National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-10-04

was deemed of no importance or interest to
any one outside Of New York; for your
average New Yorker has an idea that New
York fought the war. furnished the men
and the sinews, and that what others did
was merely incidental: at is to be hoped
"that like trials will never again befall our
country. In this sentiment no class OF
people can more heartily join than the
"soldier, who submitted to the danger,
"trials and hardships of the camp and the
"battle- field. On whichever side he may
"have fought, no class are more interested
lin guarding against recurrence of those
"days. LET Us. THEN, BEGIN BY
"GUARDING AGAINST EVERY EN-
"EMY THREATENING THE PER.
"PETUITY OF FREE REPUBLICAN
CONSTITUTIONS" The last sentence,
it was rightly judged, perhaps, by the
condenser, would hardly be appreciated
very highly by the Southern Democracy,
and he did not wish to least pearls before
swine"
The next omission may have been caused
by the total unbelief of the condenser in
the truth of its statements. They are some-
what rare, especially in the South: "In
Republic like ours, where the citizen is
the sovereign and the official the servant;
where no power is exercised except by
" the will of the people, it is important that
the sovereign-the people-should pos
I" sess intelligence. The free school is the
promoter of that intelligence which is to
preserve US as a free nation" What ideas
for President to inculcate The citizen
sovereign And the niger citizen Oh,
mol That doctrine will never grow.
down South during this generation. That
is the very doctrine that the white
Liners B" are fighting against in Georgia and
Mississippi at this moment under Lamar
and Gordon. And then, again, the official
a servant and the free school a nursery of
that Intelligence which is to preserve US
al a free nation" Why, all this is rank
heresy in the South. 1t may be well enough
in theory, or as rhetorical flourish upon
the Fourth of July, or upon the hastings,
but practically it is the sheerest nonsense
bait TO catch gudgeons with.
But we must hasten on with our ANALYSIS.
Just see with what dexterity the next omis-
sion was eliminated fromthe grand thought
of the author. The President said: "Let
"us all labor to add all needfuI guarantees
for the more perfect security" &C., and
the condenser omitted the words italicised
above. Those people at the South who are
constantly laboring to abridge the freedom
of the press and of thought and of speech
do not want the negroes to see that the
President IS determined SO far as in him
lies 10 secure in their behalf further guar
antees of their rights to hold meetings,
speak and vote in accordance with the die
tates of their own consciences and judg-
ments. OH no. They wish to continue
breaking up Republican meetings and bar
becues till after the election, and they mem
10 do it, too. Their coadjutor in the Asso-
ciated Press office in New York must have
known this as well as though he had lived
in the South.
On the school question the language of
he President was fearfully weakened and !
by the omissions, as may be
seen t a glance.
The reference to Church and State was
likewise misrepresented by emitting i'm
,ortant words. The President said |
9 Leave the matter of religion to the family
altar, the Church and the priUate school
6 supported entirely By priUats contri5u-
. tons" The words here italicised were |
DOLLY dropped, making the President to
appear to have ignored religious instruc-
ion even in the Church. He only advised |
he careful exclusion of sectarian instruc- |
ion from all schools supported in whole or
n part by the revenues of the people. |
This is necessary in order to secure to all |
,qusl rights and privileges and entire free
ION of conscience. 1t is the advice of |
wisdom and sagacity, the following of |
which may ere long save us from a war of |
anaticism and bigotry. If the Associated |
Press wishes to regain any of its old pres
ICE for impartiality and fairness it must |
'hange its tactics both North and South.
t had much better be satisfied with its le- |
Ultimate responsibilities than to assume
hOte of wet nurse to the Southern De- |
nOcracy. 1t may rest assured that the peo-
DE everywhere may be safely trusted with
my observations which the President may
prepare for their consideration.