The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-12-01
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An Appeal.
The times are perilous and threat
en- to be more so. 1t is necessa
ry for every good citizen to think
say or do nothing that will in tn
least have a tendency to inilam'
the passions of the multitues. BIZ
quiet; We must be quiet. w,
can be men and possess manhood
and yet be quiet.
AT this present writing all the
information we have forces us t,
believe that Gov. Hayes is cleo
ted President and in due time
will be declared SO elected. Gu
information forces us to believe
also that the Democrats are no
going to be satisfied. If the Dem
ocrats Of the South can get the
Democrats of the North to hea(
the way they intend to prevent
the Inauguration. They will dc
this by every lawful means il
their power and failing to accom-
plish their end by the use Of law.
full means, they will resort to un.
lawful ones-will resort to force
We must have war, blood must
be shed, and yet the right must
prevail, justice must be done.
While we believe that the Demo
Gratis in the madness of the hour
rather than lose the spoils of Of
fee, although they may be fairly
convinced that Hayes is elected
fairly, will be willing to plunge
the country into another bloody
war, yet the Republicans must
stand as firm as the everlasting
hills to save the government in
tact and to prevent bloodshed.
Fortunate it is for this country
that we have a Grant, o Sherman
a Sheridan, and host of other
military leaders of brain and
nerve. But every good citizen,
every lover of his country and
lover Of peace, can and must do
something to bring quiet and or
der out Of trouble and confusion.
The commonest and most I'M
learned citizen can have an influ-
ence in favor of peace. My dear
reader, let that influence be ex-
erted. Now is the time of dan
ger, don't get excited. Keep qui-
ct. No one need fear trouble
the Republicans. When the
count is finished, if 1t should SO
happen that Tilden is elected,
that will be the end of it; the Re
publicans will quietly acquiesce,
and he will be inaugurated. But
if it should so happen that Hayes
is elected, the Democratic politi-
clans will raise a row if they can
get the people to support them.
We earnestly make this appeal to
the people in Iavor of peace. Be-
ware of the Democratic politi-
clans; they plunged the country
into wal in 1861 because they
failed to elect their candidate for
President, and they will do the
same now if the people will fol
low them. Let us have peace in
spite of the Democratic politi-
The graves Of the dead
veterans of the late war are not
yet over-grown with grass, their
widows in mourning are yet in
the land and their orphans-many
of them-are now crying for
Shall we have another
war to crafty politicians hungry
for ofice9 May Heaven forbid !
Let the people forbid! We want
all the people-Democrats and
Republicans-to remember this,
that every difficulty that now ex-
lists or that can possibly arise in
connection with the Presidential
election, can be settled peaceablyI
according to the law of the land
and the Constitution Of the Umi-
ted States. Let the people arise
and demand that it shall be set
If the people will only keep
quiet the politicians WIFI be com
to settle the trouble with
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