, 1875-03-20

I 4 WV 4nNi'Es'
What the Republican Purify lin. A..
emphasized III Fourteen Ia:lr.-sfn,.
AuvcrRiHMfY tho Ikndtcasl Issuc.Isc.
sf'0Iaalbilttv oil tkao Democrats Tor tlo
War.
10 TIE Editor Of Tie Chicago tribune:
CotktSssil.1.E, Ill, March 17..-Altcr fou,t.,,
yoara Ut Republican rulo, tho majority Ia tran,-
ferred to tie Democracy in tho popular b,anc,,
OF CopGreBs. It ia fair, therefore, In roytonina
tile Republican policy Of that period. to ino,Irss
whuther Tint party has carried tho Goyerpmoot
Theoretically and practically uenrer to Tho roalz,.
ton Of the crcat ccntrnt idea upon Which, n.
fathers fou,ulod the 1sepublc, or whotcr the,
hayo dtifsc.l farther AWAY from It. Thu fupja.
mou.al loa for which tho oit patriots ot Tia
waBed war was happily Bu,nmod u3 in ttcso a.,
prcssons: T1lnt oil snon nra horn froo and enu.,
end tint wo arc all independents poople--oue na.
iton, not snvnrAl,
Tho democracy aA.ort that tho Republican
party has carried tho country away from thu,t
enrly i1eas Rud l1Admark1 established by III,
fathers. 1t this cuatEe IL tTuc it ID very erayo
II 1t Is falsn. 1t should cusldomn tho ps,,,
whics, t,topagnles tt. Tho fathers declared th,t
ntl inon wero free and equal. But this doctrine
was norcr fully realized nor fulfilled Until Il,
Republicans struck tho ciains OF slavery from
four millions uf H1nyoa, held exclusively by
Democratic rnnsters. The fathers declared tl.i
w0 aro one roople-olla nation but tho Denoc.
raey declare tint eac Stato comprises an itlde.
pcltlcnt nation. and IL suvorc;gn. Indeed, th,,
party actually act up another independent sad
Hnvercibn nntton within tito territory Of ths
Uttoa Statea and bnttlsd for four ycars to main.
tain II !; but 1t nas crushed by tho llopuLlIc.a
party; md Oil tho sulnu Of Tits DemocratIe
Ent9ttnrr H1vcrc{Yu r,nt{ fbav
and rc-praclaiIncd the doctrine OF tho o'd
fathnrs-tlint Aro nro, niitl OF right ought to b.
one freo and Independent soYoroign nation.
Tho 1topuhltcAn purity. then, has nnt carred,hs
tho fathers: Int It las fulfilled them. Til
patriots Of 177G declared that ail mon arc bon
frcs and equal, nnd that The Unitod Colons,
wolo QUO independent pAt,ou. Truth works oui
its inviuclblo purposes through tho agos. Whll
tho patriots of if7e conmcnced, tho llopubtiesa
party consMmmatod. Morg thun tlrce-auartorsa at
ooutury after tl,eso old heroes has startled Tia
world with tho declaration Of thcso sublime but
unfinished trutlr. Abraham Lincoln omphati,a
thoir Mcauily with his inaugural address, thst
this power Of tic nation was so7eiosn aid 80.
preine, aud later, with biz emancipation decree,
roaflirMiuy tho doctrine thnt all 1uou arc ho1p
free.
Wo arc not apoiostzing for some Of tho cr,lcat
nistalsa, VI tho Republican party; hut wo u
assert that. upon tllo whole its policy haa beea
party Which ever existed In tho country that cat.
RED out Tie destinations Of tho fathers to thsss
legitimate fnlillEnlDnt.
hut tlIo Democracy lell rs that tho doctrine oi
NntionRl Boyeroiguty IL dangerous to tue liberty
Of tho people. And ttoy declare that Stats Sol.
eroignty IL tho true doctrine, M tere can bo 30
danger Of tho individual GtateB bccomia2 soven
or lytauuieal upon Individual rjghty. IfiHtor,
howoYer, proven that tie Eedersl Government
has always bucu moro kiud and lnduigcnt 10 il
&-hn
When John brown and his friends roYoltI
nEalnse the Slate lars Of Virginia. that StaA
forthwith punished them With deaths Blilo ths
feloral Government did not hang JoG Davlsnu
any Of lIia crow for thotr revolt or rebellion. A.
other foct to show wilat dreadful Tyranny tha
State Governments naJ PRACTICE upon tlesr poo
plo is, tlat At one limo the Southern poopla bell
ono-thira OF tloir people in bpudngc, und BY lax
allowed tho other tuo.thlrlA to whip, Shoot 1s1s
ish, and soll tllom whilo tho Federal Goyorn.
n.ont has never Il, and OF itself, claimed th'
right toMulish any Of its people except for crime
So,upon the acoro Of individual liberty, tho 6tata
lave hcon tho tyrA,lts towards individuals, whtl,
the Fodnru Government Ahs been their fricGd.
