Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-12-11
$4,000 REWARD.
The Southern Men In Congress.

A long and painful period in the
politics of the country has passed since
the Democratic party controlled in
Congress. Next Monday will be the
first day of the practical operation of
the favorable change that has been
brought about, so far as the House IF
Representatives is concerned; and if
the advantage thus achieved shall be
but wisely used tie last day of the
great political reformation, suspicious
ly begun but yet far from the full fru-
ition it promises, will be found as re-
mote in the future as the most hopeful
patriot seeking to send the blessings of
good government down to posterity
should desire.
If the Democratic-COnservative men,
bers holding the preponderant power
in the Forty fourth Congress shall so
exercise and direct that power as to
assure the country that their party is
indeed the party Of pacification, and Of
moderation, OF broad and liberal views
unbiased By all sectional considera
tons, and of that genuine generosity
of feeling which is free from every
prejudice of the past, the way to a
grand victory for the opponents of
Radlcallsm in the Presidential election
will be beautifully cleared of all diff
cultles and dangers when their first
session comes to its close. On the
other hand, however discreet and COM
mendable may be the acts of Congress
this winter, if there is any exhibition
OF spirit of party tyranny or of dis
position to revive remembrance of
the rancorous conflicts in the heated
debates of the days when the Democ-
racy was strong there before, the effect
cannot be otherwise than unfavorable
for the prospects of our party 10 the
struggle for the succession next year.
The Southern members, especially, will,
in this connection. have a high res
possibility devolving upon them
They will have delicate duties to dis
charge, in speaking out boldly in as
sertlon of the rights and claims of
their section under the Government of
this Union, and at the same time in
judiciously avoiding every utterance
that may be susceptible of such mis-
NOhGti oNttOh AZ W DC III TIE
North to the prejudice of the South.
We have great faith in the strength
that has been superadded to the Dem
ocrato party through the cooperation
of the tens of thousands Of moderate
Republicans who renowned the Radi-
cal cause year ago and so largel y con-
trlbuted In giving political character
to this FOrty-fourth Congress on whose
Judgment SO much is depending, Il is a
strength that has been much longer
against us than for us, and which. We
believe, may be either easily retained
as it is, or easily returned as it was.
Those Ren of moderate views and lib
eral feelings who have been Induced to
come over to the Democratic ponser-
vative party because they saw that the
RadicaIism they were asked to sustain
was not the Republicanism they had
originally embraced, will continue with
us to the end if they find, not only
that our professions and promises but
our acts and utterances, as we'll,
are the same with our controlling MI
nority in Congress.
This winter at Washington is the
political point on which the des-
tiny of the Democratic party, and of
the country, turns Let everybody on
the Conservative side Of the House be
guarded ID words as yella votes and
let the Southern members of Congress
remember that they may be, wisely, OF
invaluable service to the South, or, un-
wisely, of incaIculable harm to the
cause Of the Constitution and Of all
patriotic people Of every section of the
Union.-RictmoFd Wbig, Fec. !.