Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-08-23
Indce Rack on Crnnler.

When Ar. Greeley WAS nominated st Circiu-
nsti, Judge Jerry Black, the eminent Democratic
politician Of Penutylvsnia, wrote letter saying,
" OF all the prominent men IL the country,
Greeley is the only nan who're name has been
mentioned in connection with the Presidency
who ia utterly unfit to receive it.
JUICE Black has rot recalled this expression.
lie eniertsins the zane opinion Of Mr. Greeley
which he then ayowed. But be sess What in
duces him to support Mr. Greeley in spite Of
conviction of his utter urftness for The PrCsi-
dency, AID he has written second letter in
which be announces hs adhesion TO this unfit
candidate. This letter contains mstter for
thoughtful consideration. Judge Back denie,
that the tuferings - Of the country are due to
the a corruption CT incspacity Of Gen. Grant"
The &" prime cause," he iusiI,E, &" ies further
back sud deeper down." in the reconstruction
act Of 1867, which, he rays, " wst 3 bin Of At
tsiraer moIe delilesteiy cruel ard with PAINS
and penalties more cOmpendiously unjus; than
any Britirh bin that ever WAS passed -
The liberal papers snd speakers are constantly
telling US, and trying to pertuaie Themselves
that the isiues Of the past are dead and that the
democracy sccept the situation. But here is one
the mott conspicuous democratic lawyers Of
the lsld-the Attorney General under Buchanan
and the chief Of mis- psr;y II Pennsyivsnia-rc-
Viyirg there i,sues Of the past, and rtsffirming
the democratic opposition to reconstruction. lie
pronounc5s the reconstruction act " bill Of AT
t.inder that il, unconstitutional, null and
Nc.l- Judge Black gcet further ihsn this He
s,ys:
The fourteenth and fifteenth amendments we're
frauds upon tae spirit and letter Of the instrument
lnxsmucd as they tfectedihe verse outrage which
1t Was made to prevent They were carried
against the known will Of nearly every State
North and by brutal violence in the South.
- May this lie wSshed in Le;he and forgotten p
Certainly not, as long as any portion Of cur
people are compelled to hear the intolerstle
burdens Of the yoke thus fastened upon them.
Mark these words 1t htaid The democratic
party accepts these amendments ard will enforce
them. But here is Judge Black denouncng
taem A. frauds. He asserts that they we're car
risd by "ihsme!ess deception" lie affirm. thSt
this is not TO Re forgotten and implies that when
tie democratic party sttsins power the amend
mentt will lie iSept cut Of existence If the
tenor Of hi9 arguments does not mean this, it
does not mean anything Vac there anything
in Blair's famous Brodhesi letter more reyolu-
ticnsry Gould there be NOE disiinc; refu-
SCI to Aocep; the amendments? Aud nov mark
The CONCLUSION:
Mr.. Greeley's election will not Do all that We
could Wish to free us from The evils II viii not
even be popular condemnation of the bare
mesus by which they were inflicted upon us,
but 1t ~ill begin the procets Of their gradual ez-
iinction.
Here We have the explanation Of Blacks ac-
eeptEnce Of Greeley. He takes one whom he
prerounces tbe most unfit Of all our prominent
men for the presidency, becEuse, hating recon
ct uction ard the smsrdnents, his election "trsH
begin ihe process Of their crtiuctioa'' Let Us
har no moIe talk. after ths, about the demo-
crate ,coepk q the situation.