The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-08-05
LAMAR ON THE SOUTH

On Wednesday last Mr.. Lamar of Mis-
sissippi made a speech in congress, of
which the following Is a synopsis:
He commenced by saying that 1t could
not be truthtully asserted that the prac-
tice and peculiar system OF measures
adopted by the present administration
commanded the appreciation Of a major
ity OF the people, but American people
regarded the conduct OF national affairs
now one OF very decided dissatisfaction
and dependency, accompanied with
strong and intense desire OF change.
There was a deep and anxious protest
against the the methods of the admins
tration. the tone and character of the
public service. and the princi-
pies of legislation that had marked
the action of the government tor
was remarkable that this pop
ular feeling had produced no change in
the administration. Such development
| of the public sentiment in England would
have produced change in the admins
| tration and agencies of government
within twenty-four hours. He did not
believe that the apprehension growing
out OF the united support by the South
ern people of the Democratic party was
well founded, or that ii should stand i'm
the way of the aspirations OF great peO-
| pie tor progress and reform. The idea
that the South, under any combination
OF parties or circumstances. would ever
obtain control of this great Republic, and
WELD its destinies against the will and
interests OF this mighty people, was OF
all ideas the most visionary and
false. The people Of the South
were PROSTATE. They had been
defeated ia war and made TO
| feel that the sacrafice and the humiliA-
| ton and the helplessness OF defeat had
been allotted 10 them a. their share,
| while the people of the north had reaped
| the rich results OF victorious war, and
| had embodied and guaranteed them in
| the very lite and constitution of the ma
| ton. The Institutions OF the south had
been shattered and destroyed. Her in
dustries has been disorganized. Every
foot OF her fertile soil has been sterilizeo
| by an all-devouring taxation. Her edu
catiOnal interests were waning and Ian
gushing, and population was so feeble in
comparison with that of this great
| L Mon, that with the south united, black
and white, 1t would be impo,ent To secure
| single souther man or to defend {
| single southern interest.
IL was therefore absurd for grea
people TO apprehend that the people o
the South arrogated To themselves tn
ruling OF the interests of this grea
nation. There was no aspiration which
they had that was not bounded by tn
horizon OF the Union. II they wer
united with the Democratic party il wa
not for the purpose of sectional aggrant
iZement. Ii was not for the purpose
reversing the policy of the government
but il was because they observed an II
2 stinctive and imperative law OF sci
preservation.
He quoted from the reports of til
n Louisiana Investigating committee, an
e from the presidents annual message,
which he acknowledged that the peop
: OF the South had had vile and oppressi,
l. government to live under, and he ask'
e how it could be expected TO find orderl
i law abiding communities whose COVE
% nors were Iawless felons, whose ministe
were thieves, and whose magistrates we
> scoundrels. This race problem was N
It incapable OF solution. Two statesmt
ic such as Lord Derby and Earl Russ,
40 would settle il in three days. The Pc
pie OF the south would be content to wit
III draw from participation In the preside
so tial election, II they could do so, and
Of the people OF the north elect presiden
"a but they couldn't impose on themselv
- a stolid inactivity. All that they want
Is In uniting with the Democratic party W
g. not to rule cabinets, not to dictate polio
X not TO control the Interests Of the cou
II try, but they wanted representa-
:. share OF the responsibilities and benef
81 OF common government, according
the measure OF their population and RAJ