The weekly clarion., 1872-07-25
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The curse of the Southern States, are
the Carpet-Bag Governments foisted up
on them by the bayonet. They are COM
binations for plumber and oppression.
they have imposed heavy taxes squand-
cred large sums of money; created over
grown debts; substituted military regu-
lations (by aid Of federal authority for
civil rule and have connived at the tria!
Of citizens, marked for prescription.
at the drum-head, instead Of bv jury
! They have kept alive the animosities Of
| the war, and have been indus trious in
fomenting strife between the whites and
blacks in order to use the latter for their
own selfish purposes.
This condition of affairs in the South
did not escape the observation of Horace
Greeley, although he was treated with
distinguished consideration by the Car
pet-Bag dignitaries, while on his South
ern tour in 1871. What was their con-
sternation, therefore when on his return
to New York, he delivered a speech in
which he frankly described them to the
Northern people. Here are his words:
Il allude,' said he ITO what are known as
the thieving earpet-baggers. Applause
The thevlng carpet-baggers are \
MOCRNFUL FACT; they do exist there.
and L have seen them. They are fellows
who crawled down South in the track of our
armleS-generaIly at very safe distance in
the rear-some OF them on suffers wagons
SoHIe bearing cotton permits; some OF them
looking sharply to see what might turn up;
and they remain there. They at once in
grataited themselves with the blacks simDIe
crcdulouS, ignorant men, verv glad to
welcome and to follow any whites who
profcsSed to be the cham Mons of their
flghfS- some OF them got elected Senators
olhefs Representatives. some Sheritfs, some
Judges, and so on. And there they stand
right IN the public eye, stealing and pI,tnder-
ing, many OF them 1cith both arms dr01lltd ne
00eS, and their hands IN their rear pockets
seeing if they can not pick a paltrv dollar
out of them; and the public looks at them.
does not regard the honest Northern men,
who calls every carpet-bagger thief, which
Is not the truth bv good deal. But these
feliows--many OF them long faced and with
eyes rolled up. are greatly concerned for the !
education of the blacks. AID for salvation of
their souls. Great laughter Let us prav' |
they say; but they spell pray with an Ee,' |
thus spelled. they obey the \ Apostolic in |
JbiCIiob ~ pIdt NlLHOuL CciSln1. =
They got into the Legislatures; they went
to issuing State bonds; they pretended to |
use them in aid of railroads and other inn |
provements. But the improvements were |
not made, and the bonds stuck in the issu- |
ers' pockets That is the pity of it.
What the Southern people see of us are |
these thieves, who represent the North to |
their jaundiced vision, and representing it.
they disgrace it, They are the greatest obsta-
Gle to the triumph and permanent ascenden-
cy of Republican principles ut the South
ana as such denonnce them" Applause.
In the confidence that there will be no
federal subversion" of the right of the
Southern people to substitute the rule of
honesty and capability for the corruption
and plundering here described, under
the Administration of Horace Greeley
the Southern people, forgetting the past
and looking to the future, will give him
their cordial and effective support.