The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-10-04
seaasur Ea?ard.

| uym OF nObleneSS 0t character and
cultivated craftsmanship than this
distinguished sun of Delaware, whonl
his friends and personal associates
| love to call Tom: B.vard. Ylebat.
mosphere that surrounds him is re.
dolent with the perfume Of personal
virtues and .graccs that are rarely
united in one man, and his public ut
terances are characterized by a
breadth of view, and tone of loft,
anddispassionate craftsmanship tina,
belongs to but few of even our most
prominent men. Witness the follow
ing extract from his speech last week
at Trenton:
Il am led to these comments by the
tenor Of the poiitiral canvass. AS il
has 8, far been conducted Oh the
part Of leading speakers in behalf OF
HAYES AID Wheeler. the nominees oI
the part, ca r lea incl,nl
ing. | am sorry To oh>,ite, Nj.
Wheeler, the candidate for tie Vice
Presidency, and sustained by the par
ty press. The issue is broadly and
Yet deliberately stated in the present
contest Of parties "to he between q
united Sou'l, anH a necessarily united
North Nv friends such an issue
cannot and will not he made or ac5
copied by any American who loves
his country more than his party.
such phrases. such thoughts are be-
gotten nf heated party politics. anal
are unfit for honest men to utter. or
honest men to iearken unto What
does the South seek which en,langers
the North? Is it It's in 1851, Il sepa-
rate governmental existence? The
doctrine of secession died in April.
lsn5, and not even the widest ere
dulitv has ina med that its pale
gho>, has ever or will ever revisit is
former amaleS Oh earth. Is it. TIN,
in>ti ution of negro slavery? Who 81
deaf as not IT, hear al! over tile South
fi"ln ever, white man, woman an''
child, but on" increasing voice OF
thanks that the dav Of slavery has
passed ne,e to return. Upon wha,
question. what issue is 1.-THE South Il
unit" which sllould compel the
Northern States to array themselves
in solid opposition? The South is Il
unit for reform, Tor honest admins
tration, for equal laws, for upho|dins
every guarantee of the Constitution
to every State and every citizen oI
every State. The South is a uni
against Federal Administrator
which has organized government il,
those States, so that it is hut another
name for robbery, which has place.
and kept in official power a class q
rulers fata! to peace, prosperity an'
decent government. The Somthprl
States need peace and honest rule
they nee'l economy and honesty II
their rulers to enable TIL m to bull
anew the fabric of thei fortunes
rhis is all they ask. and for nhi'
they are a unit. The South is a nj
for just such objects as will heneti
and bless the North as well as th,
South. She has no. interest in, on
~istent with the interests OF til,
North. She has no ambition t.
CRAFTY, but will rebound to Northern
AS well as Southern reputation. Fo
richer or for l,tiorer. for better or in
worse, her fate is linked to that o
| thp Northern States, and The wind
lot fortune viSi, 10th together. Thu
when Mr.. Wheeler, Mr.. Boutwell,
Mr.. Bris,nw, Mr.. WoWliiord an,i thei
party call for a united North agaln~
the South, they say in substance
''Let the war 90 on" Grants catch
wort, Let us have peace" must Ii
translated like a B ooklvn ove-Iptte
and behold, its true meaning is lie
us have war;" To this dreadful en-
are the speeches Of Mr.. Morton got
ten NJ, by party editors. and real To
days at Il time in the Senate. and cir
culated by the thousand. To tbi
end Mr.. Boutwell,. his heart fiile'
with hatred and his lips qniverin
with atrorlous invectives. is sen
down to find in Mississippi SON
crime to shock the sense Of men an
women in the North, who see ne,
what he carefully withho!ds, or pei
haps is too blinded by his animos
ties against the white people Of Mi
sissippi to see himself. Fn thi> en-
Grant assails every successful IL,
tempt of the South to extrirate then
selves tron, the rule Of the barpip
AMI rogues lie has sought 10 keep j
power over them. To this end Can
eron, tricky and lawless, orders I'll,
willing Sherman tn create publ
belief that the only alternative t
: submission to Radical success ut Til
polls is war upon the whites b
: troops they are taxed to supper
And Taft. the supple knee'l Altorne
General, hastens to evade the deci,
ions of he Supreme Court, and il
sists upon the execution OF laws d'
rlared To he invalid anil of Ms u,
= lhoritv. When the expenses of thi
Government are paid nv whom al
; they contributed ? Look at 70,
ltotc-coo wharo vnnr Infnrnnt roy,