The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1876-09-16
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE

lican party for the past few years,
but who became convinced of the
| perils involved in restoration of
Democracy to national control, by
their experience as members of the
session of Congress recently adjourned,
are ex-Speaker Banks, Representa-
tive Seelye and Senator Booth and
they are each showing their faith by
their works in the most convincing
manner, by their earnest labor in be-
half of the national Republican ticket.
Every doubt as to the purposes of the
Democratic party, dominated as it is
by the Southern wing, must be dis
sipated when the course of the last
Congress is carefully analysed in con-
nection with the savagely atrocious
uttelances of the Democratic press,
and the character of the nominees of
Democratic conventions, both North
aud South. The history of Congress,
from the day of convening in Decem
her to the date of its welcome adjourn
ment, is known by all intelligent
American citizens. It was continu-
Gus effort from first to last to annnl
all the legislation rendered necessary
by the reconstruction of the late slave
States on the basis of a republican
| form of government for each, and to
restore them and the emancipated
slaves as nearly as possible to their
ante -bellum status. The Introduction
of Southern claims growing ont of the
war, to the amount of some hundred
million dollars, with no sign of dis
| approval from auy Democratic MEM
| Der, must be considered part Of the
programme and il foretaste of the ex-
actions of the South in case of DEM
ocratic supremacy. Not one evidence
of regret for their past treason es-
capped the lips of 4 Southern member
during the session; but no opportu-
nifty was lost to glorify the Confederacy
and the originaters of secession. The
Southern Denlocratie press, as the
huudreds of papers received in this
city from that section testify, have
/ never, since the war, been az defiant
towards the government as at pres
ent. With few exceptions they either
| ignore or approve Sitting Bull But
ler's slaughter ut Hamburg; abound
in the vilest epithets aud asinine
charges against Republicans every
whele .ridicple the efforts made in
Congress to provide By a constitu
tioual amendment against the relent-
less hostility of portion, at least, OF
their party declare against any toll
Grafton of schools 6 for niggers," OF
the existence of white or colored Re-
publicans in the South and justify
the daily murder Of them, incited by
their teachings, and hold that it is
the duty of every g true Soutlron
to screen the perpetrators of these
savage butcheries.
An examination of the record oi
Democratic conventions held this year
reveals the fact that no man without
a Confederate war record has found
any grace in the eyes of Southern
delegates, Tilden and Hendricks ex,
cepted; and in northern convention:
of that party, in almost every case
only those who rendered themselves
most detested by and repugnant Il
loyal men by their sympathy Will
the rebellion and their tacit approval
of the starvation of Union prisoners
! have been selected standard bearers
Even in New York State, where the.
were largely indebted to the Liberia
Republicans for their victory in 1874
the cry goes up that no one is to b
placed on guard in this centennia
year hut lifelong Democrats; MI
Darsheimer has been snubbed on al
hands, and q demand is now mad
that he give way to some one who's
Bourhonisn can not be questioned.
J Tilden's perjury, which remain
unchallenged; the fiaseo of the empir
Democracy at their Saratoga conyen
: ton and the crushing news from Yer
,, mont have completely unnamed th
: Democratic politicians who are tenn
. porarily residing here to supervis
| the campaign work carried on fror
this point. Tie visions of plethori