The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-06-04
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY AND

from q leading Republican Paper.
The New York Times Of May 18th, il
leading editorial comments as follows
upon the recent declaration Of Mr.. Eaton
The newly elected Senator from COunectl'
cut, that be would Try to take away The
Federal bayODe!s from our brothers in the
South, so that every State in this land
shall have The same right Of local govern
ment, and the same exercise Of it, as oul
own State"
Says tho Timcc The extreme length
10 Which State rights theories we're pushed
10 1860 and 1861 brought about q react
ion, and that reaction has led many people
to think that State rights belong 10 The
dcad.aud gone class Of questions and that
any man who talks about State rights is
sufficiently answered when DO is culled a
Bourbon" tits unnecessary to say to
any intelligent reader that this view is
miseratly shallow one, and that in reality
The right Of States 10 gorern Mem@l0ss is
as dcm 10 he people as cvcr IL ras. And
it ought to be dear to them, for when they
abandon it they will have utterly forsakcn
the system Of government established un'
der tho Federal Constitution, They may
set up something else in its place, which
may be calledby auy name that may please
the persons then living; but it will not be
the government designed by the fouudees
Of the Constitution. 1t may DO o civil
poity based upon parliamentary rule, or
it may be monarchy or despotism; but it
will no longer be constitutional republic
such as we have seen here for nearly q
hundred years The people will not con
sen. to SEQ either Poland or an ireland
created on this soil. Look at South Care
lima. The facts in reference to that State
seem as any historical facts can be, and
they amount to ,his--the negroes, assisted
BY rascally whites, have held sort Of
grand orgie in tho State for several years
past, have swallowed up among them pref.
ty nearly oil the private property in the
State, have ruined what may be called the
native citizens even more thoroughly than
the war had done, have robbed and harricd
like so many highwayman, and have no.
luccd the State to o condition which must
shock every man who secs it or reads
about it. The very Governor Of the State
is thief The Legislature is gang Of
thieves. Is this Republican govern.
mcnt" such as tho Constitution expressly
guarantees 10 all the Statcs2
We venture to say that it is not that,
on tho contrary, it is government Of
which the Republic has every reason to be
ashamed. Now it is folly to suppose that
The Republican party as an organization,
will continue much longer to look on with
perfect satisfaction at this great failure
The leaders Of the present moment may
not pay any attention to the subject; but
il they do not, other leaders will arise who
,ciR seeihat justice is done. Last week
we all witnessed the United States Senate
engaged for about twanty-iour hours at o
stretch 10 passing bill for the benefit Of
the negro, merely outofa sentimental sort
Of difference to the wishes Of deceased
Senator, Respect for the dead is incumbent
on US all, but legislation should be based
on careful and wise rcgrd for tho vel
fare Of the living, not upon mandates"
real or fictitious, Of the dead. The negro
has had very fair amount of protection
1t is important before going any further to
fud GU. what use he has made Of tho free
dom given to hin; in what way be has cx-
erclsed tue vast political powers with which
be has been endowed; what sort Of gov.
ernment he has helped to set up in States
where he is most powerful; whether, N
short, he at this moment stands in need of
protection from the white man, or the
white man stands in need Of protection
from him. fMr. Eaton intends to raise
these questions, depend upon it he will
obtain an audience, and he cannot DO sup
pressed by bowls and groans, and NO, for
our part, shall not join in any such at
tempts at suppression. We should like to
see the question taken up by Republicans
Mr.. Carpenter made great beginning in
reference to Louisiana. Such a work
would be far more conducive to the pros.
perity Of the party; and to the cause Of
good government now and hereafter, than
the headlong passage Of sentimental bills
in favor of the negro.
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The civil rights bill, the intent Of which