The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-04-08
The 3. Issues Of 1878.


The Issues Of 1878.
The election is over in Connecticut, bat the
following synopsis Of A speech delivered py
Hon. j. G.. Blaine, Speaker Of the U. ). House
Of Representatives, SO forcibly presented the
issues between the Republican and Democrat
ic parties, as they will be discussed Throughout
the Northern States during the Presidential
Of 1876, that we published it for the
information of our readers. 1t will be femem-
bered that Mr.. Blaine was extremely conserva-
tive during the recent session of Congress, anu
opposed what he thought were extreme meas
ures presented by his own party For this he
was particularly complimented by the opposl-
ton press, and his course was quoted as giving
strong evidence OF the dissolution of the Re
publican party. 1t will be seen how he views
the questions Of present CONTROVERSY when APP
pealing to the countfy-in the interest of the
government and the enforcement Of the laws
There is no uncertain sound in his words-no
compromise-no trimming, but a clear, dis
tinct, enuncation of the belief that the peace
and perpetuty of the Union depend upon the
success of the Republican party in 1876:
NEW HAVEN, April s.l-Hon.f Jas. G. Blaine
addressed large Republican meeting in this
city this evening. He said that Democratic pa
pers were finding fault because the Republicans
in the Northern States persisted in discuss
inp the issues which grew out of the war, sand
still remained unsettled, when it was undenia-
BILE that the Democratic party in the Southern
States in every county and township were dis
cussing the same issues from precisely the OPP
posite point CT view. For the Republicans to
abandon the issues which involve the questions
OF citizenship, OF free suffrage and the suprem-
aey of the Constitution With its amendments,
would be to surrender and dsband their organ
ization before the legitimate ends of the great
struggle had been fully attained If he was
pointed to expression of Democratic acqnics-
cence in these results he must receive them
with caution, because the condition of the South
did not correspond to these assurance OF acqui-
essence. In this remark he was not specially
referring to personal outrages-elegantly term
ed the ''bloody Shirt issue by the Democracy
but to the general condition of inequality
and oppression under the law which prevailed
in so many Of the Southern States.
For had he confidence in the efforts or in
te,itention Of the Democratic party to pacify
and harmonic the South on the basis of sub
mission to law and order. Look at the course
OF the Democratic members OF the House OF
Representatives in the settlement of the Louis
Itlld QiCStSOHs
The tinal recommendation OF the Louisiana
committeeman it was certainly very able
committee. not rash or partisan, or prejudiced
was TO do two things, viz: Correct the errors
| of the Republican Enrolling Board and give
the Legislature, in its popular branch, to the
| Democrats. Second, to recognize Governor
Kellogg as the Gle facto executive of the State,
as President Grant had wisely and necessarily
1.lone This seemed to be not only fair ad-
| justmcnt, but it was really the only adjustment
practicable; any other would have involved
wrong on the one hand and anarchy on the
other. Aud yet every Democrat in the uotase,
save alone Mr.. Stephens, of Georgia, voted
against permitting. the subject to be even intro
| iucetl, voted against allowing the committee to
report the adjustment, voted against even Civ
ing Congress an opportunity to bring peace to
that distracted State, voted to continue disor-
der. voted to invite repetition OF the audacious
/ Re, olution OF September l4th. voted that dis
cord might hold high carnival in that riot-rld-
den State, il only thereby the prospect of a
| Democratic victory could be enhanced. Aud If
to-day law and order had supremacy in Louisi-
ana If to-day revolution aud anarchy are kept
out, you owe the result wholly to the fact that
| the Republicans were able to outvote the
| Democrats in the House of Representatives.
/ Mr. Blaine slid he had never sought to play
the part Of an alarrlist, and had no possible
desire to appear sensational, but he yefiturcd to
say TO Tie DOODLE OF Nnili1eCtlCtI3 UillU IL WAS IL
4 safe thing for this country rot to put the Dem
ocratic party in the way OF obtaining control OF
j the National Government. Such a result would
be the beginning Of policy OF reaction OF viii eli
4 no man could see the entl-a policy SO violent
| that under the impetus acquired from victory
and the confidence growing GA. OF power it
4 would rush probably to the wildness OF a coun-
4 ter revolution overturning or setting aside or at
least ulasctting many of the new accepted and
most important points OF public policy.
4 When the name and authority OF the union
I shall be everywhere respected; when the ma
! iesty Of the law is everywhere recognized
.. when the right of the hnmblcstare everywhere
conceded; When freedom Of speech is nowhere
denied when Wendell Phillips and Genera
Logan can speak as freely in Georgia us Corridor
) and Lamar can in New Hampshire, and lwhei
every man entitled to suffrage shall be freel.
. accorded the privilege OF vcting, the necessity
for further appeals to the loyalty Of the natiol
will have passed away.
The great mass Of the people in this countr.
of all parties desire peace, cordiaiity and kim
feeling between the North and the South, ant
all wise Craftsmanship should look to that end
; The Democratic leaders, anxious to prove tn
: reconstruction policy of the Republicans a fail
ure, have not lent their aid to bring about har
mony; but, on the contrary, the Southern
leaders of that party have sullenly refused thei
< cooperation, and the Northern leaders. witt
lll-conccaled delight, have really made this re
| fusal the basis OF an arraignment and denun
citation OF Republican policy. 1t is to-day tn
: evident interest and desire OF the Republican
: party to have peace, and it is quite certain tina
r the Democrats think that disorder leads t.
4 their advantage. Moreover; the peace whic
| the Republicans desire is based on right an
: justice and patriotism, and will necessarily b.
: permanent, willie the policy of the Democrat
is one of reaction, If not of revolution, LEADING
inevitably to fresh troubles OF which no ma
5 can see the end. Can the people Of Connet
: ticut, can the people of the nation, lesitat
9 between the issues thus presented?
IMPORTANT DECIsI o M-Thc Suprem
t Court of the United States has recently rel
4 dered an important decision in the Wester
District Of North Carolina. Certain cred
+ tors Of j. R. Alexander, finding that his SOD, !
: J.. Alexander, and others, had obtained jlds
!, ment against him in the Supreme court OF tn
State, which would take all his property to sal
SO Hl..1 L