New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1873-09-11

why it is that we cannot be blessed with tn
potency Of first-class journal. The las
session of the Legislature has been the i'm
mediate cause Of begetting and engenderin,
an efeminacy among the Republicans tina
Will take Herculean efforts to get rid Of
All of this has originated over the acts o
Alex. White, in his great effort to destroy
the civil rights bill, which he did. That on.
perfidious political act proves his moral OBJ
iiquity. Oblivion alone can obliterate thu
reproach, and blast his name, or cast it in the
abyss Of perfdy. Through and by Alex
white, we have the advocate of the civil
rights bill and anti-civil rights adherents he
longing to the Republican party Both fac.
tons are now struggling for the mastery
Both purpose starting journals. The anti
civil rights faction has circular flying the
streets announcing the fact that they will
start paper in few days, calling it "The
National Republican" The advocates OF
the civil rights Of all nations and nationali.
ties claim that they will start their paper
about the middle of September, and it shall
be known by the name Of the "Selma Ga.
zette," headed by an old correspondent OF
the New York Times and St. Louis Democrat
who styled himself "Sol." 1t will be re.
mcmbered that "Sol" was in Alabama dur.
ing the double-barrel Legislature of last
winter, and wrote several able articles vindi.
eating the courthouse wing, to eastern
journals, and believe he was representing
the Times at that time. Albeit, what has
brought such a dislike upon "Sol" BY the
anti-civl rights clique, is the fact that while
he was in Montgomery he wrote several
pieces for the Watchmdn, indicating the
course, some few the Republicans had taken
in regard to the civil rights for all. "Sol''
at this time is undergoing the ordeal of all
kinds of slurs and imputations. But he is
standing it with that compaisance and i'm.
perturbablity that few are capable of en-.
joying.
l have no doubt but the Gazette" will
make its advent about the latter part OF
September, bearing aloft the principles, be.
nightly, and dignity of Republcanism, asking
the same and the one thing for all nations
Of the earth.
do not like to, and l must say it is with
reluctance, that animadvert to any partic-
ular participant in the initiative step for
the origination of this paper. The one OF
whom am going to speak is known by
the name Of DIR. Henry; he once in times
that have passed and gone held the respect
and confidence of all the Republicans of this
county; in fact he was the first white man !
ever heard make Republican speech. But
he has been rewarded time and again for his
Republicanism, and much fattenning hath
made him mad.
The scurrility and demagoguesm he
resorted to, to prevent the publication OF
the Gazette" would astonish his mos,
sangnine friends and L would say, by way
OF advice for the Doctor, that the time has
come and gone when the lash and compul.
sion ruled argument and reason have taken
their place, and the sooner the Doctor
learns this the better for all concerned
There has been day of interregnum, am.
biguousness, and pusillanimity but it must
give way to the second sober thought of the
people. Thanks to God, that suspicious
day is dawning, and when the efulgence Of
day shall have frightened upon all, and when
the good can be distinguished from the bad
then we can call with the loudness of a can
non for our deliverers to come to our deliv.
erance. But let us not be too hasty here in
the darkness of the night, as we have been
heretofore /; this is the cause of our hardness
in our political rights to-day; but rather LEI
us be little more careful, watchful, and
wakeful in the future. Yes, be little jeal-
Gus Of our rights, and keep those noble quail
tiles of citizenship always under circunispec.
ton, civility, benignity, fidelity, and activity
for contingency. With these qualifications
we have naught to fear. 1t is becoming more
and more ineligible daily to me that it is
an inevitable fact that the colored man o.
the South, ere he can receive that Justice
belonging to HIM, must act for himself
and prove to the chivalry, scalawagger, anf
carpet-bagger, that we are not only capable
OF self-government, but that We intend de.
monstratng the fact. We do not mean
any hostility by this assertion; but we dc
mean most emphatically that the wrongs
which have been heaped upon US in the past
shall not be laid upon our shoulders in the
future. We mean that we must have redress
politically and ciyilly. And make the
bold assertion that these sentiments are
espoused by all true lovers of liberty.
Yours, &C., w. J. STEVENS.
The ChiIlicOthe Convention.