, 1876-03-11
In Il Very bad Way.


| The radical party in the Southern States
seems to be in the very article of death.
Some OF its leading spirits have issued a cir
cular from Charleston, 5. c., addressed 20
large numbers of radicals in the fifteen FORM
er slave States, inviting their corporation in
/ holding a conven'icIi Of southern radicals TO
consult as 20 the interests of the party. and
devise measures for putting 1t on better foot
! Ing. From what this circular sets forth on
its face, it appears, should this convention
ever assemble 1t VIII only form Il corOner's
/ jury TO hold IN inquest upou the defunct car
carcass of radicalism IN the South. For
while the dead and maugled body of the SER
Psnt lies prone upon the earth, the last spark
Of It's vitality il oozing out at the eud of its
tail, which wass little in South Carolina.
The circular referred 60. calling oonver-
tion, proclaims SONS dOlefal facts, aud makes
most unpromisiny exhibit of the radical
prospects of those fifteen States of the Union.
II says that seven years ago the radicals were
in possession of every State. which had joined
the war for secession, except Virginia, and at
present there are only two in which that par
fy has clear nscendeney, ten being complete
", and three others virtually in the hands Of
the democrats Bat even in this they claim
more than they are entitled 10, South Carolina
u, l.,
States OF which the democrats are the least
doubtful IN the coming contest, while they
by no means despair of rrdeeming her.
The circular continues by saying that the
radicals have lost these States in spite Of the
great advantage of being sustained by the
whole influence Of the feGeral government
actively exer,ed in their behalf, together with
the ofii,e-holdiug element in both State aud
national p sitiOrs Ii attributes these sweep
ing reyerses to the bad management Of the
party in the South, and cOunSelS, that II the
party is not to be wholly wrecked and des-
,royed, it must at once put an end 10 the as
cendency of ltaders whose unwise, selfish and
corrupt practices have loaded it down with
Disgrace and disaster, aud threatens its ex-
tincrion IN the only Two States of which 1t
claims TO retain possession. Ia this descrip-
ton Of their own prospec,s We recognize the
wailiugs oi drsp,ir. There Is no help or
hope for the radical party in the fifteen South
ern States II is doomed. Il consisted from
the beginning Of none but the negroes, who
IN their ignorance were dominated by few
adventures and native white scalawags, and
held bY species Of terrorism in the radical
traces. Much light has dawnei on the aver
age negro intellect IN the past few years.
Muny Of them begin TO realize that they
were freed f-om personal bondage, only 10 Be
utilized az political Slaves by au unscrup-
ulous party. When they want political adj
vice and instruction, they d. not walk seven
miles at night to get it from the revenue Off
Ger, OF postmaster, aS formerly They 60 TO
the " great honse " and cali out 80 old mas
ter " or young master " and seek his views
on the subject, or they 20 70 some other gem
tlelnan in the community III whom they have
confidence. The negroes viii all eventually
shift to the democratic side, and be good
democratic voters In the nature of things
this j. bound 10 be the case. Nothing can
prevent it. The radicals gave them the
right of suffrage, but the democrats will pro-
fit by Il. The former may rave and rant.
but the democratic party which protested
against that measure, Will reply:
shake not thy CORY locks at me;
TiJu cinst not say did it.
Alr=aly the democra have nearly double
delegation in Congress from the South in con-
sequence Of the negro 10 suffrage He Is an
elem-ut Of Tremendous power - The demo
cratic party. Therefore We hold that his
II gh's and franchises are safe IN the bands Jf
that parry. It viii ne7er disturb him in
those rights, but will defend anu protect him
On grounds OF self-irterest, If from no higher
motive.
So we agree most fully With tho radicals
who issued The circular We have mentioned.
The prospects of the radical party in the fif-
teen Sou'hern States Is - Deeply, darkly,
beautifully blue - Those S'ae4 will 20,
possibly, a. Il unit for any square democratic
ticket pat in nomiuatio a.. IL may be depend
81 upon that the radical party Is dead in the
Sjn:h.-Ez,Lqngs.