Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-02-11
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was directed against the military officer
who entered the legislative hall, first at
the request of the usurper Wilt, to
preserve the peace, and second, in
obedience to the request of the Cover
nor of the State, to remove six persons
occupying seats who had no right to
be there. No person was unseated who
held certificate of election; no person
was seated who did not hold certifi-
cate, and nothing was done by the
military except to prevent bloodshed
and to preserve order. But because
the White Leaguers were not permitted
to ride rough-shod into power under q
reign of terrorism and lswlessness, the
Democrats, under the lead Of Senator
Thurman, arrayed themselves on the
side of the white mans part and in
advance of the facts erected their plat
form for 1875.
Senator Thurman's sympathy in this
direction was not new to him. He was
perfectly at home in the position he as
sumed. His heart was with the rebels
during the war. He never sought to
inspire the Union forces during the ter
ribIe struggle for national life. He was
the rear, and now, the war being over,
he naturally leads the movement that
seeks to place the anti-War Democrats
of the North and eX-rebelS of the South
in power in the Government. The
violence of this party, encouraged by
Democratic success in The late elections,
is now so great that Washington to-
day looks as if the contents OF the late
rebel Capitol had been transferred to
the halls of Congress. The boldness of
the sympathy expressed for the hostile
utterances of Democratic Senators, ON
the floor and in the gallery of the SEN
ate Chamber, recalls the memorable
scenes in the same chamber during the
first three months of 1861 {; scenes that
stirred the blood of the patriotic people
of the country, and nervcd them for
the fierce contest that followed.
The people are now called upon to
face the old enemy in a new form.
Recent successes have given the enemy
courage. With large majority in the
lower house of the FOrty-fOurth Con-
gresS, they are bold, and now the
patriotic people can see what the rebel
party proposes to do. The Northern
rebel sympathizers are to the front
again. The positions from which they
were driven in 1S60-61 they have re-
gained, and in their old garb, and with
old sympathies, they propose to recon-
struct the National Government upon
Tie Democratic aDti-war basis. They
are not afraid to say so, either. The
policy of keeping in the background
men who were obnoxious during the
war has been abandoned, and the high
est places and greatest :honors are ac-
corded to those who we're most prom
nent in opposition to the war. Upon
his platform, with the Louisiana
troubles for pretext, the Democrats
have organized for 1876.
The other side-that is, the Republi-
IAN side-was ably represented in the
Senate by Morton, of Indiana, Sher-
nan, of Ohio, and Conkling, of New
York. The speeches of these Senators
should be widely circulated and read.
They present a platform which, as op-
posed to Thurman's platform, would
AIRY every Northern State.
The Republicans do not intend to be
iriven to the adoption of unreasonable
measures with reference to the South,
,ut they will insist that equal laws
hall be equally enforced against and
equally respected by all classes of eiti-
ems, and that there shall be no city,
10 country, no spot, over which the
lag floats, where man who is citi-
en under the Constitution, whether he
,e white or black, native or foreign
'orn, Democrat or Republican, shall
lot be safe in all his rights, including
ife, liberty, and the pursuit of happi-
less. Let this be conceded, and there
will be no lawlessness at tie South and
nore occasion for military interference
With the Legislature of Louisiana than
With that of Ohio, Indiana, New York,
r any other State. Obedience to law
nd respect 20 the rights of every citi-
en- is the way to peace and prosperity
t the South. This obedience and this
espect are the foundation stones Of
very peaceable and prosperous COM
lunity. The great trouble at the South,
re are aware, is the negro. The late
AVE is now citizen and voter. OF
nese privileges he can not be deprived
1ithout trampling upon the COnstitu-
on. To this the majority of the peo-
lie of this country will not submit.
he sooner the Southern whites and
Iorthern Democrats agree to this
ropOsition, the sooner peace and pros
Gritty will prevail in all sections.
his, however, is now the issue. The
'ar of bullets is over, but the great
uestion of the war is still undecided
nd remains to be settled by the ballot.