, 1876-11-21
IN GENERAL.
TIE REPUBLICAN TARTf.

II II bo the Republican party which presently
retlrcs from tho control Of the Government, It
Is well To remember that It has a proudcr and
noblrr history than any party III English annals
It came Into power sixteen years ago, when the
Democratic party 1ad virtually huld the Admin
tstratlon for generation. That purity Was tho
mcro tool of tho alave power, md lad scdu-
louBly delaucLcd md demorulizel tho national
conscience. luhcriting from Jefferson and
Madison tho last Of whom partially dis
nvowcd III tho doctrine Of secession, Or thut
tho Union Is voluntary paTtnershtp,-a
DOCTRINE which Jackson's proclamation did
not disrredlt IN the party, aud which WAS
substantially affirmed by Nj. Tt!den in lY60,-tt
prepared the WAY for tho movement Of the Re
bell[on. It lad utterly Prostitltcd the civil
name, nnd it Ind brought tho American princl-
pie into mortal peril. But it was apparently
imptegnably intrcached in the solid Southern
vote, In tbs doubt that 1t hal cast upon tho true
meaning Of the Constitution, In thu tiInidlty Of
tho civil service, In the sentiment OF tho army,
In tho intense prejudice against the colorcd
racc In the lupclcssness Of constitutional Inter-
ference with slavery, and In tho fear Of actual
trouble With tho insUlent and threatening slave
power. -.....-...
peal to the intelligence and conscience OF the
people Of the Northern States,-ior no such up.
made III tho fure of tho most dcrislvo opposi-
tio, and Of massacres III Kansas, Us IN earnest
Of what should follow, 50 united the FREQ States
tha. they voted In 1870 ss Republican unit,
ind were successful. Tho Democratic party of
tho South instantly roso In arms. That of thc
North passlvcly eo-opcrated. As Mr.. Richard
i; pana, Jr., truly saYs, Che very term
MI opponent nf the Government. No ono eyer
thought OF speaking Ut War. Republicans. To
bu q Republican was to be Union man. Total
ly unused to administration, tho Republican
civil 'mar, with treason in THO army and navy,
with corruption III tho civil service, with Mn
cu.pty Treasury, With rufncd credit, with
denial Of its constitutional power to act, with
scccdtng States, crllmbllng Union, und tic
sneering hostility Ut foreign 1Mttons.
Without Il laolncnt's dGfny IL arose to tho
great emergency. Relying upon tic people Of
! thc Free States, It created ali army and navy.
n,enlous war Of four yoars. Il hcla ut bay
foreign puwcra eager to Rbct tho ruin OF tho
unsoll. 1t maintained order IN the FREQ States.
1t selt army after army to tho Geld, aul amply
sustained them: 1t cmanclPatcI 4,oW,G0o 81
| without condition. Il lil not build scafto!4
nor take o lie IL punishment. 1t enfsauchlsel
| the freedmen uud restored cyIy Rebel to
citizenship. 1t vindlcated the American pri1.cl-
! llc before tho world, aml gave thu country d
atandlng and rcspect anons other nations that
| It llatl never known before. II made tho
! Declaration Of Independence truth and mt \
lIet and for tho first time made A1nericn meal,
a!ncc tho War ended It las paiI $500, ,0o0, ,0D Of
the debt. 1t has reduced tic interest arcount
y ,o ,sSS Soo oSS Il llaa Immensely a i red"ecd
| the percentage Of loss by careleaancas or crirno
In tic collection aud disbursement OF tho public
money. It has greatly decreased tho running
expellses OF thu Government per capita since the
lust Democratic Administration. Il has ucgo-
ttatcd bonds at ~ per cent interest to repllce
those paying q per cent II llas declared for the
resumption OF specie payments In 167V IT has
saved the cxtstcnee, tue character, apd thu
This Is tho party which, II Alr. Ttlden bc
elected, now retlrcs ind gives place to the uemu'
| cratic, with Democratic leadership, doctrines,
uul practices unchanged. This Is the party
| which Democratic orators, unh Republicans Wlu
thc!n ollvct denou.!ec us totally corrupt, This
| IL the party which Messrs. Morrsdey, Belmont
Kelly, Wood, Spnola, Hcheil, Fellows, a1li Sui
livsh (Which last-na1ned gentleman, according K
the papers, CALLED upon tho band at TalnMan>
Hay ~ c!fstoh p!Slt TO- Pity I "Ihs wearing o.
long enougl) derllo III u purity undo up Of Bel
knat,s and Baheockst Ut Shepherds anu Buffers
There haya undoubtedly been ki!aycs and rus
Gala III the party, but fur every Republican seal
awaE, tllcro arc hundred Democratic. There
lase becn abuses and ofIcnses, for wh!cl. tilt
Ill sinall MINORITY. Should it be constitutional
ly tcctlctl that Lie Republicans retire, they vii
not prutest. SO tile Yankees Withdrew from
Bunker I'LL, but tlcy carried America In thct
glory ind the rower of tho American principle
aud asnung tltn this noinellt are to l'c found
tho sIualtles al,l tl4u convictions that give th
, word America It, h!asturtivu meaning.