The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-14

tics of the country continued to turn on
the issues and the passions OF the late
civil war. But their words were little
needed. The whole people seemed an
xious to seperate into two great hostile
armies; and now it looks very much as if
these armies were about ready to drop
the ballot box and settle their fierce diff
ferences with The bayonet.
The calamity of it all is that those
citizens who have toreseen the threatens
ed dangers, and who labored to avert
them, will be dragged into the inevita>
BILE CONFUSION. In snch a time the
moderate and the prudent have little
power; the extremists and the mad-caps
rule the hour. The country to>day is
like a vast powder magazine. Any fool
can apply the match that will blow It
into the air.
There is enough OF fact and argument,
on each side to justify men in extreme
measures; while ambition and greed
will prepare the way for those meas
ures; and doubtless a large element in
the South will see in universal anarchy
a prospect tor the realition OF their old
dream of seperate independence.
There is but one human power which
is able to avert civil war; that is, the
money power OF the country. In case
ola widespread conflict the bonds OF
the nation would be worth almost
nothing, while the national bank notes
would fall to a corresponding level. This
consideration will compel the capitalists
to bring a tremendous pressure to bear
| upon their tools in Congress to avert
civil war.
In the meantime those OF the people
who are not partizans grow more and
more perplexed with the multiplicity OF
| legal questions, which have arisen upon
each one OF which the result seems to
hinge.
There can be no doubt that the rule OF
the carpet bag element in the Sonth has
covered that unfortunate region with an
enormous burden of debt and taxation
irresponsible and corrupt white men
from the north, holding power by the
votes Of an ignorant negro population
and having no stake in the prosperity o.
the state, have inaugurated 4 reign OF
plumber. The men who spent the taxes
paid none and the men who paid the
taxes had no influence in determining
how they should be spent. The wealth
aud tie int sligence ofthe state were sub
iect to the rule OF landless and lgno
rant population
This evil result is not due to the mere
| fact that the negroes had the right tt
vote but to the further tact that the car
pet baggers worked on the preludices 0
the colored people and held them to
gether in one solid phalaux, until thu
line of color became the line OF politics
The white men of the South iouno
that no argument could reach the negr
vote they found their material pros
perity disappearing under crushing ant
endless burdens OF taxation they were
driven to desperation and they resortet
to violence: and that violence at ono
Mortified and disguised the people OF thu
North
We who stand aiar off, in the midst {
peace and order. simply see the dreadful
fact that men are scourged, mutilated c
murdered because oftheir political opin
ions. With such acts we have no sym
patty, whatever our political opinion
NAV be. They are repugnant to chris
tianity. to civilization sand to all To
merciiul dispositions OF the human heart
they are disgrace to the nineteent
century and horrible burles1ue upo
free institutions.
When the republicans are able
quote such acts as the following the
make the strongest possible appeal !,
! the support Of the North:
. The white people of that and 9th,
i. southern states had, by their rebellion
! forfeited all right to representation
Congress, or to any participation IN Il
government Of the Union. and had bee
compelled y, /. condition OF resumin
: their former political rights to assent
:. constitutional amendments by which,
= hostility to their will. they who had bet
:. but late their slaves were made citizen
!, and although it was their duty to subm
;. to this political reorganization. the al
: nails OF the south. and especially
Louisiana. disclose q widespread al
persistent determination of its ruliI
= white people to prevent the exercise
:, the elective franchise BY the color
= race, except subject to their will lib
> was manifested by violence, outrag
/ and murders perpetrated in that ia
); inst proceeding the presidential ciect
e OF 1865. They will lie found stated
various congressional reports. Fro
Is these it appears that over two ihousa
}; were killed. wounded andotherwise
3 iured in that state within few weeks
Ia the presidential election OF that yes
that half the state was overrun by VI
fence. midnight raids. secret murde
and open riots. which kept the people
Il, constant terror until the republicans 8
10 rendered all claims.
o. The five parishes Of East and "
As Felicinia. East Baton Rouge, Mosrho,
ey Ouachita. appear. As the evidence q
&C. closes. to have been especially ssiec
5or for the preparation Of such violence
n intimidation As should be necessary