The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-12-13

scheme for ~"ejeciing four mil oas
of barbariars into the body polite
We have given the South. by this en-.
REIMBURSEMENT Of the blacks. votes
enough TO offset all the New England
States and New Jersey, Kansas.
Nebraska, aud Colorado combined /;
as many as Indiana aud Illinois and
Iowa combined as many "a New
York and New Jersey combined ;
nearly six times as many as oil the
Pacific States put together. and one
more than the Great Northwest, in-
Guiding Michigan, Illinois, Wiscon-
sin, and Minnesota!
And yet the Southern Democrats
are frothing with constitutional aud
legal indignation, because. although
we have allowed them TO cheat Us at
this last election out of North Caro-
lina's 10 electoral votes, out Of Mis-
sissippi's 8 electoral votes, and out of
Alabama's 10 electoral votes, we are
not also willing that we shall be
swindled out of the 10 Republican
votes east in the Republican States Of
Florida, South Carolina, and Louis
iana-South Carolina, with its lcgiti-
mate Republican m%sjority of 10000,
and Louisiana, that never gives US
less, at a tree and fair election, than
$4,000 majority!
Hence these yells.
MILITARY INTERFERENCE.
Hence, also, the outcry against
military interference" that has de.
ceived 50 many homes, Northern men.
\ great many good people have come
To think that the Republican party
has actually terrorize1 the Southern
whites! Now, the truth il, that not
one-not eren onc-while man. or
black nan, or white mans yellow
son, in all the South, has ever yet
been prevented from voting "a be
pleases, or forced to cast IA ballot
against bis will, by any Federal
soldier, or Federal officer. Not one i!
Our troops have only prevented the
banditti (and then only 10 a few in.
stances) from forciog The blacks, and
white Republicans, either not to vote
at all, or to vote against their con-
science. This is the. chief duty of
every government. -four Republic
an Government does not protect its
humblest citizens, let me ask you,
What is the use of a Republican
Government at all? Powerful citi-
zens are safe under any form of
government. Military interference"
where the rights of the lowly are in
danger, is not only not wrong, but
it is the most sacred duty of our
rulers.
STATE RIGHTS"
Hence, also, the cutlery that the
rights Of the States" are violated
when the nation steps in to prevent
The overthrow of the rights of the
citizens. The end of the coming
conflict, now opening, will be the in
corporation in the National Constitu-
tion Of the declaration that the States
have No rights that empower them TO
Cypress any class of citizens. But,
until this issue is sharply made, |
have no doubt that many good men
everywhere will be troubled by the
outcries OF the rebles, that the Nation
al Government is invading the rights
Of the States" Take notice that the
in Congress, this very week,
did not hesitate, Notwithstanding
States rights theories, TO send
Investigating committees TO South
Carolina. Louisiana. and Florida
but, when the Republicans demand
ed an inquiery into the election
frauds Of the South, that Senator
sprang at once to his feet,
md denounced it as IAN inquisition !"
SOME THINGS SURE.
Amid all the hub5ub these things
ire sure: {
I. Tbatifpeyes end Wheeler are 4,
{
,. That Hayes and Wheeler will !
inaugurated {
). That Ito use the language of
he son of President Tyler to me {
My yesterday "All this is Southern i
rag and buster; they think they t
AN brighten the Republicans /; but ,
'ou couldn't get a fight ont of these G
men, sir, if you were to kick them c
Richmond TO San Antonio ~ c
JAMES REDPATH. [