New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-24


Mr.. Tilden's benefilf This is the practical
aspect of the presidential controversy for
the South to consider. 1t is the one single
question which the South has to examine.
The conditions and prosperity of trade are
growing more favorable to her people, who
have felt much poverty and deprivation,
aud common sense admonishes them to care
first for their own families and build up
their impoverished and ruined tor
the eublimest love of country urge
them to make their domestic welfare
their chief study at this time. He who
provides not for his own household has
denied the faith and is worse than an IL
fdel He who deliberately brings ruin upon
his ewn family, his Own city, his own
State-is neither patriot nor a Christian.
He is an Isbmae and should dwell with
the Arabs. Over every door in Southern
cottage or mansion, under the shadow Of
Carolina pines and pslmettOs, beneath the
magnolias OF Louisiana and the orange
groves of Florida, in the smiling valleys of
Virginia, or far up in the mountains OF
Tennessee where the eagle only keeps
watch over buried treasures which wouid
enrich an empire, over every home, rich or
humble, should be traced these words OF
the wise poet:
"Ihls above ell, to thine own self he true,
Tnou canst not then be false to any man."
No disappointed and soured politician
can improve THE counsel: TO thine own
self be true." It is the voice of peace. It
means industry and thrift Inscribe it in
golden letters over every Southern home,
go that when the demon Of civil war flies
again over the South to spy out what mes
sage of comfort he may carry back to
Northern copperheads, he will fly harmless
over every dwelling which is protected by
the golden legend, and tell the selfish con-
spiratOrs of New York and Indiana that
the South has NO help to give the authors of
the brunt of bsttle, receive the secret
stabs, and obtain the least return, even in
case Of improbable success.
It 10 false, undoubtedly false, that Gov
ernUr Hayes and the Republican leaders are
hostile to the South. If her people will
contrast the manly and generous words of
Hayes with the selfish boasts of Tilden, or
the dignified and moderate course of the Re-
publican Senate with the vindictive and
partisan course of the Democratic House.
they will readily conclude that the peaceful
Inauguration of Hayes and the contin ued
ascendency of the Republican party is the
great hope of the South. The future power
Of the government is clearly with that
party. The Senate is Republican, and will
be 80 for some years at least. The next
Congress will be Republican for two years
to come. After the fourth of March next,
leaving the presidency out OF view, all other
thoroughly Republican. No man ia go fool
ish az to pretend that it is worth while for
the South to abandon her farms and plAnta.
tions to the care Of negroes that her white
people may be enabled TO take their shot
guns and inaugurate Tilden lat all haz.
ards" The play would not be worth the
candle. The utmost that Tilden could do
as Presideneby.the-grace Grover would
be to repeat the 600 performance of An
drew job nson, and veto the bills of Con-
gress. Even his patronage would he worth
less to the Office hunters. The Northern
Copperheads insult the South when they
urge her to rebel. If the Ccpperheads are
in minority of more than 100000 votes in
their own section; if they can not carry
Northern Statet; if neither Governor
Hendricks nor Governor Tilden can
gressionai delegations of their own
States. pray why ehould they call ON the
South to help them win a battle by rebel
lion which they could not win by votesi To
specify more infinitely, why should Louis
vile, q border city, wish to expose her
great warehouses, stocked with millions of
dollars worth Of produce, to the raids of
hostile army! Why should Kentucky far
mers wish to expose their horses, mules
and cattle to the levies of both armies9
Why should Kentucky banks be exposed
to the inevitable calls fer military loans
which the Tilden military leaders would
make upon them il they should obtain con-
troll of the State2 These are questions
which the orators of Tilden war meetings
of the South must answer intslligibly, I'M
less they are willing to be regarded as luna
tics. or something worse.
Martyrdom for great principle com
mands admiration, or ut least respect. But
for the South to invite the martyrdom of a
second rebellion in order to simply place in
office the man who, after loud muttered
professions of friendship sixteen years ago,
tempted her into the first rebellion and
then left her like coward to her fate, when
older men than himself went out and
fought-this sort of martyrdom would pro-
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