Richland beacon., 1875-06-19
Jeff Davis as Representative Of
Southern Sentiment.


recen, date, under the head of 1.-THE
Democratic Programme" garbles an
extract rom the San Antonio (TeXas)
Herald, in which 1t is claimed that
Hon Jefferson Davis has become the
representative Of Southern ideas"
and argues tberefrom that treason is
by DO means OdiOus in the Lone Star
State. This journal has such hatred
to the people Of its own section and
Of one Of the greatest men in Ameri-
ca, who has place in the affections
of every true patriot Of the South
and is admired by all who are capable
Of approaching true greatness, that it
can see nothing but treason in the
admiration Of the people for this gal
liant soldier and able statesman, and
the ideas expressed by him and
endorsed by the gallant sons Of the
Lone Star Of the Southwest. Where
is the treason in admonishing the
people to be true in their fidelity to
the General Government and to fight
as CALAMITY under the old flag whenev-
er occasion required it as they did in
the war withMexico, when he and they
achieved such renown as gallant
soldiers? These are the ideas ex-
pressed by jefferson Davis in Texas
and endorsed by the people. But the
Republican aud its sort cannot bear
the though, Of the peoples admiration
for the man around whose name will
ever cluster some o: the fondest
memories Of the past and who, now
that the cause Of contention between
the South and North has been finally
settled, admonished bis people to ac-
cept the situation and endeavOr to
restore fraternal feeling between the
two sections.
Because the San Antonio Herald,
in the article commented on expresses
the opinion that the people ought to
he remunerated for the property taken
from them by the emancipation OF the
slaves, the Republican argues that
this is the programme of the Southern
Democracy, which it knows is untrue
While we acknowledge that the
Herald expresses the opinion Of few
persons in the South, we deny that it
is either the programme Of the
Democracy or Correct expression of
u majority of even the Southern
white. 1t is a well known fact that
majority of the white people of the
South would vote down such meas
ure if it were left TO them alone to
decide.
Just such outcr;es Of treason
against the people and such men as
Mr.. Davis does more towards keeping
alive sectional animosity and prevent
ing the restoration Of perfect union
between the people than all acts of
Southern hotheads who refuse TO &C.
cept the situation end recognize the
claims of colored citizenship; and it
would better become the Republican
to tell the truth and inform its readers
that the Democracy was not response
bic for the conduct Of any persons
who may deny that the negroes have
any rights or for the sentiment of
those who demand remuneration for
their slaves, which it would do if it
did not know that the truthfully |
abandonment Of the outrage mill
would prove fatal to the party. |
The remuneration business would
be q strong card for the Republican
if it could only succeed in making the
people believe that it really was the
programme Of the Democracy Of the
South, but fortunately the Democratic
programme is too well known through
out the country for such assertions to
gain credencs anywhere. The people
know that there Is no possibility Of
such an act by Congress that ma
jority Of Southern Democrats are as
much opposed to it as the Northern
Democrats or Republicans, aud that
L can never DO made on issue.
The people Of the South have long
since accepted the situation. have
made up their minds to convince the
Northern people of this fact and to
use every effort to effect q perfect
nnion of the sections BY . return to
.raternal relations. and they will sue
iced in spite of all the Republican
and its abettors can do to the contrary.