| pose to do for reeonciliation5 While he was
| in command Of the Union army is it pretended
| that he ever treated rebel soldiers who fell
| into his hands with hardness and cruelty? Is
| 1t not admitted on all hands that the terms OF
surrender gianted to Lee and ais forces were
as generous as they could possibly be under
| the circumstances Can anybody point to
| an expression or act OF Gen. Grant since he
| has become President, indicating any ill-wili
/ OF bitterness of feeling Ga hts part toward the
| people OF the Southern States! On the con-
! trary, has he not expressed an earnest desire
| to have the passions, animosities and preju-
| dices OF war give place to those ofhces OF
kindness and fraternal feeling which are
| requisite to make us a united and happy
| people!
THE cHisA>BETwEEN THE DEMOCRATS AND IN.
OFFICES
! We are invited to shake hands across the
| bloody chasm. Dooli tie il the man. l be-
heye, who invented this bloody chasm'
| Elected to the Senate by Republicans, he de-
| serted to the Democratic party, since which
time he has b,en largely engaged in the
| bloody chasm business Andrew johnson 8
convention here i'm 1866 was a part Of the
bloody ciasm programme. with Doolittle to
| furnish tears Tor the occasion. He trit d to
come the bloody chasm dodge upon the peo-
pIe of Wisconsin wear or two ago as Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor, but they didn't
sec 1t. He took his bloody chasm show into
North Carolina, but IL didn't pay there, and
since he has had II on exhibition In Maine.
Arteuus Wards WAX fisgers" were nothing
IN the show business as compared to Dsollt-
ties bloody chasIn. This is all nonsense. 10
carry on this humbug compaign 1t is neces.
sary to have an awful bloody chasn. dranl
and the bfoody-minded Republicans are to
keep it open. bat when Horace Greeley II
elected, and the innocent lambs and spotless
doves who follow him are appointed to ONCE
1t will be closed, and we are to have some.
thing like those good Ola Democfu.!c u; anies
when every man couia wa.vP s !.
nsss'' anu "A''' '
Prmh PThor.. 10 no b,oodv or .uv other sort Of
.,aa'" hetween tbe neople of the Northern
cnd"rS na Sonthern states Are not the Republl.
aams au" of The North and the south az unitet
ond a. harmonious in the support of Gran
, and Wilson az are the Republicans of the Eas