Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-28
TIE UNITED SOUTH.

| THE UNITED SOUTH.
Because the Democratic party expects
to elect Tilden by the solid vote OF the
southern States, it ia called see.
tionaI. II this constitutes Sec
tionalism, lie not the Republican party
equally ss sectional, since it expects to
elect Hayes by the vote Of the northern
States? The Democrats will poll more
votes in the northern States than it will
receive in the south. Tilden will, it is
conceded, carry several northern States,
while it is admitted that Hayes will not
carry more than one southern State. SO,
1t will be seen that the Republicans con-
stilute the sectional party, while the
Democratic party is a national oTgAni-
cation, receiving 8 solid southern vote,
and at the same time receiving more of
the popular vote of the north than ia
the south. And pray, why are the south
ern States united in opposition to Radi-
calism? The reason is given in the fol-
10 wing extract from the New York
Herald:
TIC IuOG1cIL NLaL lLlb ClNH WhI
approached ito close it was the chief
stndy of the Republican leaders to pre-
vent the Democratic party from regain
ing its old ascendency in the south, and
again controlling the politics of the
country, with the aid of the few allies
In the northern States. This was the
guiding idea of the reconstruction
measures, which gave the Republican
party control Of southern politics for
short period, but which, by powerful
reaction, resulting from the abuses of
the system, have made the Democratic
party stronger in the south than it ever
was previous to the war. Judged by the
result, that systems of measures is one
OF the most egregicus miscarriages in
political history The southern cOmmu-
mites have been kept in state OF tur-
moil and disturbance fer ten years to
fasten on them q system by which the
Democratic party was to be kept out of
power by the negro vote, and the result
is that the Democrats never had such
complete control of the southern States |
as they possess in consequence Of that |
stupendous experiment.. Even with |
the enforcement law in full practical
vigor, sustained by Federal bayOnets and
backed by Republican ascendancy in
every department of the national gov
eminent, the Democratic party regsined |
its control Of the sOuth. The enforce |
ment law has since been shivered like a |
piece Of fragile pottery by the supreme |
court, and the attempt OF the senate to |
cement the fragme ats together is utter |
ly idle against the Democratic majority |
in the house. There was never a more |
conspicuous instance Of political, engi- |
neers being "hoist by their own petard.n
In view Of these facts, it is not at all |
surprising that the southern people |
should array themselves against their |
political enemies. The south has been |
prosecuted, wronged and outraged, and |
because she refuses to kiss the hand that |
has SO long punished her people, ergo,
she is rebellious, and the Democratic |
party is sectional, because her people |
vote for their friends instead of their |
enemies. 1t is, OF course, to be expected
that the whole south should be united in
defense of its interests and in support of
those who have labOred to stay the hand
of usurpalion and to give peace and
tranquility to the whole country. To
demonstrate that the Democratic party
is national organization and that the
Republican party is sectional, we have
only to refer to the fact that, while the
Radicals have but few southern coad-
jutors, and can consequently lay no
claim to nationality as a party, on the
other hand, the Democrats, count
ing fourteen of the fifteen
southern States, have also allies
aud active cO.workers throughout the
north; and hence it is an esta blished
fact that while the Republican party is
sectional in its object, in its organiza-
ton, and in its treatment of the south,
Its only opponent, the Democratic party,
is in principle as national now az at any
previous period Of its long and eventfuI
history. OF the aggregate vote cast for
Tilden, large majority will be given by
the northern people. He cannot, there.
fore, be justly called sectional csndi-
date. II elected by the united south,
the southern people would not ask or
expect him to become the parts an Of
our peculiar interests, but only to ad
the government in the spirit Ct
he constitution and with view Of pa.
the country. H