The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1874-08-19
tian which has been 50 empha,ically cou-
deemed.
FOOLISH.

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eer:ain parties to convert tile late Coossf-
sative victory into Demonstration Of hos
Utility against the government. and the
shouts Of iriumpss into notes Of defiance.
as menacing and portentous as the guns Of
Sumter. to which in effect. they are liken-
ed. This, with white people is simply ri.
diculous. The Americans in the exercise
Of their political rights, are accustomed TO
the mutations Of fortune; they submit rea-
Oily 10 the arb;trsnent Of thu ballot, and
whatever may DO the heat and fury Of the
canvass; its results are always accepted
with imperturbable good hulnor.
The Sentiment on the occasion is essen
TALLY American. Pick sour fiuts. and
try again. Is the MOTTO; ana no party ever
feels itself % thoroughly crushed as 10 be
driven to despair, Or iutited to violence to
reclaim its supremacy. u.
7 With the nes element Id our politics,
the case is diifereht They are newly ac-
quainted With the ballot: aud have not yet
learned its itties, IFS privileges; or is pow.
ers. Defeat 4. the Ball6. is overwhelming.
aud il carries with Il effects. which in the
hands Of designing men. mss BE disastrous
1 il the extreme. because their ready credu-
\ lily makes them dupes 70 the widest alb
slirdities. Il is not hard matter to make
the colored man believe that the Uoussrta-
tive party Is hostileto the goyernmeat. that
its triumphs over radicalism is successful
rebellion. that the principles Of theConser-
vatise party are opposed 70 the well being
Of the negro. and TINT the latter is 10 con-
staut danger Of losing his rights, Of even
being remanded back into slavery.
Hence it is that re deprecate the ute.
rance uf such sentiments, as idle as they
! sound to the white nan, because they III
pen in another class the seeds Of fear or dis
content.
There Is nothiag that the Southern peo-
pie 50 srdeutly yeam for as peace. Itis the
only path thst gill lead them ont Of the
ruin and poverty consequent upon the war.
This sentiment is 50 universal that it will
not be questioned. Hence tie effort to dis
turb he present coudiilcn Of things; BY any
; attempt to interfere with the recognized
rights and privileges If the iiegro would b
: met nov with general resistance. The me-
; gro is in no danger Of being deprived Of any
! rights already secured, and the deprivation
: Of bis liberty could exist only 10 the brain
Of madmau.
J But The Soutlierier has made common
J eause upon one point. They will never
G yield that; and the republican party AZ ths
: North and the negro At the South may a
! we'll make up its mind to the fact hat up
j on the subject Of the Social relations. IN
$ white man Of the South has made bis las
|. SURRENDER.
! The Southern Rerablieau b rapidly TAX
q ing the same stand. Principles as dear .,
|. life itself viii be maintained With tenaci
D y which VII DULY yield 70 the death strug
]. gle.
. let our street orators, and fery CORES
pondenis understand these things, cease 10
! eenjisry talk, behave like discreet whit
!. Americans. accept the issue Of the late can
: sass with manly fortiiude. and If there j
4 any good in their party. let tLem go 70 worl
= like men to regain it.
d 10 this connection. We quote from tb
a correspondence Of the n. \. Herald VIVA
: President Grant has 70 ssy On Republican
K ism:
J. The President said That tie countr
> had lnauifestly bad enough Of the rule .
the Republican party that the party Ia,
: fulfilled rs mission and outIfsed its useful
: ness. aud that the people; tired q tie cur
Te ruptions aud demofaIifationso Of the Repub
N lean party 10 Congress. aud tired u il
n seciionsi measures; wersready end snxiou
!, for q change"