The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-03-11
GOOD ADVICE.

The Democratic members Of Congress
from the South and Southwest have is
sued an address to their constituents in
which they say:
You cannot have tailed to observe the per-
sistent efforts of some OF the leaders OF the Re-
publican party to revive the animOSltleS OF the
late war, which happily are fast giving place
to a siirlt OF concord and unity III every Sec
ton Of our common country. It is impossible
to predict with certainty the effect OF these ap-
peals to passion We believe that through the
honest representation of few upright and
conscientious federal officers and agents, an in
dependent md able public press and OF many
citizens without regard to party, the true con-
dition of the Southern States and the real Sc :
timent OF the Southern people are being grad
ualiy made known to our fellow citizens OF the
North. We hope for their favorable decision
when fully apprised of all the facts. The
great ends OF good government will be reached
when the reoDle Of all sections forget that We
ever have enemies, and come together, as in
the early days OF the republic, emulatl.:g each
other in devotion to the best interests OF the
country. With this exalted purpose in view,
there IS n,thing inconsistent with the honor
and manhood Of q brave people to resolve to
suffer with heroic patience, whatever be the
proyocations and wrongs, looking through the
fearful present to the hopeful future, and re-
pelling unjust epithets and gratuitous insults
with dlyniied moderation. Let every white
whole South regard himself As con-
missioner of peace, maintaining the
kindest relations toUard the black man, re-
| Numbering that the responsibility for extreme
| poverty to which we have been reduced, and
| the corrupt governments to which his vote has
| subjected Us, reacts not so much on him az on
| had men who with the As .uranse OF federal
| Ia, Inv 10 IN
| sought to make him out an enemy, while we
labor by all honest means to convince him Of
the truth. that our interests aud his are identi-
cal. and that both must be preserved by good
! government, and that those who stir up strife
between us are enemies of both races Let ~
at the sanes time see that ne - fnty protected
in has gu0rasteed rights, to cote 6 nc Pse0ses
in oil elections. Let US continue to deal will
him honestly and fairly, and let US continue
cordially to invite to our midst those OF any
rolit;cal party who either seek to know th.
truth, or to find homes upon our SOIL We d.
not exaggerate when We admonish you OF tn
disheartening fact that every street disturbance
every homicide, of whatever character, by
vhomsoever committed, by back or hite, Re
J publican or Dem. crat, such - are incident
| every community upon earth, Is perverte
into evidence OF q spirit OF lawlessnes an
violence, and purpose tn accomplish Polttl
cal ends. We we'll know the gross injustice {
such charges, when nave welSos ouI "net
ignorance of our true condition prevails.
4 This is right wise and sensible
The one great dread on the mind OF tn
North is that if the people Of the Sout
are not restrained by the Republican pal
ty they will proceed to Cypress and mu
der the negyoes. We do not believe an,
! thing Of the kind. The negroes are the
labor force; without them they cann<
carry on agriculture; to destroy or dri'
out the negroes would be to annihilat
> their own prosperity. We would IS SOC
expect the farmers Of the North to extel
inmate the horses and oxen.