The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1875-04-01

from the Cincinnati Gazette.1
The Confederate Revival Reaction in
Politics Future.

significant memorandum" furnished by
Mr.. Chase. 1t is dated Oct u, 1868, and,
read in the light of subsequent eI ents,
is very instructive in the present state of
politics. Mr.. Chases friends (politicaD
had made vain attempt to have him
nominated by the Democratic Convention,
which, if possible, would have resulted
as did that of Greeley, with the difference
that a much larger part of the Democratic
party would have refused to support
him The Democratic party, with no
fixed principles that | can discover, has
nevertheless what some people call in
stincts, sentiments, feelings which
furnish the rallying points and must be
maintained in order to the integrity Of
the party and to any even temporary sue
cess. The consistency of those "in-
stincts" and sentiments" admits of no
compromise and no new departures. A
new departure was attempted by Vallan-
digham and others in 1868, and in 1872,
by the nomination of Greeley. How sig
nally both attempts failed, history re-
cords. In 1873 and 1874 the Democratic
party discarded all "new departures" and
got on its old track, and is now rallying
under the guidance of its old "instincts,"
the instincts which, in 1853, "a. and '55,
undertook to compromise with slavery
half the vast Territories of this country;
which in 1856, at Cincinnati, nominated
the mere tool of slave interests (James
Buchanan) which, in 1860 and 81. sup
ported James Buchanan in his refusal to
''coerce" (about which idea they are very
indignant) sovereign States (sovereign-
bosh y going into rebellion; which, in
1869, supported Vallandigham in sympa-
thy with rebellion; which, in 1865 and
.67, and ever since, has been opposing
negro suffrage and reconstruction; and
which, in 1872, 73, and IA has been in
sympathy with the White Leaguers"
and McEnery frauds and in the attempt
to cover up fraud and murder, not only
in the case of negroes, but in the case of
Republicans as white as their opponents.
This is a consistent course of conduct,
not on principle, for no distinct princi-
pies were declared, but On instincts,
which were invariably opposed to human
rights, practically carried out in equal
laws. All Democrats do not have these
instincts nor sympathize in ali these
Sentiments nor are all Republicans
destitute of these instincts and senti-
ments. But such is the remarkable his
tory of the Democratic party for twenty
years; a consistent effort, not so much
r)m principle as from feelings against
the full and complete establishment OF
human rights. In the last two years we
have had Democratic reaction, involv-
ing a Confederate revival, on the old ba-
sis of honest instincts against human
progress. The Democratic part has been
compelled to do this. 1t had tried "new
departures, and signally failed. There
is, in this nation, as IN Europe, a very
large body of people who are honestly,
instinetively opposed to the equal dis
tributlon of rights, whether in person or
property. This is a division OF parties
which actually exists and will exist for
many years throughout the civilized
world. In this country the Democratic
party is and must be the representative
Of that class of people who honestly and
instinctively think that the civil equality
Of mankind is wrong, and therefore, OPP
pose it.
Now, to Mr.. Chase's memorandum"
On the 18th OF October, a Major Souther-
lin, O follower of rebellion and JEFF. Da-
Wis, and. therefore, supporter of Sey-
mour and Blair, called on Chase, in com
pany with Gen. Rosecrans, and signifi-
cant conversation ensued, which the
Chief Justice thought important enough
to be noted down. In the course of it,
describing the Southern situation, Major
Southerlin said, that the election of
Gen Grant would be taken as a sign that
the reconstruction policy of Congress was
to be maintained in respect to suffrage,
and that acquiescence of himself and
others would be comparatively easy;
whereas the election of Seymour would
be taken as proof that the majority of
the Northern people were opposed to
negro suffrage in the South, and that it
would be impossible to prevent general
effort to overthrow the whole Congress
sional reconstruction policy"
Was not that the exact truth And
is it not the exact position of the Demo
cratic party of to-day2 Let us hear from
him again. He gives testimony. He
said that the Democrats of the North
had been constantly urging Southern
men to reject every proposal for settle
ment, and had held out to them the hope
that they would certainly be relieved
from radical oppression by Democratic
ascendency. They tell us now that i;
they don't succeed this year, to hold out
till 1872, when they will certainly do so
but we are tired of waiting for untitled
promises.
So, then, up to the nomination of Gree
| ley in 1872 the Southern Confederates
were waiting and hoping for Democratic
ascendency. The Reconstruction measures
which Congre IS had adopted, and which
| had given practical peace to the country
| by the readmission of every rebel State
with their property, lives, freedom, and
| all their rights untouched, were to be
overthrown, repealed destroyed by Dem
| ocratic ascendency Can anybody say
/ ,uos MT a corrant or Whoi