Middletown transcript., 1875-02-27
The End Of Radical Rule.


On Thursday next, March 4th. with
the end of the last session Of the Forty
third Congress, the country will be re-
lieved-Heaven grant that it be forever
of the foul incubus of radical ma
jority in the national legislature On
that day will cease the power, at least
in the lower house, of the revolutionary
"Mountain" which for the past fourteen
years has misruled, disgraced, degraded
and well-nigh ruined the country.
Born in envy and malice; fostered
in sectional prejudice and hate; its
growth strengthened and developed
through deceit and hypocrisy, the mis-
named Republican party will retire
from the control Of the national govern
ment without sigh of regret or mur-
mur Of complaint from the conservative,
patriotic masses Of the American peo-
pie
Successful in gaining power. through
disagreements in the ranks Of the Dem
ocracy, the self-constituted leaders Of
the Republican party, devoid alike Of
principle, patriotism and honesty Of
purpose, have abused the confidence
placed in them. and spent the time
which should have been devoted to at
tending to the interests of the country,
in making enaetments and dev'slns
means for retaining their hold upon the
government and keeping their hands ID
its treasury, wholly unscrupulous Of
the means employed in the accomplish
ment Of their purposes, and utterly re-
gardless of tue consequences to the
country Of their acts.
Fearful of the just wrath Of an indig-
nant people should their malicious
schemes be revealed in their proper
character. they have over endeavored
to conceal their true intentions under
the cloak Of patriotism and morality,
and to vail their real purposes with the
most deeeitful and hypocritical declara-
tions OF honesty and philanthropy. all
the greatest and most radical changes
and Innovations, made by them in the
laws and institutions Of the land, were
accomplished in the face of the most
solemn and positive declarations that
they would not be done. The abolition
Of slavery, the comforting of the elective
franchise upon the negroes. the passage
Of Civil Rights bills to enforce an OBJ
noxious quasi equality Of the races, all
these and many more Of the same char
acter we're accomplished after the most
solemn and emphatic assurance that no
intention Of passing them existed. and
that they would not be enacted. And
even in this the very last session OF
their existence as the controlling ele-
ment Of the government. they have
passed like measure despite the dec
larations, assurances and oft-repeated
| promises Of themselves, their advocates,
supporters and adherents in the recent
election campaign, that it would not be
passed Thus again and again they
have broken their faith with the people,
till it seems almost an unfathomable
mystery how men can longer place the
least confidence in their pledges or re-
tain shadow Of confidence in their
boasted integrity. Whatsoever good
was contained in, or might have result.
ed from, their enactments was SO hid
den and covered over with selfish aims
and fraudulent purposes as to be wholly
obscured, and lost in their effect
Upon the Republican party rests thu
responsibility of many dangerous ane
ruinous precedents in Federal encroacb
ments upon the reserved rights Of th'
States. During its administration th'
constitution has been set at defane'
and treated as thing Of no account
States have been invaded in time o
peace by armed forces, without author
ity Of law; the members Of their Leg
islatures arrested; their constitution
abrogated their established govern
ments overturned; the rights Of thei
people to protection Of person ant
property and exemption from arres
and imprisonment without due process
Of law, taken away, and their citizens
American citizens-placed under sub
lection to the rule of brutal militar,
officer, whose spaulettes have turned
bis little brain. and who would gladl
have them declared ''banditti'' that b
might satiate his greedy ferocity il
their sufferings and death by his hands
The rights Of the States to regulat
their domestic affairs in their own wa,
; have been ruthlessly invaded by tn
party in power in their mad endeavo
to crush out the doctrine Of "Stat
Rights PIN which the foundations q
the Republic are laid-and they hav
strivep to build up upon the ruins Q
the Federal republic vast consolidated
centralized structure which they teri
. national government, under whic
the States should be but little bette
than provinces, or cantonments.
These are some Of the many weight
,osoope;h;lit;oe which root nnon the r.