The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-11-16
lays bare their conduct towards the
Southern people. and explains those
measures Of cruelty and wrongs


measures Of cruelty and wrong
nosr Republican leaders, intoxicated BY
their louE lease Of power, have turned q
deal car 60 the ieaehingI Of history They
seein 10 have forgotten that the Greeian Ar
sopagus and the ilomRn SepAie were ouee
proud monuments Of u once great but now
fallta people, VI the thirty four States
constituting thr American Union, SiSE VI
them, stripped oftheir rightiul constitution.
al Authoriiy, have been struck down A
hsate aHd gallant people, eontrndins for thu
suVei iOriiy 0ttheir rase. have hvrn crushed
sHd mAde 10 crouch al the feet Of dsIpOtc
power. Northern RdveutuTerS aud place.
nsa, prompted by the ihiIst for O'Hee aud
It's ehlUlumrn's, and spirited on by the par
~ 10 power, hOrkel 10 tlUIe Slaies, and AZ
ter subordinaiiug the negroes to their eoh-
trOl, have, with tue aid OF fedeal.uayonrl''
possessed themselves vi their g0Vernnenlss,
ard are now ruling them with an imperial
Isle sway, lnUre oppressive Than that which
crowned lhc seeptTe Of the Gen.Ghls kthhsi
tr ipatklrd Ia Tie diadenS Ol the CeAFs.
Republican negro social equality, intensified
by northern iauatieism, IL moving with 81
ant strides. II Is drtp.rUOttd and teconi.
lug widespread. and unless soon arrested
Will bling on u war Of races, more bloody
aud destructive Of life than any Which the
historians peu has ever been called upon u
portray IN this fanAliCal crusade upon the
white race, tue fact Is not 10 be forgot u
that In our late civil war the Republican
leaders told Tue uhion soldiers that ''ihc
freedom vi the negro wJs by nU means To-
tended" But no sooner was lie freed than
the salne party who freed him At once de-.
lnandSd lnal he should vote aud hold Ofiics,
~ Jealous we're they 10 this State 10
share tue hOnUrS, y Republican Legislature
rauted TO lb communicated 10 Washington
by IELIGRAfH their adhesion 10 the 18th
amendment. Aud now, their next step Is
" iVtee upon NJ unwilling people lis social
equality, whereby negroes are 10 sit with
white lueu 10 tue Jury boxes, on tue yenirrs
ia tue theatres, at the tables vi the hotels, In
the churches, Ia the stage.cUaehes, Ia the
public schools aud public places, and black
children educated with white children |;
thereby reducing blacks and whites to the
plane VI mediocrity and common average,
AMI intoxicating downward leVeling spirit.
i ~ NAAbNhN AhNANA uAAheNAf AAs AAhAt NARAA
Massachusetts,, has bill now before COu.
grtSs, which provides for imposing taxes
upon The States by fedtnl authority, and
carrying on tue free schools by Federal Oill'
eials. Hence We may expect 10 see horde
OF northern teachers teaching black and
white children together 10 tic sums school
room, aud thousands Of Idle negroes pouring
inupon US lrOm the impoverished southern
States 10 be rluclted at our expense. ~
keep up aud support IN army VI Federal
trustees " manage AID carry On tue irrt
scnUOls-anl au armed SOldivEy 10 enforce
Ubedivnru " tue laws aud prevent tie white
and black races IRON warning upon Onr au.
other, aud preserving tue public peace, vi
the State expense, aud II must be apparent
that tile taxes will have 10 be three OF iVui
tiMes as high Us they are now"
4
We had been led to believe that after
the. uumistakeable Indications Of public
sentiment expressed by tue honest sui
rugaus through the ballot boxes 10 the
recent elections, that the Republican
leaders would pause aud conform their
action to til. popular wishes. Defeat.
J I'd on all sides, aud their measures oil
public policy condemned by the pco.
pie, they seem to have become desper.
ate, anu there is 10 telling what they
will not resort to, to obtain power.
They have had their own way 80 long,
that no dOub, they began u conclude
that tue government belonged to them.
Little did they think u mUlth ago tia,
their end was so uear. A person at
Washington during tue late session oil
Congress, could not but be struck with
the arrogance and self.contdsnce with
which Tue old Republican nabob.
moved about. They had Lseome sleek
aud lat. The national LOrs.hOuse
sas open TO them to "eat. drink aud
be merry" They passed III aud GU. III
they pleased, aud ted aud lived high
Ut tnC public expense. Like tue ritt
iuan, tuey "tared suinptuOusly every
dsy j. aud their expulsion from thsiI
tels Of down aud tables grOaniug witll
all Which appetite could crave, tnsy mol
DO unlike our frat parents leaving thsii
priaieyal home. Their disUbedienes
aud the fruit caused all their woes
The verdict Of the people agaius. Jul
Republican officials, Is not without
cause. Their long disregard Of llt
popular will and their persecution aud
hate Ut tie Southern people. arc subject,
VI loud complaint. The recent upris.
ing ot tue nVu<st voters is only y lore.
taste Of what is to follow, iftheir
warnings shall go UNDECIDED. For tue
present, We will wait tue effect Of tue
popular verdict, aud trust in the good
sell.e Of our governmental trustees, Ut.
ter they shall have had tins for q
breathing spell, to conform their nc.
lion to tue will Of the people.