The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-10-11

means, and published 10 the world Us
history eliminating in statutes Of the
most oppressive and unequal character,
and provisions intended to place the
entire election machinery Of the South
in tho hands of the President. This is
the way in which the pledges of the
party given TO persuade the people to
support its candidate were redeemed.
The enforcement bill, the Ku.Klux act,
the defeat OF measures designed to re
store and to ooncilia,e, all 60 TO show
that the leaders Of the party never in
tended to meet their engagements, and
that the fraud which they have COM
mitted was premeaitated. tt
At this time there is no more talk Of
amnesty and Cancellation. The leaders
Of tine party seem to have forgotten
that there was ever time when they
even professed regard for the rights Of
men or for the restoration Of harmony
in the State. The gospel of eternal hate
and perpetual punishment is boldly
proclaimed. The efforts Of the orators
and organs Of the party are devoted to
restoring and intensifying the old enmi-
ties. The people are virtually told that,
as they value their old liberties, they
must supplement the war OF arms with
war of factions, and tread under foot
those who, only because they are power
less, are not rising in armed rebellion
1t Is counted treason to be willing to
vote for Presidential candidate who is
acceptable to the Southern people and,
no matter how pure he may be, the man
who becomes such candidate is only
saved from being annihilated by the
abuse, denunciation, and ribsldry that
is poured upon him by the fact that
abuse, denunciation, and ribaldry do
not annihilate. 't
Here is q count in the indictment
against the President and his party
from which there is no evasion. Gen.
Grant came into office with brave pro-
LESSONS of iberality toward the South.
There was nothing in his history. char.
acter, or acts which did 20 rerve TO bind
the people to him IS those professions.
For long time they stood to him in
the stead Of performances. While the
party leaders were piling up their
mountains of suborned venom against
the South. he was held up to the people
as miracle Of magnapinity-the pc.
culiar representative Of all that is large
minded, generous, and humane. He ID
made to think in his messages whether
it may not be time to consider about the
removal of disabilities. His sincerity in
this respect may be estimated by the
fact that the force bill and its disrepu'
table supplement were Administration
measures, to secure the passage Of which
the entire influence Of the President,
to persuade and to corrupt, was EN-
ployed.
There is no denying that the Presi-
dent and the leaders Of his party are
well mated, and that, in respect to the
common policy, they have been agreed,
| The one is no more in favor Of amnesty
than the other; and the necessity for q
change of hands in the Government II
no greater in the case of the President
| than il is in the case OF those by whom
he las been surrounded. instructed
and advised. The fraud which has beer
perpetrated upon the people is com
mon fraud and If it il q worthy act on
the part of free people to resent and
punish a deliberate deception, which
has been practiced upon them by theil
rulers-if it is imperative upon those
who seek to be we'll governed to depos<
the false and to elevate the true-justic<
and interest alike demand that they
should all 60 out together.
This is, therefore, no war against thu
President merely: it 1t q war against
Gen. Grant and every one OF his aider'
and abettors. The country could bettel
afford to continue Gen. Grant In the
Presidency than to continue them In
the places they occupy as his advisers
prompters, and confederates. That thu
is the sentiment which pervades th'
masses of the people, all the phenom
ena of the canvass thus far bear testi
mony. There are more dangerous sgent
than Grant clio he'd with authority ans
influence in the State, though, in sucl
hands, there coulc net well be q NOR
dangerous implement. 1t is not to de
pose him alone the people are callet
upon to rise, and are rising; it is I
expel horde of which he is the nomi
,, nal chief, whose members are NOR
than his, equals in profigacy and au
,, dacity it is to change the entire system
4 of governmental practice from tina
which h ss obtained under their auspices
|, 1t is a simple question Is it right Q
|, wrong for the people Of the Unite
States to desire the restoration OF pei
sonal equality and social harmony b
!. tween the inhabitants Of different State
; and sections? Did the leaders OF tn
: Republican party reflect the prevailin
sentiment when they substantial
promised clasping of hands across th
, chasm opened by the war or have the
. reflected it since in laboring, by the VI
= Of dishonest means, 70 make that chasl
!. wider and more insurmountableY !
! 1865, they went before the people pl
cling the claims Of their candidate upo