The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-03-24

SpeCtNc StatGS OIL yTcsuScltuteQ Federll
Union. Why then should the late civil war
be ever characterized as "a rebellion"
unless for the vile partisan pur-
pose Of keeping alive by such stig-
ma sectional hatred aud prejudice,
which IRE the sole props OF the fourteenth
and fifteenth amendments and of the con.
gressional legislation prompted by them?
The reckless violence, disregard OF State
rights, and contempt of free institutions
which mark the measures Of the Federal
Government in respect to the southern
States since the termination Of the war have
eliminated in the late dispersion Of the
Legislature of Louisiana by the military
forces of the United States. The practical
meaning Of these atrocities is an insolent at
tempt TO inaugurate military terrorism and
system OF fraud upon suffrage which will
enable the Radical faction to retain their
| hold on power for at least another presi.
dental term. The popular verdict Of disap-
prevail unexpectedly rendered on the Sd Of
| November last has so amazed and enraged
| the Radical Administration Of the Federal
| Government that they haYe resolved on eX-
treme measures. They well know that the
fourteenth and fifteenth amendments have
not only perforated but have undermined
and laid in ruins the Federal Constitution of
1887, with its amendments Of 1889, 1893, and
1903. They feel pretty confident that their
citadel OF force, constructed by tyran.
nous acts Of Congress, IS strong enough to
| hold olt against an aroused Democracy for
a long period. Possessed Of the Executive,
the Senate, and the Jud ciary of the Federal
Government, they apprebend no serious
damage to their ill gottep power from De-
mOcraiic House of Representatives in the
Forty-fourth Congress. Relying on the
| bayonets of the Federal army for which, in
dstru It of the next Congress, they will in
this Congress probably make unu>al appro-
priations covering period Of two years., on
the guns of the Federal navy, on disci-
plned host of Federal Office holders, on the
enormous patronage Of the Federal Govern
ment, on a subsidized press. on the almost
meal 'uiable wealth and influence Of allied
banking, railroad, and other corporate mo-
nopol,es, on an ignorant negro vote almost
unity, controlled and led to the polls by uu-
principed and rapacious demagogues, Radi.
clism expects 10 conquer the people Of the
United States in The nert presidential
campaign, and thereafter to centralize
and consolidate the powers of the
Federal Government 10 the form Of
monarchy, or of an imperial au'
tocracy. This is and must be the obvious
meaning and intent of the late military out.
RACES at New Orleans aud Vicksburg, and OF
the unhlnching sanction given TO them by the
Radical maj ority in Congress, by the Radi-
cal press, by Radical office holders, and by
the whole partisan pack. Stringent dsci-
plne ard 'sthe cohesion Of public plumber"
give to the Radical organization great
slrength and efficiency.
The Democratic party has always repre-.
.ented aud does still represent large major
ity of the voters OF the United States if fair
| elections and true returns can be obtained
and a full Democratic vote is called out.
| The experience OF the Democratic party les
peciaIly during the memorable contest with
the Bank of the United States a I'd its poli.l-
cal supporters, the Wing party shows That
The Democratic vote is most fully elected by
an agitation Of great questions OF public
freedom and individual liberty. The Demo
cratic purity Is essentially a party of con>tl-
lutional principles it has very little party
discip ine, and has no alliance with wealth
and corporate Influence. The Spoils OF OF.
! tice present little attraction to the masses OF
! honest ard toiling voters who constitute, by
numbers aud moral power. the strength OF
the Democracy. Their highly priced posses
sions are the blessings of freedom for them
selves and their posterity." When the arm
| of in impious spoier has been extended to
rob them of that sacred inheritance they have
often arisen 10 their might to paralyz it. 1t
is therefore n mistaken policy 10 ignore the
great issues of constitutional liberty raised
| by the revolutionary organic and other le-
gislation of RadicaIsm during the last four
teen years, and to term them, irreparabie
and buried wrongs "Let byganes be 6y.
| so ut
not Democratic ratchDord. Like that
other Radical campaign uttcrauce, LET Us
have peace" (when there is no peace, when
the raid on political freedom has so far ad.
vanced that The canking of the chains forged
by RadcIlism may be heard on the
| plains of New Orleans, and the war
| on liberty is already at our dooIs,)
the saying is full of guile, and cal
cuated to lul the county into false
| security. 1t will be a fatal mistake to make
'thome rnlc," "hard money! and "a rcye-
nue tariff" exclusively prominent issues OF
the next presidential campaign.
In addition to those important topics,
! State rights and the restoration TO the States
OF the lavishcd sovereign prerogatiyes OF
| errlusiceiy chartering and controlling With
| in their own boundaries respectively bank
! ing, railroad and other corporations; OF er-
ciuSitcly making all internal improvements
| of Il local character, Of managing public cdu-
cation within their own limits, OF exclusively
determining litigation between their own
citizens without the interference of the Fed
eral Judiciary lin all cases not arising under
the Federal Constlt utiOn, treaties, or acts OF
congress- IN their own courts, Of exclusively
designating the terms and conditions Of cil-
'n,hip, Of exclusively controlling the cleo
tive franchise, and OF ercluSice legislation in
respect to all purely domestic afflirs as fully
| az they possessed those essential! prerogi-
lives prior to the late civil war,
must be made leading issues. The fixed
bayoneis of military despotism can only be
removed from the breast of PROSTATE State
sovereignty by speedily eXpunging from the
Federal Constitution all of the fourteenth
amendment except the four sections thereof
which guarantees the validity and security
of the public debt of the United States, and
the whole of the fifteenth amendment, and
by an early repeal Of all acts Of Congress
enacted by virtue of or under color Of such
expunged amendments. A simple repeal of
such congressional enac'ments without such
constitutional eXpurgation will not suffice,
because the root of Federal usurpation will
not be extirplted and the venom Of Radical.
ism will Ginger there STILL" Such reform
alton of the Constitution will not disturb
the thirteenth amendment, which abollSheS
slavery, because that is an accomplished fact
of devastating public war which it Is i'm
possible to affect, aud which must be accepted
as unalterable, even if it were at all desirable
to return to condition of slavery four mil
lions of human beings. Neither will it
necessarily deprive the negro OF Suffrage,