St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-09-01

The profession of loyalty to the new
order of things 10y the democratic party.
and "t its acqulcSccncc i'll the amend
mcnt> To the constitution. j. too recent.
and too strongly Inconsistent with its
record and the teachings of lis ablc>t
leaders. To he accepted without chal
lcngc. Judged 10y its own professions.
II has made some PROGRESS. Under the
discipline of repeated defeat. it has at
last deemed it polite to admit that the
constitution has been amended. that
slavery has been abolished. and that
the black man i entitled To- some rights
which even Il dcmocrat i bound To re
Sp"ci. II the party could hc brought
t" AN uttcrancc on the subject. it might
NOW admit that the war WAS not ahso-
lutcly ii failure. such concessions by
that party only serve to show that the
republican party has achieved great
success, and that lis influence Tor good
has been seen even hy ifS adversary.
The democratic party has been dragged
along behind the great living. prugrc>-
SiNr party of the aye. and. under the
lash of popular condemnation. has been
driven forward. III >ullrn mood and hN
irregular and unsteady steps.
While the republican party. born of
Il desire tnr universal freedom. has
hra\clN met and settled the ylI\r>t
questions of peace and war. and has
steadily moved forward III the science
OF eminent, willim" to learn wisdom
even from its own mistakes, its advcr-
>;IlN has proposed nothing new or rI>..-
fnl, but has maintained lis organization
10y objection and resistance To all that
has been accomplished. 1t has ulignat-
eel nothing. and has advocated no use
tul measure of national politics for more
than qualtcI at Il century. No matter
what platform II may adopt or what
professions IT may make. the uttcIauc..
at lis leader. it, own tradition and the
conduct OF the House OF Representatives
ot the present Congress all prove that
the return of that party To power in the
national government would ~, followed
10y reaction measures. dangerous to the
peace OF the country and To the prrprt-
uatiom of what has been achieved in
the last fifteen Years. Questions grow
ing out of the wan would hc I,.-opcnrd
perhaps reversed. Whether the work
of reconstruction has been ittrmpted
in every particular done. in the wi
and best way. ii is now substantially
accomplished. and any attempt To undo
OF modify it would lead to renewed
agitation in the South and intlict in
calculablc mischief on the hole country.
Better let il alone now.
What the South needs is political re-
pose, freedom from agitation and per
feet acpuicSccncc in the result of the
war. These will follow the success of
the republican party and the complete
abandonment of all hope of rcactionary
measures through the return of the
democrats t" power \ permanent pa
citicatinn of the South can only he. So
cured 10y giving to all citizens full and
equal protection in the enjoyment and
exercise of all civil. political and public
rights. To enforce and Sccrre these.
the republican party l. distinctly plcdr-
cd and It's ahlc>t standard hearers have
;Inuodncrd them views and PURPOSES in
this regard in language. which cannot
he misunderstood. GOV. HAYES in his
letter of accrptanc" SAYS To the people
al the South "lour moral and matcri-
al prosperity can he most effectively
advanced 10y a hearty and generous
recognition of the rights of all hl all.
Il recognition without reserve or rXcep-
ton And he promises that. " hen this
is done. all the legitimate agencies of
the general government shall he used
t" promote the efforts of the people of
the southern states to obtain for them
selves the blessings of honest and capa
bile local government. This is the only
true road t" permanent pacitication and
good government, and. il th, southern
people consult their own best interest
they will not he led out of it bl follow
ing the false lights of the democratic
party.