Wilmington journal., 1875-02-26
ADDRESS OF TiEE CEsEEZN
Ds35sOCHATEC SENATOR'S AND
i<EPSESEN NE2EIVES IN con.
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ssftESS.
We publish herewith an address to
tae people of the Southern States, is
sued by their Senators aud Represen-
tatives in the United States Congress-
It is an able paper, calm, clear and
comprehensive, and deals with the
situation. not only as it is now, but as
il will be if Congress should place
autncratic power III the hands Of the
President by the suspension of the
huieus corpus. 1t advises moderation
aud forbearance under any and all cir
cumatances, and counsels a quiet sub
mission to present wrongs, looking TO
the future for a redress of all griev-
ances. 1T is especially impressive III
warning the people of the fact that every
street hrawl aud every disturbance OF
whatsoever rcharacterapd by whom COM
mitted, whether by Democrat or r.
publican, white or black, will be dis
tOrted into a heineOus crime and mac g
10 play its part in the next campaign
III working npon the preludlces OF the
Northern people. Tt is to be hoped
that every Democrat inthe South will
give the address a careful reading aud
sill ponder we'll the excellent al, ice it
contains, remembering that it comes
from those who are as sentinels on the
watch tower and who are much more
thoroughly cOnversant with the villain
Gus schemes Of our eDemins than the
people, or the papers either, can pos
sib,y be The address is as follows:
To Mc Ic0pie Of the Southern .Ststtes
You have coDfded to the under
signed, in this cOuiuncture of affairs,
the delicate and difficult task of guard
public int rests, your right and repu-
tation. You will, therefore, pardon
tue liberty we take of addressing you,
at period ST. critical, upon matter
aftctiug your destiny and that Of your
posterity. You cannot have failed to
observe the persistent effort of some
of the leaders Of the Republican party
20 revive the animosities of the late
var, which happily are fast giving
place to It spirit of concord and unity
IN every aectlon of our common coun-
try. It is impossible to pred ct GER
taInly the effect of these appeals TO
passion. We believe that through
! 5he honest representations of Il
few upright and conscientious
/ Federal officers and agents, an
/ independent and able public press,
| aud of many citizens, without regard
! to party, the true condition OF the
Southern States, and the real seDtl-
/ ment OF the Southern peple, are being
| gradually made known to our fellow
/ Citizens Il the North. We hope for
! tneir favorable decision when fully
! arprised of all Il g facts The great
= Il, Of good government VII be
/ reached when the people Of all sec
tions forget that we have ever been
! enemies, and come together again as
in the early days of the Republic, en-
ulatipg each other only in devotion to
! the best interests of the whole cOun-
| try. With this exalted purpose IN
! view, there is nothing inconsistent
/ with the honor and manhood of a
brave people TO resolve to sufft
with hero!c patience, whatever be
/ their provocations and wrongs,
looking through the fearful pres
ent to hopeful future, and
repeiling unjust epithets and gratu-
it!ous insults with dignity and moder-
alton Let every white man n every
neiehborhood in the whole South re-
gard himself as a com missioner of the
peace, maintaining the kindest rela-
tions towards the black man, remem-
berino that the responsibility for the
extreme poverty to which we have
been reduced and the corrupt govern.
ment to which his vote has subjected
s,rest not so much upon him us upon
the bad men who, with the assurance
of Federal support, have, by appeals to
his worst passions, sought to make