Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-09-27
SOUTHERN POLITICS.

If the APPEAI interprets right the
| sentiments Of the southern people, IL
understands them as declaring thai
mere party issues have lost their in
terest, and that in their great anxiety
{ to break up the credit moblier rings,
the customhouse rings, the statehouse
rings, the railroad rings, to check
/ stealing from the tresury, and to ex-
/ pei from Office cOrruptiOnists of ever
] y description. II makes very little
difference, just now, whether patriots
and honest men call themselves Denl-
ocrats, Conservatives or Liberals, 50
they succeed in purifying the goyern-
ment, aud removing every obstacle to
the prosperity of the country. 70 the
accumulation of wealth, aud its gem
eral diffusion among the masses, aad
70 the spread of knowledge and Il 6ne-
ment, which always follow iu tue
train Of universal property, and
government honestly and economi-
cally administered. We shall not
here stop to inquire under what name
these great objects can be achieved.
We prefer the name of Democrat %
all others, but If our friends think the
end can be more certainly attained bE
sume other party nomenclature, We
are ready 20 cooperate with them.
Time alone viii decide party names,
but in the meantime honest men, who
look to the material interests of the
country, should plead for harmony
and eschew everything calculated %
excite the public mind, to inhamc
passion, to produce disc0rd and en-
gender sectional animosity. The
southern people would rejoice If Pres
ident Grant would give them an op1
pOrtunity to support his administEa-
ton. But they see the freedom Of e
lections restrained by executive pat
ronage In the shape of federal con-
trscts, political iavOrites fraudulently
obtaining the rewards OF party servi-
ces, and in every ran1ificatiou' Of the
government e1Itravagances and cor
ruptions until the public mind, habit
uated by these abuses, has become III
a great degree demorahzed. No con-
siderations of the public peace, of
fraternal concord, the happiness and
prosperity of the country, interpose
any restraint to those who IN their
lust for Office, are gambling with the
liberties of the people. We hope the
honest Conservative masses will soon
find path of safety; party inaugu-
rated upon the constitution, pledged
to suppress sectional hatreds; pledged
to respect the constitution and 20 OBJ
serve the rights of the States; pledged
to administer the powers of the gov
ernrnent as sacred trusts, and guard
them from abuse; pledged within the
Just limits of the granted powers to
encourage all the great interest of the
country, without regard to section;
pledged to restrain the encroachncnts
OF the executive power; pledged to e.
economy and reform of abuses; pledg-
cd 10 purge every department OF
those corruptions that deform and
disgrace them; pledged to redeem the
country from that base and corrupt
practice that deals with the emolu-
ments of Office as the spoils of
victory; and, In a word, pledged 70
administer the government IN the
spirit of the constitution, and with a
view to the prosperity and happiness
of the whole country. These are the
sentiments of the southern people,
and to attain the objects desired, they
viii fight under any party name. and
recognize as friends, brothers and pa
triots all who cooperate with them.
appeal.