The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-07-23

between state sovereignty aud national
supremacy. A. H Stephens and Senator
Gordon so state it in effect, and Ben. II.
Hill, who did some desperate fighting as
chairman of the confederate senate judi
ciary committee during the "late un'
pleasantness," appears to be spelling for
another row,-probably in the same ca
pacity. He was recently elected to con-
cress from the ninth district of Georgia,
to fiji the vacancy occasioned by the
death of Mr. McMillen. He is all able
orator, rampant Bourbon, AID was
supported by the full power of the land
ed aristocracy of his district. Although
opposed by two candidates, both demo
Gratis, he received IA majority of 2,1S0
over both. He says: The great fual
struggle to settle the question whether
Constitutional liberty on this continent
shall be continued or not is to fought
in 1876. * If we cannot preserve
this constitution and constitutional gov.
eminent by the bollot, if
folly and wickedness, if inordinate love
of power shall decree that America
must save her constitution by blood, let
it come. [ am ready" But he wishes
one thing distinctly understood, If the
south fights again, she proposes to trade
flags. Like the boy who was defeated
at chequers, she is bound to swap colors
"for luck; and with an in.pudence truly
refreshing, Mr. Hill informs us that it
was always our the southerners' flag y
We were never faithless to it, and our
enemies were never faithful to It," -
Without discussing the question at this
time, we will simply say that there are
many of the "boys in blue" still living
who can recall scenes wherein some of
these southern patriots evidenced their
love for the glorious old flag by making
the most strenuous efforts to get out of
its immediate vicinity.
THE PROTECTION OF SLAVERY
was the origin of the doctrine of state
sovereignty. The immediate cause Of
the rebellion was the attemp: of the
southern states, not so much to vindi.
cate the doctrine of the supremacy of
the states over the general government,
as to form "a republic whose corner
stone" in the language of Mr.. Stephens,
SHOULD be slavery" Hill, Stephens,
and Gordon are the color.bearers of the
Bourbon party of Georgia, which con-
trolls the state
THE LIBERAL ELEMENTS
in the democratic party at the south are
not Bourbons, and it is believed a ma
jority of the voters are opposed to their
policy, but that party, composed as it is
OF educated, wealthy planters and pro
fessional men, controls the press and the
society of that section. They have d.
vided the people upon "the color line"
so that one party is practically the party
of the white and the other that of the
blacks. BY maintaining this distnc-
ton, they control the south, and unite
the whites in opposition to the republ
can party; the liberals acting with them
through fear of social ostracism or worse.
They will probably act with the Bour-
bons at present, but their numbers are
The election of republi
can president in 1876 would draw them
out, and powerful republican party
could then be organized in every south
ern state, led by able, honest, skilful
men, and the reign of the slaveocracy
would end. But defeat would result |
in the undoiug the great work for which
so much blood and treasure have been
poured out, and the practical triumph of
secession.