The Van Buren press., 1875-01-12
Plain Talk to +" Carpet -Baggers.

Republican of that city us much gwen
to :he habit of republishng the partisan
editorials of the Chicago Inter Ocean,
when they treat Of Arkansas or southern
affairs. There is another and a better
and greater republican newspaper pub
lished in Chicago-the Tribunc-from
which the Republican could thll the rep
resentatiye sentiments Of the better and
more honest republicans of the north,
We copy below an article which it entities
A Word 20 Southern Republicans, that
speaks the Gods truth in regard TO the
doines of the carpet bag gentry in this
state. If the Tribune shall continue in
this strain, it may hope to gain recruits
for its party among the resident people
of the south, as it might have done years
ago had it not preferred the coercivc
policy
The southern republican members OF
congress, according to the Washington
dispatches. have been holding caucus in
the nature of an indignation meeting, at
which great deal ofsuperlluous com.
plant was made because northern repub.
licans, Us a party, are disposed. to hold
the" carpet baggers responsible for the
! disordcred condition Of things at the
south 1t does not become these gentle
men to complain of or to crticse, much
less to threaten, the republican party or
the administration for itsattitudc towards
carpet bag2ers The govVrnment has
been already too lcncnt with this ele.
ment of southern repubrcansm. 1t has
borne with their official misconduct and
corruption until it is impossible to bear
it longer It's warnings have been un-
needed, and its leneny has been made
the occasion for fresh outrage The re-
publican party owes no favor or advan-
tage to the speculative carpet baggers.
Were it not for the immutable character
of its principles, aud tie necessity Of
those principles to the welfare and pro
grcss of the country, they would have
ruined it long ago, AS it is, they have
weakened it, in one large fraction OF the
country have placed it in false position,
and have loaded it down with burden
Of reproach and calumny for which it Is
not fairly responsible, but which it has
had to carry. They have rcpelled from
the republican party thousands Of votes
have hampered it in Its work of recon
struction, and have brought oduln upon
honest southern republicans.
The manner in which they have done
this is almost too familiar and shameful
keep alive the feeling of hatred in the
south against the north, and have embit-
tered the white people against the gov
eminent and the poor blacks who have
been made the tools Of their corrupt pur-
poses. They have ruined the finances Of
four or five states, aud have cntailel upon
the south an enormous bonded indebted
ness, which has in great part gone into
their own pockets They have brought
dishonesty, bribery and corruption into
the administration ofpublic offices. They
have contaminated the bench, sold and
bought justice, and made mockery Of
law. They have manipulated elections
to suit their selfish purposes, and have
placed the white and black races in dan
gerous antagonism with each other, and
have constantly oppose! and prevented
the restoration OF peace and order.
With such record aS this, 1t does not
become carpet baggers in congress to
dictate to northern republicans how they
shall be treated, and what degree of re.
spect shall be accorded to them 1t does
not become them to ask that carpet bag
gers shall be sustained and encouraged
whethe" right or wrong. The thief might
as well ask the officer to protect him in
the stealing. II the carpet-bag republi-
cans want to be treated with cousdcra-
ton, let them unite their efforts to break
up the corrupuons of carpet-baggery
Let them remove the burden they have
imposed upon the republican party of the
north. Let them labor to restore peace
to these distracted states When they
have done this, and given some guaran-
tee as to their future behavior, they will
be in Il position to ask for consideration
from those who are contcnding for prin-
ciples, not pclf
Until such time they have no claim of
any kind upon the republican party,
which they have damaged so grievously
Carpet.bag republicans might as well un.
derstand at the outset Of their caucusng,
and before they proceed any further, tha,
northern republicans have no considera.
ton to extend to the frauds, corruptons
trickery, thicvery, and perversion Of law
which have characterized southern car
pet-baggers, and that, if they wish equal
rights, they must rid themselves Of this
pestilental curse.
EE' If there is one tang more than
another that we admire in woman, it is
modesty. The face Of tie pretty girl Of.
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