Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-11-23

~. egualiiy andyigAt effle ssseysl Sfases
sniaPaired; that as soon as these OBJ
leets are accomplished the war ought to
Here We have Republican Consress.
the highest Legislative tribunal in the land
and the only one intrnsted with the power
Of declaring var and defining its objects
and purposes, declaring to the country
10 an hour Of great national peIil,g that
The war is not waged for the purpose Of
overthrowing or interfering with the
rigks 0r esfstiisked iasfitxfisas If ne
Mafes, one Of which was the
ef kxnas slspery-but on the
contrary. to mainfein II sainpsired.
What m exempli6caticu of love for the
negro! And the subsequent deliberate
violation Of the pledge, contained in the
above resolution forms ct commenta-
~ upon the duplicity and Inconsistency
of the Republican party.
A few more instances of Republican
inconsistency from Baltimore Weekly
Sun. Carl Schurz four years ago, du-
ring the Greeley campaign. in speaking
Of the Southern State Governments as
under Radical rule, said they were
characterized By "fraud, plunder and
shameless robbery" and described these
Plunderers as 'the worst set Of scoun-
drels that ever obtained political pow
err" who "clung for support to Grants
administration and got from it all they
solicited" and urged the people Of the
North TO win back "those noble South
ern people by generous treatment .
Said he, "do we gain the love of a man
by robbing him and depriving hun ofhis
best rights I" and added. "this is setting
on foot an era Of despotism. the despo-
tism Of robbers" He concluded as FOL.
lows: I'VE ere not fighting merely to
make one man President Of the United
States in place Of another, but are fight
ing for the overthrow Of q system-a
system Of constitutional arrogance oi
power; a system OF contempt Of law; a
,ystem Of government by force: a sys-
TEN Of plundering in the South and OF
corruption at the North" Mr. Schurz
spoke these words under "the ins pira-
tion Of his better angel" He now ap-
proves the acts Of the administration
which he then condemned and supports
Hayes and Wheeler. An admirable H.
iustration of Republican consistency
Senator Hale, Republican, OF New
Hampshire, said in speech in speak
ing of the government of the Southern
States under Radical rule. After refer
ring to the double Governors, double
legislatures, &c.. said: Corruption
and anarchy had reigned and held con-
troll in these unfortunate States" Yet
Senator Hale, for aught know, sup
ports the Republican Administration. |
might go and multiply such instances,
but the above will suffice for the pres
ent. NJ says, "the Republican party
stands upon its record and is proud OF
that record" Proud of what Proud
OF a President who has proven himself
TO be gift taker and afterwards re-
warded the donors with lucrative and
honorable positions, who sheltered an
impeached Secretary Of War by accep-
ting his resignation, and used his infiu-
ence to secure the acquitfal Of his pri-
sate Secretary charged and Indicted
and convicted by public sentiment oi
engaging in whiskey frauds: Of an Ad-
which furnished S34, 900
Of the secret service fund to influence
the election in New York CITY; proud
Of the whi>key frauds: internal revenue
frauds; the Sanborn contract frauds;
frauds in the Navy Department and 9TH
er Departments; of impoverishing the
country by high rate Of internal reve-
nue. taxes; of imposing carpet-bag rule
on the South which robbed them OF their
treasure and increased their public debt
to the tune Of l72 million Of dollars; OF
disper>ing the legally elected legislature
OF Louisiana at the point Of the bayo-
net, and more recently of throttline the
people OF South Carolina and pinning
them down with Federal bayonets to
prevent fair election; Of setting aside
the sacred provisions of the Constitu-
ton of the U: tied States which declares
that "the right Of the people to keep
and bear arms shall not be infiinged;
by dispensing and depriving OF their
arms the legally constituted rifie-clubs
OF South Carolina, formed for home pro-
lection. and furnishing at the same time
arms to the negro militia and breach
loading rifles to the negroes, and so on
to the end of the chapter. Ifthese be
things to be proud Of, then may the Re-
publican party teel proud of its record.
But II is the pride which the barbarian
and deSpot feels and not that of the en-
Ilghtened and Christian statesman.
What he says about. Thos. A. Hen
dricks vote on the land grants pre-
some Is about on par with many other
Of his statements. 1t is not likely that
ne should be found voting against his
party on these measures. His state
nent that the loss TO the Government
during Democratic rule was So on $1,000
and but 70 cts. under Grants administra-
hon bears on its face its own absurditv.
Tn" defaications during Grants admin
>trstions was $15,0UG, 200, which is
more than 81 on the $1,000. EQUALLY
absurd is the statementthat the expense
per capita was 25 cts. less in 1876 than
N 1899. ! regret | cannot accept the
ssentIeman's opinion that the public Of
hees cannot be reduced withou, de.ri-
nent to public service as conclusive.
must believe that Democratic Con-
sress IS quite as competent to Judge Of
hrs matter as himself. He presents 60
ne public a loose statement Of the
expenses Of the Govern.
nent IN the years 1859 and 1876. /
,a'et this with the following, obtained
rom authentic sources.
At the close Of the war the Federal
iect amounted 70. about 80 6,so Oea