The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-07-23
Opinion of the Press.
The Lifting Issue.
SCOTCHED, NOT KILLED.
SECESSION REVIVED AS estate sovE.
REIGNTY.n

A correspondent of the n. Y. Times,
writing from Savannah, Georgia, under
date of June 30, says it is believed that
the leaders of the landed aristocracy
who assisted to inaugurate the rebellion,
and who did not surrender at Appomat-
tox the cause for which they fought, are
organizing gigantic conspiracy to con
tro the national government, and Tx
the status of the negro in their interest
They are preparing for desperate con-
test, which may or may not be blood
less. Northern republicans have no
conception of its extent or spirit, but
the loyal people of the South are watch
ing developments with intense interest
They believe that President Grant thor
oughly comprehends the peril, and re
ferred TO it when he said that he would
not accent a nomination for the presi-
dency if rendered, unless 1T should come
under such circumstances as to make it
an imperative duty.
These conspirators are playing for a
large stake, aud will play desperately.
The cotton crop for the last eight years
was worth nearly $500, 100000, or
more than our whole national debt.
Add to this the value of the rice, sugar,
and tobacco crops, nearly all produced
by negroes formerly owned by about
100000 of these landed arlstocrats, and
the Importance to them of controlling
the negro may be realized.
TIE STATE SOVEREIGNTY PARTY,
which received the best efforts of JEFF.
Davis from the time of his defeat by
Foote for governor of Mississippi, in
1851, to the opening of the rebellion,
was composed almost entirely of these
men. They fastened the states rights
doctrine on the democratic party, con-
trolled the policy of the southern wing,
and, with Davis at their head, plunged
the southern states into fruitless rebel
lion, which left the people poor, disheart-
ened, crushed, and DISTINGUISHED. They
then professed willingness to accept
any terms if they might be permitted to
return to their homes in peace and re-
pair their shattered fortunes. But there
was no sincerity in their professions.
The moment they fancied they had OBJ
tanned a foothold through the apostasy
of Andrew johnson from the loyal cause,
ku-kluX clans were organized, the con
gressiopal plan Of reconstruction was Bit
terly opposed, southern men who advised
It's acceptance were denounced, republi
caus were murdered and their families
ostracised, aud the serpent Of secession,
partially terminated through the secret
Vaccinations of these Bourbons, again
reared its bloody crest, its defiant hiss
penetrating to every nook and corner of
the south.
In 1872 an effort was made to co OPP
crate with the democracy of the north
for RE defeat of Gen. Grant, but the
nomination of Greedy suddenly cooled
the ardor OF t1e south. The ablest
leaders of the state sovereignty party re.
fused to support Greeiy They cared
nothing for party success, unless it In
sured the success of the principles Tor
which they fought an5 as the democ
racy had abandoned these, they had no
interest in the result of the campaign.
Soon after the release of jeff Davis
from confinement, he determined TO de-
vote his energies to the reorganization
Of the state sovereignty party, and has
since engaged actively in the work, Wis
itng various portions of the south and
arousng the masses by public speeches
out secret organization has been his
great work, and in this Alexander II.
Stephens has rendered valuable assist
ance. 1t has been the aim of the Bour
Don leaders to secure for the state.sov
ereignty principle a moral and numerical
supper; in the democratic party which
will enable them to control its policy,
and they undoubtedly have compre.
hensive plan of secret organization.
Since 1878 they have been preparing
for the campaign of 1876, marshalling
their forces iu most skillful manner.
Social ostracism, vilifcation, intimids-
ton, force, fraud, murder, aud every
means that human ingenuity could de.
wise, have been used to control the gov
ernments of the southern states, that
their electoral votes may be cast solid
for the democratic candidate for presi.
den. in 1876. The
SOUTHERN HISTORICAL SOCIETY
is doubtless the organization made use
of by these leaders to secure that con-
trolling influence which they now WELD
over the southern democracy, and will
ere long exercise in the councils of that
party throughout the nation. 1t was
first organized in 1868, at New Orleans.
But little was known of it, however,
until it was reorganized at Montgomery
Springs, Va, in 1873, when Gen. Jubal
Early was elected president. 1t is es-
sentially a political organization; and
Gen Wade Hampton, in speech before
the society in 1878, stated that it pro-
posed to publish all contributions " which
eluci1ate the truth, reflect the glory,
and maintain the principles involved in
the late war" The Southern Magazine,
the official oroan of tho sociatv IL filled