The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-30
WAR UPON THE SOUTH.

e.pt changes in the Cabinet. through
which Don Cameron assumes tne port
so,io Of war. constitute part o. sche'le
!, control the Cincinnati Convention IN
,b, interest Of the most prolligate ana
malignant wing OF the hepuol,oon
marty The South. and Louisiana es-
pecially, has n very deep and solemn ~
tcrest in this movement. IT MIR. ConR-
ling is nominated. aud bis nomination
L. ,nnuestionablv the aim ~
the new combination, the adnlliSi"-
tion Of the Government Tor tho Sho-
,eoding four wears will be- under pre-
ciseIv tho same influences that nave
controlled il during tho preceding eieh'
wears The Mortons. the WliiiahiS'S,
tbe Belknaps, the Robcsons ana 'he
Delanos will sway its counsels, ana
,boso and the Boss Shoperds, Boss
packarda. and all their tribe VIII IN
bibo new lifo and flourish with greater
vigor than over. It il to the interest oi
10 whole country. therefore, that the
NOMINEES Of this daring combination
sh,l bc defeated But Louisiana, Mis-
sissippi Alabama aud North 'aio''""
have a still deeper interest II tho W.
feat Of Conklng, or whoever else may
IN nominated by tho ihntoafhcioh
conspiracy.
Scarcely nm effort has been nlade 10
disguise the fact that Judge lait mus
rog;tion TO use the army to interfere ia
,be nol;tical affairs of tho South rem
d,red him Objectionable to the pfesi-
dential ring as Secretary ol Naf' anu
that while tho appointment oil Doh
Cameron to that position was part - y
borgain in which the Pennsylvania
delegation are to vote Tor the 'lah'
S candidate. another and equally tih-
h no,tant reason for his appointment Is
a that he will cordially. without scrupie
h or hesitation. co operate in any scheihe
T., for the success Of the Radlcai party "
/. the South. even il that scheme requires
s that Alabama, Mississippi. Louisiana
.. and North Carolina shall be again sub
: ;.cted to the horrors of military DONNA
a ton.
q If the movements of the President t
% control the Cincinnati nomination u
N successful. and it is very likely 70 ~
At successful, the South Will nave ill'
N and death struggle to make. Tor IN
candidacy Of such nominee will mca'
for ms more force bills, more mliitar,
n license. more negro insolcncc, NOR
1t negro riots. more mercileSs taNa'ioh
Of more public robbery, and more per8e
IN cution of white people.
lis The political policy or scheme oi I'll
II Gram Morton -Conlkling wing ot IN
a Republican party is personal govern
&c, mcpt. and their purpose ls 70 snlpol
ne s,ch government through the lniluene
nd of exorbtant public patronage ana ep'
tn rupt rings in the North, backed ~ ~
,ie South. controlled through the strenSt
IL, of the consolidated negro power, lhe
th mentioned. Their power in the Mort
nc and West is largely based Oh persccutio
'ih Of rebels" and, besides. they have n
: hope of unifying the white vote Of til
q South. and they prefer, therefore, tn
negro vote. which they think they "a
unity Ivy appealing to the bad passion
Vt Of the black race
~ The Southern whites can hope ft
!" nothing from this wing Of tho EepuI
= ittil i'htAN liltS NttH 'Nl'tAi UoililIi
- from It's pity Or its Justice II is tn
: wing which created and now protect
- and patronizcs, carpet baggcry, scala
y waggory, and ncgroism; and these ar
>" Of more utility to il than a white Ec
Il publican party could possibly be here
In the North this wing of the party i
:, identified with Boss Shephcrdism Bel
- knapism. ring swindlers. Treasur,
70 steals, Credit Mohlicrism. and all thos,
- numbcrless and shameful public wick
= ednesses known as Grantsm. Tn,
: North therefore, as we have said a
:, well as the South has vital interest il
defeating Il candidate nominated by Tia,
- Grant-Camcron movement. and tho
! struggle bids fair to he the most bitter
Il fierce and yindictiye that has ever
= agitated the Republic Grant aud his
y ring have unmaskcd their batteries
the Cabinet has been reorganized to
y control the nomination, and all the
= other machinery Of the Administration
= will now be put in operation. These
% men must succeed or be ruined utterly
They will fight to the death, and il
defeated at the polls we shall
:. not be surprised if they attempt to con
u troll the Electoral College by force, and
I plunge the country into terrible civil
= war. With these issues before the
country, all smaller questions sink into
insigniticancc, and the schemes and
J ambitions Of local leaders appear con
I temptiblc in the eyes of earnest men.
: The Tact cannot be cvaGed the
American people, North and South,
must now make a supreme effort
to preserve their institutions and wrest
the Government from the control Of
men who have prosecuted one sec
ton Of the country while they demoral-
lied both, who, boasting of having pre-