The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-10-29
Hampton Reproduced

! other good rule, ought to work both ways,
! use it. That's: "Those to whom the code
vouchsafe remarkably level heads, they
are about to bless with success" Wade
Hampton, supposed to represent the fiery
chivalry of South Carolina, has told his peo-
pie in the most forcible manner to submit.
Submit TO every wrong, indignity AID out
rage at the hands of government and its
agents, rather than attempt their redress
by violence. Is that right
Now in Louisiana Col. Patton, Chairman
of the Democratic State Central Commit
tee, 6nds a necessity for admobishing our
people of their true policy under circum-
stances of a somewhat similar character.
Col. Patton, in referring to the report that
tbousands of citizens are to be arrested on
fase charges in order 10 prevent them from
voting at tie approaching election, makes
the most urgent appeal to every one to be
patient. He, too says, submit. Make no
resistance to arrest attempted under
cover OF legal process. Again we ask: Is
this right
Are men 10 submit patiently to wrongs
when they can, a. least for the moment,
prevent them by foIce' To this we answer
that 3 cool headed man will look to the
future as well ss to the present. Fiery mad
caps are inclined to settle things on the
spot, but fiery mad caps do not make good
leaders or, as to that, good followers, either.
In point OF fact. we know that an outbreak
of some sort in one of the carpet bagged
States ia the very consummaton to which
all Radical hope and effort are addressed.
1t is the salient feature of their campaign
policy. Their banner is the bloody shirt,
and their every exertion is lavished
on peItidious, brutal schemes to cause
an actual shedding of blood with
which to give genuine tiDge to their
flag. 1t is, indeed, q melancholy thing
to see the leaders of a great national
party so debased that they would secure
political power by fomenting sectional ha-
tired and cement with human blood the
crumbling fabric of their party. But their
wickedness would be no greater in it's kind
than would be the folly of an intended vic
tim of such a policy WHO, forewarned,
should permit himself to be aggravated in to
a compliance with their desires.
In saying this, we know and admit that
force is sometimes admissible aud violence
the only remedy.
But, then, it must be il the last resort.
1t must be when no other relief is possible.
AS long as legal remedies can be made
available, violence will have no excuse. If,
for instsuce, there could be DO doubt that
the people of the North and West had de
liberately and ultimately determined upon
tyTaunous misrule of the South, and that,
well knowing the true state of Affairs as ex-
istirg here, they still uphold wicked Ad
u,nis,ration in fomenling civil war between
oaT white ard black populations as q
b!pocrit!cal excuse for prosecuting our
section, there could be 70 redress save IN
armed revolt.
BIZ: EUch are by 20 means the facts
Imueuse rumbeys of tie gullible portion
Of the Republican party actually believe
the bloody stiYt stories, a. the mere sue
picion Of their fa!sity is hat ia now turn
lrg the cuTrebt against G:antism. A heav!
percentage Of the Republican voters wan
fair play, or, at least, we have TO reason q
yet TO doubt It. Itey caupct and do 40
Tealze the sufierirgS o: our people and ,h
vile prostitution of national powers to par
t'zan ends in our midst.
Patience aud moderation Oh our part will
. probably bring an infallio!e remedy for GU
: wrobgs. a policy such as that pursued b.
( the next Administration can not long hid
its tracks. When people once entertain
suspicion they are no longer so credulou,
> Serious investigation follows up charge
that would have formerly been taken 70
granted and truth eventually comes t
= light. Very probably the South will b
= redeemed by the election now about to b
= held, but, if Hayes should be elected it mus
y be the last triumph of malice and calumny
y ThiBis but natural, because an evil cours
it necessarily goes on from bad to worse, al
it succe ssful iniquity grows holder in its 10 an
ifeststions. Thus, where formerly a fer