St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-09-13


fled from persecution in that State. is
sinking into new bondage. The Dem
ocr;Itic rulers are rcViving in many of
the interior counties that severe opprc>-
sion by which they once held in ppliti-
cal Suhjtction both the white aud the
c"l"rcd lahorrr. Upon the latter they
exercise all the arts of intimidation and
of tyranny. Great coloicd constituent
cir> are prevented from sharing III the
local elections. The voters are driven
from the polls 10y terror: or if they SIi"-
crcd in rlcctiuG Republican officials.
the successful candidate is warned that
if he arccptS the office to which he il
entitled. his life will not he safe. He
is surrounded 10y desperate and mSpar-
ing foes: he resigns and flies from ihc
country. In one of the southern coun-
ties of Missouri, we are told 10y the
Dcm0crat. when the colorcd people had
collected money from their own small
earnings tn build >chu"l-hou>c. they
ncighbor> to Use it. The secret aS>ocl-
ItionS that had seemed Suppressed III
the Southern States are once more rrNI-
wing: Il reign of terror is again spread
ing over that unhappy region: and the
col"rcd race. We are told. are trembling
before the open threats of rioters and
L.,
these breakers of the peace are iIS COW
WarllN ~ they are tNrannical: that
" lille the national authority WAS Sis
tanned 10y II severe law. thcI hid from
he eve of Justice: that then the white
Republican could throw aside his arms
with safety. and the c"lurcd citizen of
Georgia "r Missouri vote a> freely a> If
he were in New York "r Massachusetts.
Thus amply have the supporters OF
Schurl and Greeley already rctutrd the
theories of their cliri>. and perfected
in hl"ul>hrd IN unnatural alliance. If
ANY one desires tu >cc thc results of the
opposition policy. he need visit only
States. Surrounded "m the north. east.
and west hN enlightened communities.
where elections aIr free. and no man l.
harmed. whether he vote tur Democrat
ur Republican. Missouri. under the lib
rrul" rule. offers a plain example "t pc
litcal prescription. Ihc men VIII" sup
p"r GrcrlrN. whip "r muidrl the men
who WuuIi vote tnr Grant. The adhr-
rents of the fallen slave holders. the
wrecks of the rchclli"u- armies. have
resumed the un>crupul"u> cruelty with
VI hich they once rIlcd over Missouri
Amnesty has failed Ia soften them.
They employ the iii / u"mrmt> al THEN
r,.>tnr;rtinm To the rights of citizenship.
IN 4, cn"im" themselves upon the loyal
and the patriotic. i:ut If III Missouri.
surrounded 10y the intelligence and
rood oIici of Illinois. Kansas. and the
patriotic West. the farmer l. tortured
"r shot. tine clergy man and Republican,
leaders whipped and driven from THEN
!
hr the damgcl> that await the l"Nal N"t-
rl> in the States. where the lrhrl fac
tium rules without Il Witness and With
ont Il check In that rcmIrkahlr y ict"-
~ which the small farmers. the Labor
in" cIa~>,>. and the c,luIrd pnlltlIti"u
have recently won in NORTH Carolina
over their former tNrIut> few OF u> IN
the North can understand the courage.
and cNru the heroic daring. with which
they went to the polls. Here. too. the
farmer had been dragged from hi> home
stead and whipped hN the agents of the
rrbcliou> faction. until he ahIurcd Re
puhlican>m the colorcd voters had
been tortured or terrified 10y umhm"Wn
ron>piratuI~: the >chunlhnlI>, h:Id hc,u
burned. the teacher hani>hcd; and
bands of a>~a>>im> had ridden hN night
through the country. a> i'll "lihclai
Missouri. ON their bloody canvass. If
il We're known III the city "t New York
that such an organization existed. and
that he who voted the Republican tick
ct would certainly br beaten or mur-
dercd. how many timid citizens would
conceal their Rcpuhlicani>m how
easy would bc the triumph of their
foes, Bit in North Carolina the voter
east his ballot often with the prospect
of death or of torture before him. Yet
he felt that the alternative of suhmi>-
sion to the ''librral' tyranny WAS worst.
than either. He went courageouSly to
the polls. and conquered his foes. 1t Is
only 10y Il similar heroic courage that
the farmers and mechanics. the work
img-men and the colored population of
every southern state can achieve their
own dcliverancc.
Upon all these deeds of crime the lib
eral" leaders look with complaccncN.
They have no reproof for the rebels who
have returned the gift of amnesty with
Snch trcacherouS ingratitudc. no SYM
pathV for the sufferers who have fallen
in Missouri. or are trembling for their
liberties III Georgia. Senators sumner
and Schurz wander over the country re
peating the same delusive visions, eN-
pending all their bcnevolcmce upon the
fallen faction of the Shareholders. Mr.
sumner. in letters and speeches, de
noumrcS 1.-THE policy of hate" No >had
ow of resentment fingers i'll his breast
against amy of the most dtpravcd agents
of the rebellion. He is all tenderness