The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1876-04-07
BOUTWELL, FOR WAR.

totuatb, tHtic Was SVhV HHoF VIZ
cussion on Morton's resolution TO in
yestigate the Mississippi election.
Senators Bayard, Withers and Max
ey, Democrats, made strong, manly
and conciliaiory speeches, while
Boutwell, and Morton made TRADES
of hate against the Southern people.
Boutwell,, of Massachusetts, especial
ally, waved the "bIoody Shirt" and
said, he Gin his heart dida't believe
any man educated under and obe-
dicnt to the influence of slavery can
be a friend Of the Union" and that
"the North would do well to heed
that it trust no man" Of Southern
principles, as the Esprit Of slavery
was not yet extinct" And in
burst of vindictiveness he gave ut
terance to this startling paragraph:
Does the Senator from Delaware expect an
uprising Of the people OF the North to defend
bis friends in the South Lat him beware OF
November. The people Of this country are
already awake 10 the truth that the spirit of The
rebellion which they supposed had been sub
dned bv war If still powerful in the South
that it opp,es-r- four millions e human beings
that it instigatps al sorts OF outrage and wrong
! that there i, no freedom IN these old States for
| the people who are not identified with the old
| slavehOldin9 ar-lOcracy Of that section OF the
country. No, sir; The people Of this country
| are going to do 10 such thing II they fail 10
do iheir duty the Government il lott If they
| fail TO overthrow the Democratic party by Il
vote 50 overwhelming that there can be no ex
cuse for bribery, for ialsehood, for double re
turns this country year from This will be IN
VOWED in another civil war Nothing but an
overwhelming vote Of the people from which
there can be no appeal by traitors VIII save US
from civil war"
Now, there'o craftsmanship for
you. There's no demagogueism
about thai. It's an aneciionate
wooing and the very quiutessence of
magnanimity. That's an utterance
of Radical Senator from Massachu
sets, who favors peace only as long
his party is in power.
Now, suppose Ben Hill, of GeOr-
gia, had sent such a declaration
through the halls of Congress that
if the Republicans succeeded in
electing their President and party
candidates, in the coming November
election, that another civil war
would be inevitable what a howl
would have gone up from "loyal
throats," that the unrepentant rebels
were Matching another reasonable
rebellion to drcnch the land in blood.
But Boutwell, said it, and not a
Southern man. 1t is not "treason"
for Republicans to prepare the
hearts of their people for civil war,
if the democratic party should elect
a President, but a democrat dare not
do such a thing. But the overthrow
of Grantism and Bel&napism, and
the party of corruption, bribery and
usurpation, is the ghost that haunts
the Republican, party.
As Senator Withers Faithfully
said if Boutwel's declaration meant
anything, sit meant resistance to
the installation of a Democratic
President" if elected in November.
But the next time the Radicals will
be the "rebeIs," and the Southern
people the "Unioa men"
Senator Bayard, has no fears, and
in reply said "that the people of this
country will insist that a man shall
not be the mere figure head of par
/ ~, with its named stamped upon his
/ forehead but they will look below
the badge, and they will see whether
the man who bears it is consistent
man, speaking his conscientious son
timents in victory or defeat, standing
by his principles whether they are
to lead him into minoritics or into
majorities. SO far from having to
beware Of the month Of November,
from my heart welcome it. The
day cannot come to soon when the
people of the country shall decide on
which side is the right or wrong, the
true love of country, the true patri-
otism in this country"