The weekly clarion., 1876-10-18
TIE SOLID SOUTH.
An EIoqaens Deeersr.szss. ey an
Ex.FederaI Soldier.
speech of Col. F. y. CahilI N aMe
indianapolis IEeuniOn. Oct.

speech of Col. +. =. CahiII m aHe
indianapolis HEeuniOn. Oct. =.
indianapolis Sentinel, Oct. s..
Col +. p. Cahill, a gallant Union
soldier, and commander of a regiment
during the war, comes to the reunion
with a fattering endorsement from the
people of his adopted State. At the
close of the war he located at Nashville,
Tenn, and from the American of that
city We derive that he has lately received
the unanimous nomination for the Sen
atorship in that district. We regard this
as a sufficient refutatiOn Of the oft
asserted lie that Union man and an ex-
soldier receives only prescription and ILL.,
treatment at the hands of the Southern
people Col. CahilPs experience is only
that of many other honorable and culti-
vated Northern men who have met the
same cordial treatment at the hands OF
the voters of this traduced and maligned
section of our country.
THE SPEECH.
indianapolis Sentinel, Oct. g.
Fellow Citzens-It is a most gratify-
ing sight to behold so many brave men
assembled in the capital city of this great
State, on such.an auspicious occasion and
for such a patriotic purpose as that for
which you have come together to-day.
1t shows that the union of the whole
country for which you fought is still as
dear to you as when you defended it with
your swords-now that it has become
necessary to defend it with your ballots
from the dangers of corrupt administra-
ton and official dishonesty. The entire
and unbroken Union which your valor
in the field declared to the world should
be forever maintained inviolate, has for
! eight long years been rendered a nullity
by Republican legislation. The States
of the South which your bravery held in
the bonds of union, have been driven
!, without the pale by oppressive laws and
! Republican misrule. When the gallant
Sherman marched his victorious hosts
through Washington and disbanded
E: them after the consummation of the inn
mortal work, every lover of his country
: reioiced that the war was ended and the
e Union saved. But what brave az. ~
i achieved by the sword. the hate and
e malice of the Republican party would
1t destroy. With that party the war still
goes on, never to be ended so long as its
5, baleful memories can be used to keeI
: them in power. But the war is over
;, and with the full realization of that fac
'e by the people of the country, will come
10 the end of Republican misrule and thu
lie Inauguration of honest government. Re
at gardless OF its solemn pledges to the Cit
N zen and soldier at the close of the war
"a that party commenced a system of recon
sc struction so atrocious, that in order t
carry it out it was found necessary t
of blot out the political existence of nearl
on every Southern State. And this infa
IN nous system has been continued in sex
eral of those States even up to this Ger
do tennial year, paralyzing the energies {
to their citizens, and blighting the prosperit
hit of the country, and all in order that the Il
nd publican party should continue in powe
lal You, my ellow-citizens, who, sine
cir the close of the war have enjoyed a
in your privileges as freemen, can have b.
ng little idea of the evil entailed on the pc
idd pie of the South, by reason of the
md having been deprived of them.
On, The ballot was taken from the hanC
ng OF the property holders and taxpayer
and given to negroes who used it by Il
ate aid and advice of unscrupulous white a
to venturers, to levy taxes so heavy as
to amount to practical confiscatiOn of t
'h- property in,many of the States. Y,
ern can form some estimation of the vast e
his. tent to which this was carried, from t
or fact that the debts of the Southe
md States we're increased under Republic
ice. rule, over two hundred and eighty N
ely lions of dollars, from the close of t
rity war until 1872. In the hands Of tbs
or men, elected by negro votes, the adm
hey istration of Justice became a farce, a
seir security for life and property aim,
ing ceased to exist. l speak knowingly
! to this point, for have lived in Tennesi
'ose for the past eleven years, all through
use, dark days of reconstruction, and kn
as how the people have suffered. For
ents nately for US in that State, about
line years ago, the dishonest crew that h
erit control of the State government, GU
Its relied among themselves, You know
OF homely adage, .When rcgues fall Q
ssh honest men get their dues" One W
per of that party in order to win needed
votes of the white people and so enfr
1res- chised them. Since that time, un
lndo Democratic rule, our State has p
What pered; peace abides within our bord'
nent and violence and disturbance on
isis count of politics are unkno
and And il is singular fact,
deal none the less true, that in all the Sol
have ern States where the property-hol,
this and honest voters have obtained con
their of the government, these bloody S
mnal outrages" have ceased as if by nus
rare have been amazed at the unblusl
; not effrontry with which Republican sp
of q ers and newspapers continue to ella
Law, about lawlessness in the South. n
land- was there more unjust charge. K
,rity. of no State In the Union more tran
.issis- at the present time than our Stat
en- US Tennessee. There white and col
a the voters go quietly to the polls. The
Y has deposits his Republican ticket and
in other his Democratic ticket in the b
box, and having done this duty,
r and peacefully resume their daily avocat
n on / cannot remember single case Of
peints lence at the polls during the last
lon or years There is no intimidation, n
Iclude reference, all are free to vote as
assO- please. and that too under DemOe
well rule in the State.
] way Not only do We not interfere wit
sonsti- negroes in voting, but in nearly
eight school district in the State We fu
Tou. them, at the expense of the white
LIE payers, with good schools and comp
6. teachers. Surely this should be Al