Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1876-05-13
The South and the Presidency.

The course that is generally being
pursued by the Democracy Of the
South, in the different State COuven-
tons, is to send their delegates to the
ST. Louis Convention uninstructed as
TO choice of candidates, except to vote
for the strongest and best man from
The North whose claims are presented
before that Convention for nomination.
This is probably the wiscst course to
he pursued, since, if we of the South
have a pr, ference, we must speak OF
it with ba;ed breath, lest onr rebel
sympatEies " should iniure his chances
for nomination or election. Without
the South, of course it would he i'm
possible for the Democrats 10 elect
the President, but that is nothing, we
rebels must not be expressing our
preference for candidate until we are
licensed so to do by our loyal allies
of the North That is just about the
way the matter stands, say what you
may about it. OF course, for Us to
say so will be received at the North
a. an exhibition Of the slumbCrng
spirit OF rebellion, and at the South rs
impolilic and rccalcitrant 10 say the
least but no one can deny its truth,
and we say "a fs for your policy
and curse on the party discipline
that enforccs silence and implicit
obedience, with no voice except 10
vote as one is dictated 10. We are
sick of all such dwelling NONSENSE
Oh the one hand and eXaction on the
other. th,t requires implicit confidence
OF one side and returns not an iota
on the other and we mean TO risk
the chances of the men of our choice
by naming them, and leaving it to the
masses to say whether the support OF
rebel ruins their chances or not
The ticket that we think should win
I is Samuel J. Tilden. of New York,
; for President, and II. ii. Hendricks,
of Indiana, for Vice President. They
are honest men and true, aud we do
rot object t. them because they were
Union men and helped put down our
rebellion.
l. NAV lie said that Hendricks will
not accept the second place on the
ticket, the contest for the first place
being between him and Tilden. If
that is all the further his patriotism
and party feally extends (; if he should
refuse the place if urged to accept,
then we are mistaken in the man and
will regret placing 80 much confidence
in him. And we have the same thing
to say Of Tildcn, if the names should
be reversed, and he should refuse.
Now, we presume it will be seen
that our first remarks did not spring
from any desire to see a Southern
man placed on the ticket, for we have
no such desire, and will be content
with sendicg the few pardoncd rebel
statesmen we have to Congress, if
our Northern friends will quit finding
fault with Us for that and abusing
them for striking back when stabbed
or rescnling insults {; will quit twit,ing
US with our rebellion aud place little
more confidence in us. 1t is this we
complain of end nothing more.
. Let the Southern delegates go to
the Convention unins,rucied, except
that they are not to take sides in the
sectional contests between the East
and West; We have no interest in
the advancement Of one more than
another. We are more closely con-
nected with the West geographically,
but in no other respect. We have no
sympathy or sentiment in common.