Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-09-25
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondence.

WASHINGTON, Sep. II, 1876.
Should the Democracy of the South
persist in its warfare upon the white and
colored Republicans Of that section. there
is strong probability of such an exodus
Of the late slaves, as to leave its fields
and plantations uncultivated. its factories
abandoned aud its every industrial in
terest PROSTATE. The present campaign
has developed such spirit Of intoler-
ance and prescription as to override all
law, and render the pretence of re-
publican form Of government a mockery
in many Of the communities lying south
Of the Potomac. Even north Of the
national capitol. the seditiOus teachings
of the Baltimore Gasetee, the special
advocate Of mob.rule and terrorism by
the adherants of the "lost cause" have
eventuated in a brutal and cowardly at
tempt upon the lives of some citizens of
that town who peaceably dissented from
that papers political views. Almost
every Democratic paper from the border
and late insurrection states that comes
to this city, advise a resort 10 the most
extreme measures to insure the vote of
the South for "Tilden and reform !" and
in view Of the fact that outrages are,
and have been for years, committed with
impunity upon members of the Republi-
can party, a feeling Of insecurity and
alarm among the negroes is prevalent
and threatens to depopulate the cotton
and cane producing states of that class
Of their population. The utterances of
Democratic political speakers are no
more re-assuring than those of the press
and their political associates Of the
North, blinded by partizan biggotry and
hate, are urging them onward and down.
ward in the course Of utter ruin and
self destruction. The intelligence from
Maine this morning has had precepti-
bly, depressing effect upon the rebel
Democratic constituents of our popula-
tion. We have among us "the old res
idents" who are natives of the city and
nearly all of whom hold the same opin-
ion relative to slavery, Yankees, first
families" mud sills," etc., as we're en-
tertained and considered orthodox in
this latitude and further south, twenty
five years ago. They were bitterly rebel
in sentiment during the war; and prob
ably no better specimens of the Simon
pure Bourbon can be produced upon the
face Of the globe than are furnished by
this class. They resisted every overture
Of the Government looking to the pur-
chase Of their slaves. The introduction
of the common school was stubbornly
opposed. inch by inch /; and when the
ieonoclastic invaders from the great free
North and West had 50 far wrested the
control of this district from their grasp
as to set up the "nigger school the cup
Of their grief and humiliation ran over.
During every presidential campaign since
the memorable one Of 1864. they have
confidently predicted Democratic tri-
umph which, closing their eyes 10 all
|. fundamental changes wrought by war.
was 10 restore them and Washington
) society to its ante bellum status. The
false predictions Of the New York Worid
and papers Of that ilk. have been accept
ed and relied upon with the blind faith
Of deyotees and hence they exist in a
/ state Of chronic disappointment. They
: have been more than usually sanguine
and buoyant since the election Of 1874
! and during the malignant reign Of our
: sx-Confederate House, they we're IN q
: more eestate state than they have enjoy
: ed since The election Of Lincoln. although
/. the eccentricfties Of President johnson
: afforded them many happy hours. Moth
: ing has occurred 70 mar their con6denc'
: 10 the boasts Of their unfeelliBg guide
: until the verdict 10 Vermont agains
( sham reform and bogus reformer. Th'
q result 10 Maine has completed their dis
& com6ture. They begin - feel that |
repetition II their last campaign !
! probable. Already their harps are bunl
d upon the EilloE aud they are preparinl
J. 70 take their accustomed places by tb
/. streams 0f Babylon. % hope thropgi
4 another four years administration. iook
ing for restoration that will never come
A feeling Of general bHoyaDey and en-
, eeuragesaent sppears % animate busines
b. Eaen all over the country. Evidence
g multiply upon every band that the long
. desired revival ha. al last been inauger
3. ated. abd with the close " our presideI
tlal eampaign the wheels u trade vi
. commence tarniDg with their aeeustome
= = regularity. The testimony % this efie'
!. eones ffom every direction. Crops, -
a cording 70 reports received a the agr
a eultaral bureau Of the Interior Depar
. neat. are unusuAlly abundant. 70 tha
I the aggregate promises 70 Be largely
Il exeezs over that for several pEeceedin
= xsars. LoGAs.
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