Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-03-01

except New Jersey. and received $50 of
the 303 electoral votes
The South, foiled in its attempt to
force slavery into the territories, aud de
feated in this election. was ready to re.
sort to secession and war; and during
the winterOf lS60-6l. was busy passing
ordinances Of secession in the several
states. Senators and Representatives
were leaving their seats in congress, and
there was rapid preparations through
out the South, for the war that was soon
to be forced upon the nation
The North looked on with astonish.
meut as one after another of the stars
that had filed the national banner. was
blotted out by secession, and the por
tends of war casta gloom upon that Sec
ton Of the country that was deep and
terrible.
Meanwhile a Confederate government
bad been formed and set up at the
south, with jefferson Davis at its head.
and President Lincoln had been quiet
ly inaugurated at Washington While
Lincoln was hesitating what to do, and
the North was divided in sentiment as
to what should be done, the South pre-
cipitated the contest and solved the
problem, bv its attack upon Sunpter.
The spell was broken. and the whole
North rose as one man, determined to
meet the dreaded issues of war. For four
years, with varied success was the war
Of Secession and Slavery waged; until
100000 lives were sacrificed large
portion Of the South was made desolatc :;
millions ofdoliars worth of property we're
destroyed; national debt of billions Of
dollars was created, and the overthrow
of Slavery was perfected, with the sur
render of every army of the South to the
conquering armies of the North.
Of the suffering. and sorrows endured
at the North during that sanguiuary pc
Rod, we need not speak. To the cruel
ties Of those who created the prison pens
Of the South. and impressed into their
service thousands, when they knew that
it was worse than useless to sacrifice
another life, we need not refer. All
this is we'll remembered.
Through the unexampIed magnanim-
ity of the north, traitors, rebels and
murderers, even Jeff. Davis. were allow
ed to 60 unpublished and in few years
political disabilities were removed. and
those who connected treason. and fought
for the overthrow of government were
admitted into the halls of congress.
Since the close of the rebellion, Con.
gress has been mainly composed of Re.
publican members, and the Chief Exec
utive, except during the reign of Andy
johnson, has been Republican. During
this period, Congress. and the admins
trations. have had to contend with the
very difficult problems of reconstruction
of the South, made more difficult by
rebel hatred and the creation of four
millions Of citizens from the slave
elemeat; the raising Of revenue. suf.
tcient to reduce the war debt, to pay
pensions, to pay interest on the national
debt and to meet current government
expenses. Besides all this. the party in
power have been asked to take the ma
ton from a condition of war. tc that Of
peace and to manage affairs with so
much wisdom that no financial disturb
ance should result. while state of pros
perity should be felt that was not known
previous to the war. All this the Re.
publican administration has not been able
to do. and so great has become
the dissatisfaction on this account,
that political revolution is in pro.
gress and the bcam that elevated the
Republican party to power has reached
Its highest elevation. and is descending
upon the other end Of the beam. the on.
position. called Democracy on account Of
the virtue of the old name. is being ele
waited into power Every element Of OBJ
position to the present rule; the thou.
sands Who are suffering from the indi
rect effects of the war; those who hons
at future time to sec the national debt
or portion of repudiated many who
suffer from misfortunes of their owl
making (; the large class of suffering
politicians. long deprived of Office anc
government pap. and all the former reb
els OF the South are quietly, sagaciously
and tremendously at work. to build az
the new party with the old name.
The South makes politics a business
; while 1t Is a recreation at the North. ane
the time is soon coming when the pow
erful southern wing Of the new part,
will as efectually control it. as it did il
pre- rebellion times Their what? Hai
the South any interest in common Will
the North Of so great Importance tina
1t will not seek to relieve itself Of som,
Of the burdens Of taxation, caused b,
the war? Is there any pleasure in pay
ing the national debt that will be enjoy
ed by the white citizens Of that part o
the eountry2 What Of the condition o
: the blacks. when northern or southern
f. democrats make or execute laws 70
them What ola tariff to protect north
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