The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-06-29
THE OUTLOOK AND OUR DUTY.


The elections that have occurred this
year in the North clearly show that tie
Eastern States are too much hide-bound
in Republicanism to feel conscience
stricken at the enormous rottenness of
The present Federal administration.
They don't seem to care how EIuch and
how deep official corruption may exist
at Washington in all the departments.
The publ; mind, as expressed at the
polls, appears uuconcerned about these
grave matters. Why is ali this2 Why
do not the Northern people practically
and publicly condemn the party that
fastened such base corruption upon the
Government Why do they not re-
pudiate the policy that gave birth to the
present Ubiquitous and imbecile ad-
mini5tratiou2 The answer to this peril
nent inquiry is already heralied
throughout the North. They had
rather endure the present evils than
fly into the arms of the Democracy. TO
ignore the Republican party, and thus
stamp with disapprobation the conduct
of its leaders, is to throw themselves in
to the power of the Democratic party.
This is their assigned reason, One
would suppose that the recent investiga-
tions would have Iessened the Republican
vote in Connecticut and given q = 73-y
large majority to the Democracy. But
no marked change, as indicated by the
election returns, has come over the
spirit of their minds. They hold on to
Rspublicanism most ten aciously, not
witbstanding its heinous offenses. Why
do they thus act2 Simply because they
have a mortal horror of seeing the Gov
eminent of the country becom
Democratic. They claim that the sue
cess of the Democracy will end in hand
ing over the Northern people to the con-
troll of the South, and that if the Dem
ocrats are restored to authority IN the
National Government the results of
the late struggle will be virtually
aRnulled They openly contend that,
landing the malfeasance of
some Republican efice-holder5, the
Northern people are not yet ready to
throw themselves into the clutches of
the Democracy with the South as the
controlling power. 1t is clear fr ON the
present pronounced sentiment of the
North that the Republican party in the
coming Presidential campaign will plant
itself squarely and fairly upon section
alism, and, thereby, endeaYor to fire
the Northern heart. This is the game to
be played.
In view, then, of the issue presented,
our leaders have but one line of duty to
pursue, and that is to labor in Congress
and out to confute and silence this spa
cious cry of sectiOnalism by exhibiting
to the country broad, catholic, open
faced natio nality.
Cancellation and compromise are the
paths our feet should tread Our sec
ton has already bitterly lest by crimi-
nation and reerimination.
Popular rights under a representative
government are welLnigh stranded.
Contra lization stands prepared to en-
throne itself upon the continent. These
experiences, these threatenings, demand
and utmost vigilance on the
part of our political chiefs. If they and |
we be true to the pursuasions of the |
hour, November next will date new
era in our national affairs. The Constr
tuition of the country will no longer be |
fingered around and tempered with by |
unholy Republican hands. Equal
rights will, in truth, be melted out and |
guaranteed to all, irrespective Of class,
color or previous condition. The South
will cease to be a military province, and |
will no longer tax the |
patience and patriotism of a dOwn-trod-
den section. The interests at sta Ike are
dear hence the task before !
US is UNNECESSARILY important.