The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-09-08

der Andrew Jackson, itcan not be denied
that his war upon the Tweed ring was q
most capital card on his part, in view, o.
the gubernatorial Office, where 1t landed
him. Nor Is II less worthy OF note that
while beating down Tweed, he as stre1u'
ously upheld and maintained as leader
Of the New York Democracy the most
famous professional gambler in the
United States; and that this gambler,
John MorriSsey, as member o. Ine Oh H.
Louis Convention, was chief iugleman IN
in procuring his nomination ior the
Presidential Office. Norris It ofless inter
eat that at this very time, throughout INC
length and breadth Of the land, multitudes
OF political journals gratefully Gckno VI
edde lii bo,inteous hand and applaud his
generosity. Wonderfully honest, unselt-
RI nnrivht. sincere and patriotic, In
Isad i t6is candidate Of the Democracy,
through whom they hope once more TO
possess themselves OF the honors and
smoInments OF the Government.
When. moreover, it Is considered that
,Lsre are one hundred thousand officers,
State and Federal, involved in the pres
ent struggle OF the Democracy To attain
nossession Of the Government through
Sir. Tilden, and that there ia IN averge
Of at least ten aspirants in the Democratic
ranks for each Office, making one million
Of men engaged in the contest with no
other object whatever, and who, together
with their family influences, are thus in
terosted personally, we can readily un-
derstand all their partisan cries Of "cor-
ruption and reform" wherewith to gull
the unreilecting multitudes. associated
with them and led by them. II Is esti'-
mated that, in round numbers, the voting
population OF the United States amounts
10 seven millions. This number equally
divided between the two chief parties in
the country, would giye.one half, or
three millions and a half, to the Demo-
cratic party. 1t is easy, therefore, 10 see
how one million, actively impelled by the
hope Of reaching places under Govern
ment would inStill into the whole
mass OF the party just precisely
such ideas, and sentiments, and
party cries; just such misrepresentation,
ialsehoods and ISLANDERS, as might be
deemed by them best for their selfish ends.
The more especially will this be seen
when it is further considered that, after
the Democracy have been kept out OF the
enjoyment OF the honors and emoluments
OF Government for sixteen years, they
have become the leanest, the lankest, and
the most ravening set Of wretches on
earth. Just imagine, then, a million OF
these rapacious Democraticvultures and
cormorants turned in suddenly to prey
upon the tattening Treasury Of the Gov
eminent, and ask yourself the question,
What chance would Mr.. Tilden have ac-
corded to him to "reiorm corruption"
and prevent Corrupt practicesp 1t is
plain, that il rs President he should have
The temerity 10 interpose himself be-
tween the Treasury Of the Government
and their rapacity, they would rend him
to pieces with the fierce and revengeful
mad yoracity OF pack Of famishing
wolves. -
But there is an alarming feature asso-
ciated with the support OF Mr.. Tilden
which, as u Southern man, seems to me
full OF dreadful import, prognosticating
another deluge Of blood and destruction
to the South, while shaking the Union to
its center. The Southern States are arraying
themselves ssetionaLy again on The Ffesiden.
tial issue, as in 1869, relying upon the
Democracy Of the North and West again
to stand firmly by them in the event Of
further sectional antagonisms. They
have preferred this course TO taking that
to which they were generously and earn
estly invited in lS72.73 by tho Republic
can party leaders and organs, following
President Grants reelection, and after
they themselves had actually abnegated
all their past ideas and sentiments, as
was Justly supposed, through the support
they had given to Horace Greedy as their
own selected Presidential candidate. 1t
is plain that II then they had yielded
to overtures made to them through the
columns Of the New York Times, as the
recognized National organ Of the Repub.
lican party, and the Washington Repabt-
can, which was then considered as the
special organ Of the Administration,
complete National harmony would have
followed, aud the "carpet.baggers," so
called, would have been superseded by
themselves throughout the South: But
they rejected these overtures OF the he
publican party in the spirit OF sectional:
ism, notwithstanding their support Of
Greeley and their apparent abnegation
Of everything that had originally i'm
PEELED them TO the sectional issue. Their
course has been, therefore, tatamount 10
madness-eyen that madness that assures
ultimate annihilation, and which has
been expressed for ages by the adage
Deus qtlent r,th perdere, prias detnentat.
Twill not follow them in this combined
course Of hypocrisy, duplicity and mad.
meas, and / make lie prediction here and
no,r, thai, should uisy succeed, as they hope 10
do. In making he Soulh a unit for Ttlden,
Mtte will quickly arise IN tic NORTH another
General and determined effort upon die Gorer4,.
mani in reterence 10 he NEGROES, 10 erpd Tie
nforoes from he Souih, reducing the value
Of the lands Of the South to . mere song,
and thereby opening up the entire South,
without further hindrances OF any des.
cription, TO the multitudinous hordes
now painfully living in the frigid re-
Vions Of the North, or that have been
heretofore sweeping over the further
West in search Of more comfortable
homes upon soils more productive and In
climates lesa exactinp: and again will