Middletown transcript., 1873-04-26

From a private letter Of French gem
tlemun. travelling in the Southern States,
which We find in the Mobile Register, We
make the following interesting extracts:
My honest opinion is that Republican
institutions are destined to aspceiy death
in America. Political corruption testers
in every branch OF the Government, aud
iinds complete impuniiy in the certainty
that all punishment is out Of the question
where all agents are Implicated Super
added to this Is the fact that the party in
power acts without the least restraint. or
even the least fear of check. It. ogaui-
ziiion i. compac, and manageable The
least show sf insubordinaiiun is fatal to
the most prominent leaders of the Repub-
lican hosts. Mr. Charles sumner, Mr
Horace Greeley and others equally promi-
neut, opposed the rc.elce,ion Of Prcslcn,
Grant aud were at once shorn Of their
strength and kicked aside like garments
that are out OF fashion This fie, will
give YOU some idea Of the frghiul tyrnn.
nv OF party in this country Principles,
IDEAS. brilliant services. integrity and
cloqucncc, make 10 Impression ou an in
.ol.ut majority grssping both upon the
purse and the sword
The circumstances wrun- from tn
San,h while .hr i, being m. 70 iha tar.
turc Us The "rarpet-hlgge are imputed
to sj;l.l discomfort anil chr.lit sour
ness by quite larrr portion u ,he With
q n peoplr. who ,tl, tel considerable
degree OF prgrlic towards 'ba ltfe
rebels Eepublican pl'ilicitn, l't.i4" TIL.
prejudice by ,tirrIug il W Al every rinrh.
But ior ih, nnler.taw u prrin lice. tAe
cnndur, of Judge purrli wagAI hnvf been
tobukci anl ,en,urri With proli,a,ity
of wnrlv Indignation su t.a nssu.iies
ot TIE carpet-ni-g waI.t h1yt sa
honestly exposed by Northern p5e.,..
Bat tbi- prejudice cIu.a. tla Nartl. ta
t,pluu eyery cosrriye measure that +.
tri Il nd. the South aul n ,4H' il, cy j.
10 I'll. consequence, IT y|.us .lta ua.
limited power IN tn Fei-rlI vrumant
r. ~, than another doodle H' 81 .tt-
can Repubhr viii bn trans, 'fm iurl au
mprr,l government 4al ii - '.ss
decade. H.. nnwmtiy territory. i4'.r E.
ssa9u- populations, I'm iier,if9 NJ ~
,.rs.,s. wll. hayc teru F iH'7a. l.4., '1t
nations. burHn. With linfuet.legHnHl :
,.lin., eIrh nlhef - NJ f9,r =
pur tcla.e! France ,iAss ,hs IL in tt.f
rJ.ht ll,u this taa.taI l;f4hH II
tqle IT A.rai,ua Ill va- l=s''ig. .e.ia.
pari.cn si,A I'll, Els .a.haaIeI tyranny
II irj4mrbaa, political faction
Nv rt,aaiy or lawcr4fi, frn. Il
caYrrnmeut aai universal ,l.iraE h1ge
vanished ..has halr aai.i in Nnrrial
au1 /, NJ a' 5.l ,ikely sai:a GtH
Ofa1l huu.us, 4nl iirr.s Flat 4 phi-
ytr>4l ,uuig i tAp tfHie,t II prIa=
ural working bern waai ii..n,t "vsa
II mi ltachefer' Fir ftssta#9.l IN mf
mex, lc.ter. wi.. devote ,pme ,paea = 4
description uf the beauties ana thtFm, at
universal ,uirn.e Fha rsisf'n5 el,st.
ed by The int II Julss par..I +, sam-
posed III arse pirf. Il lsnw4G: negroes.
whn caH neither read nor VI 4. ani ar
~; i, eoapcrcn. % IL in 'ha EHglj.h
p1fN IN. at asl si,lats i.r FL .l4nl y
,hrg arm ID enact lass, TOR /. ai.iann
What folly abi maiuss, "4uli i be- Ia
England nr France - exclude tl aer III.
tclliscnt .ni W. ei'i1aus i.i4 iHss sal
- select her fulrr, aai legislators irlu
thf ~ i ignorant aud Heata sla.. lt
ihi, ioiiy aul mlia, tra u3H .H5H.u4t
na IL ,ht Sau'hrru States iaH AuaI
can niau. and wl.ii J., greaa.g Mary !
North .fu statesmen bchaii na .aassr Il
il ,asg TIA N9t,tssa ata ~
whom Was cpuser,la4 tha other .lt
that ny surprise had been eNsnrl hy Iii
heavy taxes paid hy ,At Nafih Ter In
catiaual pnfpn,r. u c.aFatian wa
worthless What. sir riut4iiou wouA
lrss l. j. the mast priceless bon gisi
can enjoy. anl without g. ~ uau "a
make gnpl citizen. was h, upi5
Well my dear sir. ny rcmark WIS >as
rcs,rd hy my having locked n "a Jgl-
purcll's Legislature. which I, principal
composed Of negroes, dagoil 4 cy#a tn
rniimenis of education and utterly unit
ted f,r the grave duiies Of legislators
This single fact eiihcr demonstrates th
u.ele--ne>s ot education. or IL. wafthle..
ness Of your political machinery ! q
uca,ion study. Information and rxpcr
enea be essential in Legislators, how con-.
il gnur laws an not make them indispei
sable qualifications
'l'nder yonr present system no lnal
fcaiinn 1f intelligence tcing essential, Il
intelligent and well informed ciiizgn. Il
men Of property and character. are e
cnicd from office, aud a 81 Of ignora
negroes are thrust into important po.
, ,ions The consequences must b disa
,rous in the extreme to your country, Al
am a.toni,hed you are blind 20 then
You cannot escape from this dilemmi
you must admit either that il is waste
! time and money 70 educate people,
il tha, men who can neither read nor wrii
e who are grossly ignorant Of tho Gons,ii
I ton and laws Of your country, of co
d mcree and Of finance. are wofully out
c place in a legislative body
II II never looked at the matter in Il
r light before, and admit the force Of yo
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