The doctrlue OF State Sovereignty has not oay
proved ctnot aud tyranaous upon indivilmlt,
but it las actually, in purBning lts purpcsess 10
their logical consequences, cndeavorod TO dessroJ
The unity aud sovereignty of tho nation.
Nov, from thoso truths, as undan|ablo y
axiouls, 1t must follow that tho Republican party
nus uclolluoa e4o 6Fd4s HtaA Guicu auo loanasH
ai the Hopubiie proclaimed and that y.
Democracy ltself Is the party which ha.od Ii.
doctrines Of tho fntheth. Tho question presents
itsolf, thep. AZ to whother the people will COZ.
tinuo tho party In power Which alAeres to Tho
dangerous dogma Of stato Sovereignty, s'ttt
tlist doctrine has well uigh cost the naliaaia
life1 Most asauredly they will not. but, lul%
yiowiug tho couduct aud measures Of tGoswoo
parties, tndiscritntnate pru,eo or cenaurs oi
ol!hor woro unjust. The Democratic party,
within tho last few Ycara, las, without doubt.
exercised wholesome influence ~ chesa!as
Bono Of Tho excessua Of power of tlo Republcsa
party. Tho fair way to judge party is not,
however, by iis promiBeH while in tho minority.
but by i4s acta while in the majority. Judging
from taese criteEla, sisd admitting that tAs
pertinent sowarls Roiubio Which the world
las Witnessed In thousand yoarB. II nlues folof
tlat the Democracy, tn ltn attelnpt to oEettl!of
1t, l,ua shown that party to be tho most daDst.
ous Anl donnctato Of wlilcl! history g!feS ~
account. This is undoubtedly tr1lo aud, ausa
being tho case, tho fact TINT d pu1ority. Of ~
popular branch Of Congress IL oonposed large!
Uf mou wllc6e principles compelled them 10 "
tempt robeilion, invests tho subject with Pha*
which Is now calBlns tho popular vote. "hs1tf1
takou, to 1oact against tho Confederate Uea's
tacy.
The Democracy charge that Republican 1'cteur
ssructten la8 fatled. In / subordinate eenee
xud III soms States, becauso Of Democratic %
Ettnhcy md tile popular iEAosallcp, th1h II MH
truo but to apply tho statoment to tho whole o.
the original democratic CouiederaCy,- y,-tie eleven
Southern Htntes.-and It la not truo. Tho ot!gs
iual purpose OF Reconstruction waa to feelsn
tile Hou1aexn Htataa irpm tls anomalous ana
ruined condition iu which they wero placed Eheo
The Do,noeratic Coufedcsacy Of JeIessoa DaIa
fell aud to assign to each iLs proper place to sao
Union to give to each itB fair representation "
Congress. 4nd to plAes them OIL such basis ~ tli
they could malntatn popular government s'.o-
CIT tue preseEce OF o vast Ulion Army 70 Up,
hold each State. AL this had to he acconiPasnoa
ten yesra ago. TAib IL Ill accomplished to-da!'
aud, In this sanss, decentralization las profea,
eueeesa. 10 tho Nepubloau party las nos oaE
brought tho country up to tie point 81 'heo'e,tt
zeal perfection em6raasd IN tla declsrat!9ph 10. q
tue principles OF the ouly fathera, but : o.
actually ,escued yearly half tho countFy 'lea' 's
tho .1liu aud cAaoY into Nhleh Democratic ~.
pidity aud crime had plunged It. When heooa, ~.
Bsructipu took hold OF the South tAera "efe ~
organized staten iu Tint boction. no btata ~, ~.
crumeata, no 1.eg1hlaturcs, 10 Judges 70 ~, NJ
stnora-nothiug but vast territory o. ee'GIhs X.
aud dlsllaarteuel rebels, aud vast horde 9! ~ ~,
Grated alayeB. liacouAtructian brought oFusss W.
Of CLAUS, aud each Stale nov las loSsfaatien.s te.s
aud il represented iA Co1Gres4 and tuis os''''
Tue liepublican party paasud out Of poyet. t,,.
The Republican purity. aud policy hsyc p~ ~
mora for the country aud humanity ~ no ~.
fourteen ycara than tho Democracy d!d ~ a1 MA.